Captain Benjamin Fay I

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fayfamily/genealogy/index.html

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS. DAR Ancestor # A208066

Link to grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35601951

Capt. Benjamin Fay 3 was born on Aug 15 1712 in Marlboro MA. He died on Oct 6 1777 in Westboro MA. He inherited the homestead of his father. He was one of the first men in town and evidently one of the aristocracy of the county. He served as school committeeman and treasurer in 1768 and as selectman for many years until his death. He also served a short time in the French and Indian War, but no records of this exist.

He was married to Martha Miles on Dec 27 1739 in ?. Martha Miles was born on Mar 6 1719 in Concord MA. She died on Jul 19 1761 in Westboro MA. "The story is told of her great grief when her son, James, enlisted as a soldier, saying she 'should never see him again.' To which he replied, 'If my grave is there, Mother, I must go to it, it will not come to me.' He died at Valley Forge or Ticonderoga a few months after enlisting." Children of Capt. Benjamin Fay and Martha Miles were:

   i. Elizabeth Fay.

   ii. Martha Fay was born on Jan 1 1742 in Westboro MA. She died on Nov 18 1772 in Westboro MA.

   iii. Benjamin Fay Jr.

   iv. Esther Fay was born on Nov 30 1746 in Westboro MA.

   v. John Fay was born on Aug 25 1748 in Westboro MA. He died on Jun 7 1837 in Westboro MA.

   vi. Nathan Fay was born on Oct 15 1750 in Westboro MA. He died on Jun 8 1825 in East Alstead NH.

   vii. Lucy Fay was born on Oct 31 1752 in Westboro MA. She died on Apr 3 1839 in Colerain ??.

   viii. Stephen Fay was born on Dec 8 1754 in Westboro MA. He died on Feb 11 1828 in New Braintree.

   ix. James Fay was born on Dec 20 1756 in Westboro MA.

   x. Mehitabel Fay was born on Apr 20 1758 in Westboro MA. She died on Apr 7 1846 in Westboro MA.

   xi. Charles Fay was born on Jul 12 1761 in Westboro MA. He died in Jul 1762 in Westboro MA.

He was married to Elizabeth Stow on Oct 28 1765 in ?. Elizabeth Stow died in 1784 in ?. She was born in ?. She was a widow. Children of Capt. Benjamin Fay and Elizabeth Stow were:

   xii. Charles Fay was born on Jul 12 1766 in Westboro MA. He died on Sep 7 1818 in Shrewsbury.

   xiii. Joel Fay was born on Jun 25 1769 in Westboro MA. He died on Jan 6 1830 in Westboro MA ?.

GEDCOM Source

@R-1094418654@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=71523403&pid...

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 9 2023, 16:48:27 UTC