Genealogy of William Clayton of Chichester (1625-1689), who was born in the parish of Rumbaldswick, near Chichester, Sussex, England, and died in Chichester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. He came to Pennsyl- vania with other Quakers, arriving in New York 1677, and then sailing on south. He married Prudence Lanckford, daughter of William Lanck- ford, 1653 in St. Pancras parish, Chichester, Sussex, England. She was probably born in Surrey. The early ancestor of this line was Thomas Clayton (b. c. 1500), who have made a will in Rudgwick parish, Sussex, England in 1557. Includes some genealogies of New England, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia branches of Clayton families.

John Bevan (1646-1726) came to Pennsylvania in 1683 from Glamorganshire, Wales. He was the son of Evan ap John of Llantrisant, Wales, and of Jane, daughter of Richard ap Evan. He returned to spend his last years in Wales. He married Barbara Awbrey, daughter of William Awbrey, also of Glamorganshire, prior to 1666. Descendants and relstives lived in Virginia, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, California, and elsewhere.

Jewel Corney Reid married Dolly Mae Harrison. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Scotland, England, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.

A record of all known ancestors of Thomas and Linda Padgett.

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