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Below are the male-line ancestors of test participants in each group. Last updated 01/14/24.
GROUP 1
485232 Charles R. Claydon, Jr. [claydoncr AT hotmail.com], descended from:
Thomas Clayton (b. c.1529 Lancashire, England d. 1591 Lancashire, England) m. Anne [unknown]
William Clayton (b. c.1555 Lancashire, England d. 1631 Lancashire, England) m. Elizabeth Rigby
Ralph Clayton (b. bef 1604 Lancashire, England d. 1668 Cambridgeshire, England) m1. (1623) Ann Collin m2. (1635) Mary Francis
John Clayton (b. 1636 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1683 Cambridgeshire, England) m. (1670) Mary Bentley [widow of Thomas Norgate]
Robert Clayton (b. 1673 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1758 Cambridgeshire, England) m1. (1691) Ann Hooper m2. (1695) Ann Tabram
Robert Clayton (b. 1701 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1758 Cambridgeshire, England) m. Mary Jeffrey
Robert Clayton (b. 1730 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1804 Cambridgeshire, England) m. Mary Tomson
James Claydon (b. 1773 Cambridgeshire, England d. bef 1841 Cambridgeshire, England) m. Elizabeth Tilbrook
John Tilbrook Claydon (b. 1810 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1886 Cambridgeshire, England) m. Susannah Jeffrey
Simeon Claydon (b. 1853 Cambridgeshire, England d. 1893 Lancaster, England) m. Emily Hudson
Frederick John Claydon (b. 1883 Lancaster, England d. 1946 Dubuque Co., IA) m. Caroline Collins
Charles R. Claydon, Sr. (b. 1914 Rock Island Co., IL d. 2001 Palm Beach Co., FL) m. June Eleanor Hynes
396148 David Clayton [contact Shari Clayton Handley, shari.handley AT gmail.com ], descended from:
William Claydon (b. abt 1781 England d. 1840 Ridgewell, Essex, England) m. Elizabeth Smee
Thomas Claydon (b. 1826 Ridgewell, Essex, England d. 1898 Marylebone, Middlesex, England) m. Selina Lucas
George William Claydon (b. 1872 Westminster, London, Engand d. 1931 Hackney De Beavoir, London, England) m. Annie Sullivan
Daniel George Clayton (b.1903 Hackney De Beauvoir, London, England d. 1949 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI) m. Ruth Helen Joque
George Edward Clayton (b. 1932 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI d. 2011 Macomb Co., MI) m. Sharlene Ruth Mezick
74814 Tony Clayton [claytongenealogy AT yahoo.com], descended from:
Daniel Clayton (b. abt 1705 d. abt 1746 Goochland Co., VA) m. Ann Clark
Thomas Clayton (b. bef 1744 VA d. abt 1791 Chowan Co., NC) m. Sarah Coleman
William "Flatriver" Clayton (b. abt 1773 Chesterfield Co., VA d. bet 1860/1877 Lawrence Co., TN) m. Rachel Crews
Thomas Clayton Sr. (b. abt 1797 Person Co., NC d. 1833 Hardeman Co., TN) m. Susannah Bumpass
Samuel Kindle Clayton (b. 1820 TN d. 1893 Marshall Co., MS) m. Nancy Short
Calvin Clayton (b. 1846 Tippah Co., MS d. 1905 Tippah Co., MS) m. Mary Elizabeth Smith
