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From: Robert J Clayton <>
Subject: [CLAYTON] Re: Bev - Stephen - Monmouth NJ Claytons - Joseph
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 15:28:43 -0500


Bev,

I'm fairly new to the Clayton list. Saw your postings about the
Millstone, Monmouth Co, NJ Claytons. I'm looking for my husbands great
grand father's family in Freehold area, not far away. They had some
family connections with Millstone.

I hadn't put in a posting on our Joseph Clayton yet as I was waiting to
hear from the National Archives on military records, for poss. more
info. Our Joseph Clayton, was b. 1842, Freehold, parents unknown. We
just recently found his grave in Maplewood, Freehold, Monmouth Co. NJ.
and that he was a Private in the 29th Co E. NJ Vol, in the Civil War.

Just this morning, after a 2 month wait, I got a letter from the
National Archives requesting $15.00 to copy the 37 pages in his file. I
had originally sent my credit card info with specific instructions to
send the complete file, so that I would not have to wait again. Now I
have to wait another 8 - 10 weeks, I'm really annoyed with the National
Archives. I want those 37 pages now!! Surely they will have his parents
names. The letter reads as if they were sending selected pages from the
file, which they did not send. Thanks for listening to my venting, I
feel better now :-)

Your mention of two Joseph Claytons in your two postings, about the right
age and area caught my eye. Have you followed them through the census
years? I have collected a lot of Clayton census pages for Monmouth and
some for Ocean co and Middlesex Co. hoping someday to connect our
Joseph. Maybe I have something that will help you. I'm sure I remember
that Australia name. Give me time to go through them if you haven't. I
also have copies of several Clayton Bible pages that I made from the
Bible Records File at Rutgers University, Alexander Library, Special
Collections, in New Brunswick, hoping to connect someday. I'll have to
dig them out to look for your names. (Anyone working on NJ names
{mainly, but not exclusively, central NJ} should check that file, it's
wonderful, they have books and books of Bible records.)

Your info is kind of sparse, could you tell me more? Especially about
the Joseph J. son of Stephen and Hannah and Joseph A. son of Charles and
Elizabeth. Maybe one of them is our Joseph. (My husband's father and
grandfather were Joseph A. Clayton (A for Aloysius), Henry shows up also
as his great grandfather's middle name, see ahead) Also, how does the
Annie Clayton, ca. 1826 who married Samuel Stewart who you mentioned
fit in?

My Clayton info is sparse too. Seems they rarely ever recorded any life
events in vital stats! Joseph Clayton was such a common name, also.
I've collected a lot on his son Marcus as that is so unusual a name,
makes tracing so much easier.

Our Joseph Clayton - parents unknown :

B. 1842 Freehold, Monmouth, NJ
M. about 1865 prob. Freehold
D. 1873, probably Marlboro, Monmouth, NJ
- Buried Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold next to wife, Maplewood records
burned in 1980
- Private, Co. E 29th NJ volunteers, 1862-3
- living in 1870 Census, in Marlboro, Monmouth, NJ , farm laborer, wife
and 2 kids
- widow Catherine, living 1880 census Neptune Twp, Monmouth, with her
four children at the Henry VanNote home

Wife - Catherine McLaughlin
B. 1843-8 (everything says something different) b. in England, parents b.
Ireland
D. 21 Jan 1921, Newark, Essex, NJ, (buried Maplewood)
- lived much of life in Ocean Grove, Neptune Twp, Monmouth NJ
- Have found her brother James J. McLaughlin, b. 1847, in England,
parents b. Ireland. living in Millstone, Monmouth, NJ on 1870 census,
pg 22, with wife Mary J. and children Carrie 2, and Joseph H. a few
months. In 1880 James has another sister Ella McLaughlin 23 (1857) is
also living with him and his family in Freehold. James and Mary J. and
Carrie are also buried next to Catherine and Joseph in Maplewood. Have
more on them. Do not know parents of Catherine, James J, and Ella.
James immigrated in 1865.

Children of Joseph and Catherine McLaughlin Clayton -

1) James Henry Clayton ( my husband's great grandfather)
B. 8 Apr 1866 Freehold
Married about 1894 in Morrisville, Pa to Hubertina Brandt, b. Germany
D. 1935, Trenton, Mercer, NJ
- farmer
- lived for a while in Orange, Essex Co, NJ, as farm manager (1900
census)
- Son Joseph A. Clayton and another unknown son, died young

2) Marcus L. Clayton
B. 22 Feb 1868, Freehold
married 2 Sep 1893, Minnie E. Kittle
D. 21 Dec 1934, Ocean Grove, Neptune, Monmouth, NJ
- barber
- Dau. Beatrice
- have a lot on his family

3) Joseph Clayton
B. Aug 1873, Freehold
Married, Apr 1900, Jennie
- lived Ocean Grove, possibly moved to New Mexico, but find no record
there
- Rail road conductor on 1900 census
- Son Harry

4) Margaret (Maggie) Elizabeth Clayton
B. 1870 - 1876 (everything says different)
- Married Joseph Strahan, lived Ocean Grove, he worked for RR and city
waterworks
- Adopted dau - Josephine Jones
D. after 1965 in Ocean Grove? (Joseph may have had another wife named
Elizabeth)

Also family tradtion that there was an "Uncle Tinker", an American Indian
in the family, and that there was a Thompson connection somehow, (lived
with or near).

Please contact me directly if you want. . You local
in NJ? we are in Port Republic, north of Atlantic City, NJ.

I think that Simison must be Simpson, I've also never seen the name
Simison. Hoping to connect with you...

Anita Clayton

On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 10:46:40 EST writes:
>Have possible parents for my Charles Henry Clayton; stephen Clayton
>ca. 1805,
>Innkeeper in Millstone twp. Mon.co.N.J.. Wife Hannah Simison. First
>time I
>have every seen that name. They had the following children: Charles
>H., Mary
>C., Joseph J., Abraham, and Albert L.
>
>Also still looking for Annie Clayton ca. 1826, married to Samuel
>Stewart,
>Mon/Ocean co. Children, Ira, George, Joseph and Jennie E. Stewat.
>Joseph
>Stewart probably moved to Wisconsin with his family and maybe even
>with the
>parents. Any help on Annie's parents, etc. Thanks. bev
>
>

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