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John (Bowsie) Gay 1615 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1615

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

Death Date: 4 March 1688

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard (Guye)

Mother: Joan Cyll

Spouse(s): Joanna Borden-Gay

Children(s): Elizabeth Gay, Samuel Gay, Samuel Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Nathaniel Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazer Gay, Judith Gay, Abiel Gay, Judith Fuller, John Gay, John Gay, Jonathan Gay, Jonathan Gay, Hannah Gay, Hezekiah Gay

The story of John (Bowsie) Gay began in 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England. In 1637, John (Bowsie) Gay resided in Dedham. John (Bowsie) Gay married Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay, and had children including Elizabeth Gay, Samuel Gay, Samuel (Hooker) Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Nathaniel (Hooker) Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazer Gay, Judith Gay, Abiel Abigail Gay, Judith Hooker (twin) Gay Fuller, John Gay, John (Hooker) Gay, Jonathan Gay, Jonathan (Hooker) Gay, Hannah Gay, Hezekiah Gay. John (Bowsie) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John (Bowsie) Gay began in 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England.
  • In 1637, John (Bowsie) Gay resided in Dedham.
  • John (Bowsie) Gay married Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay, and had children including Elizabeth Gay, Samuel Gay, Samuel (Hooker) Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Nathaniel (Hooker) Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazer Gay, Judith Gay, Abiel Abigail Gay, Judith Hooker (twin) Gay Fuller, John Gay, John (Hooker) Gay, Jonathan Gay, Jonathan (Hooker) Gay, Hannah Gay, Hezekiah Gay.
  • John (Bowsie) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard (Guye)
1580 – 1688
Birth Location: Suffolk, Durham, England
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Joan Cyll
1584 – 1691
Birth Location: Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Borden-Gay
1612 – 1691
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gay
1632 – 1673
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
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Samuel Gay
1638 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham
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Samuel Gay
1639 – 1718
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
SG
Hezekiah Gay
1640 – 1669
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Nathaniel Gay
1642 – 1712
Birth Location: Dedham
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Joanna Gay
1645 – 1708
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Eleazer Gay
1647 – 1724
Birth Location: Dedham
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Judith Gay
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham
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Abiel Gay
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Judith Fuller
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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John Gay
1651 – 1731
Birth Location: Dedham
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John Gay
1651 – 1731
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jonathan Gay
1653 – 1713
Birth Location: Dedham
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Jonathan Gay
1653 – 1713
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Gay
1656 – 1660
Birth Location: Dedham
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Hezekiah Gay
1640 –
Birth Location: Dedham
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John Gay's Ancestors

Self
John Gay
1615 – 1688
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Parents
Richard John Gay (Guye)
1580 – 1688
Suffolk, Durham, England
Joan Cyll
1584 – 1691
Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gay's Descendants

