Brief Life History of Morgan
When Morgan Clayton was born about 1792, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Clayton, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Davis, was 28. He married Mary Steele about 1812, in Marshall, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Marshall, Tennessee, United States for about 23 years and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died about 1873, at the age of 83.
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- Morgan Clayton, "United States Census, 1820"
- Morgan Clayton, "United States Census, 1840"
- Morgan Clayton, "United States Census, 1870"
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1792 · Capital City Moved
New Bern had been the capital of North Carolina in its early days. In 1792, the capital was moved to Raleigh because it was more the center of the state.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Staffordshire, and Sussex, named Clayton, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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