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Henry Gay from Isle of Wight
Posted by: Oel Wingo Date: October 23, 1998 at 11:27:11
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I now have more information on my GAY line (thanks to Beth Gay's Book) and am looking for additional assistance with additional information. My grandmother was Josephine B. GAY. I have the following information. Anybody in this line with additional information? Thank you.

FIRST GENERATION:
Henry GAY b abt 1628 in England d abt 1669 in Isle of Wight Co. VA d (2) abt 1688 in Isle of Wight Co. VA. married Joane/Ann/Jane GAY m (1) Henry GAY (2) Robert LAWRENCE
They had the following children:
* 1. Henry Gay II
2. John GAY I m LAWRENCE
3. Thomas GAY m Rebecca PAGE d of Thomas PAGE

SECOND GENERATION
Henry GAY II b in Isle of Wight Co. VA d 3 Feb 1735 d(2) 25 Apr 1737 m Jane LAWRENCE
They had the following children:
1. John GAY
* 2. Henry GAY III
3. Thomas GAY III
4. William GAY
5. Joshua GAY
6. Ann GAY m LAWRENCE
7. Sarah GAY m Robert BABB

THIRD GENERATION
Henry GAY III b I Isle of Wight Co, VA d 28 Nov 1793 in Edgecombe Co. NC Occupation Planter. M Mary GAY
They had the following children:
* 1. Simon GAY
2. James GAY
3. John GAY d 7 Mar 1838
4. William GAY m Mary WILSON, 7 Mar 1800
5. Richard GAY m Levinia ROBERTSON 30 Dec 1811
6. Sarah GAY m LANGLEY
7. Elizabeth GAY m LANGLEY

FOURTH GENERATION
Simon GAY (RS) b Edgecombe Co. NC d aft 1820 m (1) Mary HARRISON 8 Aug 1781; m (2) Mary FREEMAN 22 Jan 1787; m (3) Anne FREEMAN, 17 Jun 1807 in Bulloch Co. GA
Simon GAY and Anne FREEMAN had the following children:
1. Henry Simon GAY

FIFTH GENERATION:
Henry Simon GAY (RS) b abt 1799 in Bulloch Co. GA d 1857 buried in Bethsadia Cem. M Jane/Mary GAY.
They had the following children:
1. Henry GAY
2. Obediah GAY Sr. (CSA)
3. McLundy "Mack L." GAY
4. Samuel Hiram GAY
5. Abraham GAY. B 1832 m Mary E. GAY
6. John GAY. B 1836
7. Hiram GAY (CSA) b 1838 in GA d 15 Aug, 1864 in Civil War, near Atlanta, GA. In Griswoldville, Bibb Co. GA. m Martha GAY 15 Oct 1860 in GA
* 8. Matthew Alexander GAY (CSA)
9. Elizabeth GAY. B 1841 m Matthew Tucker s of H.C. Tucker
10. Mary Jane GAY

SIXTH GENERATION:
Matthew Alexander GAY b 14 Jan 1840 in Lowndes Co. GA d 29 Dec 1917 in Providence Ch., Worth Co. GA. m Josephine GILES
They had the following children:
* 1. John Henry GAY
2. Charles Abram GAY
3. Simon Mathew GAY
4. Ella GAY. M (1) Jesse HALL. m (2) Bob DYKES m (3) Henry SPENCE.
5. Cora GAY m Elijah ROBERTS
6. Roxie GAY m Marion POWELL

SEVENTH GENERATION:
John Henry GAY b. abt. 1870 in Worth Co GA d in 1953 in Colquitt Co. GA. m Leanna Williams b in Worth Co. GA d 1936 in Colquitt Co. GA.
They had the following children:
1. Matthew Alexander "Alex" GAY
2. Nancy GAY
3. Pauline GAY. married RAINEY
* 4. Bessie Josephine GAY m NEWTON
5. Myrtice GAY married HOGG
6. Leonard GAY
7. Rufus GAY
8. David Hiram GAY

EIGHTH GENERATION:
Jospehine B. GAY b 28 July, 1900, pb Colquitt Co, GA m abt 1915 to Warren George NEWTON b 4 July 1884, pb Colquitt Co, GA, d abt 1937, pd Pleasant Grove Church, Moultrie, GA,

They had the following children:
Gladys Estelle 1- FENDER 2- WINGO b 10 Dec 1916 pb Colquitt Co, GA, m FENDER divorced m James Carl WINGO
Warren Julian NEWTON b 15 April, 1919 d 28 Jan 1961, m Natalie ?
Georgia Lee FLOWERS b 6 Feb 1921 m Paul Flowers
Eva Mae NORMAN b 17 Nov 1922 m Bill NORMAN
America Cornelious NEWTON b 15 Sept 1925 d 13 April 1926
Velmer Leatheta NEWTON b 19 May 1927 d 1 Nov 1927
Jack George Dulan NEWTON b 3 March 1929 m Deloris ?
Russell Eugene NEWTON b 18 May 1931 m Nell ?
Jerrell Talmage NEWTON b 1 Apr 1934 d 1 Oct 1934


Can anyone help??
Oel

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