Notes:

In C-611, William's birth place is listed as Southhampton, ENG. This is the port where many Quaker families embarked from to come to the new world. William came to the American colonies in 1683 with his brother Daniel. Daniel died and was buried at sea. William first appears in Chester Co., Pa records in 1692 when he took Guardianship of the children of his wife's first husband. (C-2251g) He was a taxpayer in Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., PA in 1693 and 1696. William was listed as a Constable of Birmingham on Mar. 12, 1694/5. He was a Baptist by religion and a farmer by trade. (C-2141) He and Thomas Moore were deeded 100 acres of land lying in Concord on that same day. He and Richard Buffington (the first settler in the area) jointly purchased 218 acres in Bradford, Chester Co., PA in 1696 and an adjoining 218 in 1701. They then each took 218 acres to themselves, with William taking the l701 purchase. This land was between Brandywine, below the forks, almost to Srode's Mill. He built a home on this property and died shortly after.

Benjamin Mendenhall of Concord, PA confirmed his agreement to sell William Vestal Sr. the land where his home stood to his widow, Alice on Mar 2, 1709. (C-2251g) A large stone home still stands on it today which is alluded to be his home. (C-869) The exact reference to this deed is found in Bryant's Chester Co. Land Records: "Deed. On 02 Mar 1709 Benjamin MENDENHALL of Concord, yeoman, to Alice VESTALL, widow of William VESTALL, dec'd & William VESTALL the son. Whereas Benjamin MENDENHALL sold but did not convey the tract in Bradford bounded by Brandywine creek, land of John MARTIN & John BORRADY. containing 125 acres. To William VESTALL the father now dec'd for the sum of ? 10 & full performance of articles of agreement made on 12 Oct 1699 who devised by his last will & testament dated 19 Jan 1701 to Alice VESTALL during her life then to son William VESTALL who paying ? 30 to his brother George VESTALL. Now land is conveyed to Alice VESTALL & William VESTALL. Signed Benjamin MENDENHALL. Delivered in the presence of John BETHELL, Job HARVEY & Isaac TAYLOR. Recorded 26 May 1709. (C389)"

William and Alice had four children. The only child who is known to have descendants was William Jr. Their first daughter, Sarah, drowned in a small pond of water in 1696. Soon after, on June 10, 1697, Alice was baptized at the Brandywinde Baptist Church. Their daughter, Hannah, was baptized there on August 30, 1698. There is a distinct possibility that William was a Baptist already. Alice was a Quaker up to this point in time. Her departure could have been influenced by George Keith who was causing "much trouble" at the time and by her daughter, Sarah's death. In his will dated Jan. 19, 1701/2, he gave his wife Allice the 124 acres where they lived. It names sons George and William and daughter, Mary. His executors were his wife and Thos. Powell (although Thos. declined). It was proved 26 Feb. 1701/2. Witnesses were John Wood, Nathaniel Ring, Robert Way and Robert Jefferys. In it, he spells his name Vastall. (C-804, 2251g) I have a DNA match to this couple on segment 13 at segments 72586785-89195944 with cousins whom are sisters at 23&me named Joanna Blackburn Brumit and Kathy R. Blackburn Bowman as well as another cousin also there named Melinda Bach.

William married Alice GLOVER about 1692 in , Chester, PA. Alice (daughter of George GLOVER and Alice LAMBOLL) was born in 1663 in Kings Cleare, Hampton, ENG; was christened on 10 Jun 1697 in Elkton, Cecil, MD, USA; died before 1729. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Vestall, Jr., was raised in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. His family were originally friends from the Newark Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania. (C-836) According to Gilbert Cope in writing the will for Joseph Woodward of Goshen, he mentioned that William was married more than once. However, only one marriage has been found for him to date, that of Elizabeth Mercer. They originally settled on Brandywine Creek, four miles from West Chester. William was listed as living in Bradford Twp., Chester Co., PA in tax lists from 1715-1726. (C-2251g) His wife, Elizabeth Mercer, was a Quaker. William had apparently become a Quaker by the 2nd Month 5th day, 1729, when he requested a certificate of removal to North Carolina from the Center Meeting House.

