Born.1

Mentioned in Will.2

Of William Ray - died 1768
Annotated as "my daughters ... Ann Ray"

Married Samuel CLAYTON in Worlingworth, St Mary.17

Groom - Samuel Clayton of Great Yarmouth
Bride- Anne Ray

Birth of daughter Ann CLAYTON in Finningham.9

Birth of daughter Rebecca CLAYTON

Birth of son Samuel CLAYTON

Birth of daughter Lydia CLAYTON in Finningham.10

Birth of daughter Deborah CLAYTON in Finningham.11

Birth of daughter Catherine CLAYTON in Finningham.12

Birth of daughter Margaret Elizabeth CLAYTON in Finningham.13

Birth of son William Ray CLAYTON in Finningham.14

Birth of son Charles CLAYTON in Finningham

Birth of daughter Susanna CLAYTON in Suffolk.16

Death of son Charles CLAYTON in Finningham.15

Mentioned in Will.3

of Samuel Ray
Described as :-
"Ann my beloved wife"

Mentioned in Will.4

Of Rev'd Charles Ray - died 1789
Annotated as "my sister Ann Clayton of Finningham"

Executor.3

Sole executor of the estate of Samuel Clayton
"This will was proved at Finningham on the 31st October 1794 before the Reverend John Eade Clk the Surrogate duly appointed of the Worshipful George Landby D.D, Official Principle etc and was approved etc and administration of all & singular of the goods etc of the within named Samuel Clayton the Testator deceased was then duly granted to Ann Clayton widow his relict the only surviving Executor within named She being duly sworn etc saving etc
Examined with the original will
By me Chas. Kitson"

Mentioned in Will.5

Of Lydia Ray - died 1818
Annotated as "my sister Ann Clayton"

Mentioned in Will.6

Of Jemima Ray née Gurdon - died 1817
Annotated as "Mrs. Clayton of Finningham"

Died in Finningham.7

From the Bury and Norwich Post :-
"On Saturday se'nnight, at Finningham, highly respected, in her 86th year, Mrs. Ann Clayton. - The long and useful life of this pious Christian was spent in the constant pursuit of every practical virtue, and her departure from this world was truly the "death of the righteous."."

Buried in Finningham, St Bartholomew.8

Age 85

Research Note.1

From "The Black Book" in the Norfolk Record Office :-

“Only two of the children of Samuel Clayton & his wife Ann (née Ray) married – a son the Rev Wm Ray Clayton & a daughter Lydia who married became the second wife of my great grandfather William Ray of Tannington Place Suffolk.

The Rev. Wm Ray Clayton lived at Churchman House St Giles Street Norwich after the death of his brother Samuel. It is curious that years later Churchman House was owned & occupied by Sir Peter Eade M.D. a family connection.

On the death of Wm Ray of Tannington Place his widow Lydia (née Clayton) lived with her step daughters in a house in Willow Lane Norwich hired from Thomas Eaton. One of the stepdaughters (Lydia Ray) married Thomas Damant Eaton (son of Thomas Eaton) & was my grandmother.”