Clay County Kentucky was formed in 1807 .CLAY COUNTY was the 47th formed in the Sate, was carved from Madison, Floyd and Knox Counties, pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, approved December 2, 1806.NOVEMBER SESSIONS: Section 1: Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That from and after the first day of April, next, all that part of the counties of Madison, Knox and Floyd, that is included in the following bounds, to-wit; Beginning on the Kentucky River midway between the mouth of Ross' and Sturgeons Creeks; thence along the ridge that divides the waters of Sturgeon from those of Ross' and Station Camp Creeks to the dividing ridge between the waters of the Kentucky and Rockcastle water; thence along the said ridge to the Head of Horse Lick Creek; thence down the said creek to Rockcastle; thence down the Rockcastle to the state road leading from the Madison County Court House to Cumberland Gap; thence along the said road to Langford's Road leading to Goose Creek saltworks; thence with the same to Rockcastle; thence up the Rockcaslte to the head; thence along the dividing ridge between the waters of Cumberland and Kentucky to a point from which by running due East will pass by Collin's Fork of Goose Creek, midway between Outlaws Saltworks and Peter Hammond's; thence a course to strike the ridge between the Cumberland and Kentucky at the War Gap; thence with said ridge to a point at which running north-west wil strike the mouth of Lott's Creek; thence up Lott's Creek to the head; thence with the ridge dividing the waters of the Kentucky from Licking, to the head of Quicksand; thence down Quicksand to the Kentucky River, thence down the Kentucky River to the beginning, shall be one distinct county, to be called and known by the name Clay. Note that all part of Madison County and tract of territory on the Waters of the Kentucky River above the said county of Clay shall be annexed to and added to the County of Floyd. CLAY COUNTY was named in honor of General Green Clay, a resident of Madison County, probably a welsh extraction. General Clay was born in Powhatan County, Virginia, August 14, 1757, He was the son of Charles Clay and decended from John Clay, a british grenadier, who came to Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion and declined to return to England when the King's Troops were sent back. It is not definitly known whether this ancestor was from England or Wales, but the prevailing belief is that he was born in Wales.General Clay came to Kentucky in early youth and first few years after his arrival were spent in examining the county and aiding in exspelling the Indians. He then entered the Office of James Thompson, a commissioned surveyor where he thought more thoroughly studied the principles and acquired the art of surveying. Soon he was made a deputy surveyor and became acquainted with the lands in the upper portion of the County of Kentucky. He became a very large landowner not only in Knetucky,but in other states, particularly in Lousiana. NOt withstanding his great responsibilities in connection with his land business, General Clay devoted several years of his life to politics. Before Kentucky was a state he was elected a delegate to the General Assembly of Virginia; was a member of the convention that formed the constitution of Kentucky. After the state was admitted into the Union, he represented Madison County many years in each branch of the Legislature. He was a Major General of the Militia and took an active part in the War of 1812. He died October 31, 1826.
Marriage Records
Clay County Marriages 1807-1817
SELECTED Clay County Marriages (Hubbard)
SELECTED Clay County Marriage Bonds and License
SELECTED Clay County Marriages (Elliott)
Clay County Marriage Records 1807-1830
SELECTED Clay County Kentucky Marriage Records 1851-1900
Clay County Kentucky Information
Early Clay County Court Records
Recollections of Henry Lucas
Cat's Dancin ( A story about when General Garrard died)
Clay County Tax Lists
Settlers of Owsley County, that were once a part of Clay
Clay County Wills
Clay County Biographies
Misc Documents
Interview with T.T. Garrard
CLAY COUNTY KENTUCKY FAMILIES
HUBBARD FAMILIY OF CLAY COUNTY KENTUCKY
