John T ClaytonJohn
T Clayton
b:ca 1810
d: Jane
Yarbrough
b:ca 1812
d: m:18
March, 1834 in Person Co., NC g: [Thanks
to Betty for providing much of the information here. She sent many of the details in an
email so much of what is here is just a reformatting of her information. I will continue
to research this and would welcome suggestions and critique.] Children
of John T Clayton and Jane Yarbrough 1 Marian
Clayton
(over 14 in Oct 1853) 2 Alven
Clayton
(over 14 in Oct 1853) 3 Eliza
Jane Clayton
(over 14 in Oct 1853)
b:ca. 1838
d:30 Nov 1920 James
Wilson
b:
d: m:
Dec 24, 1854 at the home of Elizah Marks (Elizah Marks was Eliza Jane Claytons
step-father) 4 Polly
Anne Clayton
(under 14 in Oct 1853) 5 John
Mel Clayton
(under 14 in Oct 1853) b: d:04 Jan 1941 Jane
Yarbroughs Second Marriage Jane
Yarbrough
b:ca 1812
d: Timothy
Maloney (Muleahy)
b:ca 1800
d: m:18
Nov 1846 (Timothy Muleahy and Mrs. Jane Clayton) g: Jane
Yarbroughs Third Marriage Jane
Yarbrough
b:ca. 1812
d: Elizah
Marks
b:ca. 1810
d: (maybe
Elisha)
m:
g: Death
record: WILSON, ELIZA J.; age 086, place of death: HOPKINS, date of death: 11-30-1920;
volume 055, page 27255, death volume 1920. Death
record: CLAYTON, JOHN M.; age 076, place of death: HOPKINS; place of residence: HOPKINS;
date of death: 01-04-1941; volume 004, page 01558, volume year 1941. On
the 1850 Henderson Co., KY census H/H
# 456 Timothy Muleahy age 50
Jane (Clayton) age 44 along with her five children, (Eliza J. was 10 year old). On
the 1860 Webster Co.,KY census H/H
#351/347 James Wilson age 25
Eliza Jane age 22 On
the 1870 Webster Co., KY census
Living Next door Is: H/H
#144/144 James Wilson age 36 H/H #145/145 Elizah Marks age
60
Eliza Jane age 33
Jane age 58 On
the 1870 Webster Co., KY census H/H/#2/2 James Wilson age 45
Eliza Jane age 41 The
October County Court 1853 (24th Oct). Court
Order Book On
motion it was ordered that Russell K Thornberry be appointed guardian of Marian Clayton,
Alven Clayton, Eliza Jane Clayton, Polly Anne Clayton and John Mel Clayton in found orphan
of John T. Clayton dec. The said orphan Marion, Alven, and Eliza Jane Clayton being over
14 years of age and in open court choice Russell K. Thornberry as their guardian. September County Court 1856 (2nd Sept) Court
Order Book F. On
the Motion of James Wilson and Marion Clayton it is ordered that William L. Snires and
William Tapp be appointed commissioners to allot dower to Jane Marks, formerly Clayton
widow of John Clayton, dec. (in the hand of her deceased husband) and divide the balance
of the land among the heirs of said John Clayton, dec. I have long respected the work of John Pecarina. On July 23, 1999 John posted the note below on www .genforum.org Re: Coleman Clayton of NC Have found records only for one Coleman Clayton in
Person Co. Coleman Clayton was born in 1760, according to Revolutionary War Veteran
Pension Records. This year of birth is consistent with census records from 1800-1830. He
was born in the area of Granville County that became Bute and later Warren Co. Earliest
mention I have seen is his signature, along with probable father John Clayton Sr and
brother John Clayton Jr, on a 1779 petition to divide Caswell County. His 1800-1830 census households indicate his children
were born after 1790, and that he may have had as many as two sons; one born between
1790-1800 (Robert) and one born about 1810 (thought to be John T Clayton, who was married
18 Mar 1834 in Person Co to Jane Yarbrough.) Both apparently left for Kentucky in the
1830s. In his will, Coleman Clayton named only his widow Jane and two daughters, Nancy and
Polly. Whether Jane Lay ton was mother to his children is left
for conjecture. The Person County marriage bond for Coleman Clayton and Jane Lay ton is
dated 6 May 1820; yet she supplied an earlier bond dated 14 Oct 1793 when trying to
receive bounty lands due to her deceased husband Coleman for his service in the
Revolution. The story naming Coleman Clayton as father to many of
the Claytons who eventually appear in Person County records has no basis in fact, although
it may have come from a several generations old oral family history. Unfortunately, this
story is found in several places, including LDS holdings. |