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Joshua Louis Gay 1765–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Jackson county, Alabama

Father: (John) Gay

Mother: Frances McDaniel-Gay

Spouse(s): Mary Byrd, Sara Brown

Children(s): Lewis Gay, Wyley Gay, Allen Gay, John Gay, Mary Gay, Richard Gay, Thomas Gay, Jordan Gay, Gilbert Gay, Vicey Gay, Rachel Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Joanna Gay, Mahala Gay, Vicie Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Patience Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Joanna Gay, Mahala Gay, Gay None, McEwen None, Wealtha Gay, Henrietta Gay

Joshua Louis Gay was born in 1765 in Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina, the child of John Thomas Gay And Frances Patience Mcdaniel Gay. Joshua Louis Gay married Mary Ann Byrd, Sara Sallie Brown, and had children including Allen Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Gay, Gilbert S Gay, Henrietta Gay, Joanna Gay, John Asa Gay, Jordan Gay, Lewis Gay, Mahala Gay, Mary Gay, Mcewen, Patience Gay, Rachel Gay, Richard Gay, Thomas Gay, Vicey Gay, Vicie Gay, Wealtha Gay, Wyley Gay. Joshua Louis Gay passed away in 1845 in Jackson county, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Joshua Louis Gay was born in 1765 in Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina, the child of John Thomas Gay And Frances Patience Mcdaniel Gay.
  • Joshua Louis Gay married Mary Ann Byrd, Sara Sallie Brown, and had children including Allen Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Gay, Gilbert S Gay, Henrietta Gay, Joanna Gay, John Asa Gay, Jordan Gay, Lewis Gay, Mahala Gay, Mary Gay, Mcewen, Patience Gay, Rachel Gay, Richard Gay, Thomas Gay, Vicey Gay, Vicie Gay, Wealtha Gay, Wyley Gay.
  • Joshua Louis Gay passed away in 1845 in Jackson county, Alabama.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Gay's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Gay
1765–1845
Birth Place: Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina
Parents
(John) Thomas Gay
1740–1784
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Frances (Patience) McDaniel-Gay
1740–1791
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Gay
1700–1754
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Annis ("Ann") Pasley-McDaniel
1691–1761
St Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
John (Michael Robinson) McDaniel
1695–1749
Horsebride Path, N Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1659–1736
Jane Gay
1664–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Gay's Descendants

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Joshua (Louis) Gay (1765–1845) m. Mary (Ann) Byrd (1776–1851) m. Sara (Sallie) Brown (ABT 1776–1860)
  1. 1. Lewis Gay 1812–1884 m. Gay 1811–1900
    1. 1. Allen Gay 1831–1867 m. Sarah (Garland) Gay 1829–1893
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Gay 1849–1922 m. Gay 1851–1946
        1. 1. Leslie (Collier) Gay 1869–1940 m. Gay 1874–1940
        2. 2. Roswell (Warren) Gay 1872–1953 m. Gay 1873–1961
        3. 3. Alla (Vesta) Gay 1874–1918
        4. 4. Lawson (O) Gay 1870–
      2. 2. William (D) Gay 1865–1869
      3. 3. Allen Gay 1862–1863
      4. 4. Rosalie (Caturah) Gay 1858–1859
      5. 5. Mary (Eugenia) Gay 1852–1928
      6. 6. Sarah (Elender) Gay 1851–
    2. 2. Andrew Gay 1849–
    3. 3. Sarah (Elender) Gay 1851–
  2. 2. Wyley Gay 1815–1866
  3. 3. Allen Gay 1806–1860
  4. 4. John (Asa) Gay 1806–1860
  5. 5. Mary Gay 1826–1869
  6. 6. Richard Gay 1815–1878
  7. 7. Thomas Gay 1824–1875 m. Gay 1839–1888
    1. 1. Martin (J.) Gay 1842–1912
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Gay 1845–1919
    3. 3. John (Maxwell) Gay 1848–1930
    4. 4. Emerita Gay 1849–1860
    5. 5. James (Steven) Gay 1858–1894
    6. 6. Thomas (B) Gay 1852–1905
    7. 7. Mariah (Elizabeth) Gay 1855–1875
    8. 8. Hugh (Avis) Gay 1860–1937
    9. 9. Martha (Adeline) Gay 1863–1921
    10. 10. Margie (Alcester) Gay 1869–1875
  8. 8. Jordan Gay 1785–1852
  9. 9. Gilbert (S.) Gay 1793–1857
  10. 10. Vicey Gay 1819–
  11. 11. Rachel Gay 1789–
  12. 12. Elizabeth Gay 1805–1861
  13. 13. Joanna Gay 1808–1856
  14. 14. Mahala Gay 1805–
  15. 15. Vicie Gay 1803–
  16. 16. Elizabeth Gay 1797–
  17. 17. Patience Gay 1801–
  18. 18. Elizabeth Gay 1805–1861
  19. 19. Joanna Gay 1802–1856
  20. 20. Mahala Gay 1786–1802
  21. 21. Gay 1805–1846
  22. 22. McEwen 1820–1849
  23. 23. Wealtha Gay 1819–1883
  24. 24. Henrietta Gay 1823–1870

Joshua Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Joshua Louis Gay in Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina
Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina
1845
1845
Age 80
Death of Joshua Louis Gay in Jackson county, Alabama
Jackson county, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Franklin, Northampton County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Jackson county, Alabama

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