| Clayton English Genealogy: |
| Descended from Robert de Caudevec
(Caudevec, Normandy)
Follower of William of Normandy
(William the Conqueror)
Fought in Battle of Hastings
(October 14, 1066)
Granted the Manor of Clayton
(Lancashire, England)
Lord Robert de Clayton
(1st generation Clayton in English history) |
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| Clayton Coat-of-arms: |
| Arms: |
Argent,
a cross-engrailed sable between four torteaux. |
| Crest: | A dexter arm embowed,
the hand grasping a dagger,
the point to the dexter, all argent. |
| Motto: | Probitatem quam devitias
(Probity rather than riches)
(Probity = Honesty) |
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| Clayton American Family Tree |
| 1665-1737 | John Clayton
(22nd generation Clayton)
(1st ancestor in my direct line to arrive in America) |
| 1682 | Admitted to the Inner Temple |
| 1705 | Migrated to Virginia |
| 1714 | (Attorney General of Virginia
(Judge of the Court of Admiralty
(Member of House of Burgesses
(Presiding Justice of James City County
(Recorder of Williamsburg (James City)) |
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| Current Family Tree: |
| Father: | Travis Waitte Clayton | (b. Jan. 17, 1922)
(m. Mar 23, 1947) |
| Mother: | Mildred Darlene Oaks | b. May 10, 1926) |
| Full Name: | Gary Waitte Clayton | (b. Jan. 22, 1948) |
| Sister: | Sandra Lee Clayton | (b. Jan. 26, 1950) |
| Brother: | Thomas Dexter Clayton | (b. Jun. 02, 1954) |
| Married: | Penny Lynn Mitchell | (b. May 23, 1954)
(m. Apr. 14, 1978) |
| Son: | John Travis Clayton | (b. Jan. 04, 1979) (d. Jan. 05, 1979) |
| Son: | Gary Patrick Clayton | (b. Mar. 17, 1980) |
| Divorced: | Irreconcilable Differences | (d. Jul. 20, 1983) |
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