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John Gooddall LAY 1554–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Surrey, Surrey, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1627

Death Location: Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard *

Mother: Anne (lay)

Spouse(s): Alice Say

Children(s): John Lay

John Gooddall LAY was born in 1554 in Surrey, Surrey, England, the child of Richard Lay Mr And Anne Margerye Lay. John Gooddall LAY married Alice Wirge Say, and had children including John Lay. John Gooddall LAY passed away in 1627 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Gooddall LAY was born in 1554 in Surrey, Surrey, England, the child of Richard Lay Mr And Anne Margerye Lay.
  • John Gooddall LAY married Alice Wirge Say, and had children including John Lay.
  • John Gooddall LAY passed away in 1627 in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John LAY's Ancestors

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John LAY
1554–1627
Birth Place: Surrey, Surrey, England
Parents
Richard Lay MR *
1520–1568
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Anne (Margerye) (lay)
1520–1568
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Richard (Lay) (Laye)
1500–1560
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Anne WOODHAM
1500–1520
Surrey, England
Richard (Lay) (Laye)
1500–1560
Christ Church, Surrey, England
Anne Woodham
1500–1520
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John (Laye)(Leigh)
1480–1577
Mary Lay
1482–
John (Laye)(Leigh)
1480–1577
Mary Lay
1482–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John LAY's Descendants

1.
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John (Gooddall) LAY (1554–2 Feb 1627) m. Alice (Wirge) Say (1560–13 Jan 1624)
  1. 1. John Lay 1582–1674 m. Sarah Marvin 1586–1675
    1. 1. Robert Lay 1617–1689 m. Sarah Fenner 1615–1676
      1. 1. Phoebe (Phebe Lay) Laye 1651–1699 m. John (Borodell Denison, of) Mystic 1646–1698
        1. 1. William Denison 1677–1730 m. Mary Avery 1680–1762

John LAY's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of John Gooddall LAY in Surrey, Surrey, England
Surrey, Surrey, England
1627
2 Feb 1627
Age 73
Death of John Gooddall LAY in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England
Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Surrey, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1627
    Event Place: Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England

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