Clay Family DNA Project - Results

The Clay DNA Study has revealed that there are several unrelated Clay lines in the United States and England. The following information outlines the DNA discoveries so far.

Kit #30772: A descendant of Percival Clay and Alexander Stephens Clay that did not match our line. We were hoping that this line would match since Alexander S. Clay served as a U.S. Senator from Georgia and Henry Clay served a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.

Kit #31429 and #31670: Two Clay descendants with earliest proven ancestor named Aaron F. Clay (b. circa 1820 & died in Reading, Pennsylvania). These two kits did not match the John Clay(e) descendants.

Kit #23938: This test did not match any of the other tests. More information must be gathered to determine this lineage.

The following tests were submitted by individuals with a proven connection to John Clay(e) through Henry Clay.

Kit #23375, 64269, #74041 and #76790; Kit #23375 represents a Clay descendant from the William (Mitchell) Clay line. The five other tests represent 25-marker DNA tests were an exact match.

Kit #28043: Clay descendant from Henry Clay/Lucy Green line. This 25-marker DNA test had genetic distance of 1 from the William (Mitchell) Clay testers. This may indicate a mutation among these lines that may allow some differentiation of the lines when unknown participants submit their DNA tests.

Kit #61245 represents another Henry Clay and Lucy Green descendant from their son Dr. Henry J. Clay and Rachel (Polly) Povall. These results do not show a mutation from the William (Mitchell) Clay testers.

Kit #41251: Clay descendant from Charles Clay. This 25-marker DNA test had genetic distance of 1 from the William (Mitchell) Clay testers and a genetic distance of 2 from our Henry tester. This may indicate a mutation among these lines that may allow some differentiation of the lines when unknown participants submit their DNA tests.

Kit #N31656: Texas Clay with no direct matches at this point.

Kit #N39275: Descendant of Henry Clay, Sr. Born in Bedsford, England in 1839.