Nathaniel Gay

Admitted freeman, May 23, 1677; selectman, 1704 and other years. His father left him a tract of land near Medfield, and confirmed a gift of lands in "Pecumtuck alies Derefield in Hamshire." His wife was Lydia Lusher (dau. of Eleazar Lusher?).

JOHN GAY, OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS and Some of His Descendants, by Frederick Lewis Gay, Published by D. Clapp & Son, printers, 1879, p. 4

Nathaniel Gay was born on 11 January 1642 in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Gay and Joanna Hooker; his mother was the widow of John Borden. [1] [2] [3][4] [5] [6]

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Nathaniel Gay

Born 11 Jan 1643 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Son of John Gay and Joanna (Hooker) Gay

Brother of Matthew Borden [half], Elizabeth (Borden) Martin [half], John Borden [half], Samuel Gay I, Hezekiah Gay, Joanna (Gay) Ware, Eleazer Gay, Abiell (Gay) Hawes, Judith (Gay) Fuller, John Gay Jr., Jonathan Gay and Hannah Gay

Husband of Lydia (Starr) Gay — married 1675 in Dedham, Norfolk, Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father of Mary (Gay) Pond, Lydia (Gay) Eaton, Lusher Gay and Ebenezer Gay Jr

Died 20 Feb 1712 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 30 Jun 2019 | Created 16 Sep 2011

Biography

Nathaniel Gay was born on 11 January 1642 in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Gay and Joanna Hooker; his mother was the widow of John Borden. [1] [2] [3][4] [5] [6]

His father, John Gay immigrated about 1634, origin unknown. He first resided in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was admitted to the Watertown church before 6 May 1637. He was granted a Great Dividend at Watertown of thirty-five acres. the land passed into the hands of Samuel Freeman. On 5 December 1637, John Gay was ordered to pay Samuel Freeman damages after he had appeared in court. He removed to Dedham, Massachusetts in 1637. In Dedham he served as a selectman and highway surveyor among other positions. He was a literate man and signed his will and several town petitions. Inventory of his estate included "two old Bibles & other small book." [1]

Children of John Gay and Joanna (Hooker) Borden Gay include[1]:

Samuel Gay, b. 10 March 1638/9; m. 23 Nov 1661, Mary Bridge Hezekiah Gay, b. 12 July 1640; d. 28 Nov 1669 at age 27. Nathaniel Gay , b. 11 Jan 1642/3; m. 1675 Lydia Starr, she was the eldest child b. 13 May 1675, daughter of John Starr. Joanna Gay, b. 23 March 1644/5; m. 1st 29 March 1664 Nathaniel Whiting; m. 2d 24 March 1678/9 John Ware Eleazer Gay, b. 25 June 1647; m. by 1677 Lydia Hawes, eldest child of Edward Hawes. Abiel Gay (twin), b. 23 April 1649; m. 23 Jan 1677/8 Daniel Hawes Judith Gay (twin), b. 23 April 1649; m. 8 Jan 1672/3 John Fuller John Gay, b. 6 May 1651; m. 13 February 1678/9 Rebecca Bacon Jonathan Gay, m. 1 August 1653 m. 29 August 1682 Mary Bullard Hannah Gay, b. 16 October 1656; no further record He married Lydia Starr in 1675. She was the daughter of John Starr. [7]

Children of Nathaniel and Lydia include[8]:

Nathaniel Gay, b. 17 April 1676; d. 1 May 1676 Mary Gay, b. 20 March 1677; d. 11 June 1731; m. Jabez Pond Lydia Gay, b. 12 June 1679; d. 20 Aug 1748; m. 5 Oct 1697 Thomas Eaton Nathaniel Gay, b. 1 April 1682; d. 25 May 1750; m. 16 March 1708/9 Margaret Fisher [9] Lusher Gay, b. 26 Sept 1685; d. 18 Oct 1769; m. 1715 Mary Ellis Timothy Gay, b. 15 December 1685; d. 19 April 1691 Joanna Gay, b. 3 Sept 1688; d. 28 Mar 1738; m. 19 Dec 1706 Ephraim Wilson Benjamin Gay, b. 20 April 1691; d. 24 May 1761; m. 3 Dec 1718 Hannah Fisher Abigail Gay, b. 15 Feb 1694; d. 1 June 1718; m. 1716 Samuel Dana Reverend Ebenezer Gay, D.D., b. 15 Aug 1696; d.18 March 1787 ; m. Jerusha Bradford, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Rogers) Bradford. She died on 19 Aug 1783. Had a son Samuel Gay, b. 15 Jan 1720/1. [10] Nathaniel Gay died on 20 February 1712 in Dedham, Massachusetts. [11]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3; The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volumes 1-6. Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1996-2011. Vol 3, G-H, p 36. ↑ Delaware, Craftperson Files, 1600-1995. ↑ Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 9 Jun 1902, 4977; 30 Dec 1903, 6825. Vol. 61, p 324. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 2408.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KC1 ↑ Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. See also:

Gay, Eldon Wilson & Child, Christopher Challender. Joanna Hooker, Wife of John1 Borden and John1 Gay, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2010) Vol. 164, WN 654, Page 118.

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Nathaniell Gay Massachusetts, Births and Christenings Name: Nathaniell Gay Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 May 1642 Father's Name: John Gay Mother's Name: Joanna Gay Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00947-8 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 593353 , Reference ID: yr 1635-1853 p 4

"Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4JC-TMG : accessed 19 March 2015), Nathaniell Gay, 11 May 1642; citing , yr 1635-1853 p 4; FHL microfilm 593,353.

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Nathaniel Gay mentioned in the record of Abigall Gay Name: Nathaniel Gay Gender: Male Wife: Lidia Gay Daughter: Abigall Gay Other information in the record of Abigall Gay from Massachusetts, Births and Christenings Name: Abigall Gay Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Feb 1693 Father's Name: Nathaniel Gay Mother's Name: Lidia Gay Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00947-8 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 593353 , Reference ID: yr 1635-1853 p 64

"Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4JZ-BHR : accessed 20 March 2015), Nathaniel Gay in entry for Abigall Gay, 15 Feb 1693; citing , yr 1635-1853 p 64; FHL microfilm 593,353.

Nathaniel was made Selectman in 1704.

"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HVH-SWL : accessed 2013-07-30), entry for Nathaniel Gay.