This is most likely the William Clay that was killed by indians in 1774 at the battle of Point Pleasant in present day West Virginia. he had already scouted out the area of what was then Montgomery county Virginia. Several of his children lived in the southwest corner of the state by the late 1700's.
	Children are:

Mitchell


		William

		Ezekial

		Obediah

		David

		Meredith

		Nancy