Adolphus Nathaniel Clayton (b. 1874 Tippah Co., MS d. 1951 Dunklin Co., MO) m. Elizabeth Viola Clayton [granddaughter of Thomas Clayton Sr. and Susannah Bumpass]
Talmadge Clayton (b. 1911 Tippah Co., MS d. 1991 MO) m. Hazel Bernice Owen
21329 Walter Edward Clayton [enlseldomread AT cinci.rr.com], descended from:
Francis Clayton (b. abt 1720 d. abt 1772 Chesterfield Co., VA) m. Elizabeth [unknown]
John Clayton (b. bef 1755 England d. abt 1787 Chesterfield Co., VA) m. Sarah [unknown]
Thomas B. Clayton (b. bef 1768 d. abt 1799) m. Obedience Sudbury
Thomas Clayton, Jr. (b. abt 1775 VA d. 1848 Chesterfield Co., VA) m1. Sarah Varnier m2. Elizabeth [unknown]
Edward T Clayton (b. 1824 Chesterfield Co., VA d. 1912 Prince Edward Co., VA) m. Elizabeth A Ferguson
John Britton Clayton (b. abt 1870 Chesterfield Co., VA d. 1947 Richmond, VA) m. Mary Emma Moore
Walter Edward Braford Clayton (b. 1907 Raleigh, NC d. 1966 Charlotte, NC) m. Margaret Ware Bearden
15252 Jack Allen Cleeton, descended from:
William Cleeton (b. abt 1775 d. 1843 Howard Co., MO) m. Nancy Roberts
Moses Cleeton (b. 1811 KY d. 1869 Randolph Co., MO) m. Mariah Calmus Hargis
John B. Cleeton (b. 1835 Howard Co., MO d. 1882 Schuyler Co., MO) m. Eliza Jane Naylor
Alexander Campbell Cleeton Sr. (b. 1873 Schuyler Co., MO d. 1924 Otero Co., CO) m. Nannie Sue Fleet
Vernor Earl Cleeton (b. 1896 Chariton Co., MO d. 1972 Napa Co., CA) m. Lillie Ileene Gandy
Jack Alexander Cleeton (b. 1931 Chariton Co., MO d. 1979 Solano Co., CA) m. Patricia Rae Tharp
75769 Wendell Eugene Hollinshead [wendell.hollinshead AT gmail.com], descended from:
William Cleeton (b. 1775 d. 1843 Howard Co., MO) m. Nancy Roberts
James C. Cleeton b. 1803 d. 1887 Sullivan Co., MO) m. Bethyre Bozarth
James Wesley Cleeton (b. 1832 Howard Co., MO d. abt 1900) m. Carrie Ann Downs
Samuel E. Cleeton (b. 1877 Jasper Co., IL d. 1957) m. Estella Remer
Clarence Curtis Cleeton (b. 1901 d. 1971) m. Adelia Urbain
Robert Melvin Cleeton (b. 1929 Springfield, IL d. 2008)
765988 Mark Jeffrey Clayton [mjclayton31 AT yahoo.com], descended from:
Pleasant Clayton (b. abt 1804 NC or SC d. 1865 Lawrence Co., MO) m. Eleanor Nancy Clark
Pleasant Newton Clayton (b. 1836 TN d. Lawrence Co., MO 1863) m. Mary Jane Cantrell
George Washington Clayton (b. 1863 Lawrence Co., MO d. 1938 Liberty, MO) m. Lucinda Katherine Henson
Herschel Ruben Clayton (b. 1886 Chesapeake, MO d. 1966 Amarillo, TX) m. Grace Opal Rowe
Efton Eugene Clayton (b. 1910 MO d. 1937 NM) m. Deortha Laverne Guthrie
Millard Jackson Clayton (b. 1933 Amarillo, TX d. 1979 Los Gatos, CA) m. Donna Marie
431573 Mel Clayton [melclayton46 AT yahoo.com], descended from:
Martin Clayton (b. abt 1824 TN d. abt 1881 Davidson Co., TN) m. Mary [Bain]
George Washington Clayton, Sr. (b. abt 1845 Polk Co., TN d. abt 1872 McMinn Co., TN) m. Edna Elvira Clementine Crockett
