1. Peter CLAYTON was born 1750 in Dublin, Ireland.
He died 11 OCT 1838 in Charleston, Montgomery Co, NY.
Following service in the Pennsylvania 10th regiment (1777-1780),
Peter married (1st) Mary LYON.
Mary died JUN 1791 in Charleston, Montgomery Co, NY.

They had the following child:
       2 F i. Mary (Polly) CLAYTON was born about 1784.
                Polly married J.L. DOTY about 1802.

              Polly and Jacob had the following children:
                     Lovell who married Rachel Quick
                     Elizabeth who m. Mr. West
                     Lydia who married Mr. Strong
                     Sally Ann who m. Mr. Taylor

Less than a year following Mary's death,
Peter married (2nd) Rachel ABBY on 24 NOV 1791 in Duanesburg, NY.
           Rachel b. 1776 in Duanesburg, NY, d. 24 MAR 1846,
          and was buried in Wells Family Cem, Mont.Co, NY.

They had the following children:

        +3 F ii. Abigale CLAYTON b. 24 FEB 1793, d.30NOV1876.
        +4 M iii. John CLAYTON was born 1803.
          5 F iv. Lucy CLAYTON.
          6 M v. Ephriam CLAYTON.

3. Abigale CLAYTON (Peter) was born 24 FEB 1793 in Duanesburg, Schenectady Co.
    She died 30 NOV 1876 in Charleston, Montgomery Co NY,
    and was buried in Wells Family Cem.

    Abigale married Robert WELLS (Sergeant),
    son of Josiah WELLS and Mary TUCKER, on 22 JAN 1809 in VT.
    Robert was born 30 MAR 1788 in Weathersfield, CT.
    He died 06 NOV 1861 in Charleston, NY.

They had the following children:
     7 F i. Rhoda Maria WELLS was born 04 NOV 1813 in Charleston, NY.
     8 F i. Harriett WELLS was born 02 June 1816 in Charleston, NY.
     9 ... 10 ...11 ... 12 ...
     13 M x. William WELLS was born 14 Feb 1839 in Charleston, NY.

4. John CLAYTON (Peter) was born in Schenectady County in 1803.
John married Polly Ann Manchester (or Guile) in Otsego County, NY.
... Polly Ann Manchester was born was born 1810 in Otsego Co., NY..
      according to NY State Census reports.
... Polly Ann Guile was born in 1810 in Charleston, Montgomery County, NY
      according to the research of John Gile, Guile Family Researcher.

Both sources agree that Polly Ann and John were married in Milford, Otsego County, NY.

John was buried in the former Clayton,Wells, Eggleston Farm.
                Polly was buried with John.

    THEY HAD THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN:
9 F i. Sarah CLAYTON was born 1836.
10 F ii. Eliza CLAYTON was born 01 APR 1838.
         Eliza married John SMITH.
          She died 21 NOV 1912.   John died 02 FEB 1910.
11 F iii. Julia CLAYTON was born 1843.
12 F iv. Mary CLAYTON was born 1845.
13 M v. Oliver CLAYTON was born 1847.
14 F vi. Lydia CLAYTON was born 1849.
15 M vii. John CLAYTON was born 1851.
16 F viii. Marietta CLAYTON was born 1856.
         We believe that Marietta was "Em", mother of the fabled "Amy Clayton" of Burtonville.
17 M ix. Dennis CLAYTON was born 1859.

Importance of Peter Clayton Story      Our family legend says that John Clayton, is the son of Farmer and Mehitable Miller Clayton, and grandson of Jonathan and Susanna Watkins of Worcester Co. MA and Windham Co, VT.      We know that a John Clayton married (1822) Maria Blanchard in Schenectady County, NY.   Three of John and Maria's four children were born between 1822 and 1832. The fourth, Mary, was adopted by a Potter Family in Albany, and died young. We do not know her birth date.      Because there is no record of John Clayton having served in the Mexican War, nor any clear evidence of his presance in Montgomery County, NY, the possibility exists that the war story was simply a face-saving means to cover a divorce or desertion. After studies of the available census records, I have seen no Clayton in Townshend who has a family member distribution like "our" John's.         The problem is further aggrevated by lack of marriage or birth records for Farmer and his progeny in the State of Vermont.. We know only that Mehitable, with Farmer's children, was in Windsor Vt. in 1813.         The John Clayton who married Polly Ann could conceivably be the same John who earlier married Maria Blanchard.   Polly Ann's first child was born in 1836, four years after the birth of Maria's last recorded child. As far-fetched as this story seems, it requires more digging.