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John Gay 1615 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JUL 1615

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon

Death Date: 4 MAR 1688

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Jr

Mother: Joan Baldwickie

Spouse(s): Joanna Hooker

Children(s): Samuel Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Nathaniell Gay, Nathaniel Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazar Gay, Abigail Gay, Judith Gay, Jonathan Gay, Hanna Gay

John Gay was born in 1615 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon, the child of Richard GAY, Jr and Joan Baldwickie. John Gay married Joanna Hooker, and had children including Samuel Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Nathaniell Gay, Nathaniel Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazar Gay, Abigail Gay, Judith Gay, Jonathan Gay, Hanna Gay. John Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Gay was born in 1615 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon, the child of Richard GAY, Jr and Joan Baldwickie.
  • John Gay married Joanna Hooker, and had children including Samuel Gay, Hezekiah Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Nathaniell Gay, Nathaniel Gay, Joanna Gay, Eleazar Gay, Abigail Gay, Judith Gay, Jonathan Gay, Hanna Gay.
  • John Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jr
1580 – 1693
Birth Location: St. Cross South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RJ
Joan Baldwickie
1584 – 1693
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Hooker
1612 – 1691
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England, United Kingdom
JH

Children(s)

Samuel Gay
1639 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SG
Hezekiah Gay
1640 – 1669
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
HG
Elizabeth Gay
1641 – 1689
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EG
Nathaniell Gay
1642 –
Birth Location: –
NG
Nathaniel Gay
1643 – 1712
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
NG
Joanna Gay
1645 – 1708
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
JG
Eleazar Gay
1647 – 1726
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
EG
Abigail Gay
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
AG
Judith Gay
1649 – 1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Jonathan Gay
1653 – 1713
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Hanna Gay
1656 – 1660
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
HG

John Gay's Ancestors

Self
John Gay
1615 – 1688
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon
Parents
Richard GAY, Jr
1580 – 1693
St. Cross South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Joan Baldwickie
1584 – 1693
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Gay
1560 –
Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Gay
1564 –
Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Gay
1534 – 1597
Isabell Garland
1538 – 1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gay's Descendants

1.
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John Gay (13 JUL 1615 – 4 MAR 1688) m. Joanna Hooker (12 APR 1612 – 14 AUG 1691)
  1. 1. Samuel Gay (10 MAR 1639 – 15 APR 1718) m. Mary Bridge (18 NOV 1637 – 13 APR 1718)
  2. 2. Hezekiah Gay (3 JUL 1640 – 11 NOV 1669)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gay (ABT 1641 – 6 OCT 1689) m. Richard Martin (1623 – between 9 July 1671 to 24 October 1671)
  4. 4. Nathaniell Gay (11 MAY 1642 – )
  5. 5. Nathaniel Gay (11 JAN 1643 – 20 FEB 1712) m. Lydia Starr (1652 – 6 AUG 1744)
  6. 6. Joanna Gay (23 MAR 1645 – 26 OCT 1708) m. Nathaniel Whiting (26 JUL 1644 – 29 MAR 1664)
    1. 1. Joanna Whiting (26 SEP 1665 – 10 OCT 1739) m. John Blake (1663 – 7 JAN 1727/1728)
      1. 1. James Blake (7 OCT 1689 – 12 JAN 1765) m. Ann Bullard (15 JAN 1693 – 16 DEC 1767)
      2. 2. Anna Blake (7 OCT 1691 – )
      3. 3. Bridget Blake (27 MAR 1693 – 12 SEP 1782) m. Adams (1688 – ) m. Nathaniel Jenks (4 JAN 1703 – 13 DEC 1739)
      4. 4. John (Blake) IV (22 JUL 1694 – 24 DEC 1722)
      5. 5. Mary Blake (8 APR 1696 – 1697) m. Whipple (ABT 1690 – )
      6. 6. Abigail Blake (30 JUL 1698 – 1775) m. Hugh Pray (ABT 1687 – 13 APR 1761)
        1. 1. Sarah Pray (ABT 1714 – ABT 1748) m. Elijah Blake (13 OCT 1723 – ) m. Abner Hopkins (1722 – )
        2. 2. Patience Pray (8 JUL 1718 – 4 JUL 1790) m. John Bullock (19 MAR 1711 – 5 DEC 1777) m. John Greatracks (1714 – BEF 1790)
        3. 3. Abigail Pray (1 JUN 1719 – ) m. David Dinsmore (<1718> – )
        4. 4. Sarah Pray (29 MAR 1721 – )
        5. 5. John Pray (3 DEC 1722 – 2 JUN 1747)
        6. 6. Jonathan Pray (9 SEP 1724 – 3 DEC 1792) m. Phebe Aldrich (7 JAN 1728 – )
        7. 7. Hugh Pray (9 AUG 1726 – 4 AUG 1816) m. Mary Aldrich (24 JUL 1748 – 28 MAR 1811) m. Lillis Cole (15 MAY 1736 – 11 MAY 1768)
        8. 8. Mary Pray (14 OCT 1728 – AFT 31 DEC 1750) m. Abner Hopkins (1722 – ) m. Joseph Hopkins (3 MAR 1667 – 16 MAY 1735)
        9. 9. Martha Pray (26 MAY 1731 – ) m. George Westcott (ABT 1727 – )
        10. 10. Jeremiah Pray (1 APR 1733 – 22 APR 1734)
        11. 11. Ann Pray (4 MAR 1734 – ) m. Cornelius Walling (ABT 1730 – )
        12. 12. Susan Pray (ABT 1736 – )
        13. 13. David Pray (18 MAR 1738 – ) m. Hannah (<1738> – )
        14. 14. Mercy Pray (7 OCT 1741 – ) m. Caleb Seamans (ABT 1737 – )
      7. 7. Hannah Blake (15 MAR 1700 – 22 APR 1782) m. Nicholas Harris (OCT 1691 – 18 MAY 1775)
      8. 8. Diana Blake (15 SEP 1701 – 8 APR 1704)
      9. 9. Margaret Blake (15 JUN 1704 – 1704)
      10. 10. Amiable (Naomi) Blake (25 OCT 1706 – 1791) m. Abraham York (ABT 1705 – )
    2. 2. Nathaniel Whiting (7 SEP 1667 – )
    3. 3. John Whiting (14 SEP 1669 – 27 SEP 1669)
    4. 4. Samuell Whiting (18 JUN 1671 – 8 MAR 1745) m. Mary Clark (10 AUG 1671 – 1704) m. Darling (ABT 1673 – )
    5. 5. Hezekiah Whiting (25 AUG 1673 – )
  7. 7. Eleazar Gay (25 JUN 1647 – 13 APR 1726) m. Lydia Hawes (26 JAN 1648/1649 – 16 NOV 1717)
  8. 8. Abigail Gay (23 APR 1649 – 17 JAN 1718) m. Daniel Hawes (10 FEB 1653 – 16 MAR 1737)
  9. 9. Judith Gay (23 APR 1649 – 19 NOV 1718) m. John Fuller (28 DEC 1645 – 15 JAN 1719)
  10. 10. Jonathan Gay (1 AUG 1653 – 12 JUL 1713) m. Mary Bullard (24 DEC 1659 – 7 MAR 1757)
  11. 11. Hanna Gay (16 OCT 1656 – 26 FEB 1660)

John Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1615
13 JUL 1615
Birth of John Gay in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon
1688
4 MAR 1688
Age 73
Death of John Gay in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1688
1688
Age 73
Burial of John Gay in Village Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Village Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1615
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Village Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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