Charles Kay (1790 - 1867)

Born 19 Dec 1790 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Johnson) Kay — married [date unknown] in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1867 at age 76 in Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Narrative from Findagrave.com:
Charles Kay was the son of James Kay and Grace Elgin Kay and born (perhaps) in Virginia or at the James Kay homeplace in Ghentsville, Abbeville County, SC. In 1850 and 1860 census records he gives his birthplace as Virginia. The 839-acre plantation on Beaverdam Creek where the Kay Family Cemetery was situated was called "Beverdam" in Anderson County Deeds, Vol. W, p. 336.

Mary Johnson Kay was the first wife of Charles Kay (1790-Sept 2, 1867), who is buried next to her with a separate marker -- he was married secondly to Charlotte Miller Kay, a granddaughter of the famous English printer, John Miller, who moved to Charleston and later to Pendleton.

Mary Johnson Kay was the daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Elizabeth Gaines. The children of Charles Kay and Mary Johnson were:

• James Harrison Kay
• Hilyard Kay
• Theresa E. Kay
• William Marvin Kay
• Enoch Henry Kay (1823–1867)
• Louisa C. Kay (1824–1851)
• Caroline E. Kay
• Charles Wesley Kay (1828–1902)
• Silas E. (Key) Kay (1830–1902)
• Eldred Johnson Kay (1833–1862)
• Marcus Moore Kay (1835–1924)^[1]
• Margaret Pendleton Kay

At the time of Charles Kay's death his widow Charlotte Miller Kay got 1/12 of his estate as well as all property she owned when they married, and his eleven children (with Mary Johnson Kay) each got 1/11 share of the estate. Three of the children are said to be buried in the Kay Family Cemetery, along with certain in-laws.

BURIAL^[2]
Kay Family Cemetery
Williamston, Anderson County, South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965; child: Marcus M Kay
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21771909/charles-kay

• 1830; Census Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 34; Family History Library Film: 0022503

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 507; Page: 154; Family History Library Film: 0022508

• 1850 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 302A; Image: 610. amb 19:13, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

• Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 42, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1212; Page: 307; Family History Library Film: 805212

• The Descendants of Robert Kay of South Carolina. Author: James E Kay; William D Kay; Jeremiah A Kay; Franklin A Spearman; Carl B Kay. Publisher: Sumter, South Carolina : Kay Family Association, ©1998.

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