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Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay 1820 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Feb 28, 1894

Death Location: USA

Father: Mills Gay

Mother: Nancy Gay

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The story of Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) began in 1820 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) passed away in 1894 in USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) began in 1820 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA.
  • Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) passed away in 1894 in USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gay's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Gay
1820 – 1894
Birth Place: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mills Gay
1754 – 1854
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Nancy Gay
Grandparents
Dr (William Alexander 'Old Duke') Gay,
1705 – 1749
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bolling
1709 – 1766
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1663 – 1737
Jane Lawrence
1664 – 1737
Maj Bolling,
1676 – 1729
Mary Kennon
1679 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1639 – 1688
Joane Sanders
1641 – 1725
Col Bolling,
1646 – 1709
Jane Rolfe
1650 – 1676
Col Kennon
1650 – 1696
Elizabeth Worsham
1651 – 1743

Elizabeth Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
1894
Feb 28, 1894
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth "Betsey" Gay (Johnson) in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 28, 1894
    Event Place: USA

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