George Washington Clayton, Jr. (b. 1872 McMinn Co., TN d. 1943 Dallas Co., TX) m. Mary Emma Dodson
Melvin C. Clayton (b. 1889 Fannin Co., TX d. 1963 Swisher Co., TX) m1. Eloise Weatherby m2. Clementine Powell
Gene Lamacks Clayton (b. 1923 Fannin Co., TX d. 1990 Potter Co., TX) m. Billye Lorene Magers
51337 Keith A. Clayton, [dotpainting AT aol.com], descended from:
Augustine Clayton (b. 1755 Chester Co., SC d. 1835 Warren Co., KY) m. Catherine Smith
William Clayton (b. 1783 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1842 Warren Co., KY) m1. [unknown] m2. (1825) Mary Shirley
John W. Clayton (b. 1822 Warren Co., KY d. 1884 Warren Co., IL) m. Senea Ann Mitchell
William Carter Clayton (b. 1858 Warren Co.,, IL d. 1918 Warren Co., IL) m. Birdie May Mills
William C. Clayton (b. 1901 Warren Co., IL d. 1948 Los Angeles, CA) m. Marguerite McHugh
John William Clayton Sr. (b. 1924 Knox Co., IL d. 1978 Johnson, Iowa) m. Barbara Cissell
[father of participant]
81362 Austin Rundell Clayton, descended from:
Augustine Clayton (b. 1755 Chester Co., SC d.1835 Warren Co., KY) m. Catherine Smith
Austin Clayton (b. 1790 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1885 IL) m1. Phebe Hogg m2. Matilda Moore
William C. Clayton (b. abt 1821 KY d. 1906 Adair Co., IA) m. Elizabeth Ray
Josephus J. Clayton (b. 1851 Warren Co., IL d. 1931 Clay Co., IA) m. Lauretta Jane Stonehocker
Milo M. Clayton (b. 1906 Green Co., IA d. 1970 Peoria Co., IL) m. Rachel I. Rundell
303442 Randall George "Bill" Clayton [claytonboy AT windstream.net], descended from:
Gowan Clayton Sr. (b. abt 1758 d. bet 1820/1830 Spartanburg Co., SC)
Gowan Clayton Jr. (b. abt 1783 Greenville Co., SC d. bet 1826/1830 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Frances [unknown]
Solomon Clayton (b. abt 1814 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1899 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Nancy Brashears
John Gowan Clayton (b. 1839 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1930 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Sarah Jane Barnett
George Lake Clayton (b. 1875 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1959 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Frances Emmaline Grice
Randal Ervin Clayton (b. 1908 Pickens Co., SC d. 1995 Spartanburg Co., SC) m. Fannie Odessa Belcher
301668 William Franklin Clayton [William.Clayton AT fluor.com], descended from:
Augustus Clayton (b. abt 1805 SC) m. Charlotte Charity [unknown]
Augustus Franklin Clayton (b. 1840 SC d. 1903 Morris Co., TX) m. Sarah Elizabeth Hall
William Franklin Clayton (b. 1868 Clay Co., IN d. 1947 Lamar Co., TX) m. Isadora Vincent Wilson
Morton L. Clayton (b. 1918 Upshur Co., GA d. 1998 Lamar Co., TX) m. Elizabeth Hattie Velit
311054 John L. Clayton [jl-clayton AT att.net], descended from:
Sampson Clayton (b. 1809 Spartanburg Co., SC d.1868 Forsyth Co., GA) m. Elrisitda or Eleris [unknown]
