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(l.'iUiJI'httT of C'oloiiel John llaxlor. of Xew -Market, Caroline count\.

Clayton, Thomas, M. D., sun of John L"la\ton, the att(irne\ -L;'cneral of N'iri^inia; edticatcd at iVinhrnke Collci^e. t_"anil>ri(li>e, an.d afterwards e(ini])lete(l his medical studies in London: married Isabella Lewis, of Warner Mall. ( iloncester county, \'ir- ginia, and died ctol)er 17. 1730. at^ed thirt\ - eight, lie had an only child, who died in infancy. His armorial tomb is at ■'Warner Llall," (lloucester county.

Clayton, Thomas, was a lawyer : resided at Jamestown, which he re])resented in the house of burgesses in iC»8_:;.

Clayton, Colonel William, of Xew Kent county, was probably a son of John Clap- ton, the botanist. He was Jasper Clayton's executor in 1779. From 1766 to 1772 he was member of the house of burgesses for New^ Kent county, and was a member of the state conventions of 1776 and 1788. In 1774 he was member of the county committee of safety and subsequently served as clerk of XcAv Kent. Ide died 1707.

Clements, Francis, son of hrancis Clem- ei'ts, lived in Surr_\- countw which he re])re- sented as a burgess in 1692-93. He was a justice, captain of militia, etc. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Xicholas Meri- wether, and left issue.

Clinch, William, was a burgess from Surry county in March, 1756. and September, I73'>. In the session of April 30. 1757. lienjamin Cocke represented Surry in place of Wil- liam Clinch, expelled April 26. He w^as member of the county committee of safety in 1776.

Clopton, William, ancestor of the Virginia family of that name, was descended from the Cloptons of Warwick and Suffolk, Eng- land, lie was born in 1655, emigrated to N'irginia at an early age, settled in York county and married, about 1680, Ann Booth, widow of ddiomas Dennett, and daughter of iMtbert Looth. clerk of York county. Wil- liam Clopton moved after 1683 to New Kent coinii\-, \\here the Clopton family was resi- dent for many years later. Me died before

Cobbs, Samuel, was descended from Am- brose Cobl)s, who on July 25, 1639, patented 350 acres upon the Appomattox river. He removed from York county to Amelia, which lie re])resented in the house of burgesses during the general assemblies of 1 742-1 747 and 1 748- 1 749. In 171 7 he married Edith Marot, daughter of Jean Marot, a French Huguenot innkeeper of \\'illiamsburg. Me died in 1757. leaving issue.

Cocke, Colonel Allen, son of Benjamin Cocke, represented Surr\- county in the house of burgesses, 1772-1774, and in all the constitutional conventions of 1774, 1775 and 177^); member of the Stirry county commit- tee of <afet\- in 1775. He married Xancy Kennon. daughter of Colonel Richard Ken- non. of Charles City county. His w'ill, recorded in Surry, is dated November 20, 1780.

Cocke, Benjamin, son of Richard Cocke, and great-grandson of Richard Cocke, of

"I'.renio." was born about 1 710. He moved to ( ioochland county, which he represented ii. the house of burgesses in the assembly of 1742-1747. He married Catherine Aller, daughter of Arthur Allen, of "Bacon's Castle," in Surr}- county, and represented