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Richard Gay 1675 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1675

Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1740

Death Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Gay

Mother: Joane Sanders

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In 1675, Richard Gay entered the world in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Gay and Joane Sanders. Richard Gay passed away in 1740 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Richard Gay entered the world in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Gay and Joane Sanders.
  • Richard Gay passed away in 1740 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA.

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Richard Gay's Ancestors

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Richard Gay
1675 – 1740
Birth Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Gay
1639 – 1688
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Joane Sanders
1641 – 1725
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Gay
1615 – 1669
Plymouth, Devon, England
Joanne (Jane) Baldwin
1619 – 1688
England??
Tobias (Saunders) II,
1620 – 1695
Amersham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary (Clarke) Peckham
1625 – 1694
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gay
1590 –
Tobias Saunders
1596 – 1642
Isabel Wilde
1598 – 1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Saunders
1560 – 1629
Johanna Osburne
1561 – 1614

Richard Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1 Jun 1675
Birth of Richard Gay in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1740
1 Jun 1740
Age 65
Death of Richard Gay in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1675
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

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