Paternal Family Tree: Clayton
William Clayton 1st Baronet was born to William Clayton of Hambledon in Buckinghamshire.
In 1707 [his uncle] Robert Clayton [aged 78] died. His nephew William Clayton 1st Baronet was his heir.
Before 1713 William Clayton 1st Baronet and Martha Kenrick were married.
Around 1713 [his son] Kenrick Clayton 2nd Baronet was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and [his wife] Martha Kenrick.
Around 1718 [his son] William Clayton was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and [his wife] Martha Kenrick.
In or before 1721 [his son-in-law] Charles Blackwell 2nd Baronet [aged 20] and [his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell were married.
In 1732 William Clayton 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
On 19th August 1742 [his son-in-law] John Thomas [aged 30] and [his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. There was no issue. She the sister of his former pupil William Clayton 1st Baronet.
On 28th December 1744 William Clayton 1st Baronet died. His son Kenrick [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Baronet Clayton of Marden Park in Surrey.
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[his daughter] Anne Clayton Lady Blackwell was born to William Clayton 1st Baronet and Martha Kenrick. She married (1) in or before 1721 Charles Blackwell 2nd Baronet, son of Lambert Blackwell 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Herne Lady Blackwell, and had issue (2) 19th August 1742 John Thomas.
Grandfather: John Clayton
father: William Clayton of Hambledon in Buckinghamshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Abbott
Grandmother: Alice Abbott