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John Jay 1672 – 1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1672

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1724

Death Location: Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey

Father: John (Joy)

Mother: Mercy Bartlett

Spouse(s): Mary Orchard

Children(s): William Jay

John Jay was born in 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of John Ivey Jay (Joy) and Mercy Bartlett. John Jay married Mary Anna Orchard, and had children including William Jay. John Jay passed away in 1724 in Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • John Jay was born in 1672 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of John Ivey Jay (Joy) and Mercy Bartlett.
  • John Jay married Mary Anna Orchard, and had children including William Jay.
  • John Jay passed away in 1724 in Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Joy)
1641 – 1677
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Bartlett
1650 – 1674
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Orchard
1670 – 1742
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
MO

Children(s)

William Jay
1720 – 1773
Birth Location: Westchester, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
WJ

John Jay's Ancestors

Self
John Jay
1672 – 1724
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
John Ivey Jay (Joy)
1641 – 1677
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Bartlett
1650 – 1674
Plymouth, Plymouth Co, MA
Grandparents
Joan Gallop
1618 – 1691
Bridport, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Thomas Joy
1610 – 1678
Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gallup)
1592 – 1650
Christobel Brushett)
1596 – 1655
Thomas (Jay)
1583 – 1640
Frances Paulett
1587 – 1641
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Brushett
1564 – 1592
Thomas (Jay)
1564 – 1649
Alice Hall
1567 – 1659

John Jay's Descendants

1.
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John Jay (30 Sep 1672 – 1724) m. Mary (Anna) Orchard (26 Sep 1670 – 1 March 1742)
  1. 1. William Jay (5 September 1720 – 4 Mar 1773) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal (1727 – 1818) m. Mary (Elizabeth "ANN" Vestal "Jay") "Revolution" (1 Jan 1722 – 1818)
    1. 1. Joseph Jay (1747 – 25 Aug 1806) m. Mary (Minerva) Cothran (1752 – 1806)
      1. 1. John (H) Jay (18 Apr 1771 – 18 Apr 1845) m. Edna Stinson (1775 – 1863)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898) m. Matilda Watson (Jun 1830 – 1865)
      2. 2. John (H.) Jay (18 April 1771 – 18 April 1845) m. Edna ("Edney") Stinson (1775 – 1863)
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898)

John Jay's Timeline

2 Records

1672
30 Sep 1672
Birth of John Jay in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1724
1724
Age 52
Death of John Jay in Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey
Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1672
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Alloway Creek, Salem, New Jersey
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