Notes |
- "Robert de Clayton" and was Lord of the Manor of Clayton, and the first Clayton spoken of in the history of England. He had three sons: — John, William and Robert. John accompanied William Rufus in his war against "Malcolm" King of Scotland, and fell nobly in battle near Penrith, in Cumberland. William de Clayton, the second son, succeeded his father. He faithfully served King Stephen in all his troubles, and on Candlemas Day, 1141, he lost his life in battle, and was succeeded bj- his son Robert. (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn)
|