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John 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 Gay

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

John Gay was born in 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, the child of Richard John Gay Guye And Joan Cyll. In 1637, John Gay resided in Dedham. John Gay married Joanna Gay, and had children including Abiel Hawes, Eleazer Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Hannah Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Joanna Gay, John Hooker Gay, John Gay, Jonathan Hooker Gay, Jonathan Gay, Judith Gay, Judith Hooker Twin Gay Fuller, Nathaniel Hooker Gay Sr, Samuel Hooker Gay I, Samuel Gay. John Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Gay was born in 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, the child of Richard John Gay Guye And Joan Cyll.
  • In 1637, John Gay resided in Dedham.
  • John Gay married Joanna Gay, and had children including Abiel Hawes, Eleazer Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Hannah Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Joanna Gay, John Hooker Gay, John Gay, Jonathan Hooker Gay, Jonathan Gay, Judith Gay, Judith Hooker Twin Gay Fuller, Nathaniel Hooker Gay Sr, Samuel Hooker Gay I, Samuel Gay.
  • John 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 Gay
1612–1691
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

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

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 Gay (13 July 1615–4 March 1688) m. Joanna Gay (12 April 1612–14 August 1691)
  1. 1. Joanna Gay 1645–1708 m. John ((Hunting) Ware) I 1646–1718 m. Nathaniel Whiting 1644–1676
    1. 1. Hannah ((Gay) Ware) Fairbanks 1686–1730 m. Lieut. (Joshua) Fairbanks 1682–1742
      1. 1. Joseph Fairbank 1717–1801
        1. 1. Rhoda Fairbanks 1749–1791 m. John Carpenter 1745–1825
    2. 2. Joseph Ware 1681–1754 m. Hanah Wood 1689–1754
      1. 1. Hannah Ware 1710–1773
      2. 2. John (Ware) Sr 1717–1779
      3. 3. Joseph (Ware) Jr 1725–1743
      4. 4. Benjamin Ware 1730–1754
      5. 5. Abigail Ware 1715–1715
      6. 6. Eleazer Ware 1719–1722
      7. 7. Abigail Ware 1723–1788
      8. 8. Zipporah Goulding 1712–1794
    3. 3. Abigail (WARE) Throop 1680–1740
    4. 4. Zachariah Ware 1683–1684
    5. 5. Mary Ware 1684–1747
    6. 6. Benjamin ((Gay)) Ware 1688–1744
    7. 7. Nathaniel Whiting 1667–
    8. 8. John Whiting 1669–1669
    9. 9. Samuel Whiting 1671–1705
    10. 10. Hezekiah Whiting 1673–
    11. 11. Joanna Whiting 1665–1739
  2. 2. Hezekiah Gay 1640–
  3. 3. Samuel Gay 1638–1718
  4. 4. Eleazer Gay 1647–1724
  5. 5. Nathaniel ((Hooker) Gay) Sr 1642–1712
  6. 6. Hannah Gay 1656–1660
  7. 7. John Gay 1651–1731
  8. 8. Jonathan Gay 1653–1713
  9. 9. Judith Gay 1649–1718
  10. 10. Hezekiah Gay 1640–1669
  11. 11. John ((Hooker)) Gay 1651–1731
  12. 12. Jonathan ((Hooker)) Gay 1653–1713
  13. 13. Abiel Hawes 1649–1718 m. Daniel Hawes 1652–1739 m. John Fuller 1645–1719 m. John Ware 1646–1718 m. Nathaniel Whiting 1644–1676 m. John Fuller 1645–1672
    1. 1. Judith Fuller 1673–
    2. 2. Hannah Fuller 1675–
    3. 3. John Fuller 1677–
    4. 4. Thomas Fuller 1681–
    5. 5. Robert Fuller 1685–
    6. 6. Hezekiah Fuller 1687–1777
    7. 7. Benjamin Hawes 1695–1754
    8. 8. Abigail Mann 1681–1772
    9. 9. Mary Ware 1679–1768
    10. 10. Mary Hawes 1679–1768
    11. 11. Daniel Hawes 1684–1763
    12. 12. Josiah Hawes 1686–1760
    13. 13. Ruth Hawes 1691–1721
    14. 14. Bridget Hawes 1685–
    15. 15. Col. (Benjamin) Hawes 1696–1754
    16. 16. Samuel Hawes 1713–1795
  14. 14. Samuel ((Hooker) Gay) I 1639–1718
  15. 15. Judith (Hooker (twin) Gay) Fuller 1649–1718
  16. 16. Elizabeth Gay 1632–1673

John Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1615
13 July 1615
Birth of John Gay in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1637
1637
Age 22
John Gay resided here in Dedham
Dedham
1688
4 March 1688
Age 73
Death of John 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
    [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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dedham
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

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

    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
    [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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