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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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