William moved to Baltimore Co., MD instead after conveying his farm of 174 acres on May 10, 1729 in Bradford Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania. The deed for this land did not have it's title confirmed until Aug. 10,1735. William is listed as a carpenter in this record. (C-959) William then purchased 150 acres of land from Patrick Ruark in 1729 which was part of the Hazard track on Swam Creek, Baltimore Co., MD. He sold this land to Joseph Hall on Dec. 27, 1736. He was listed as living in Orange Co., Virginia in the deed records of 1736. He had purchased 275 acres in Orange Co., VA on Oct. 3, 1734. This territory later became Frederick County. (C-826)

Elizabeth Vestal requested a certificate of transfer from the Concord Quarterly meeting to the Hopewell monthly meeting in Frederick Co., Virginia (now Jefferson Co., WV) on Sept 7, 1737. Most of the Quaker records for that meeting were destroyed by fire for the first 23 year period in 1759. "J.E. Norris in his HISTORY OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY, p.58 states, "William and John Vestal made a settlement at a very early date at Vestal's Gap on the Shenandoah River in Frederick Co., Va. (about 6 miles east of Charles Town). While they were building a stone house they were attacked by Indians and driven across the river to the mountains. When they returned one of them brought a yellowish stone from across the river, which marked the point where they left off building in consequence of the attack. This house still stands but the inscription on one end has been partly obliterated, which has given rise to a dispute as to the name being Vest, Vesta, or Vestal. The author (Norris) has found in the 'List of Surveys made by George Washington for Lord Fairfax' the name three times occurring Vestall."

Minnie Speer Boone in OUR FAMILY HERITAGE, p. 63-64, states "On May 10, 1742 a contract was entered into between Thomas Mayberry, William Vestal, John Traden, Richardson Stevenson, and Daniel Burnett for the construction of an iron bloomery for the making of bar iron on the plantation of William Vestal. This contract was recorded in 1744." Quoting Earl H. Davis, 1940, she adds, "This iron bloomery is said to have been the first one erected east of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia (one mile east of what is now Mechanicsville, West Virginia). It was located 7 miles south of Harper's Ferry. It was in operation until after the Civil War. Upon the death of William Vestal in 1745 this land and the Vestal interest in the Bloomery were apparently taken over by his son John. When the land passed out of the Vestal family is not known. One source says that it was after the French and Indian Wars when the family moved to North Carolina. (C-158) The property is now owned by Mr. Ward Funkhouser of Hagerstown, Md. The remains of the old furnace are still standing. The top of each fire place has bars of iron, plates of rusty iron are still firmly holding the stone structure-above one of the fireplaces a cedar tree of good size is growing. The district around the Bloomery is known as "The Bloomery Neighborhood." (C-176)

William Vestal did not write a will. His death probably occurred early in 1745. An inventory of his estate was filed in 1746. No property was listed, but instead tools, clothing, livestock and household furnishings. (C-811) His wife, Elizabeth, was named administratrix. She had a bond of 1000 pounds Virginia Currency. No children were listed. (C-845a, 869)

William married Elizabeth MERCER on 9 Sep 1716 in Westtown, Chester, PA, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas MERSER and Mary GREENAWAY) was born on 14 Jun 1692 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; died after 1751 in Cane Creek, Orange, NC, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A coroner's report says she drowned in a pond on Mar. 3, 1696. The report was dated 8/4/1698.

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Copies from a book sent by Pat Perkins state that the third child (unnamed) of William and Alice Glover Vestal was born in Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., PA in 1696. (C-1380)

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George was taxed in Conestoga Twp., Chester Co., PA in 1720 and 1721. (C-804)

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This John Vestal could be the John who had a ferry service across the Shenendoah River. If so, on April 6, 1754, Major George Washington and troops passed there noting John Vestal's name in the records. (C-959)

In the 6/1/1772 Quaker Meeting records, John was visited for consenting to his daughter's marriage out of unity and providing a wedding for them in his home. This probably referred to daughter Mary who married a Jay who then asked for a certificate to move to Bush River, South Carolina. John Vestal and Ann his wife were disowned on 8/3/1772 supposedly for drinking.

They also had a daughter named Elizabeth who was disowned on 8/3/1773 for marrying out of unity to a Bealor. A possible son of John Vestal, was disowned for training in the Militia and hiring a substitute in the Revolutionary War.

