Wetzel Ancestry - A Tree of Life
| Name | Clay, William 'Mitchell' | |
| Suffix | Sr | |
| Birth | 15 Jan 1708 | Henrico County, Virginia, USA |
| Gender | Male | |
| LDS | • L29L-BFL William was killed by an Indian while he and another soldier (named Coward) were hunting deer to feed their militia comrades. One Indian was shot by the second militiaman and the other escaped, the Indians had not seen him. Clay and Coward were in Col. John Field\'s company of independent Rangers, part of Gen. Charles Lewis\'s regiments. These men were among the elite Virginia militia assembled by Lord Dunmore against the numerous attacks by Indians against Virginias settlers. William was the first casualty of his unit | |
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| FSID | L29L-BFL | |
| Death | 6 Sep 1774 | Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia, USA |
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| Person ID | I115991 | WETZEL-SPRING |
| Father | Clay, Henry J. | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mitchell, Mary Margaret, b. 16 Jan 1693, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 7 Aug 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F65009 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Runyon, Martha Ann, b. 14 Feb 1712, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jan 1764, Henrico County, Virginia, USA (Age 51 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 10 May 1730 | Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA |
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| Family ID | F65005 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Family 2 | Clay, Agnes Mrs | |
| Family ID | F65006 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 | Lewis, Martha Ann | |
| Family ID | F65008 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos | marker Clay, Mitchell settled 1775 Indians_LDS 20260304GHLn- Mitchell Clay Historical Marker Tagged People Mitchell Clay Sr Male 1736-1811 • LRZY-88M William Mitchell Clay Sr. Male 1708-1774 • L29L-BFL William Mitchell Clay Sr. Male 1708-1774 • L29L-BFL Mitchell Clay Historical Marker Source: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=117993 less Contributed By D DonnaDimick2 4 June 2023 Upload… | |
| revolutionary war soldier in cloud Revolutionary War Soldier catherinenewton49added this on 19 Jul 2012 maksiccaroriginally submitted this to Kirkpatrick - Necochea Family Tree on 2 Jun 2012 | ||
| emblem- Rev War, NC Militiaman, by Don Troiani, NCMil2 hausegenealogy.com | ||
| Buch cover Withers CHRONICLES-OF-BORDER-WARFARE-3th 20260304GHLn- Alexander S. Withers, Chronicles of Border Warfare…, 1st ed $1,200.00 Includes the Rare Contents Page! Withers, Alexander S.: CHRONICLES OF BORDER WARFARE, OR A HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT BY THE WHITES, OF NORTH-WESTERN VIRGINIA: AND OF THE INDIAN WARS AND MASSACRES, IN THAT SECTION OF THE STATE; WITH REFLECTIONS, ANECDOTES,… |
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TNG ID: I115991
FSID: L29L-BFL
TNG ID: "getperson.php?personID=I115991&tree=main"I115991
FSID: "https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L29L-BFL"L29L-BFL
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