William Clayton of Oceanport died of paralysis on Tuesday of last week, aged 72 years. He was a native of Burrsville, in Ocean county. When a young man he learned the carpenter trade at Freehold and he afterward engaged in the building business at New York. He sold out his business at New York and invested in land in Iowa. At one time he owned as much as 800 acres. Later he disposed of his western land and invested his money at Oceanport. He was interested in coasting and river vessels for a good many years. He married Miss Caroline Sherwood of Hastings, New York. She and a son, William E. Clayton, who is in business at Oceanport, survive him.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, June 26, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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