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David Lay 1738–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1857

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Lay

Mother: Nancy Middleton

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In 1738, David Lay entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Charles Lay And Nancy Middleton. David Lay passed away in 1857 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, David Lay entered the world in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Charles Lay And Nancy Middleton.
  • David Lay passed away in 1857 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA.

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David Lay's Ancestors

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David Lay
1738–1857
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Charles Lay
1736–1790
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Nancy Middleton
1732–1763
Germany
Grandparents
John (Marshall) LAY
1697–1788
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Martha Slade
1703–1796
,,Connecticut,USA
Robert Middleton
1698–
Westminster, London, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Lay's Timeline

4 Records

1738
1738
Birth of David Lay in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
1753
26 Sep 1753
Age 15
Birth of David Lay in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1852
11 Jun 1852
Age 114
Death of David Lay in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States
1857
29 Jan 1857
Age 119
Death of David Lay in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1753
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1852
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

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