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Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay 1534–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Marksbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: 01 Jan 1597

Death Location: Combe Hay, Somerset, England

Father: Sir dramatist)

Mother: Julian Berry

Spouse(s): Lady Garland

Children(s): Sir Gay

Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was born in 1534 in Marksbury, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Richard Gay John Gay Dramatist And Julian Berry. Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay married Lady Isabella Tuvie Garland, and had children including Sir William Gay. Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was born in 1534 in Marksbury, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Richard Gay John Gay Dramatist And Julian Berry.
  • Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay married Lady Isabella Tuvie Garland, and had children including Sir William Gay.
  • Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay passed away in 1597 in Combe Hay, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir dramatist)
1520–1593
Birth Location: Barnstable, Devon, England
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Julian Berry
1509–1579
Birth Location: Berry Harbor, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Garland
1537–1597
Birth Location: Marksbury, Somerset, England
LG

Children(s)

Sir Gay
1560–1611
Birth Location: Combe Hay, Somerset, England
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Sir Gay's Ancestors

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Sir Gay
1534–1597
Birth Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Richard Gay (John Gay, dramatist)
1520–1593
Barnstable, Devon, England
Julian Berry
1509–1579
Berry Harbor, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Anthonie Gay
1495–1555
Goldsworthy, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Jane) Inett
1506–1555
Goldsworthy, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Inett
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Gay's Descendants

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Sir (James Nicholas (Nycholas)) Gay (1534–01 Jan 1597) m. Lady (Isabella Tuvie) Garland (1537–1597)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Gay 1560–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Bolling 1555–1619
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Gay 1584–1648 m. John Roach 1580–1655
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Tyron 1618–1691 m. Lawrence Dameron(Immigrant) 1615–1660
        1. 1. George (Dameron) (GGF6) 1647–1698 m. Elizabeth Burberry 1665–1698
        2. 2. Thomas Dameron 1651–1717 m. Sarah Bledsoe 1671–
        3. 3. Thomas Dameron 1651–1717
        4. 4. John Dameron 1644–
        5. 5. Bartholomew Dameron 1638–1639
        6. 6. Jane Dameron 1637–1688
        7. 7. Thomas Dameron 1639–1750
        8. 8. Dorothy Dameron 1656–1726
        9. 9. Bartholomew Dameron 1645–1708
      2. 2. James (E.) Roach
      3. 3. William Roach 1624–

Sir Gay's Timeline

8 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay in Marksbury, Somerset, England
Marksbury, Somerset, England
1547
23 Sep 1547
Age 13
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married in Lezant, Cornwall, England
Lezant, Cornwall, England
1559
14 May 1559
Age 25
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married in Marksbury, Somerset, England
Marksbury, Somerset, England
1560
14 May 1560
Age 26
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married in Barnstaple, Devon, , England
Barnstaple, Devon, , England
1560
14 May 1560
Age 26
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married in Parish Church, Combe Hay, Somerset, England
Parish Church, Combe Hay, Somerset, England
1564
1564
Age 30
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married
None
1595
14 May 1595
Age 61
Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay was married in Marksbury, Somerset, England
Marksbury, Somerset, England
1597
01 Jan 1597
Age 63
Death of Sir James Nicholas (Nycholas) Gay in Combe Hay, Somerset, England
Combe Hay, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Lezant, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1559
    Event Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1560
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1560
    Event Place: Parish Church, Combe Hay, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1595
    Event Place: Marksbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Combe Hay, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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