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John Gay[1]

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  • Name John Gay  [2] 
    Birth 1729  Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I12522598178  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2022 

    Father William Gay,   b. 29 May 1706, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Smith 
    Marriage 2 Mar 1727/28  Priston, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betty" Abbott,   b. Abt 1730, Widcombe, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1757  Bath St James, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Gay,   b. 1756, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1822, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Benjamin Gay,   b. 1760, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. April 1846, Englishbatch, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Thomas Gay,   b. 1763, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1763, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Mary Gay,   b. 1765, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1765, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Mary Gay,   b. 4 Apr 1766, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Thomas Gay,   b. 17 Jan 1770, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Joseph Gay,   b. 6 Apr 1772, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. George Gay,   b. 1775, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Betty Gay,   b. 1777, Combe Hay, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2022 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S1105261372] Ancestry.com, Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1913; Reference Number: D\P\co.hy/2/1/2.


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