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John Lay 1633–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1633

Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 13 Nov 1696

Death Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Woolward

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Catherine ⭐️

John Lay was born in 1633 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Lay Sr And Elizabeth Woolward. John Lay had children including Catherine Andrews Lay. John Lay passed away in 1696 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lay was born in 1633 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Lay Sr And Elizabeth Woolward.
  • John Lay had children including Catherine Andrews Lay.
  • John Lay passed away in 1696 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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John Lay's Ancestors

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John Lay
1633–1696
Birth Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Lay Sr
1607–1689
Horley, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Woolward
1608–1645
Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John (William Lay) (Leigh)
1582–1689
Horley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Maria) Marvin
1586–1659
Brixham, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lay's Descendants

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John Lay (21 Sep 1633–13 Nov 1696)
  1. 1. Catherine (Andrews Lay) ⭐️ 1671–1761 m. Deacon (Jonathan) Copp 1664–1746
    1. 1. Jonathan (Copp Jr) @@ 1694–1772 m. Margaret (Stanton) @@ 1701–1740
      1. 1. Dorothy (Laye) Copp 1722–1810 m. Nathan Crary 1717–1798
        1. 1. Nathan Crary 1747–1813 m. Keturah Ayers 1755–1846

John Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1633
21 Sep 1633
Birth of John Lay in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
1696
13 Nov 1696
Age 63
Death of John Lay in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1633
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

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