Vickie Leimback states John died in Berkeley Co, VA (now WV). (C-611, 1380) An inventory of his estate dated 1776 supposedly exists in Virginia. He remained in Virginia when his parents and siblings moved to North Carolina. A couple pictures of his home supposedly exist in the "History of Homes in West Virginia", c. 1937. (C-811, 2141)

Family/Spouse: Ann POTTS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vickie Leimback said he was married to his cousin, Mary Vestal instead of the spouse I have listed. (C-611) Jay gives his wife's name as Hannah Vestal, his first cousin for which he was disowned by Friends on September 5, 1773. (C-869)

Both these refer to a note in Quaker records that state William Vestal was married to his first cousin on 6/7/1773 and disowned on 9/5/1773. In Anderson's book on the Caviness, she lists his wife and first cousin as Sarah Vestal, d. of David and Sarah Chamness Vestal. In some sources, his wife is also called Hannah Potts. By timing and place it is likely to apply to this William. (C-955) Also, Vickie Leimback differs in the death date which she estimated at about 1781 in Berkeley Co., VA.

Family/Spouse: Hannah (Sarah) VESTAL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Vestal and William Jay married about 1743 in Frederick Co., VA. She likely lost her membership in the Quaker church for marrying out of unity. On 10/5/1772, Mary Vestal Jay sent an acknowledgement of marriage out of meeting to the Hopewell Monthly Meeting. This was a few months before her husband's death. (Some researchers mistakenly claim this is because she married again.) (C-1338) It was accepted and Jesse Pugh was appointed to assist the women in preparing a certificate for her to remove to Bush River. (C-804)

In Virginia, none of the Jays appear to have been Quakers, but shortly before and around the time she was reaccepted, all of her children appear to have become Quakers. She had two children married in the Quaker Meeting in the 3rd month of 1772.

Vickie Leimback and Mike Southerland state that Mary's birth date was about 1723. Mike gives her death date as 1773 in New Burlington, Miami, OH and her full name as Mary Elizabeth Vestal. However, this death date cannot be correct, as Mary Vestal Jay and her daughter Rachel Jay Arnold received a certificate to move to Ohio in 1804. They moved in 1805 probably to Miami Co., Ohio. She died near New Burlington, Ohio between 1818-1820 and is buried in Caesars Creek Quaker Burying Ground.

Mary married William JAY, * before 1743 in Virginia, Colonial America. William (son of John JAY) was born about 1711 in of Cumberland, NJ; was christened on 25 Jan 1713 in Bexwell, Norfolk, England; died on 4 Mar 1773 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In his will, Thomas of Chatham Co., NC names his wife, Elizabeth, sons David and Silas and ten unnamed children. His executors were trusted friends, William Vestal and William Marshall. His testators were Nathan Vestal and Isaac Hobson. It was written on 22d day of the 7th month in 1807. It was probated in Aug. 1813.

Thomas married Mary UNKNOWN before 1753. Mary died before Sep 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth DAVIS on 6 Sep 1754 in Cane Creek, Alamance, NC. Elizabeth was born in 1727; died on 12 Jun 1813 in , Chatham, NC, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Vickie Leimback gives a birth date about 1734 in Frederick Co., VA with her name spelled Jermima. (C-611)

Family/Spouse: Unknown CHAPMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Linda Mondy gives his birth place as Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Vickie Leimback gives his death place as Surry Co., North Carolina. A complaint was filed against a James Vestal on Dec. 1, 1751 in Cane Creek MM, for marrying out of meeting by a Justice of the peace and for taking strong drink. It likely refers to this James. He was living in Chatham Co., NC in 1753. He was in the tax payer lists in 1755 in Orange Co., North Carolina. He married three times. He married his third wife the same day as his son Thomas married Ann Martin in a double ring ceremony. (C-801)

James married Mary JAY on 11 Aug 1751 in , Chatham, NC, USA. Mary (daughter of John JAY and Ann ORCHARD) was born in 1729 in , Surry, NC; died in 1771 in , Chatham, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Phoebe ALLEN on 9 Mar 1772 in Near Cane Creek M.M., Chatham, NC, USA. Phoebe was born on 9 Feb 1739; died before 1791. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ann CASADY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jangs is usually not mentioned as a child of William and Elizabeth. It could be a misinterpreation of William's son James. However, Jangs is given a unique death date and place also. (C-871)

