Posted on: Amelia County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amelia/664 Surname: Clayton, Fogle, Ford, Hayden, Hagan ------------------------- Please help us if you can with information on the following families (Francis may have been born in Amelia, before part of it became Chesterfield): 1. FRANCIS1 CLAYTON was born Abt. 1725 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH. Child of FRANCIS CLAYTON and ELIZABETH is: 2. i. JOSEPH2 CLAYTON, b. 1761, Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. 1824, Nelson County, Kentucky. Generation No. 2 2. JOSEPH2 CLAYTON (FRANCIS1) was born 1761 in Petersburg, Chesterfield County, Virginia, and died 1824 in Nelson County, Kentucky. He married ELEANOR. Children of JOSEPH CLAYTON and ELEANOR are: 3. i. CHARLES C3 CLAYTON, b. February 02, 1802, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. November 16, 1874, St Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky. 4. ii. WILLIAM CLAYTON, b. 1800, Nelson County, Kentucky. 5. iii. JOHN "JACK" CLAYTON, b. 1790, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. February 25, 1863, Marion County, Kentucky. 6. iv. JOSEPH CLAYTON, b. 1799, Nelson County, Kentucky; d. November 07, 1857, Nelson County, Kentucky. v. JAMES C CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1821; m. ELIZABETH BOONE; b. Abt. 1830, Maryland. 7. vi. MARY "POLLY" CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1788. 8. vii. CATHERINE CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1803. 9. viii. SARAH CLAYTON, b. Abt. 1782, Kentucky. 7. MARY "POLLY"3 CLAYTON (JOSEPH2, FRANCIS1) was born Abt. 1788. She married JOHN G FORD December 18, 1808 in Nelson County, Kentucky. Marriage Notes for MARY CLAYTON and JOHN FORD: Their marriage bond was dated 18 November 1808. Bond and consent were signed by Joseph Clayton, father of the bride.The date of their marriage was December 6, 1809. The ceremony was performed by Charles Nerinckx. More About JOHN FORD and MARY CLAYTON: Bondsman: Joseph Clayton Marriage: December 18, 1808, Nelson County, Kentucky Children of MARY CLAYTON and JOHN FORD are: 30. i. ROBERT4 FORD, b. 1813, Kentucky; d. February 27, 1857, Nelson County, Kentucky. 31. ii. WILLIAM SHELTON FORD. iii. TERESA FORD, m. GEORGE FOGLE, February 14, 1827, Nelson County, Kentucky. More About GEORGE FOGLE and TERESA FORD: Marriage: February 14, 1827, Nelson County, Kentucky iv. NELLY "ELEANOR" FORD. v. LUCINDA FORD. Joseph Clayton is shown as serving in Captain Drury's Company of Artillery (1st), under the Command of Colonel Charles Harrison, Virginia Continental Troops. Various company muster rolls show that he served at the following: Artillery Park, near Morristown (dated November, December 1779; January, February 1780); Middlebrook (dated June 2, 1779); Smith's Creek (dated July 5, 1779); New Windsor (dated July, August, 1779); Fredricksburg (dated September, October, 1778); on furlough by Col Harrison, dated November 1778; Pluckemin (dated January, February, March, April, 1779); White Plains (dated June, July, August, 1778; noted on these muster rolls was that Joseph was wounded in Princetown); Valley Forge (dated May1778). Company pay records show that Joseph drew 8 1/3 dollars per month. Thank you for your help