John Gay
1770 - 1844 (74 years)
Generation: 1
1. John Gay was born on 20 Mar 1770 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (son of Sgt. James Gay and Margret Mitchell); died on 26 Sep 1844 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried in Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23793538/john-gay
Son of James Gay &
Margaret [Mitchell] Gay
Married Elizabeth Watson
December 09, 1793
Rutherford Co., North CarolinaJohn married Elizabeth Watson in 1793. Elizabeth was born on 15 Mar 1773 in York County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Jun 1860 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried in Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Milus Gay was born on 11 Sep 1811 in North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1878.
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Sgt. James Gay was born on 20 Mar 1744 in Ireland; died on 4 Apr 1819 in North Carolina; was buried in Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. Notes:
Sons of the American Revolution, Mississippi Chapter.
Application for Elmer Deloss Gay, West Beach, Biloxi Miss.
Application No.88715.
Sources:
Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army.
Portrait and Biographical Album, Pike County, Illinois, p.465.
Roster, North Carolina Revolutionary Soldier in the Revolution, p.128
Portrait and Biographical Album, Pike County, Illinois, p.465.
In the biography of James Gay, b.1814.
Mr. Gay was born in Cool Spring Township, Iredell County, N.C., February 5, 1814. His father, William Gay, was a native of the same county and was a son of James Gay who was born in Ireland March 20, 1744, and came to America in 1766. He joined the fortunes of the Colonists and did faithful service in the Revolution for five years. He was married to Margaret Mitchell December 1, 1768, in Lancaster County, Pa., and they reared three children. He was a planter and owned a plantation of two thousand acres. In his will he gave each of his children three hundred acres of land and three of his grandchildren two hundred acres apiece. In early life he was a member of the Church of England, but later became a Presbyterian and died strong in the faith, his death occurring in April 1819.
James Gay (1744-1819) enlisted, 1766, serving as private and sergeant in the North Carolina troops; was engaged in the battles of Stone and Eutaw. He was born in Ireland; died in North Carolina.
Daughters of the American Revolution. Application 136335: Mrs. Mary Louise Gay Blunt, wife of Rev. Harry Blunt.
Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution. Published by the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932.
page 128
Gay, Jas., Sergt.,
Brevard's Company
Date of enlistment 1 Jun 1781
Period of service: 12 months
Occurrences: Do 28 Apr 1782
Buried:
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James Gay's will was probated in Iredell county, Feb. 15, 1819.
Plot: row 22, plot 15James married Margret Mitchell on 1 Dec 1768 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Margret was born in 1745 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Apr 1796 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried in Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Margret Mitchell was born in 1745 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 17 Apr 1796 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried in Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. Notes:
Buried:
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Born in the town of Paxton, Lancaster County, PA. Married 1768 in Pennsylvania.
Row 22, Plot 14Children:
- 1. John Gay was born on 20 Mar 1770 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Sep 1844 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried in Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina.