TOWN OF CLAYTON

A detailed 1864 town MAP showing residents. (993K file)
An 1864 map of The Village of Clayton
An 1864 map of The Hamlet of Depauville
1918 TOWN OF CLAYTON FARM MAP

History of the Town of Clayton linked from Shirley Farone's Home Page taken from CHILD'S GAZETTEER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY by HAMILTON CHILDS, published in 1890, transcribed by Shirley Farone.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OFCLAYTON, copied from HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY in the STATE OF NEW YORK by FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, Watertown, N.Y., Sterling & Biddell, 1854 transcribed by Shirley Farone and linked from SHIRLEY FARONE'S WEBSITE

Town of Clayton Contributors to DURANT AND PEIRCE's 1878 History of Jefferson County

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HISTORY OF DEPAUVILLE, which appeared in "The Thousand Islands Sun Vacationer", 27 Aug, 3 Sep, and 10 Sep 1997 supplements to the weekly newspaper, "Thousand Islands Sun", published at Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County. Permission to present this article given by Jeanne Snow, editor. Prepared by William Gillette, Depauville, in 1905 for the Jefferson County Centennial of 1905 published by J. Coughlin.

EARLY DEPAUVILLE RESIDENTS
EARLY DEPAUVILLE RESIDENTS appeared in The Thousand Islands Sun Vacationer, 14 Sep 1994 supplement to the weekly newspaper, The Thousand Islands Sun, as dictated by Adelaide Jones, aged 92, 1975, published at Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County NY. Permission to present this article was given by Jeanne Snow, editor.

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Clayton Center School (District 17, Town of Clayton)class records in alphabetical order for mid 1800's.

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CLAYTON

OFFICE	CONTACT	PHONE	ADDRESS
Town & Village Historian	NORMAN WAGNER	686-5794	312 James St., Clayton 13624
Town Clerk	KATHY LECLAIR	686-3512	405 Riverside Drive, Clayton 13624
Village Clerk	JUDITH CORNICK	686-5552	Mary St., Clayton 13624
Historical Society	NORMAN WAGNER	686-5794	33950 County Rt 4, Cape Vincent 13618
Antique Boat Museum	JOHN SUMMERS	686-4104	750 Mary St, Clayton, 13624
Hawn Library	.	686-3762	John St, Clayton, 13624
Thousand Islands Museum	.	686-5794	312 James St., Clayton 13624
Depauville Free Library	CONNIE HAVER	686-3299	Caroline St, Depauville 13632

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OTHER RESOURCES

The Thousand Island Museum at 312 James St., PO Box 27 • Clayton, NY 13624 • Phone 315-686-5794 • Fax 315-686-4867 • Email: info@timuseum.org . The museum maintains a large collection of family notebooks, as well as materials on the history of Clayton, both town and village. The office for the town and village historian, Norman Wagner, is conveniently located in the same building, which also houses historical displays.

The Lyme Heritage Center

Contact person:
Phyllis Putnam

The Town of Clayton includes portions of three original grants: Penet's Square, two fifths of which lies in the town, a piece of the Macomb purchase, and some of the Thousand Islands. Clayton, formed from Orleans and Lyme 27 April 1833, has river frontage on the St Lawrence, and hence a Canadian boundary to the north, the Town of Orleans on the east, Brownville on the south, and Lyme and Cape Vincent on the west. It was named in honor of John M. Clayton, a senator from Delaware.

The first settlement was made about 1801 by Captain Bartlett, who gave his name to present day Bartlett's Point. He left, and no settlement of note was made until after the War of 1812. Clayton, originally known as Cornelia, is the principal village. The settlement of Catfish Falls changed its name to Depauville, the town's other populated place. Grindstone Island and Round Island in the St Lawrence River also have year round inhabitants.

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From the 1864 Jefferson County Atlas: a summary of statistics for Clayton

ACRES OF LAND              
  Improved                   29,257 1/2 
  Unimproved                 19,986 1/2 

VALUATION
  Real Estate               523,965  
  Personal Property          56,859
  Total                     580,824

POPULATION
  Males                       2,292
  Females                     2,240

Number of Dwellings             820

Number of Families              800

Freeholders                     581

SCHOOLS

  Number of Districts            25

  Children Taught             1,817

LIVE STOCK

  Horses                        978

  Working Oxen and Calves      1,977

  Cows                         3,011

  Sheep                        2,801

  Swine                        1,782

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

  Bushels of Grain

    Winter                   15,018

    Spring                   91,930 1/2

  Tons of Hay                 7,503

  Bushels of Potatoes        13,816

  Bushels of Apples           2,770

  Dairy Products            

    Pounds of Butter        206,851

    Pounds of Cheese        179,475

YARDS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE 2,796