Levi Ransom Clayton (b. 1838 Spartanburg Co., SC d. 1875-1880 GA) m. Nancy Ann Henson
Luther Lafayette Clayton (b. 1865 Forsysth Co., GA d. 1933 Cobb Co., GA) m. Ava Rilla Wiley
Ernest Lafayette Clayton (b. 1895 Cherokee Co., GA, d. 1963, Cobb Co., GA) m. Clyde Mae Barnett
N7160 James Norwood Clayton [jnclayton AT gmail.com], descended from:
Joseph Alexander Clayton (b. 1817 SC d. 1885 Etowah Co., AL) m. Sarah Jane Pettit
Charles Alexander Clayton (b. 1845 DeKalb Co, AL d. 1918 Etowah Co, AL)
Andison Cornelius Clayton (b. 1885 Etowah Co, AL d. 1954 Etowah Co., AL)
James Edward Clayton (b. 1921 Etowah Co., AL d. 1998 Cherokee Co., AL)
68601 David F. Clayton [contact: sillymoo55 AT comcast.net], descended from:
Joseph Alexander Clayton (b. 1817 SC d. 1885 Etowah Co., AL) m. Sarah Jane Pettit
Joseph Samuel Clayton (b. 1855 Cherokee Co., AL d. 1922 Etowah Co., AL) m. Margaret Ann Graves
William Y. C. Clayton (b. 1882 Etowah Co., AL d. 1940) m. Lannie Lucille Ross
Jacob Samuel Clayton (b. 1922 Etowah Co., AL d. 1976 Etowah Co., AL) m. Opal Maxine Mayden
109338 Billy S. Clayton [contact: galenclayton AT gmail.com], descended from:
Thomas Clayton (b. bef 1754 d. aft 1815 GA) m. Milly [Willingham]
Robert Clayton (b. abt 1775 d. aft 1860 Tallapoosa Co., AL) m. Nancy [unknown]
Isaac M. Clayton (b. 1813 GA d. bet 1870/1880 AL) m. Elizabeth A. Duke
John Thomas Clayton (b. 1854 Tallapoosa Co., AL d. 1910 GA) m. Missouri E. Jones
Lee Roy Clayton (b. 1890 Russell Co., AL d. 1968 Russell Co., AL) m1. Effie M. Cook m2. Janie A. Bridges
684796 Hadwen Clayton [contact: Karin.Chess AT yahoo.com], descended from:
James H. Clayton (b. abt 1806 GA d. 1853 Warren Co., IL) m. Matilda Jenkins
Benjamin Franklin Clayton (b. 1849 Warren Co., IL d. 1934 Allen Co., KS) m. Jemima Mariah Balthus
William Edgar Clayton (b. 1882 MO d. 1963 Montgomery Co., KS) m. Gertrude Ragle
GROUP 3
212987 William M. "Billy" Clayton, Jr. [contact: carolcnorris AT bellsouth.net], descended from:
George Clayton (b. 1723 King and Queen Co., VA d. 1786 Rowan Co., NC) m.Sarah Dodson
Lambert Clayton (b. 1755 Del. d.1828) m. Sarah Davidson
John J. Clayton, II (b. 1785 d. 1868) m. Susannah Wetzel
James Wiley Clayton (b. 1823 d. 1907 or 09) m1. Mary Stewart Young m2. Margaret L. Young
Romulus Milton Clayton (b. 1858 or 60 d. 1924?) m. Sarah Rebecca Orr
Overton Wilson Clayton,Sr. (b. Transylvania Co., NC d. 1965 Pinellas Co., FL) m. Florence Aiken
William M. Clayton, Sr. (b. 1928 Pinellas Co., FL d. 1989 Mitchell Co., NC) m. Sheila May
123138 Robert Farrington Clayton [bpclayton AT msn.com], descended from:
George Clayton (b. 1723 King and Queen Co., VA d. 1786 Rowan Co., NC); m. Sarah Dodson
George Clayton (b. 1751 VA or DE d. 1814 Iredell Co., NC) m. Margaret Thompson
George Clayton (b. 1796 NC d. 1837 Buncombe Co., NC) m. Elizabeth Bryson
