Person:John Clayton (20)

John Clayton
d.Aft 1570 England
m. Abt 1524
  1. John Clayton1530 - Aft 1570
  2. Alice ClaytonAbt 1545 -
m. 7 Jan 1553/54
  1. John Clayton1555 -
  2. Johanna Clayton1558/59 -
  3. Johanna Clayton1559 -
  4. Thomas Clayton1560/61 - Abt 1631
  5. Elizabeth Clayton1564 -
  6. Richard Clayton1567 -
  7. Walter Clayton1570 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] John Clayton
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 1525 Rudgwick, Sussex, England
Birth? 1530 Rudgwick, Sussex, England
Alt Birth[2] 1530 Chichester, Sussex, England
Alt Marriage 27 Jan 1553 Rudgwick, Sussex, Englandto Jane Guyngton
Marriage 7 Jan 1553/54 Rudgwick Parish, Sussex Co., Englandto Jane Guyngton
Alt Marriage 27 Jan 1553/54 Rudgwick, West Sussex, Eng.to Jane Guyngton
Alt Marriage 27 Jan 1554/55 Rudgwick Parish, Rudgwick, Sussex, Englandto Jane Guyngton
Alt Death[2] 1570 Chichester, Sussex, England
Death? Aft 1570 England
Burial[2] Rudgwick Parish, Sussex, England
Reference Number 4684

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John Clayton or an unnamed brother, not identifiable in the faded wi ll of his father, was certainly the father of Thomas Clayton of Rudgwic k, Sussex County.

Time line:  In 1539 through 1541, only nine or ten years after the bir th of John Clayton,  Hernando de Soto started his expedition to explore t he interior of North America (what is now southeastern US) penetrati ng as far west as Oklahoma and discovering the Mississippi River.
References
  1. "Gregory/Williams Family" researched, compiled and submitted to Rootsweb by Terry Pickens McLean tmclean@@earthlink.net.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Research of Lois and Dave Stephens dsteph1@@hotmail.com.