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Thomas Gay 1690–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Apr 1754

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: Henry Gay

Mother: Jane Lawrence

Spouse(s): Mary Bryan

Children(s): Thomas Gay, Henry Gay, Mary Gay, William Gay, Thomas Gay, Jethro Gay, John Gay, william gay, mary gay, fereby gay, charles gay, edmond gay, jonathan gay, William Gay, Edmond Gay, Jonathan Gay

In 1690, Thomas Gay entered the world in Isle, Virginia, United States, born to Henry 2Nd Gay And Jane Lawrence. Thomas Gay married Mary Bryan, and had children including Charles Gay, Edmond Gay, Fereby Gay, Henry Gay, Jethro Gay, John Thomas Gay, Jonathan Gay, Mary Gay, Thomas Gay, Thomas Jr Gay, William Gay. Thomas Gay passed away in 1754 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Thomas Gay entered the world in Isle, Virginia, United States, born to Henry 2Nd Gay And Jane Lawrence.
  • Thomas Gay married Mary Bryan, and had children including Charles Gay, Edmond Gay, Fereby Gay, Henry Gay, Jethro Gay, John Thomas Gay, Jonathan Gay, Mary Gay, Thomas Gay, Thomas Jr Gay, William Gay.
  • Thomas Gay passed away in 1754 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Gay
1663–1737
Birth Location: Isle, , Virginia, USA
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Jane Lawrence
1664–1737
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bryan
1700–1800
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
MB

Children(s)

Thomas Gay
1730–1784
Birth Location: Isle, Wright, Virginia, USA
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Henry Gay
1682–1682
Birth Location: Isle Wight, VA, USA
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Mary Gay
1717–
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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William Gay
1720–1898
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Thomas Gay
1723–1784
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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Jethro Gay
1723–1756
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JG
John Gay
1730–1784
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
JG
william gay
1731–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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mary gay
1733–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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fereby gay
1735–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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charles gay
1736–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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edmond gay
1736–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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jonathan gay
1737–
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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William Gay
1729–1755
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Edmond Gay
1740–1776
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Jonathan Gay
1745–1822
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Gay's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gay
1690–1754
Birth Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry 2nd Gay
1663–1737
Isle, , Virginia, USA
Jane Lawrence
1664–1737
, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Gay
1640–1688
Isle of Wight, England
Joane Sanders
1641–1737
Isle, Virginia, United States
Robert Lawrence
1639–1721
Ware Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Gay
1600–
Sanders
1620–
Robert Lawrence
1617–1682
Elizabeth Adkinson
1615–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John merchant
1589–1638
Mary Gibbone
1590–1675
Henry Atkinson
1590–
Phillis Fleming
1590–

Thomas Gay's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Gay (1690–4 Apr 1754) m. Mary Bryan (1700–1800)
  1. 1. Thomas Gay 1730–1784 m. Patience McDaniel 1740–1791 m. Patience McDaniel 1774–1847
    1. 1. Allen Gay 1765–1849 m. Abigail Castleberry 1767–1824 m. Ann (Pickeron) Benton 1776–1871
      1. 1. Matilda Gay 1809–1870 m. Washington ("Wash") Dyer 1807–1878
        1. 1. Thomas (Allen) Dyer 1830–1880 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Walls 1833–1901
        2. 2. Martha (Washington) Dyer 1831–1905
        3. 3. Sarah (J) Dyer 1833–1886
        4. 4. Gilbert (M) Dyer 1835–1863
        5. 5. Nicholas (Jehiel M) Dyer 1838–1916 m. Sarah (J.) Gay 1844– m. Sarah (J) Dyer 1842–
        6. 6. Elisha (Samuel) Dyer 1841–1905 m. Mary (A.) Dyer 1836–
        7. 7. Male (Twin) Dyer 1830–1854
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Letitia) Dyer 1831–1911
      2. 2. John (William) Gay 1788–1860 m. Margaret Eady 1791–1858
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gay 1808–1842
        2. 2. John (Allen) Gay 1811–1880
        3. 3. Abigail Gay 1813–1860
        4. 4. Jane Gay 1815–1854
        5. 5. Delitha Gay 1817–
        6. 6. James (Shackleford) Gay 1819–1891
        7. 7. Jasper (Newton) Gay 1821–1872
        8. 8. Frances (McDaniel) Gay 1823–1891
        9. 9. Francis (M) Gay 1826–1900
        10. 10. Mary (Ann) Gay 1828–1860
        11. 11. John (B) Gay 1832–
        12. 12. Columbus (A Alford) Gay 1838–
        13. 13. John (William Sr) Gay 1841–1932
      3. 3. Elizabeth Gay 1790–1873
      4. 4. Thomas Gay 1795–1845
      5. 5. Temperance (Ann) Gay 1797–1869
      6. 6. Martha Gay 1797–1860
      7. 7. James Gay 1801–1860
      8. 8. Gilbert Gay 1793–1880 m. Sarah STamps 1811–
      9. 9. Elias Gay 1805–1848
    2. 2. Johanna Gay 1756–
    3. 3. Mary (Polly) Gay 1760–1875
    4. 4. John Gay 1760–1817
    5. 5. Temperance Gay 1762–1862
    6. 6. William Gay 1766–1852
    7. 7. Thomas Gay 1770–1838
  2. 2. Henry Gay 1682–1682
  3. 3. Mary Gay 1717–
  4. 4. William Gay 1720–1898
  5. 5. Thomas (Jr) Gay 1723–1784
  6. 6. Jethro Gay 1723–1756
  7. 7. John (Thomas) Gay 1730–1784
  8. 8. william gay 1731–
  9. 9. mary gay 1733–
  10. 10. fereby gay 1735–
  11. 11. charles gay 1736–
  12. 12. edmond gay 1736–
  13. 13. jonathan gay 1737–
  14. 14. William Gay 1729–1755
  15. 15. Edmond Gay 1740–1776
  16. 16. Jonathan Gay 1745–1822

Thomas Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Thomas Gay in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1754
4 Apr 1754
Age 64
Death of Thomas Gay in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1754
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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