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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 Gay

Mother: Joan Boyce

Spouse(s): Joanna Borden

Children(s): Samuel Gay

John Gay was born in 1615 in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England, the child of Richard Gay and Joan Boyce. John Gay married Joanna Borden, and had children including 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 Gay and Joan Boyce.
  • John Gay married Joanna Borden, and had children including Samuel Gay.
  • John Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gay
1580 – 1688
Birth Location: Suffolk, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Boyce
1583 – 1691
Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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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
SG

John Gay's Ancestors

Self
John Gay
1615 – 1688
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Parents
Richard Gay
1580 – 1688
Suffolk, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Joan Boyce
1583 – 1691
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Gay
– 1583
Margaret Blackmore
1560 – 1583
Barnstaple, British Isles, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gay's Descendants

1.
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John Gay (13 July 1615 – 4 March 1688) m. Joanna Borden (12 April 1612 – 14 August 1691)
  1. 1. Samuel Gay (10 Mar 1639 – 15 Apr 1718) m. Mary Bridge (18 November 1637 – 13 April 1718)
    1. 1. John Gay (25 June 1668 – 17 June 1758) m. Mary Fisher (17 September 1668 – 18 May 1748)
      1. 1. John Gay (8 Jul 1699 – 6 Aug 1792) m. Lydia Colver (10 Nov 1700 – 19 May 1787)
        1. 1. Lydia Gay (11 Mar 1724 – 23 Jun 1789) m. George Bissell (10 Mar 1720 – 23 Jun 1789)

John Gay's Timeline

6 Records

1615
13 July 1615
Birth of John Gay in Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
1617
11 Jul 1617
Age 2
John Gay was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1678
13 February 1678
Age 63
John Gay was married in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
1686
18 Dec 1686
Age 71
John Gay - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1688
Abt 1688
Age 73
John Gay resided here in Dedham, Suffolk, New England
Dedham, Suffolk, New England
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: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1617
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P93/DUN/256

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 February 1678
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Suffolk, New England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dedham
    Record Source: Norfolk County, MA Probate Index 1793-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Gay, Cushman, Vickery genealogy

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1686
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
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