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William Jay 1788–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 June 1788

Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 August 1843

Death Location: Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA

Father: John Jay

Mother: Elizabeth Pugh

Spouse(s): Mary Pearson, Mary Furnas

Children(s): Joseph Jay, Elizabeth Jay, John Jay, Sally Jay, William Jay

William Jay was born in 1788 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Jay And Elizabeth Pugh. William Jay married Mary Pearson, Mary Pearson Furnas, and had children including Elizabeth Jay, John Jay, Joseph Furnas Jay, Sally Furnas Jay, William Jay. William Jay passed away in 1843 in Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jay was born in 1788 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Jay And Elizabeth Pugh.
  • William Jay married Mary Pearson, Mary Pearson Furnas, and had children including Elizabeth Jay, John Jay, Joseph Furnas Jay, Sally Furnas Jay, William Jay.
  • William Jay passed away in 1843 in Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jay's Ancestors

Self
William Jay
1788–1843
Birth Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Jay
1752–1829
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Pugh
1755–1821
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Jay
1720–1773
Hartford, British America, Maryland, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal
1723–1818
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Thomas Pugh
1732–1789
Gwynedd, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jay
1672–1724
Ann Orchard
1674–1742
William III
1692–1744
Elizabeth Mercer
1694–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1641–1675
Mercy Bartlett
1650–1692
William II
1667–1702
Alice Glover
1663–1706

William Jay's Descendants

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William Jay (19 June 1788–9 August 1843) m. Mary Pearson (6 July 1791–10 Oct 1819) m. Mary (Pearson) Furnas (6 Jul 1791–9 July 1819)
  1. 1. Joseph (Furnas) Jay 1814–1873 m. Mary Coate 1817–1893
    1. 1. Jane Jay 1839–1879 m. David (Miles) Coppock 1841–1909
      1. 1. Charles (Benjamin) Coppock 1879–1955 m. Beatrice Bates 1886–1963
        1. 1. Don (Lowell Coppock) Sr 1906–2002 m. Mary (Theoline) Redinbaugh 1920–2001
        2. 2. Fred (Albert) Coppock 1918–1991 m. Lillian (T) Michael 1907– m. Marjorie (Laveta) Lawley 1918–2004
        3. 3. Bernice (Marie) Coppock 1912–2003 m. Howard (John) Richards 1913–
        4. 4. Keith (Leroy) Coppock 1908–1996 m. Lucille (H) Hall 1906–1996 m. Lillian (B) Thornton 1907– m. Marion (G) Cope 1910–
      2. 2. Almeda Coppock 1844–1865
      3. 3. Fred (Coate) Coppock 1877–1943 m. Bertha (M) Coate 1880–1957
        1. 1. Harold (D) Coppock 1908–1982
        2. 2. Mildred (Ethel) Coppock 1911–1911 m. Lowell (J) Border 1912–
      4. 4. Lura Coppock 1872–1959
      5. 5. Horace Coppock 1863–1940 m. Minerva (A) Cox 1860–1930
        1. 1. Maurice (Joseph) Coppock 1886–1962 m. Alice (Eudora) Ford 1889–1957
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Coppock 1894–
        3. 3. Paul (Wilke) Coppock 1891–
        4. 4. Perry (Ohmer) Coppock 1886–
        5. 5. David (M) Coppock 1900–1980
        6. 6. Morris (Joseph) Coppock 1886–1962 m. Alice (Eudora) Ford 1889–1957 m. Helen (Doris) Emerich 1895–1991
      6. 6. Bertha Coppock 1874–1946 m. Joseph (William) Edmundson 1874–1956
        1. 1. Paul (B) Edmundson 1913–
      7. 7. Furnas (Jay) Coppock 1869–1918 m. LuLu Edmundson 1871–1933
      8. 8. Almedia Coppock 1867–1939
      9. 9. Lambert Coppock 1865–1939 m. Dora (Ann) Coppock 1869–1954
        1. 1. Kenneth (M) Coppock 1897–1920
        2. 2. Goldie (J) Powell 1888–1981
        3. 3. Lillian Powell 1890–1971
        4. 4. Lura (Marie) Blatchley 1895–1983
        5. 5. Jessie Jorgensen 1893–1972
      10. 10. Anabel Coppock 1861–1933 m. Jacob (E) Huntsberger 1858– m. John Gray 1859–1932
        1. 1. Jacob (Mervin Huntsberger) Sr 1882–
        2. 2. Pearl Gray 1890–1891
        3. 3. Ethel Gray 1888–1941 m. James Snell 1888–1947
    2. 2. Oliver (Perry) Jay 1858–1938
    3. 3. Mary (Emily) Jay 1850–1932
    4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Jay 1850–1932
    5. 5. Elizabeth Jay 1845–1870
    6. 6. John Jay 1841–1905
    7. 7. Sarah (Furnas) Jay 1812–1844 m. Joseph (Cothran) Coppock 1812–1897
      1. 1. Albert Coppock 1846–
    8. 8. William Jay 1835–1910
    9. 9. Lucinda Patty 1837–1912 m. Finley (Hill) Patty 1837–1884
      1. 1. Albert (Raymond) Patty 1877–1942
      2. 2. Boyd (Jay) Patty 1880–1967
      3. 3. Charles (Martin) Patty 1864–1933
      4. 4. Cora (Jane) Patty 1868–1950
      5. 5. Lloyd (Jay) Patty 1874–1879
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Patty 1866–1951
      7. 7. Nathan (W) Patty 1871–1909
  2. 2. Elizabeth Jay 1814–
  3. 3. John Jay 1817–1836
  4. 4. Sally (Furnas) Jay 1812–
  5. 5. William Jay 1819–1829

William Jay's Timeline

2 Records

1788
19 June 1788
Birth of William Jay in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1843
9 August 1843
Age 55
Death of William Jay in Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA
Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 June 1788
    Event Place: Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1843
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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