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Thomas Jay 1609–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Gravesand, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 21 Oct 1678

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Jay

Mother: Frances Paulett

Spouse(s): Joane Gallop

Children(s): John Jay, Ephriam Jay, Joseph Jay, Samuel JAY, Thomas Jay, Benjamine Jay, Elizabeth Jay, Sarah Jay, Eliza Jay, Ruth Jay

Thomas Jay was born in 1609 in Gravesand, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Jay And Frances Paulett. Thomas Jay married Joane Gallop, and had children including Benjamine Jay, Eliza Jay, Elizabeth Jay, Ephriam Jay, John Jay, Joseph Jay, Ruth Jay, Samuel I Jay, Sarah Jay, Thomas Jay. Thomas Jay passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jay was born in 1609 in Gravesand, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Jay And Frances Paulett.
  • Thomas Jay married Joane Gallop, and had children including Benjamine Jay, Eliza Jay, Elizabeth Jay, Ephriam Jay, John Jay, Joseph Jay, Ruth Jay, Samuel I Jay, Sarah Jay, Thomas Jay.
  • Thomas Jay passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Jay's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Jay
1609–1678
Birth Place: Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Jay
1579–1612
Norfolk, England
Frances Paulett
1587–1678
England
Grandparents
Thomas Jay
1563–
Warwickshire, England
Sir (William) Paulet
1539–1598
Winchester, Hampshire, , England
Agnes Howard
1531–1601
Effingham, Surrey, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Paulet
1515–1576
Elizabeth Willoughby
1514–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Jay's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Jay (1609–21 Oct 1678) m. Joane Gallop (25 Jan 1620–20 Feb 1691)
  1. 1. John Jay 1641–1677 m. Mercy Bartlett 1650–1672
    1. 1. John Jay 1672–1724 m. Ann Orchard 1652–1742
      1. 1. William Jay 1720–1773 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal 1723–1818
        1. 1. Sarah (Lucille "Lucy") Jay 1745–1802 m. John (Isaac) Satterfield 1742–1802
        2. 2. James Jay 1744–1835
        3. 3. William Jay 1745–1797
        4. 4. John Jay 1752–1829
        5. 5. Mary Jay 1755–1758
      2. 2. Joseph (John) Jay 1718–1762 m. Ellen Douglass 1712–
    2. 2. Joseph Jay 1670–1762
  2. 2. Ephriam Jay 1646–1697
  3. 3. Joseph Jay 1638–1645
  4. 4. Samuel (I) JAY 1639–1698
  5. 5. Thomas Jay 1642–1648
  6. 6. Benjamine Jay 1649–1650
  7. 7. Elizabeth Jay 1654–1729
  8. 8. Sarah Jay 1648–1672
  9. 9. Eliza Jay 1652–1652
  10. 10. Ruth Jay 1658–1727

Thomas Jay's Timeline

5 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Thomas Jay in Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Gravesand, Norfolk, England
1636
1636-1900
Age 27
Thomas Jay resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1665
1665
Age 56
Thomas Jay resided here in Massachusetts Colony, MA
Massachusetts Colony, MA
1678
21 Oct 1678
Age 69
Death of Thomas Jay in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1750
1750-1850
Age 141
Thomas Jay resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Gravesand, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: .
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4764.026; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [10] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4764.026; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1635; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636-1900
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Thomas Joy and his descendants in lines of his sons, Samuel of Boston, Joseph of Hingham, Ephraim of Berwick : a portfolio of f

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1850
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: A volume of records relating to the early history of Boston

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

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