Notes:

Until 1775, David lived in Chester Co., Pennsylvania At that time they moved to Orange Co., NC where all their children were born. About 1774, Orange County was subdivided, and although they had not moved, their residence now was located in Chatham Co., North Carolina. David was disowned by the Quaker Church on 9/4/1786 for neglecting his attendance at the Hopewell Monthly Meeting. (C-804)

David married Sarah CHAMNESS on 25 Oct 1759 in Cane Creek, Orange, NC, USA. Sarah (daughter of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE) was born on 11 Apr 1742 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Jan 1822 in , Rocky River, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James Jay settled in southwestern Person Co., North Carolina. He was a private in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina. (C-458, p. 1587) He was a Baptist preacher. He died in Person Co., NC in 1833. and is buried in Jay Cemetery off of Snipes Rd (near Bushy Fork). Some of his descendants live there today. It was the same land he originally lived on in Orange Co., NC, but it became Caswell and then Person County through boundary changes. (C-642) He and his other two oldest brothers were not in their father's will supposedly because they stayed behind in North Carolina when the elder William moved to South Carolina. (C-169, 831) His full name was James George according to his descendant named JJ from Texas. (C-817)

James married Mary VOSS about 1765 in Hillsboro, Orange, NC, USA. Mary (daughter of Joseph VOSS and Mary Susan DOVE) was born in 1745 in , Person, NC; died in 1795 in , Person, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Martha LEE on 24 Jan 1798 in , Person, NC. Martha died in 1820-1824 in Person County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Elizabeth BROWN on 20 Dec 1824 in , Person, NC. Elizabeth was born before 1765; died in 1839 in Person County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was not in William J's will. (C-169) She like her brothers were given land near the time of their marriages by their father, William. Being a women, land was given to her husband instead. This occurred when William received a patent of land in North Carolina. They had traveled with William Jay to Casewell County, NC, and lived in the same places, all supporting the belief that Sarah is also a daughter of William. (C-1200) Supporting the fact that she is not William's child is the earliest account of the children of William Jay and Mary Vestal. It was taken from an interview of William's son John to his son Eli Jay around 1800 who remembered 7 siblings, their names and birth order. Sarah was not listed amongst them when this information was published in 1848. However, this could be because she was the child of a previous marriage to William. (C-839)

Sarah married John Isaac SATTERFIELD about 1756 in , Orange, VA, USA. John (son of Unknown SATTERFIELD) was born on 12 Mar 1743 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States of America; died in 1802 in Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America; was buried about 1802 in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He and his elder siblings were not mentioned in his father's will. (C-168b) One of his wives is occasionally listed as Mary Cothran, but this is likely a mix-up with his brother Joseph who was married to a Mary Cothran/Cochran. William Jay served under Zachary Brooks as a private in the Penn. Regiment of artillery, Continental Line, during the Revolutionary War (C-170, 1328). This information is again verified in the DAR lineage Book, Vol. 128, p.92 (c1916). However, this later source differs in a few instances. It states that William Jay was born in 1746 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and died in 1812 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. This birth date and place could be correct but the death date does not fit with William's will administered 28th Feb. 1797 in Newberry Co., South Carolina. Vickie Leimback listed that William II was born in 1744 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania (C-611)

William Jay received part of the moveable goods from George Cox's will dated 21 Dec. 1789 in Newberry, South Carolina. (C-461) In the 1790 96th District, Newberry, SC Census, William is listed with the following household members: 2-6-3, 0-0. (C-974) That probably means that his children before Charlotte were married and living on their own at that time. A William, Jr.(probably this William) was disowned by the Quakers on 6/26/1790. The reason was not given. (C-457, p.104) A William Jay along with Thomas Wright and others took an inventory of the estate of James Cox of Newberry Co., decd., dated 16 July 1794. A William Jay along with probable son William Jay, Jacob Balinger, Daniel Clary, John Allison, John Wright, Jesse Palmer and Wright Coate prepared notes on the account of the estate of William Gilliam decd. in 1795/96 in Newberry, South Carolina. (C-461)

In his will dated Jan. 7, 1797, he listed all of his adult children by his first wife, and only one child by his second wife Margaret, who was Susana. He specifically makes bequeaths to his "beloved daughters and sons namely Mary, Sarah, William, David, James, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Layton, Ann, Deboror (and) ... Susana one shilling sterling. The rest, John, Charles, Tabitha and Isaac seemed to be lumped in as the children of Margaret. They are not named. She is simply given the rest of the money to "rase her children". Joseph Reagin, John and Benjamin Coppock were witnesses. The executors were John Jay and David Jay, Sen. (C-832, 867) His elder children received more than their one shilling sterling, however, as per court record filed in August 1797.

