Rebecca Gay

Rebecca Page was born 8 Nov 1782 to Thomas Page (d 1719) and his wife, Alis. Her siblings included Thomas Page (1680-1744) who married Isabel Lawrence.

Thomas Gay, "the son of Joan Lawrence," married Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Page, 11 Nov 1699 (Old Style) in the Chuckatuck Monthly Meeting House.[2] [3]

Comments

Seen as married to Robert Lawrence, but I think that was a merge error.

Family

The evidence (Thos Page's will 1720) indicates that the Thomas who m. Rebecca Page was a different man & died young with only one daughter. 5

Origins

Thomas Page wrote his will 20 Feb 1719 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.[2] < AncestryImage >

• Leg.-wife Alice;
• son Thomas;
• daughter Rebecka;
• daughter M-;
• daughter Alice;
• granddaughter - Gay.
• Ex., son John Page.

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INDEX OF MARRIAGE DOCUMENTATION On 11 January 1699/1700

”...Thomas Gay son of Joane Lawrence and Rebecca Page the daughter of Thomas Page both belonging to the County of Isle of Wight..." were married in the meeting house at Chuckatuck, Nansemond County, Virginia. Both Thomas and Rebecca signed. The witnesses at the wedding were Thomas Page, Mark Alesbury, Alice Page, Isaac Ricks, Nathan Nuby, Robert Lawrence, Jr., Henry Wilkinson, William Powell, Daniel Sanborn, Joane Lawrence, Jane sikes, Elizabeth Powell, and Sarah Sanbourn. Reference to this wedding is located in the record room of the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Nansemond County, Virginia, in a book entitled Early History of the Quaker Society of Nansemond County which was presented to said County by Rev. Jas. B, Dunn, 2 Apr 1908.

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References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Page-11950
   1. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI. page 33 < Hathitrust >
   2. Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Vol II (1958) "Gay of Isle of Wight, North Carolina and Georgia." pp 103, 104 < AncestryImage >; https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27374?token=M7rFU4mfGQRWfZjNVjNa4B...;
   3. Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy, by ... v.6. page 29 < Hathitrust >
   4. https://www.swarthmore.edu/friends-historical-library/quaker-calendar Quaker calendar
   5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gay-1653 The Thomas Gay (d 1650) who married Mary Bryan was a Quaker but not the probable son of Thomas Gay and Rebecca Page as stated by Boddie.[1] The evidence (Thos Page's will 1720) indicates that the Thomas who m. Rebecca Page was a different man & died young with only one daughter.