Challender Clay b. 1763 d. 1800
| Lineage | Clay |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Challender Clay |
| Parents
♂ Percival Clay b. 1720 d. 1795 ♀ Sarah ? (Clay) b. 1730 d. 1810 | |
Events
1763 birth: Duplin County (North Carolina), United States
1800 death: Washington County (Georgia)
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We have very few known facts about Challender Clay. First, he served in the Revolutionary War along with his brother, David Clay and family friend Henry Holland (who would marry sister Sarah Clay). Second, he appears to have signed a petition in Washington County, Georgia in about 1795. Third, his children (or "orphans") drew lots in the Georgia land lottery of 1805, when they drew blanks, and again in 1807, when they won a lot in Baldwin County, Georgia. From the fact that he left "orphans," we can presuppose that he also was married. His wife may have died or may have remarried and left the children with Challender's family. Without more facts, it is impossible to know for certain. The best guess is that some of the children attributed to David Clay are probably actually children of Challender Clay, and are the "orphans" referred to in the lottery records.
From grandparents to grandchildren
marriage: ♀ Martha Rose (Clay) , Washington County (Georgia)
death: 1835, Washington County (Georgia), His last known act while living was to sign an affidavit on Dec. 12, 1833.
marriage: ♀ Eve Hardin (Clay) , Wilkes County (Georgia), Warren County (Georgia), United States, The marriage was performed by Col. John Hatcher, who was a Justice of the Peace for Wilkes County. The location was subsequently divided out to become Warren County.
death: 1818, Washington County (Georgia), Tues Aug 18, 1818 Robert Clay (son) and James Hatcher (son-in-law) applied for letters of administration for the estate of David Clay, deceased.
marriage contract: ♂ Henry Holland , Duplin County (North Carolina), United States, Marriage bond recorded.
death: 1852, Tattnall County (Georgia)
