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Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay 1580–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1580

Birth Location: Suffolk, Durham, England

Death Date: 4 Mar 1688

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Richard (Guye)

Mother: Margaret Bowsie

Spouse(s): Joan Cyll

Children(s): John Gay

The story of Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay began in 1580 in Suffolk, Durham, England. Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay married Joan S Alham Cyll, and had children including John Guy Gay. Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay began in 1580 in Suffolk, Durham, England.
  • Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay married Joan S Alham Cyll, and had children including John Guy Gay.
  • Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay passed away in 1688 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard (Guye)
1560–1583
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Margaret Bowsie
1560–1583
Birth Location: Cotton, Suffolk, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Joan Cyll
1584–1691
Birth Location: Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

John Gay
1615–1688
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
JG

Richard Gay's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gay
1580–1688
Birth Place: Suffolk, Durham, England
Parents
Richard Nycholas Gay (Guye)
1560–1583
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Margaret Bowsie
1560–1583
Cotton, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay) (Guye)
1534–1597
Marksbury, Somerset, England
Lady (Isabella Tuvie) Garland
1537–1597
Marksbury, Somerset, England
Joane Grange
1535–1564
Cotton, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gay
1498–1545
Lady (Beaple)
1509–1579
Thomas Garlande
1510–1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gay's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Nycholas John (Guye)) Gay (25 Dec 1580–4 Mar 1688) m. Joan (S Alham) Cyll (24 May 1584–14 Aug 1691)
  1. 1. John ((Guy)) Gay 1615–1688 m. Joanna Hooker 1612–1691
    1. 1. Samuel Gay 1639–1718 m. Mary (Ann Bridge) Gay 1637–1718
      1. 1. Edward Gay 1666–1730 m. Rebecca (Fisher) (Gay) 1667–1718
        1. 1. Jemima (Gay) Richardson 1705–1782 m. John (Adams Richardson) IV 1701–1767

Richard Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1580
25 Dec 1580
Birth of Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay in Suffolk, Durham, England
Suffolk, Durham, England
1688
4 Mar 1688
Age 108
Death of Richard Nycholas John (Guye) Gay in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1580
    Event Place: Suffolk, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1688
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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