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Richard John Gay 1520–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1520

Birth Location: Barnstable, Devon, England

Death Date: 1593

Death Location: Town Barningham, Norfolk

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Mother: Joan Inett

Spouse(s): Juliana Berry

Children(s): Nicholas Gay, Wylliam Gay, John Gay, Tamsyn Gaye, Joan Gay, Lettice Gay, Eleanor Gay

Richard John Gay was born in 1520 in Barnstable, Devon, England, the child of Nathaniel Antonie Gay And Joan Jane Inett. Richard John Gay married Juliana Berry, and had children including Eleanor Gay, Joan Gay, John Gay, Lettice Gay, Nicholas Gay, Tamsyn Gaye, Wylliam Gay. Richard John Gay passed away in 1593 in Town Barningham, Norfolk.

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Biography

  • Richard John Gay was born in 1520 in Barnstable, Devon, England, the child of Nathaniel Antonie Gay And Joan Jane Inett.
  • Richard John Gay married Juliana Berry, and had children including Eleanor Gay, Joan Gay, John Gay, Lettice Gay, Nicholas Gay, Tamsyn Gaye, Wylliam Gay.
  • Richard John Gay passed away in 1593 in Town Barningham, Norfolk.

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Richard Gay's Ancestors

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Richard Gay
1520–1593
Birth Place: Barnstable, Devon, England
Parents
Joan (Jane) Inett
1506–1555
Goldsworthy, Devon, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gay's Descendants

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Richard (John) Gay (Abt 1520–1593) m. Juliana Berry (1514–1579)
  1. 1. Nicholas Gay 1534–1597 m. Isabel (Tuvie) Garland 1538–1598
    1. 1. Richard (Nyhcolas) Gay 1560–1583 m. Margaret Blakeman 1564–1582
      1. 1. Richard (Gay) Jr 1580–1663 m. Joan Borden 1584–1693
        1. 1. Richard Guy –1736
        2. 2. Grace Guy –1741
        3. 3. Margarett Gay 1618–
        4. 4. Samuell Gay 1619–1620
        5. 5. John Gay 1615–1688 m. Joanna Borden 1612–1691
  2. 2. Wylliam Gay 1544–1592
  3. 3. John Gay 1540–1584
  4. 4. Tamsyn Gaye 1541–
  5. 5. Joan Gay 1545–
  6. 6. Lettice Gay 1537–
  7. 7. Eleanor Gay 1539–1540

Richard Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Abt 1520
Birth of Richard John Gay in Barnstable, Devon, England
Barnstable, Devon, England
1593
1593
Age 73
Death of Richard John Gay in Town Barningham, Norfolk
Town Barningham, Norfolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1520
    Event Place: Barnstable, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Town Barningham, Norfolk

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