John Wiley Clayton (b. 1826 Buncombe Co., NC d. 1909 Atlanta, GA) m1. Matilda Ann Cooper m2. Eliza Catherine Eaton
George Alexander Clayton (b. 1857 Bartow Co., GA d. 1924 Atlanta, GA) m. Jessie Stuart McLean
Marcus McLean Clayton, Sr. (b. 1892 Atlanta, GA d. 1967 Peach Co., GA) m. Thelma Lee Dunn
86589 Charles Sellers Clayton [contact: mklein9182 AT gmail.com], descended from:
George Clayton (b. 1723 King and Queen Co., VA d. 1786 Rowan Co., NC); m. Sarah Dodson
George Clayton (b. 1751 VA or DE d. 1814 Iredell Co., NC) m. Margaret Thompson
George Clayton (b. 1796 NC d. 1837 Buncombe Co., NC) m. Elizabeth Bryson
John Wiley Clayton (b. 1826 Buncombe Co., NC d. 1909 Atlanta, GA) m1. Matilda Ann Cooper m2. Eliza Catharine Eaton
Robert Marion Clayton (b. 1859 Bartow Co., GA; d. 1922 St. Clair Co., AL) m. Willie Matilda Harling
Joseph Cooper Clayton (b. 1902 St. Clair Co., AL; d. 1966 Dekalb Co., GA) m1. Olivett Pritchett m2. Sarah Margaret Sellers
GROUP 4
407071 J. M. Clayton [contact: kathryn.daly AT chartwellfa.com], descended from:
David Clayton (b 1810 Rhea County TN d 1867 Tipton TN) m Caroline Mason
Rev John Mason Clayton (b 1834 Jackson County AL d 1902 Benton County AK) m Cinthia Damron
William Shepherd Clayton (b 1863 Jackson County AK d 1912 Enterprise OR) m Ella Eva Tozier
James Willard Clayton (b 1904 Clifford, ID d 1975 Salem OR) m Eleanor Daily
[father of participant]
GROUP 5
96372 John Robert Clayton [contact: genpclayton50 AT gmail.com], descended from:
(possibly) Thomas Clayton (b. 1716 NC d. 1733 NC) m. Elizabeth Evans
Benoni Clayton (b. abt 1734 d. abt 1810 Guilford Co., NC) m. Elizabeth Benbow
John Clayton (b. 1761 Bladen Co., NC d. 1835 Wayne Co., IN) m. Sarah Davis
Evan Benbow Clayton (b. 1809 Orange Co., NC d. 1860 Hamilton Co., IN) m. Mary Mills
Willis Clayton (b. 1852 Hamilton Co., IN d. 1936 Lyon Co., KS) m. Evaline Cloud
Willis Eli Clayton (b. 1884 Lyon Co., KS d. 1964 Lyon Co., KS) m. Edna Pearl Smith-Roberts
Willis Junior Clayton (b. 1915 Lyon Co., KS d. 1999 Sedgwick Co., KS) m. Mildred Echols
452604 Aubrey James Clayton [contact: Janet Clayton Gardner, jmcgardner AT yahoo.com], descended from:
John Wesley Clayton (b. 1837 LA d.1900 LA) m. Emily Susan Gerald
Robert A. Clayton (b.1868 LA d. 1943 TX) m. Carrie Ophelia Stafford
Hiram Ambrose Clayton (b. 1898 LA d. 1971 LA) m. Evie Bell Eubanks
Percy Hiram Clayton (b. 1920 LA d. 1998 TX) m. Eva Maurine Loyd
GROUP 6
16743 Douglas Lane Clarke [opadoug AT comcast.net], descended from:
Joseph Clayton (b. abt 1750 probably VA d. abt 1821 Nelson Co., KY) m. Eleanor (unknown)
John Clayton (b. 1790 Nelson Co., KY d. 1863 Marion Co., KY) m. Mariah Green Hayden
Francis Lemuel Clayton (b. 1845 Nelson Co., KY d. 1895 Daviess Co., KY) m. Annie Indiana Adams
Archibald Douglas Clarke (b. 1891 Jefferson Co., KY d. 1972 Orange Co., CA) m. Mona Heaston
