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Morgan Clayton<\/span><\/p>\n

HUSBAND: CLAYTON, Morgan<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: 1792, Rowan Co., NC<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Tennessee, before 1815<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE: Private, Capt. John Doak’s Co., 2nd Tenn. Mtd. Gunmen, War of 1812<\/span>
\nDIED: about 1874<\/span>
\nFATHER’S NAME: CLAYTON, William – born about 1760 in NC<\/span>
\nMOTHER’S NAME: DAVIS, Sarah – born about 1766 in NC<\/span>
\nNOTES: Morgan Clayton lived near Cornersville from about 1812<\/span>
\nuntil shortly before his death.  Family tradition holds that<\/span>
\nhe and his wife left Cornersville for Texas where they died<\/span>
\nin Navarro County about 1874. Due to the birth of his eldest<\/span>
\nson, Morgan Clayton hired a substitute (Matthais Chitwood) during<\/span>
\nthe War of 1812 and was not present at the Battle of New Orleans.<\/span>
\n—————————————————-<\/span>
\nWIFE: STEELE, Mary (Molly)<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: 1792, Tennessee<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: Tennessee, before 1815<\/span>
\nDIED: about 1874<\/span>
\nFATHER’S NAME:<\/span>
\nMOTHER’S NAME:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 1: CLAYTON, John Steele<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: 1815<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: RODGERS, Sophia Collins<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED: Memphis, TN, 14 Feb 1872<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 2: CLAYTON, Joseph Alvey<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: 30 Dec 1817, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: POOL, Amanda M., Memphis, TN, 1847<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE: Battle of San Jacinto, Army of Republic<\/span>
\nof Texas, 1836; Confederate Army, 1861-1865<\/span>
\nDIED: 1873, Navarro Co., TX<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 3: CLAYTON, Napolean Bonaparte<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: abt 1823, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: MEADOWS, Nancy, 1844<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES: TRENTHAM, Mary, 1842<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED:   1859; Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 4: CLAYTON, William M.<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN:   Abt 1831, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: TURNER, Olivia Josephine, 1855<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED: After 1900, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nSUBMITTED BY:  Bill Grubbs<\/span>
\nDATE:  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

Stephan Clayton<\/span><\/p>\n

HUSBAND: CLAYTON, Stephen<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: abt 1789, North Carolina<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: HILL, Nancy, 15 Nov. 1808, Williamson Co., TN<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE: Private, Capt. John Doak’s Co., 2nd Tn. Mtd. Gunmen War of 1812<\/span>
\nwas present at the Battle of New Orleans<\/span>
\nDIED: abt 1837, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nFATHER’S NAME: CLAYTON, William<\/span>
\nMOTHER’S NAME: DAVIS, Sarah<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————-<\/span>
\nWIFE: HILL, Nancy<\/b><\/span>
\nBORN: abt 1792, North Carolina<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: 1808, Williamson Co., TN<\/span>
\nDIED: abt 1826, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nFATHER’S NAME: HILL, John<\/span>
\nMOTHER’S NAME: COLLUM, Obedience<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 1: CLAYTON, John H.<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: 1811<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE:<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED:<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 2: CLAYTON, Minerva<\/span>
\nSEX: Female<\/span>
\nBORN: 1 Nov 1813, Lincoln Co., TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: GIBSON, Felix Grundy, 29 Oct 1829, Lincoln Co., TN<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED: near Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 3: CLAYTON, William Green<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: 6 Nov 1817, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: BACHMAN, Jane Steel, 9 Feb 1837<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED: 4 Feb 1887, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 4: CLAYTON, Ethelbert Anderson<\/span>
\nSEX: Male<\/span>
\nBORN: 1820, Cornersville, Tn.<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: NICHOLS, Mary, 12 Feb 1839<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED: about 1867, West, McLennan Co., TX<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 5: CLAYTON, Emeline<\/span>
\nSEX: Female<\/span>
\nBORN: 20 Oct 1821, Cornersville, Tn<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: COWDEN, Humphrey Norris, 29 Nov 1838<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED:<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nCHILD 6: CLAYTON, Amanda<\/span>
\nSEX: Female<\/span>
\nBORN: abt 1823, Cornersville, TN<\/span>
\nMARRIAGE: COOK, Norbourne, 9 Mar 1841<\/span>
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:<\/span>
\nMILITARY SERVICE:<\/span>
\nDIED:<\/span>
\nNOTES:<\/span>
\n—————————————————–<\/span>
\nSUBMITTED BY:  Bill Grubbs<\/span>
\nDATE:  Sat, 4 Sep 1999<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n

William Clayton<\/span><\/p>\n

HUSBAND: CLAYTON, William<\/b>
\nBORN: abt 1760, Rowan Co., NC
\nMARRIAGE: abt 1785, Rowan Co., NC
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED: 1831, Weakley Co., TN
\nFATHER’S NAME: CLAYTON, Stephen
\nMOTHER’S NAME: DENNUM, Mary
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————-
\nWIFE: DAVIS, Sarah<\/b>
\nBORN: abt 1766, Rowan Co., NC
\nMARRIAGE: abt 1765, Rowan Co., NC
\nDIED: 1851, Weakley Co., TN
\nFATHER’S NAME: DAVIS, Morgan
\nMOTHER’S NAME: REED, Sarah
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 1: CLAYTON, Nancy
\nSEX: Female
\nBORN:
\nMARRIAGE: TURNER, James
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED:
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 2: CLAYTON, William
\nSEX: Male
\nBORN: abt 1788 in North Carolina
\nMARRIAGE:
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED:
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 3: CLAYTON, Stephen
\nSEX: Male
\nBORN: abt 1789 in North Carolina
\nMARRIAGE: HILL, Nancy
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE: Private, Capt. John Doak’s Co., 2nd Tn. Mtd. Gunmen.
\nWas present at the Battle of New Orleans in December 1815.
\nDIED: abt 1837 at Cornersville, TN
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 4: CLAYTON, John
\nSEX: Male
\nBORN: abt 1790 in NC
\nMARRIAGE: ________, Nancy
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED: abt 1844
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 5: CLAYTON, Morgan
\nSEX: Male
\nBORN: 1792, North Carolina
\nMARRIAGE: STEELE, Mary
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED: abt 1874
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 6: CLAYTON, Mary
\nSEX: Female
\nBORN: 10 Oct 1805, TN
\nMARRIAGE: MCWHERTER, Jmaes
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED: 18 Feb 1851
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\nCHILD 7: CLAYTON, Ruth
\nSEX: Female
\nBORN: abt 1813, Henry Co., TN
\nMARRIAGE: MCWHERTER, John
\nOTHER MARRIAGES:
\nMILITARY SERVICE:
\nDIED: 1860
\nNOTES:
\n—————————————————–
\n <\/span>SUBMITTED BY:  Bill Grubbs
\nDATE:  Sat, 4 Sep 1999<\/p>\n

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Morgan Clayton HUSBAND: CLAYTON, Morgan BORN: 1792, Rowan Co., NC MARRIAGE: Tennessee, before 1815 MILITARY SERVICE: Private, Capt. John Doak’s Co., 2nd Tenn. Mtd. Gunmen, War of 1812 DIED: about 1874 FATHER’S NAME: CLAYTON, William – born about 1760 in NC MOTHER’S NAME: DAVIS, Sarah – born about 1766 in NC NOTES: Morgan Clayton lived near Cornersville from about 1812 until shortly before his death.  Family tradition holds that he and his wife left Cornersville for Texas where they died in Navarro County…<\/p>\n

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