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William Gay (abt. 1705 - 1749)

Dr. William "Old Duke" Gay
Born about in Scotlandmap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1730 in Buckingham, Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 44 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Colony of Virginiamap
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William Gay resided in the Southern Colonies in North America before 1776.
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Biography

William Gay was an immigrant to America. William was a listed as a "Dr." [1]and he was also a Virginian farmer. [2]

Children of DR. GAY and ELIZABETH BOLLING are:

  1. CAPT. WILLIAM GAY, b. Bet. 1744 - 1750, Henrico Co. VA; d. 02 May 1815, Powhatan Co., VA.
  2. ELIZABETH "BETTY" GAY, b. Sep 1738, Henrico Co. VA; d. 27 Nov 1813, Chesterfield Co., VA.
  3. MARY GAY, b. Abt. 1735, Henrico Co. VA; d. Abt. 1800; m. NEIL BUCHANAN; b. "Ettricks Banks", Chesterfield Co., VA; d. 1796.
  4. JOHN GAY, b. Bet. 1744 - 1750, Henrico Co. VA; d. West Indies.

Will

Will of William Gay of Dale Parish in Chesterfield County. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 1, p. 25, w. 1 Mar 1749, p. no date given. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2SGG4pl

wife Elizabeth
Exrs: wife Elizabeth, friends John Bolling, Archd Cary, John Fleming Junr
Wit: John (Hyndman ?), James Murray, _?_ Osborne

Sources

  1. ↑ First Families of America: The Abridged Compendium of American Genea logy, pages 500-502; From Annals of Bath County, by O. F. Morton: "Jame s, Henry, John, Robert and William Gay, whose names appear in the Pastur es between 1745-1755 were brothers. Their sister, Eleanor, married William Kinkead. James died in 1776, leaving 8 children. Some later Gays moved to Kentucky.
  2. ↑ The GAYRE or GAY FAMILY GENEALOGY. By Lanette Hill Brightwell. Available to read on Google Books at http://tinyurl.com/p7q9noa

See also:

  • usgwarchives Amelia County Virginia Marriages. William Gay & Judith Scott, January 14, 1783.
  • Ackerly, Mary Denham,. "Our kin" : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia. unknown: unknown, c1930.




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Ken Spratlin
US Southern Colonies Project adding project management (PMP) and project protection (PPP) as co-manager—disputed relationships.

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Susan McNamee
Gay-4647 and Gay-92 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Duplicates spouse from prior merge. Dates are correct on Gay-92.
posted by Susan McNamee
N.-17 Maggie N.
There is NO Sarah Bolling Fitzgerald listed in any of the known Pocahontas sources. Also no sources proving link to these parents neither on her own profiles. That does not mean they did not have a daughter named Sarah Gay ( perhaps died infancy ?).
posted by Maggie N.
N.-17 Maggie N.
I have sorted out this Dr. William Gay family with his wife, Elizabeth Bolling, according to the sources with the Pocahontas Association and other sources.
posted by Maggie N.
Doughman-1 Wesley Doughman
Folks I have some serious mistakes on this profile
posted by Wesley Doughman
N.-17 Maggie N.
The GAYRE or GAY FAMILY GENEALOGY. By Lanette Hill Brightwell. Available to read on Google Books at http://tinyurl.com/p7q9noa
posted by Maggie N.
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Gay-1641 and Gay-92 appear to represent the same person because: married to Elizabeth Bolling which is well documented
posted by Robin Lee
Doughman-1 Wesley Doughman
The Gay Family is very confusing
posted by Wesley Doughman

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