THE JAY LINE JAY LINE - FIRST GENERATION THOMAS JAY (JOY) Born: 1610 England Died: 21 Oct 1678 in Boston, MA Parents: Married: Joan Gallop in 1637, dau of Capt. John Gallop. She b. in England, d. 20 Mar 1691 Note:Thomas immigrated fromLondon 25 Oct 1635 aboard the "Constance." They were the parents of: 1. Sameul Jay b. 26 Dec 1639 2. JOHN JAY b. 10 Sep 1641 (See below) 3. Thomas Jay b. 3 Jan 1643 4. Joseph Jay b. 1 Feb 1645 5. Ephraim Jay b. 7 Dec 1646 6. Benjamin Jay b. 12 Mar 1650 7. Elizabeth Jay b. 7 Nov 1654 8. Ruth Jay b. 28 Feb 1658 Note: List of childen per "Gallup Genealogy" by DarwinC. Gallup & Jesephine Peck, Ch. of LDS 929.273 G138gr JAY LINE - SECOND GENERATION JOHN JAY Born: 10 Oct 1641 Died: Parents: Thomas Jay - Joan Gallop Married: Mercy Bartlett 25 Dec 1668. He was discharged from Capt. William Farner's Company at Marlboro in King Phillip's War. John was probably killed in later engagement of this war. John and Mercy were parents of: 1. John Jay b. 30 Sep 1672 (see below) JAY LINE - THIRD GENERATION JOHN JAY Born: 30 Sep 1672 Boston, MA Died: Parents: John Jay - Mercy Bartlett Married: Ann Orchard Note: He came to New Jersey at time of emigration of Baptists from Swansea Mass. and vicinity. He registered his cattle mark at Salem, NJ in June 1708. They were parents of: 1. John Jay b. Unk date, (see below) JAY LINE - FOURTH GENERATION JOHN JAY Born: Died: Unkn Parents: John Jay - Ann Orchard Married: Unkn Note: He was in Salem Co. NJ in 1737, then in Chester Co PA in 1766-67-68. He was taxed there. He was father of: 1. William Jay b. 1720 (See below) JAY LINE - FIFTH GENERATION WILLIAM JAY Born: 1720 either at Winchester VA or Harford Co MD Died: prior to 1773 in Berkley Co. SC Parents: John Jay - Marriage: Mary Vestal, dau of William Vestal and Elizabeth Mercer. Married: near Winchester VA in 1743 Note: They sold the farm in 1748 in Virginia and moved to NC. They were followed in 1751 by mother and brothers of Mary Vestal.Wife, Mary was born in Chester Co PA. She d 1818-20 in Burlington OH and buried at Caesars Creek Quaker Burying Ground. They were the parents of: 1. James Jay b. 1 Jan 1744 VA, m. Mary Voss. He d. 1833. He was baptist minister. 2. William Jay Jr. b. 1744/5 Winchester VA. Wed twice in VA, he d. 1797 Newberry Co SC 3. Joseph Jay b. 1747 in VA, d. in SC, m. Mary Cothran 4. JOHN JAY b. 26 Oct 1762 (see below) 5. Mary Jay b. 9 Sep 1755 VA, m. 11 Mar 1773 to Charles Patty. She d. near Indianapolis, IN 6. Rachel Jay b. 16 Aug 1758 in Winchester VA, m. George Arnold. She d. near Burlington, OH 7. Lydia Jay b. 3 Dec 1761 VA, d. Clinton or Warren Co. OH, she m. 1st James Mills, 2nd George Arnold. JAY LINE - SIXTH GENERATION JOHN JAY Born: 26 Oct 1752 Frederick Co VA. Died: 23 Apr 1829 Miami Co OH Parents: William Jay - Mary Vestal Marriage: Elizabeth (Betty) Pugh b. 6 Sep 1755 in Hopewell, Frederick Co VA, d. 23 Apr1823 in Miami Co OH, dau of Thomas Pugh and Ann Wright. Married: 4 Mar 1773 Bush River MM, SC Note: Both buried at Mill Creek Cemetery. Children: 1. JESSE JAY b. 8 Dec 1773 (see below) 2. Thomas Jay b. 18 Jun 1775 Bush River, SC, d. 8 Jul 1815, m 1st Mary Pearson, and 2nd Tamer Commack. 