William CLAYTON

  Birth Notes:

Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography. William CLAYTON was born in 1632 in England - Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England. He was baptised on 9 Dec 1632 in England - Boxgrove Parish, Sussex, England. He immigrated in Mar 1678/79 to near Chester, Chester, PA. He died between 1689 and 1691 in near Chester, Chester, PA. William CLAYTON was baptized 9 Dec 1632 Boxgrove, Sussex, England. He married 7 Nov 1653 St. Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, England to Prudence LANCKFORD, the daughter of William LANCKFORD of Broughton Parish, Hampshire, England. An early adherent to the teachings of George Fox, William and Prudence became members of the Society of Friends. On 7th day 12th month 1663 William was committed to jail in Sussex and fined 6 pounds for meeting with other Quakers. Having refused to pay his fines, William was jailed for six months in the House of Correction in the town of Arundel.

William Clayton and his family came to America in 1677 but the exact date of their arrival is uncertain. There was a William Clayton who arrived in 1677 in New Jersey on the ship "Kent" reportedly from London in the company of certain commissioners sent by the proprietors of New Jersey to purchase land from the Indians. This may have been another William Clayton who has been mistaken for our William Clayton by Hepburn and others over the years. On 6th day 8th month 1678, William Clayton Sr., William Clayton Jr. and Prudence Clayton were witnesses to the first marriage recorded at Burlington Monthly Meeting, Society of Friends, West Jersey. In March 1679 William Clayton purchased the share of Hans Oelson, one of the original grantees of Marcus Hook and settled at that place. Their daughter Honour Clayton married 6th month1679 at "Markers Hook" under the care of Burlington Monthly Meeting.

The family moved within the next decade to Chester Co., PA where William's estate was administered 1st day 8th month 1689.

Parents: William CLAYTON and Joan SMITH .
He was married to Prudence LANCKFORD on 7 Nov 1653 in England - St. Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, England. Children were: William CLAYTON , Prudence CLAYTON , Joseph CLAYTON , Honour CLAYTON , Mary Jane CLAYTON , Elizabeth CLAYTON , Hannah CLAYTON .


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• Immigration, Mar 1679, Chester County, PA. He immigrated in Mar 1678/79 to near Chester, Chester, PA

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William married Prudence LANCKFORD on 7 Nov 1653 in Sussex County, ENGLAND.

  Marriage Notes:

He married 7 Nov 1653 St. Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, England to Prudence LANCKFORD, the daughter of William LANCKFORD of Broughton Parish, Hampshire, England.

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