This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dreamadawnfw Surnames: Clay /Akers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.akers/614.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is my family I was born there and have family still there, in Floyd, Johnson, Lawerence and Martin co's ky. Victoria Clay was D/O of Jane Jincy Clay who was d/o of Jourdan Clay a s/o Calab Clay this is my dads line. Jourdan has a brother Soloman Clay that is a direct line to my mother. Jincy as she is often listed in census was in Floyd co Ky most often. Johnson, Martin, and Lawrence Co and Pike. Ky a prt in the family. Some went to Wayne Co WV.Calab married Akers daughter Zinpha Akers. Jincy b. 1805 is in 1870 Floyd Co but can't find her in the 1900's (1890 census burnt in Wash D.C.)Remember the country lines changed around the people. Floyd was once Fincastle Va. So someone may stay in the same place all their and have a state change around them. Jincy and Andrew b. 1808 had 8 children though never married: 1. Mitchell 1825 (he Andrew married his wife in 1827 the year the second was born.) Andrew Lydia Rebecka E. Lucinda Matilda Susannah last born- m. Eli Ray (more later on Ray) Mary raised in home of one of Andrew's brother. Victoria Clay was born may 2, 1846 Floyd co ky. She married James Marian AKERS D. Civil War but they had 2 children Thomas and Mary. Them narried Sylvestor Rodgers 1878. Her daughter Sintha was 13 at the time. In 1865/66 she had Sintha..father UK Sintha had a child by Ulysses Grant Johnson b 1889. This son John McGimmis Johnson was my grandfather an only child to them. He was raised by his father. Cintha went on to m. Thomas Chaffins they had a daughter Victoria b. 1901 Kennis Trimmel (twins)1904 others one Wade. Victoria was my gg grandmother. she was born may 2 1846 in floud co ky. lived in Floyd and martin counties Ky. She died in Aug 18 1913 in Galveston Co Ky her death cert. list her father as Andrew Akers. Hope this helps It's late so if I wasn't clear let me know. My imfomation is by family Johnson and Akers as well as those in the line of Soloman Clay Jincy's uncle.And the first line always the census. I was given info By Paul Johnson half brother to my grandfather who kept scrapbook info in all neighboring co. And Sintha's son Kennis who's home she was living in 1930. Andrew Jackson also had living in his house later with the wife an Elizabeth Ray. She had 3 or more children by him as he had moved to Pike by then in his later life. She was related to Eli Ray above. Hope this helps, any questions just ask. Regards M. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.