Brittain Clayton, b: 1740 -

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}


			^{John Clayton}^{b.1690 d.1759 Isle of Wight Co., Virginia}

		^{George Clayton}^{b. Virginia d.1776 Dinwiddie Co., Virginia}	^{Elizabeth (maiden-name-unknown)}^{b. d.}

	^{Brittain Clayton}^{b.1740 d.1842 Stokes, North Carolina}

		^{Nancy (maiden-name-unknown)}^{b. d.1775 Virginia}

^{Warren Clayton}^{b.1789 Stokes Co., North Carolina d.1820 Bath Co., Kentucky}

	^Lucy Bailey^{b. d.}