3. Mary Jane (Marcy) Jay b. 11 Jan 1777 Bush River SC, d. bef 1820. m. 8 Feb 1804 Jesse Dillon in Greene Co OH 4. ANN JAY b. 17 Dec 1778 (see below) 5. John Jay Jr. b. 29 Feb 1782 Bush River SC, d. 1 Sep 1824/44? in Wayne Co IN., m. 3 Dec 1807 to Mary Steddom. She b. 12 Sep 1784 d 17 Aug 1843 Wayne Co IN 6. Samuel Jay b. 12 Jan 1784 Bush River SC, d. 14 Dec 1859, m. 15 Jan 1806 to Bathsheba Pugh 7. Walter D. Jay b. 15 Jul 1786 Bush River SC, d. 8 Jul 1865 Miami Co OH, m. 8 Jan 1810 to Mary Macy. She b. 7 Dec 1787 in Guilford Co NC, d. 6 Aug 1868 Miami Co OH 8. William Jay b. 19 Jun 1788 Bush River SC, d. 9 Aug 1843, m 1st Mary Pearson Furnas 30 Jul 1811, m 2nd Mary Coate 6 Dec 1820, and 3rd RebeccaTeague 7 Apr 1824 9. James Jay b. 6 Nov 1791 Bush River SC, d. 22 Oct 1845, m. 29 Sep 1813 to Martha Coppock 10. Lydia Jay b. 15 May 1793, Bush River SC, d. 20 Mar 1830, m. 2 Nov 1809 to Moses Coppock. 11. Jane Jay b. 6 Sep 1795 Bush River SC, d. 22 Dec 1871, m. 13 Jun 1813 Miami Co OH to Thomas Macy. JAY LINE - SEVENTH GENERATION I. JESSE JAY Born: 8 Dec 1773 in Newberry Dist, SC Died: 25 Sep 1840 in Miami Co OH Parents: John Jay - Elizabeth (Betty) Pugh Marriage: Sarah Brooks, dau of James Brooks and Sarah Wright. Sarah b. 13d 3m 1779 Newberry Dist, SC, d. 2d 9m 1833 Miami Co OH Married: 4d 5m 1798 in SC. Parents Of: 1. John Jay b. 12 Sep 1800 Newberry SC, d. 11 Apr 1848, m. 17 Jan 1822 Keturah Hollingsworth 2. JAMES JAY b. 10 Jan 1802 (See below) 3. Thomas Jay b. 28 Aug 1804 Miami or Warren Co OH, d. 27 Jan 1883,m.Elizabeth Wareham 4. Mary Jay b. 2 Apr 1806 Miami or Warren Co OH, d. ____, m. Isaac Jenkins 27 Aug 1823 5. Samuel Jay b. 20 Sept 1807 Miami or Warren Co OH 6. Denny Jay b. 24 Apr 1809 Miami or Warren Co OH, d. 18 Nov 1870, m. Mary Jones 26 Nov 1829 II. ANN JAY Born: 17 Dec 1778 Bush River, SC Died: bef 1829 in Warren Co OH Parents: John Jay - Elizabeth (Betty) Pugh Married: Samuel Pearson on 7 Mar 1799 in SC Note:See the Pearson Line for list of children and descendants. JAY LINE - EIGHTH GENERATION JAMES JAY Born: 10 Jan 1802 Newberry Dist. SC Died: 25 May 1845, buried at New Garden, Wayne Co, IN Parents: Jesse Jay - Sarah Brooks Marriage: Lydia Thomas, b. 25 Nov 1804 in OH, dau of Richard Hollingsworth and Sarah Ann Hollingsworth (cousins). Married: 26 Sep 1822 in Union Co IN Children: 1. Rebecca Jay 2. Mary Jay 3. LAVINA JAY b. 14 Jul 1823 (see below) 4. Richard Jay b. 1831 IN? 5. Susannah Jay b. 1833 Montgomery Co OH 6. John Jay b. 16 Feb 1835 IN, d. 8 Feb 1890 7. William Jay b. 27 Aug 1837 IN , d. 20 Mar 1859 8. Isaiah Jay b. 13 Mar 1840 IN, d. 17 Feb 1864 9. Sarah Jay b. 1843 10. Jesse Jay b. ___ JAY LINE - NINTH GENERATION LAVINA JAY Born. 14 Jul 1823 Miami Co OH Died: 16 Jun 1888 at Jonesboro, IN Parents: James Jay - Lydia Hollingsworth Married: Elijah Thomas, b. 19 Feb 1809, m. 26 May 1842. See the Thomas line for their children and descendants. EXCERPT from "The National Cyclopedia of American Biography", pg 479.....Joy, Thomas, Colonist, was born in Norfolk, England in 1610. The family name has frequently spelled Jay and Joye, and in England the variation includes Jaye, Joie, and Juie. He came to New England soon after the settlement of Boston, and there, as appears from the "Book of Possessions" and the records of early conveyances, became the owner of much property. The mansions of Gov. Hutchinson and Sir Charles Henry Frankland and the home of Paul Revere were built upon his land, andon its border was the historic North Meeting house where Increase and ColtonMather preached. His possessions also included many acres in Hingham and Lyhnn, besides extensive tracts purchased from Indians in Maine and the interior of Massachusetts. He was called a house carpenter, and is known to have constructed many residences, wharves, bridges and warehouses in Boston, Charleston and Muddy Brook (now Brookline.) Thomas Joy/Jay was married in 1636 to Joan, daughter of Capt. John Gallop, owner of Gallop's Island in Boston Harbor and the hero of the famous encounter with Indians off Block Island which was the forerunner of the Pequod War. Thomas and Joan had ten children whose descendants are now scattered throughout the United States. He died in Boston Oct 21, 1678. In "Quakers in the South Carolina Backcountry, Watertree & Bush River", the following was written about our John Jay b. 26 Oct 1752..... John Jay merits special mention, the removal of whom and family was more loss to Newberry than that of any other. He was married during the Revolution, and his seven sons and three daughters were born and, in part, married there. Courage, industry, enterprise and thrift were characteristics of the entire family. He and his sons were remarkable for rearing and training horses. No other seven brothers drove as many fair horse teams as they; could crack their whips as lod and haul as heavy loads. In those early days, grain, flour, pork and merchandise were transported on wagons and often long trips had to be made. Their names were Jesse, Samuel, Walt D. (Always called Denny), Thomas, John William and james. All lived to advanced age except Thomas, who died soon after the birth of his fourth child. Five of them lived on lands adjoining and reared such families that they long had the name of the "Jay Settlement", a name that czrfied with it the idea of industry, enterprise, success and independent fortune, coupled with such honesty, probity, and morality as made them a blessing to the country. John, the father, died in their midst in or about 1828, having lived to see his good example followed by both his sons and daughter, all retaining their rights in church and some being pre-eminent in it. Walter Denny, the third son, was a most remarkable man. One who knew phrenology said he had a head much like that of Napoleon Bonaparte, and in many traits he resembled him. In planning and carrying on difficult enterprises he showed large combination and concentration, qualities essential for a general. He also showed indomitable courage with prudence, hardly knowing what fear of men was. Line of Descent: THOMAS JAY, JOHN JAY, JOHN JAY, JOHN JAY, WILLIAM JAY, JOHN JAY ANN JAY, MARY PEARSON, JOHN MACY, LORETTA MACY, JAMES PARISHO, WAYNE PARISHO, SUSANNE PARISHO AND THOMAS JAY, JOHN JAY, JOHN JAY, JOHN JAY, WILLIAM JAY, JOHN JAY, JESSE JAY, JAMES JAY, LAVINA JAY, LYDIA THOMAS, LORETTA MACY, JAMES PARISHO, WAYNE PARISHO, SUSANNE PARISHO BG's/Images by "Daze of Our Lives"