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Sgt. James Gay

Male 1744 - 1819  (75 years)

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  1. 1.  Sgt. James GaySgt. 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:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85226192/james-gay

    James Gay's will was probated in Iredell county, Feb. 15, 1819.

    Plot: row 22, plot 15

    James 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]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Gay  Descendancy chart to this point 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.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John GayJohn Gay Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) 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.

    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 Carolina

    John 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:
    1. 3. Milus Gay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1811 in North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1878.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Milus Gay Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.James1) was born on 11 Sep 1811 in North Carolina; died on 30 Jul 1878.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: clerk; farmer
    • Census: 1850, Payson, Adams County, Illinois
    • Census: 1870, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California

    Milus married Amanda Esther Brown on 23 Feb 1841 in Adams County, Illinois. Amanda was born on 11 Apr 1822 in New York; died on 10 Dec 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Horace Gay  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1849 in Illinois.
    2. 5. Milus Harvey Gay  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1843 in Illinois; died on 18 Mar 1894 in Santa Clara County, California; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Horace Gay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Milus3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born about 1849 in Illinois.

    Notes:

    California county birth, marriage, and death records, 1849-1980.
    Entry for Horace G. Gay.
    Near San Jose, March 23, 1862, Horace G., son of M.Gay, aged 13 years>
    Paper: April 3, 1862.


  2. 5.  Milus Harvey Gay Descendancy chart to this point (3.Milus3, 2.John2, 1.James1) was born in 1843 in Illinois; died on 18 Mar 1894 in Santa Clara County, California; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1880, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California

    Notes:

    Notes:
    In the 1870 US census, Milues, age 27, is in his parents' household. Occupation: law student.
    Milus H. Gay of San Jose is listed in the freshman class of the University of the Pacific, Santa Clara, California in 1861.
    Milus H. Gay of San Jose is listed in the junior class of the University of the Pacific, Santa Clara, California in 1863.
    Milus H. Gay of San Buenaventura is listed with the graduates of classical course of 1865 of the University of the Pacific, Santa Clara, California, 1876.
    Milus H. Gay of San Buenaventura is listed as receiving degree of master of the arts of University of the Pacific, Santa Clara, California, 1876.

    Died:
    California state roster, 1909 goverment and military records:
    Given Name: Milus H.
    Surname: Gay
    Position: Member of the Assembly
    City: Santa Clara
    Death Date: 18 Mar 1894
    Page #: 616

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200826610/milus-h-gay

    Buried together Sec A
    Milus H. Gay
    Eugene H. Gay
    Horace G Gay
    Rudolf J. Gay
    Amanda E. Gay
    *Milus H. Gay
    Ella S. Gay
    Electa Brown

    Milus married Ella Sinex on 23 Oct 1872. Ella (daughter of Thomas Henry Sinex and Mary Elizabeth Ward) was born on 13 Sep 1851 in Indiana; died on 22 Jan 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Dr. Henry Milus Gay  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1873 in Santa Clara County, California; died on 06 Nov 1939 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California.


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