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John (Guy) Gay 1615 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 July 1615

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

Death Date: 4 Mar 1688

Death Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard (Guye)

Mother: Joan Cyll

Spouse(s): Joanna Borden

Children(s): Samuel Gay

In 1615, John (Guy) Gay entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, born to Richard John Gay (Guye) and Joan S Alham Cyll. John (Guy) Gay married Joanna Hooker Borden, and had children including Samuel Gay. John (Guy) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1615, John (Guy) Gay entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, born to Richard John Gay (Guye) and Joan S Alham Cyll.
  • John (Guy) Gay married Joanna Hooker Borden, and had children including Samuel Gay.
  • John (Guy) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA.

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
1612 – 1691
Birth Location: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Gay
1639 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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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 (S Alham) Cyll
1584 – 1691
Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Richard (Nycholas Gay) (Guye)
1560 – 1583
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Margaret Bowsie
1560 – 1583
Cotton, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Guye)
1534 – 1597
Isabelle Garland
1537 – 1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Gay)
1498 – 1544
Thomas Garlande
1510 – 1561
Lady Hadfield
1515 – 1578

John Gay's Descendants

1.
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John ((Guy)) Gay (13 July 1615 – 4 Mar 1688) m. Joanna (Hooker) Borden (12 Apr 1612 – 14 Aug 1691)
  1. 1. Samuel Gay (10 Mar 1639 – 15 April 1718) m. Mary (Ann Bridges) (Gay) (18 Nov 1637 – 13 Apr 1718)
    1. 1. Dr (Samuel Leigh) Gay (04 Nov 1662 – 22 February 1753) m. Abigail Curtis (1666 – 1744)
      1. 1. Samuel (Gay,) Guy (24 March 1687 – 9 March 1772) m. Joanna Poole (21 Dec 1688 – 17 March 1757)
        1. 1. Samuel Guy (1719 – 1793) m. Rebecca Kelly (1715 – 18 Apr 1774)

John Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1615
13 July 1615
Birth of John (Guy) Gay in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1688
4 Mar 1688
Age 73
Death of John (Guy) Gay in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 July 1615
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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