1.
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John ((Bowsie)) Gay (13 July 1615 – 4 March 1688) m. Joanna ((Topley) Hooker) Borden-Gay (12 April 1612 – 14 August 1691)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gay (Abt. 1632 – 1673)
  2. 2. Samuel Gay (10 Mar 1638 – 15 Apr 1718)
  3. 3. Samuel ((Hooker)) Gay (10 March 1639 – 15 April 1718)
  4. 4. Hezekiah Gay (3 July 1640 – 11 November 1669)
  5. 5. Nathaniel ((Hooker)) Gay (11 Jan 1642 – 20 Feb 1712)
  6. 6. Joanna Gay (23 Mar 1645 – 26 Oct 1708) m. Nathaniel ((Dwight)) Whiting (26 July 1644 – 31 October 1676) m. John Ware (6 Oct 1646 – 07 Apr 1718)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Whiting (9 Sep 1667 – )
    2. 2. John Whiting (14 Sep 1669 – 27 Sep 1669)
    3. 3. Samuel Whiting (18 Jun 1671 – 2 Apr 1705)
    4. 4. Hezekiah Whiting (25 Aug 1673 – )
    5. 5. Joseph Ware (2 Jun 1681 – 20 Jan 1754) m. Hannah Wood (11 Feb 1689 – 4 Mar 1754)
      1. 1. Hannah Ware (10 Aug 1710 – 3 Oct 1773)
      2. 2. Zipporah Ware (22 Nov 1712 – 21 Dec 1794)
      3. 3. Abigail Ware (27 Apr 1715 – 16 May 1715)
      4. 4. John Ware (20 May 1717 – 18 Sep 1779)
      5. 5. Eleazer Ware (3 Nov 1719 – 18 Aug 1722)
      6. 6. Abigail Ware (07 Jan 1723 – 01 Mar 1788)
      7. 7. Joseph Ware (03 Aug 1725 – 31 Mar 1743)
      8. 8. Benjamin Ware (18 Apr 1730 – 20 February 1754)
    6. 6. Abigail (WARE) Throop (1 Jan 1680 – 25 Jul 1740)
    7. 7. Zachariah Ware (16 Nov 1683 – 13 Jan 1684)
    8. 8. Mary Ware (15 Nov 1684 – 27 Dec 1747)
    9. 9. Hannah ((Gay) Ware) Fairbanks (24 September 1686 – 8 June 1730) m. Lieut. (Joshua) Fairbanks (18 Mar 1682 – 11 Oct 1742)
      1. 1. Joseph Fairbank (9 October 1717 – 13 May 1801)
        1. 1. Rhoda Fairbanks (3 Dec 1749 – AFT 1791) m. John Carpenter (1745 – Abt 1825)
    10. 10. Benjamin ((Gay)) Ware (8 Jul 1688 – 16 Jul 1744)
    11. 11. Joanna Whiting (26 Sep 1665 – 10 Oct 1739)
  7. 7. Eleazer Gay (25 Jun 1647 – 13 Apr 1724)
  8. 8. Judith Gay (23 Apr 1649 – 19 Nov 1718)
  9. 9. Abiel (Abigail) Gay (23 April 1649 – 17 Jun 1718) m. Daniel Hawes (10 Dec 1652 – 16 Mar 1739) m. Richard Martin m. John Ware (6 Oct 1646 – 7 Apr 1718) m. Nathaniel Whiting (26 Jul 1644 – 31 Oct 1676) m. John Fuller (28 Dec 1645 – 15 Jan 1719) m. John Fuller (28 Dec 1645 – 15 Jan 1672)
    1. 1. Mary Hawes (17 Sep 1679 – 2 Apr 1768)
    2. 2. Mary Ware (17 September 1679 – 2 August 1768)
    3. 3. Abigail Mann (15 Nov 1681 – 5 Mar 1772)
    4. 4. Daniel Hawes (30 Mar 1684 – 15 Jan 1763)
    5. 5. Bridget Hawes (1685 – )
    6. 6. Josiah Hawes (06 Apr 1686 – 18 Oct 1760)
    7. 7. Ruth Hawes (09 Jul 1691 – 06 Oct 1721)
    8. 8. Benjamin Hawes (14 Mar 1695 – 1 Nov 1754)
    9. 9. Judith Fuller (21 Nov 1673 – )
    10. 10. Hannah Fuller (5 Sep 1675 – )
    11. 11. John Fuller (19 Nov 1677 – )
    12. 12. Thomas Fuller (19 Nov 1681 – )
    13. 13. Robert Fuller (11 Aug 1685 – )
    14. 14. Hezekiah Fuller (5 Aug 1687 – 2 Jul 1777)
    15. 15. Col. (Benjamin) Hawes (14 Mar 1696 – 01 Nov 1754)
    16. 16. Samuel Hawes (7 Jan 1713 – 5 Oct 1795)
  10. 10. Judith (Hooker (twin) Gay) Fuller (23 April 1649 – 19 November 1718)
  11. 11. John Gay (6 May 1651 – 19 November 1731)
  12. 12. John ((Hooker)) Gay (6 May 1651 – 19 November 1731)
  13. 13. Jonathan Gay (1 Aug 1653 – 12 July 1713)
  14. 14. Jonathan ((Hooker)) Gay (1 August 1653 – 12 July 1713)
  15. 15. Hannah Gay (16 Oct 1656 – 26 February 1660)
  16. 16. Hezekiah Gay (3 Jul 1640 – )

John Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1615
13 July 1615
Birth of John (Bowsie) Gay in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1637
1637
Age 22
John (Bowsie) Gay resided here in Dedham
Dedham
1688
4 March 1688
Age 73
Death of John (Bowsie) Gay in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1615
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dedham
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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