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Clayton Family History
Clayton Genealogy & Family TreeClayton is an English name from Lancashire, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to those from the village of Cloughton. Alternately, it may come from the early word clorg-tun meaning "village on the clay." The earliest known ancestor--Jordan de Claiton--was recorded in 1191. The family motto is Probitatum quam divitas which means "Probity rather than riches."
Other spellings include “Claydon," "Clawton," "Claiton," "Cleaton," and "Claughton." Notable people with the surname include American jazz musician Buck Clayton, American football player Mark Clayton (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers), and fictional character John Clayton (better known as Tarzan). The first Clayton to come to America was Barnaby Clayton in Massachusetts in 1628.
Clayton Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Frank Clayton -- --, 1873 New Jersey
- Harriett Georgine Clayton -- --, 1915 October 13, 1998 Pennsylvania
- Mary A. Clayton -- --, 1844 March 25, 1905 Tennessee
- Jesse Madison Clayton -- --, 1841 June 0, 1862
- Mary Clayton -- --, 1785 December 0, 1864
Clayton Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James William Clayton -- --, 1861 July 4, 1950
- Vernon Eugene Clayton -- --, 1906 November 29, 1975 New Mexico
- William Carter Clayton -- --, 1879 April 16, 1956 South Carolina
- Luke Clayton -- --, 1666 August 11, 1731 Derbyshire
- Lois Clayton -- --, 1931 June 0, 1990
