Clay's Various

1284. Robert Clay. Forest of Peak. Duchey of Lancaster. Forestry Proceedings. Roll of Fines. No.-V11.

1321. Friar John de Clay took letters to Langley Priory.

1327. Nicholas del Clay of Stretton taxed in a Lay Subsidy. (TNA Ref.- E17991/6).

1413-1414. Henry de Clay at the Great Court Leet held at Walton.

1473. Richard Clay. - Attorney to deliver seison to Derby. D5236/5/19. 

Star Chamber Proceedings (TNA 138 Bundle XX11)

Reign of Henry V11. (No date). William Clay in a case of assault and false imprisonment at Dronfield.

Reign of Henry V111. (No date).- John Clay plaintiff in a case of unlawful assembly at Glapwell.

1513. Thomas Clay fined for cutting down greenwood. (Eckington Court Roll).

1514. John Clay fined for cutting down hedges. (Eckington Court Roll).

1576-89. William Clay fined for taking wood. (Eckington Court Roll).

1572. John Clay. Scarcliffe Tithe Roll. (Folio 5 No.42).

1573. Licence for Hardwicks to alienate lands in Rowthorne to Thomas Clay for 13s-4d.

1574. Deed of Sale from James Hardwick of Hardwick to John Cley of Glapwell for £15. (Charter 378 at Chatsworth).

1574. John Clay of Glapwell - sale of lands in Heath. (DRO.- N/1/T8-9).

1580. Ralph Clay of Chesterfield. Smith mentioned in an Inventory.

1584-85. Edward Clay of Buxton. (Duchey Lancaster DL30/42/454).

1586. John Clay amongst 6 witnesses to conveyance / sale for £280 to Sir Walter Raleigh of Colaton. Devon of 4 closes of 40 acres of Babbingtons land in Litchurch 100. (Notts Archive Office DD2P15/1).

1587. John Clay. Handbeener working on building Hardwick Hall.

1588. E. Clay. William Clay. Theophillus Clay witnesses to a Wigwell Grange Deed. (Reliquiry Vol.18).

1588. George Clay of Rowland (Longstone parish). - (DL30/42/455).

1589. 1590. 1591. Clay no christian name given. Trade listed as a Smith working at Hardwick Hall.

1591. Thomas Clay. Labourer working on building of Hardwick Hall.

1593. Lease for 500 Years by Richard Clay of Rowthorne and Joan his wife which his father Thomas purchased. (184M/T40).

1593. Henry Clay. Hartington Court Roll.

1595. Robert Clay working on building of Hardwick Hall.

1598. Gervaise Clay witness to land transfer in Pleasley. (Derby Local Studies Library Ref.-5690)

1600. Richard Clay owes 2s-6d in Will of John Broclehurst of Hope.

1600s. (Pre 1640). Wife of John Clay of Duckmanton fined for Recusancy. (List also includes Sir Francis Leeke fined for same).

1604. Mary Clay spinster of Teversall. Notts. Landlease. (Turbutt).

1605-1606. Examination of a slanderous speech by John Clay of Crich gentleman accusing the Earl of Shrewsbury of knowledge of the Gunpowder Plot and absenting himself from Parliament under---

---  colour of his happy gout.

1606-07. Duchey of Lancaster Deposition. Plaintiff-Leek. Defendants - Stuffin. Kitchen. Clay and Nowle of Pleasley / Shirebrook.

1607. William Clay amongst 9 witnesses land transfer in the Manor of Blackwall. (Notts Archive Office Ref.- DDP48/3).

1608. Jane Clay wife of John Clay of Duckmanton mentioned in the Will of Agnes Harries of Whatstandwell in Crich parish is left “5 shillings and my best gown and half of my clothes”.

1610 -1611. Letter of Attorney from Mrs Rosamund Poole to sue Mr John Clay and Mr Anthony Bradshaw in a dispute of the administration of the goods of the late George Radford of Crich.-- (Talbot-

-- Letters-Bacon / Frank Mss 2/231).

1619. Mr Kniveton Clay is owed £30 in Will of William Roberts yeoman of Elton in Youlgreave parish.

1634. Margaret wife of John Clay is a Catholic at Barlborough.

1638. John Clay is mentioned in document concerning land at Tapton - (Matlock Records Office Ref.- D135M/T3).

1644. William Clay. Quartermaster in Prince Ruperts Regiment.- Civil War Royalists.

1651. Bill of Complaint. Hugh Bateman of Grays Inn. Middlesex. Esq. and Mary his wife daughter of Francis Clay of Higham in Shirland parish yeoman. - Francis Clay did in 1634 purchase tenement, --

-- meadows and pastures in Morton and a capital messuage called Old Eastwood House and diverse buildings and tenements in Ashover also a water corn mill and lead mill for melting of lead and --

-- messuages and lands in Higham which was granted to John Clay - its contested by Thomas Ludlam. Robert Moore and Barbara Clay.

1658. William Clay of Astwith yeoman lease for 31 years - 5 acres at Brackenfield called the Over Wheatfield.

1658. William Clay of Astwith. Ault Hucknall yeoman - lease for 99 years - The Milne Lands  and The Royal Acre in Brackenfield. (Turbutt).

1662. Court of Arches. Clay v Clayton. - Thomas Clay v Thomas Clay Isabella and Humphrey Clay - Ludlam of Scarcliffe. (TNA No.-1949).

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