"The State of South Carolina Ninety Six District--I ...Jas Mayson one of the Judges of Newberry County do hereby certify unto all whome it may Concern that Margaret Jay the widow of the within Named William Jay Des. did this day appear before me and upon being privatly and serparetly Examined by me did declare that She do freely volunterily and without any Compulsion dred or feare of any person or persons whomsoever renouce release and forever relinquish unto the within named William Jay his heirs and assigns all her Intrust and Estate and also all her rite and clame of dower of in or to all and Singualer the promises within menchened and released Given under my hand and seal this fist day of August--1797 Jas. Mayson J.N.Co (Judge Newberry County)". (C-833, 2109) The sale of his estate had many asundry items sold often to his brothers, possible sons, son-in-laws, etc. It was certified by George Arnold, James Mills, and Isaac Hollingsworth. (C-837)

William married Elizabeth LNU est 1760 in , Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth was born on 14 Oct 1742 in Winchester, Frederick Co., Virginia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1777 in Edgefield, Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Margaret VOSS est 1778 in , , SC, USA. Margaret (daughter of Joseph VOSS and Mary Susan DOVE) was born in 1755 in North Carolina, United States; died after 1 Aug 1797 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Oct of 1767, Joseph's father deeds him land. This would indicate that Joseph was at least 18 and probably more likely 21 years of age. It is possible that it was a wedding present in which case Joseph's estimated wedding date of 1770 is incorrect. In 1771 Joseph signed the petition to have Caswell Co. established from Orange Co., North Carolina. (C-167) He was not in his father's will. (C-169) There is a Joseph Jay in the 1790 Newberry Co., SC census that could be this Joseph. In his household there were 2 males over 16, 3 under 16 and 2 females. His will was probated on Aug. 25, 1806 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. It was apparently stolen from the courthouse and is no longer available. (C-957)

Family/Spouse: Mary (Minnie) COTHRAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This Deborah has only been in one source as the child of William and Mary Vestal Jay. This info. from J. Jay came from the book, "Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley", p. 188. She was the wife of James McCool who was disowned in 1772 for singing, swearing, dancing and gambling. She and her children remained in good standing with the church. In 1773, they apparently bought land in District 96, Bush River, SC, but sold it and returned to Virginia in 1777. (C-961) She is also not listed as the daughter of William and Mary in an interview of their son John in the late 1790's, early 1800's about his brothers and sisters. (C-839)

Deborah married James MCCOOL, Jr. about 1768. James (son of James Adams MCCOOL and Anne WRIGHT) was born on 12 Dec 1747; died in 1804 in , Frederick, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

My source, C-611, gives John's birth place as North Carolina. John received 200 acres of land in Berkley Co., SC in his father's will adjoining the plantation where his father had resided. (C-169) John moved from SC to Waynesville, Ohio in 1803. He was a dealer in merchandise. He and his family moved to Miami Co., Ohio in 1808. As a merchandiser, he made two trips by wagon and 8 horse team to Baltimore along with his son Walter Denny Jay. (C-800) He and 9 of his 11 children lived in surrounding lands known as the "Jay Settlement". They founded the first Quaker friends in Ohio and the church was still active in 1958. He is the only Jay mentioned in "Newberry Annals" and the article was so interesting that I'm transcribing it here. "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 loud and haul as heavy loads. In these 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 carried 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 daughters, all retaining their rights in church and some being pre-eminent in it." (C-296) This family can also easily be found in Hinshaw's Quaker records. (C-1017)

He is likely the John Jay who lived in Newberry Co., SC in the 1800 census with 1 son under ten, 2 between 16-26, 2 between 16-26, 1 between 26-45, 2 daughters under 10, 1 between 16-26, 1 wife between 26-45. (C-922) He had moved to Miami Co., OH before 1808.

