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William Jay 1711–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1711

Birth Location: Colonial America

Death Date: bef 4 Mar 1773

Death Location: Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America

Father: Joseph Jay

Mother: Mary Orchard

Spouse(s): Mary Vestal, Mary Vestal

Children(s): James Jay

William Jay was born in 1711 in Colonial America, the child of Joseph John Jay And Mary Ann Orchard. William Jay married Mary Elizabeth Vestal, Mary Vestal, and had children including James Jay. William Jay passed away in 1773 in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Jay was born in 1711 in Colonial America, the child of Joseph John Jay And Mary Ann Orchard.
  • William Jay married Mary Elizabeth Vestal, Mary Vestal, and had children including James Jay.
  • William Jay passed away in 1773 in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jay
1672–1762
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British Colony
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Mary Orchard
1670–1742
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Vestal
1723–1818
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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Mary Vestal
1727–1818
Birth Location: Chester Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
MV

Children(s)

James Jay
1743–1833
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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William Jay's Ancestors

Self
William Jay
1711–1773
Birth Place: Colonial America
Parents
Joseph John Jay
1672–1762
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, British Colony
Mary (Ann) Orchard
1670–1742
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jay's Descendants

1.
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William Jay (abt 1711–bef 4 Mar 1773) m. Mary Vestal (1 Jan 1723–1818) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal (1727–1818)
  1. 1. James Jay 1743–1833 m. Mary Voss 1745–1795 m. Elizabeth Brown 1765–1839 m. Martha Jay 1740–1820
    1. 1. Elizabeth Jay 1766–1841 m. William (Asa) Hargis 1760–1836
      1. 1. Susannah Hargiss 1782–1860 m. David Ragains 1783–1868
        1. 1. William (Harrison) Ragains 1806–1877 m. Mrs (Jane (William)) Ragains 1808–1835 m. Mary (Polly) Carter 1809–1898

William Jay's Timeline

3 Records

1711
abt 1711
Birth of William Jay in Colonial America
Colonial America
1743
1743
Age 32
William Jay was married in Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia
Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia
1773
bef 4 Mar 1773
Age 62
Death of William Jay in Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America
Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1711
    Event Place: Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 4 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Ninety Six District, South Carolina, Colonial America
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