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DA William JAY 1720 – 1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 SEP 1720

Birth Location: New Jersey, British Colonial America

Death Date: 4 Mar 1772

Death Location: Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America

Father: Joseph Jaye

Mother: Mary Orchard

Spouse(s): DA VESTAL

Children(s): Rev. Jay

DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier was born in 1720 in New Jersey, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph John Jaye and Mary Anna Orchard. DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier married DA Mary Elizabeth Ann VESTAL, and had children including Rev. James George Jay. DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier passed away in 1772 in Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier was born in 1720 in New Jersey, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph John Jaye and Mary Anna Orchard.
  • DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier married DA Mary Elizabeth Ann VESTAL, and had children including Rev. James George Jay.
  • DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier passed away in 1772 in Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

DA JAY's Ancestors

Self
DA JAY
1720 – 1772
Birth Place: New Jersey, British Colonial America
Parents
Joseph John Jaye
1672 – 1736
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Anna) Orchard
1670 – 1742
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (Elija) Joy
1641 – 1675
Boston, Massachusetts Colony, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Marcy\Mercy Bartlett
1650 – 1692
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Nicholas Orchard
1651 – 1674
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Joye\Jay
1610 – 1678
Robert Bartlett
– 1676
Mary Warren
1610 – 1683
John Orchard
1617 – 1655
mary phillips
1620 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Joye
1583 – 1640
Frances Paulette
1587 – 1614
Robert Bartlett
1567 – 1655
Alice Barker
1567 – 1640
Richard Warren
1578 – 1628
Elizabeth Walker
1580 – 1673
George Orchard
1600 – 1705
Annis Langton
1600 – 1679
Gregory Phillips
1588 – 1658
Susannah Cocke
1590 – 1661

DA JAY's Descendants

1.
DJ
DA (William) JAY (05 SEP 1720 – 4 Mar 1772) m. DA (Mary Elizabeth Ann) VESTAL (1 January 1723 – 11 Mar 1818)
  1. 1. Rev. (James George) Jay (1 January 1743 – 5 Feb 1835) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Voss (1745 – 1795)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Jay (22 Apr 1766 – March 1841) m. William (Asa) Hargis (16 Jul 1760 – 11 Mar 1836)
      1. 1. Susannah Hargis (29 Mar 1790 – 21 Jan 1866)
        1. 1. Boswell (Basil) Suttles (Jan 1826 – 1900) m. Rebecca Colby (1827 – 1886)

DA JAY's Timeline

2 Records

1720
05 SEP 1720
Birth of DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier in New Jersey, British Colonial America
New Jersey, British Colonial America
1772
4 Mar 1772
Age 52
Death of DA William JAY Sr DNA Rev War Soildier in Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America
Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 SEP 1720
    Event Place: New Jersey, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1772
    Event Place: Newberry, Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America

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