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John David Lay 1822–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Campbell, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 30 Jun 1870

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: John Lay

Mother: Mary Duncan

Spouse(s): Sarah Murray

Children(s): James Lay, Calvin Lay, John Lay, John Lay, Sarah Lay, William Lay, Joseph Lay, George Lay, Emeline Lay, Mary Lay, Elias Lay, David Lay

The story of John David Lay began in 1822 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. John David Lay married Sarah Elizabeth Betty Murray, and had children including Calvin Sampson Lay, David Lafayette Lay, Elias Louis Lay, Emeline Lay, George Washington Lay, James F Lay, John D Lay, John Ramsey Lay, Joseph H Lay, Mary Polly Lay, Sarah Jane Sallie Lay, William D Lay. John David Lay passed away in 1870 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John David Lay began in 1822 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
  • John David Lay married Sarah Elizabeth Betty Murray, and had children including Calvin Sampson Lay, David Lafayette Lay, Elias Louis Lay, Emeline Lay, George Washington Lay, James F Lay, John D Lay, John Ramsey Lay, Joseph H Lay, Mary Polly Lay, Sarah Jane Sallie Lay, William D Lay.
  • John David Lay passed away in 1870 in Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lay's Ancestors

Self
John Lay
1822–1870
Birth Place: Campbell, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John David Big Valley Dave Lay
1765–1860
Mary Duncan
1793–1873
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David Lay
1753–1827
Pittsylvania Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Neoma) Gibson
1751–1832
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gibson
1725–1776
Mary Duncan
1732–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gibson
1705–1771
Margaret Spurgeon
1700–1749
Rev III
1692–1788
RUTH Raleigh
1702–1781

John Lay's Descendants

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John (David) Lay (1822–30 Jun 1870) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Betty) Murray (24 Mar 1823–10 Dec 1884)
  1. 1. James (F.) Lay 1844–1918
    1. 1. Jess (C.) Lay 1874–1953
      1. 1. Ethel (Inez) Lay 1906–1995
  2. 2. Calvin (Sampson) Lay 1869–1941
    1. 1. Hester (Belle) Lay 1911–1996
  3. 3. John (Ramsey) Lay 1853–1936
  4. 4. John (D) Lay 1849–1927
  5. 5. Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Lay 1856–1913
  6. 6. William (D) Lay 1860–1936
  7. 7. Joseph (H) Lay 1852–1940
  8. 8. George (Washington) Lay 1862–1922
  9. 9. Emeline Lay 1849–1860
  10. 10. Mary (Polly) Lay 1844–1926
  11. 11. Elias (Louis) Lay 1858–
  12. 12. David (Lafayette) Lay 1845–1927
    1. 1. Nancy (Taylor) Lay 1882–1956
      1. 1. Merl (Ophal) Parker 1903–
    2. 2. Hattie (Essie) Lay 1889–1954
      1. 1. Ernest Williams 1924–2009

John Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of John David Lay in Campbell, Tennessee, United States
Campbell, Tennessee, United States
1870
30 Jun 1870
Age 48
Death of John David Lay in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Campbell, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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