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Henry Joseph Gay 1707–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Rockbridge, Virginia

Father: John II

Mother: Mary Chares

Spouse(s): Hester Short

Children(s): Mary Gay

The story of Henry Joseph Gay began in 1707 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England. Henry Joseph Gay married Hester Short, and had children including Mary Gay. Henry Joseph Gay passed away in 1779 in Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Joseph Gay began in 1707 in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England.
  • Henry Joseph Gay married Hester Short, and had children including Mary Gay.
  • Henry Joseph Gay passed away in 1779 in Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Children(s)

Henry Gay's Ancestors

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Henry Gay
1707–1779
Birth Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Parents
John Gay II
1675–1729
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Mary Chares
1685–1706
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Gay
1640–1715
Combe Hay, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Watson
1655–
Somerset, England
John Chares
1610–
Chard, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Gay
1617–1693
Margerie Perrie
1601–1671
Alice
–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1581–1660
Maria Clement
1590–1650
John Pirrie
1575–1638
Margerie Snape
1580–1638

Henry Gay's Descendants

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Henry (Joseph) Gay (1707–1779) m. Hester Short (2 Jan 1701–20 Jul 1786)
  1. 1. Mary Gay 1732–1767 m. Thomas Pearce 1732–1759
    1. 1. Dorothy Pierce 1757–1832 m. William Tucker 1757–1818
      1. 1. Rachel Tucker 1784–1863 m. James Taylor 1786–1855
        1. 1. James Taylor 1816–1894 m. Grace Langley 1801–1888
        2. 2. Mary Taylor 1808–

Henry Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Henry Joseph Gay in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
1779
1779
Age 72
Death of Henry Joseph Gay in Rockbridge, Virginia
Rockbridge, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia

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