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Joseph Jay 1747 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 Aug 1806

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Jay

Mother: Mary Vestal

Spouse(s): Mary Cothran

Children(s): John Jay, John Jay

The story of Joseph Jay began in 1747 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States. Joseph Jay married Mary Minerva Cothran, and had children including John H Jay, John H. Jay. Joseph Jay passed away in 1806 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Jay began in 1747 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States.
  • Joseph Jay married Mary Minerva Cothran, and had children including John H Jay, John H. Jay.
  • Joseph Jay passed away in 1806 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jay
1725 – 1773
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Mary Vestal
1727 – 1818
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cothran
1752 – 1806
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Jay
1771 – 1845
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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John Jay
1771 – 1845
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Joseph Jay's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Jay
1747 – 1806
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Jay
1725 – 1773
New Jersey, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal
1727 – 1818
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Jay
1672 – 1724
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Orchard
1674 – 1742
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
William (Glover) Vestal
1692 – 1744
Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
ELIZABETH (MERCER -) Quaker
1694 – 1751
Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Jay
1641 –
Mercy Bartlett
1650 –
Nicholas Orchard
1651 –
Anna Phillips
1620 – 1679
WILLIAM III
1667 – 1701
Alice Glover
1672 – 1708
John (Quaker)
1652 – 1716
MARY Mercer
1664 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Orchard
1617 – 1655
Anna Phillips
1620 – 1679
William (Vassell)
1628 – 1737
Anna King
1628 – 1706

Joseph Jay's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. Robert (Jackson) Jaye (12 February 1860 – 7 February 1919) m. Isabelle Stacy (1 Feb 1877 – 14 Jun 1956)
        1. 1. Lula (Gertrude) Jaye (16 Nov 1902 – 14 Jan 1965) m. Robert (Earnest) Gandy (9 October 1882 – 30 December 1939)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Octavia "Bessie") Jaye (21 Feb 1904 – 21 SEP 1981) m. George (Cecil) McDonald (1910 – 7 Aug 1967)
        3. 3. John (Jackson) Jaye (7 July 1905 – 9 December 1973) m. Gladys (Zenolia) Jaye (20 September 1909 – 6 May 1995)
        4. 4. Alonzo Jaye (18 January 1907 – 5 January 1936)
        5. 5. Annis (Louise Jay) Fountain (12 April 1908 – 20 July 1973) m. Charles (Eldred) Fountain (5 May 1909 – 27 January 1973)
        6. 6. Robert (Lee) Jaye (12 Mar 1911 – 3 November 1969) m. Minnie (Lee) Jaye (7 September 1910 – 28 August 1968)
        7. 7. James (Travis) Jaye (13 July 1913 – 31 July 1970)
        8. 8. Ralph (Edward) Jaye (10 April 1916 – 15 July 1958) m. Leila (Luverne) Fulford (23 May 1922 – 30 November 2002)
        9. 9. Delois ("Lois" Jay) Sasser (15 Nov 1918 – 5 Oct 2003) m. James (H) Sasser (1919 – 2009)
  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)
      1. 1. Edmond (D.) Jay (1849 – )
      2. 2. John (W.) Jay (1850 – )
      3. 3. Stinson Jay (1853 – )
      4. 4. Lewis Jay (1857 – )
      5. 5. Rachel Jay (1862 – )
      6. 6. Edna Jay (1865 – )

Joseph Jay's Timeline

4 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Joseph Jay in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1747
1747
Birth of Joseph Jay in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1806
26 August 1806
Age 59
Death of Joseph Jay in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1806
25 Aug 1806
Age 59
Death of Joseph Jay in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1806
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1806
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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