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Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay 1794 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1794

Birth Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1879

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: William Gay

Mother: Judith Scott

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In 1794, Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay entered the world in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, born to William Gay and Judith Scott. Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay passed away in 1879 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay entered the world in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, born to William Gay and Judith Scott.
  • Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay passed away in 1879 in Virginia, USA.

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Mary Gay's Ancestors

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Mary Gay
1794 – 1879
Birth Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Gay
1731 – 1815
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Judith Scott
1765 – 1827
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr (William Alexander 'Old Duke') Gay,
1705 – 1749
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bolling
1709 – 1766
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1663 – 1737
Jane Lawrence
1664 – 1737
Maj Bolling,
1676 – 1729
Mary Kennon
1679 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1639 – 1688
Joane Sanders
1641 – 1725
Col Bolling,
1646 – 1709
Jane Rolfe
1650 – 1676
Col Kennon
1650 – 1696
Elizabeth Worsham
1651 – 1743

Mary Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1794
3 Feb 1794
Birth of Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
1879
1879
Age 85
Death of Mary "Polly" Buchanan Gay in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1794
    Event Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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