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Mary Obedience Watkins (Clay)

Also Known As: "Belcher"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Prince George County, Province of Virginia
Death: December 02, 1770 (50-51)
Deep Creek, Accomack County, Virginia
Place of Burial: Deep Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry Clay and Mary Clay
Wife of Richard D. Belcher and Thomas Watkins
Mother of Ann Blankenship; Mary Dillion; Richard Belcher, Jr.; Phoebe Clay; Elizabeth Anne Smith and 10 others
Sister of Amey Williamson; William Clay; Henry C. Clay; Martha Bass; John Clay and 5 others

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About Mary Obedience Watkins


Mary Obedience (Clay) Belcher

  • BIRTH 1710 Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  • DEATH 2 Dec 1770 Deep Creek, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
  • BURIAL Belcher - Richard D Belcher Family Deep Creek, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 141136701

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Life Sketch

Mary Obedience Clay

1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Elizabeth Huddleston search, 9 Fen 2001, submitted by alleylaw@wilmington.net Richard Belcher, Sr; born in 1710 in Henrico Co, VA; died in Oct 1763 in Chesterfield Co, VA; married Mary Obedience Clay in 1732 in Henrico Co, VA. Mary was born in 1710 in Chesterfield Co, VA.

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They had the following children:

F i Elizabeth Ann Belcher was born in 1742. She died in 1829. M ii Isham Belcher I was born in 1732. He died in 1798. M iii Richard Belcher was born in 1734 in VA. [Notes] F iv Pheobe Belcher was born in 1740. She died in 1813.

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Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 2VJT-HJ

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!Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant pg. 17, 23-Mary "Polly" CLAY b. 1762 Bedford Co., VA, d. 25 Apt 1851 Wyoming, VA md. 1 Jun 1788 Montogmery Co., VA William Ralph STEWART; d/o Mitchell CLAY & Phoebe BELCHER. (Note: Wyoming Co., VA became Wyoming Co., WV in 1850.) !WFT CD #?Mary CLAY - child of William Mitchell CLAY II/Phoebe BELCHER. !WFT CD #39-Mary CLAY b. abt 1772, d. est. 1773-1866. !PRF CD #3-Mary CLAY d. aft. 1835 Logan Co., KY md. 15 Jun 1788 Montgomery Co., VA Ralph STEWART. !PRF CD #35 - Mary Polly CLAY b. abt 1768 Bedford Co, VA, d. 1856 Wyoming Co., VA, md. 25 Jun 1788 Montgomery Co., (W)VAto Ralph STEWART.

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!WIDOW OF RICHARD HILL

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1598]

1. "Reference Book of Wyoming County History", Mary K. Bowman, page 347.
2. Ibid, page 355. Second wife of Ralph Stewart. Daughter of Mitchell Clay, first settler of Mercer Co, WV.
3. "Heritage of Wyoming Co", David Dillow Walker Article, page 174. Capt. Ralph Stewart (17 Dec 1752 in VA- 18 Nov 1835 in Logan Co, WV) married Mary Clay (1772- ) on 15 Jun 1784.
4. "Logan Co, WVGW:Queries 1999", internet site www.rootsweb.com/~wvloagan/lquery99.htm Bob Kinner, bob.kinner@worldnet.att.net, 20 Jul 1999 Capt Ralph Stewart married Mary Elliott 1767.
5. Familysearch.com Web Site, James Stewart search, 4 Nov 2000, submitted by Donna L. Cook Broce, 2203 Robin Road, Dodge City, Kansas. Mary Clay, born in 1772 in Bedford Co, VA; died in 1856 in Wyoming Co, WV; married Ralph Stewart.
6. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm Ralph Stewart; born on 17 Jan 1749 (conflicts with other Ref); died on 17 Nov 1835; buried in Keathly Cemetery, Crany, Wyoming Co. Wife, unidentifed, is also buried here. Note identifies her as Mary Clay.

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!http://www.fmilytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE1-0014... -Ancestors of Richard Allen Watts, Jr.-b. 1664.
WFT CD #6-b. 1675 Henrico Co., VA, d. est. 1679-1772
!Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant-by Jeannie C. WATTS -pg. 6 - !
PRF CD #2-Mary CLAY b. 1675-1677 Dale Parish, Chesterfield, VA.
WFT CD #10-Mary CLAY b. abt 1664 ,,VA, d. est. 1665-1758.
!PRF CD #10-Mary CLAY b. abt 1666,, VA.

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Find a grave #141136701

[family1.FTW] TIT ===

after the Revolution

!Clay,Mrs. Mary Rogers(For the Filson Club)The Clay Family p. 72 or 68


Headstone is marked as "Wife of Capt. Ralph Stewart". Headstone does notcontain a date. This cemetery is located in Clearfork, near Crany. Tofind Keatley Cemetery, take route 85 from Oceana, towards Kopperston. AtCountry Junction, in ToneyFork, take a right towards Toneda BaptistChurch. It's roughly 4 or 5 miles down this road, on the left hand sideof the road. It's about 15, or 20, yards up in the mountain. To make iteven more difficult, you can't see it from the road due to the brush andtrees. Very hard to find.

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Headstone is marked as "Wife of Capt. Ralph Stewart". To find Keatley cemetery, take route 85 from Oceana, towards Kopperston.At Country Junction, in Toney Fork, take a right towards Toneda BaptistChurch. It's roughly 4 or 5 miles down thisroad, on the left hand sideof the road. It's about 15, or 20, yards up in the mountain. To make iteven more difficult, you can't see it from the road due to the brush andtrees. Very hard to find.

REFN: 9328

I would like for each of you to help me continue to fill in the blanks inour family tree. Please feel free to contact me with corrections andadditions.

If dates are correct, Mary Polly Clay gave birth to Rebecca Stewart atage 13.


Name also spelled "Elliott"


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Different sources provide conflicting information on the spouse of Mary Clay. Some SAR applications list this Mary Clay as the mother of Phoebe Belcher, while _Adventurers of Purse and Person_ lists her spouse as Thomas Watkins.


References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141136701/mary-obedience-belcher
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Mary Obedience Watkins's Timeline

1719
1719
Prince George County, Province of Virginia
1730
1730
Henrico County, Province of Virginia
1730
Goochland County, Province of Virginia
1734
1734
Chesterfield Co., Virginia
1735
1735
birth date estimated
1740
April 15, 1740
1742
1742
Skinquarter, Chesterfield County, Province of Virginia
1744
1744
Chesterfield Co., Virginia
1745
1745