The Clay Family at Bryan Neck-Richmond Hill, GA
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Markerman62
N 31° 52.712 W 081° 15.715
17R E 475227 N 3527002
Located in Burnt Creek Cemetery off GA 144 south of Richmond Hill
Waymark Code: WM12X1H
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2020
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In this cemetery are interred members of the Clay family, among the most prominent of Bryan Neck and coastal Georgia from the colonial era of Georgia through the 19th century. Prominent among these are Thomas Savage Clay (1801-1849) and his wife Matilda McAllister Clay (1818-1869). Clay and his sister, Eliza Caroline Clay (1805-1895) owned Richmond-on-the-Ogeechee, one of the most productive rice plantations on Bryan Neck. Their parents were Joseph Clay (1764-1811), prominent member of the Savannah clergy, and Mary Savage Clay (1770-1844), whose Savage family forebears owned Silk Hope plantation near Richmond.
Type of Marker: Other
Sponsor: Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail
Marker #: Not listed
Date: Not listed
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