156114 Joseph Paul “Joe” Clayton (b. 1949 d. 2018 Jefferson Co., KY) descended from:
Joseph Clayton (b. abt 1750 probably VA d. abt 1821 Nelson Co., KY) m. Eleanor (unknown)
Joseph Clayton Jr. (b. abt 1799 KY d. 1857 Nelson, KY) m. (1819) Susannah Clark
James Carlton Clayton (b. 1821 Warren, KY, d. 1871 Marion, KY) m. Elizabeth Dawson
James William Clayton (b. 1853 Jefferson, KY, d. 1921 Marion, KY) m. Geneva Smith
Charles Hildren Clayton (b. 1891 Marion, KY, d. 1976 Nelson, KY)
Francis Paul Clayton (b. Marion, KY, d. Nelson, KY)
960729 Joseph Anthony Clayton (b. 1947 Daviess Co., KY) [contact Debora Jackson frogtown1978 AT gmail.com] descended from:
Joseph Clayton (b. abt 1750 probably VA d. abt 1821 Nelson Co., KY) m. Eleanor (unknown)
Charles C. Clayton (b. 1802 Nelson, KY, d. 1874 Daviess Co., KY) m. (1830) Barbara Hagan
George Max Clayton (b. 1836 Nelson, KY, d. 1909 Ark.) m. Carolin Clements
George Rude Clayton (b. 1876 McLean, KY, d. 1945 Daviess, KY) m. Mary Willet
Robert Herman Clayton (b. 1914 d. 1980 Daviess, KY)
GROUP 7
364644 George Albert Clayton, Jr. [contact Lee Bozeman, lbozeman AT gmail.com], descended from:
David Clayton (b. abt 1755 Cumberland Co., PA d. abt 1833 Shelby Co., KY) m. Sarah [unknown]
John Clayton (b. abt 1790 Mifflin Co., PA d. abt 1839 Shelby Co., KY) m. Mary Pomeroy
Francis M. Clayton (b. 1828 Shelby Co., KY d. 1902 Galltin Co., IL) m. Hannah Willis
Charles Henry Clayton (b. 1854 Gallatin Co., IL d. 1902 Gallatin Co., IL) m. Sarah Catherine Woods
Walter Clayton (b. 1880 Galatin Co., IL d. 1955 Gallatin Co., IL) m. Anna Kathryn Vaughn
George Albert Clayton Sr. (b. 1914 Gallatin Co., IL d. 1997 Marshall Co., KY) m. Mildred Hise
GROUP 8
530587 Danny Lee Clayton [txtoolpusr AT dtccom.net], descended from:
James G. W. Clayton (b. abt 1796 SC d. abt 1851 Angelina Co., TX) m. Elizabeth [unknown]
Joseph William Clayton (b. 1838, Nacogdoches Co., TX d. 1878) m. Mary Elizabeth Borden
William Calvin Clayton (b. 1861 Wise Co., TX d.1940 Earth, TX) m. Rosa Angelina Williams
James Eli Clayton, Sr.(b. 1895 OK d. 1968 Hobbs, NM) m. Ivy Lee Guinn
James Eli Clayton, Jr.(b. 1923 Burkburnett, TX d.2000 Snyder, TX) m. Carrie Wynell Lee
526043 Thomas Wayne Clayton [clutch1tc AT gmail.com], descended from:
Isham Clayton (b. [unknown] d. 1778, near Orangeburg, SC) m. Anne [Faure?]
James Clayton (b. 1758 near Orangeburg, SC d. 1827 Barnwell Dist., SC) m. Elizabeth [unknown]
Vanda Vastine Jamison Clayton (b. abt 1790 near Orangeburg, SC d. 1856 Barnwell Dist., SC) m. Sarah Jeter
Jesse Javis Clayton (b. abt 1815 Barnwell Dist., SC d. aft. 1870 Barnwell Dist., SC) m. Teresa Atterberry
George Washington Clayton (b. 1854 Barnwell Dist., SC d. 1916, Effingham Co., GA) m. Martha Carter
Joseph Kisler Clayton (b. 1876 Barnwell Dist., SC d. 1933, Jenkins Co., GA) m. Bessie Parker
Monnie Adam Clayton (b. 1916 Jenkins Co., GA d. 1980 in GA) m. Bessie Landing