On Oct 22, 1808 he and his single sons, William and James, his wife and daughters Lyddia and Jane were received on certificate from Miami MM in West Branch MM also in Miami Co., Ohio He was in the deed records in 1813 in Monroe Twp., Miami Co., Ohio in 1813, 1816, and 1827. He probably is the John who purchased land in Union and Spring Creek Twp., Miami Co., Ohio in 1828, a year before he died. He left a will in 1829 in Miami Co., Ohio which was probated that same year. (C-1025)

John married Elizabeth (Betty) PUGH on 4 Mar 1773 in Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas PUGH and Anne WRIGHT) was born on 6 Sep 1755 in Hopewell M.M., Frederick, VA, USA; died on 23 Apr 1821 in , Miami, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There are several contradictory pieces of information on Mary's death date and place. However, it is clear that she moved to the Little Miami area of Ohio on certificate dated 9/25/1802. She is listed as Mary Paty, wife of Charles. She and many other Quakers arrived by 12/25/1802. (C-1017)

Mary married Charles PATTY on 11 Mar 1773 in , Berkeley, SC. Charles (son of Unknown PATTY) died after 1802 in Of Miami, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"On certificate dated Aug. 28, 1804, Rachel Jay Arnold and her ancient mother, Mary Jay, were accepted into the Society of Friends in Ohio from Bush River, South Carolina." (C-1017)

Family/Spouse: George ARNOLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and her husband came to Ohio in 1802 from Bush River, South Carolina. (C-1017) D.J. Rowe doesn't believe that she is the Lydia Jay who married George Arnold, as there are several Lydia Jays who were contemporaries. (C-1319)

Family/Spouse: George ARNOLD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James MILLS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source C-611 gives a May 26, 1765 birth date for David Jay. David would have only been about 7 when his father bequeathed him 150 acres in his will. (C-169) During the Revolutionary War, according to family tradition, he was supposedly bedridden with the measles when Tories and Indians came to his home. His parents (only his mother was living at the time) rolled him in bed cloths and he crawled into a hollow log where he stayed all night to escape being killed.

He is the David Jay who became a Methodist Minister and was ordained a Deacon by Bishop Georgia on Oct. 3, 1819 in Nashville. (There is a note in the Jay family index that says this is not this David as he was never Methodist, but this is disagreed with in sources like Margaret Jay's 1998 book, C-964, C-2141).

A published account of the family submitted in 1948 sourced by the grandson of William and Mary Jay through an interview of William's son, John in the late 1790's or early 1800's lists all the children of William and Mary Jay in the same order as the Jay Family Index. It does not list sister, Sarah or Deborah to Reverend David Jay. It states that David was a jovial methodist preacher who was quite social with the young people. (C-839, 1017) He was married previously to Elizabeth Earp and one second hand source says this was Margaret Martha Brown. (C-1318, 1950)

After being ordained a Deacon, he moved from Warren Co.?, TN to Lumpkin Co., Georgia, then Alabama.

His will is transcribed as follows by Vince King in his book on the Georgia Jays. "Georgia, Lumpkin County====In the name of God Amen - I David Jay of the County of Lumpkin and State of Georgia being at present in my proper mind thanks be to God, calling to mind the mortality of man. Knowing it to be the destination for all men not to die - I do make and ordain this my last will and testament viz. principally and first of all I commend my soul into the hands of my great creator - Jesus Christ who gave it and my body to be decently buried and as touching such worldly estate - wherewith it hath pleased almighty God to bless me in this world with.....I give and bequeth the same in manner and form following viz.1st I do give and bequeth unto Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife all my estate whereof I die possessed of. To have and to hold the same during her natural life as her soul property and at death of my wife Elizabeth all that portion of land with the mill which I die possessed of on lot No. 249 Number Two hundred and forty nine in the fifth district and first Section of originally Cherokee now Lumpkin County, which I hold in reserve it being 20 Twenty acres more or less. I will that the same shall be equally divided between my daughters - viz. Martha Harris and Mary Charles and Jane Gamblin and Elizabeth Lusk and Anna Rutherford and it shall be soul property forever and after the death of my wife Elizabeth that my sons have one dollar each viz John Jay and Sarah Parris and William Jay and David Jay Jnr. and Wesley Jay and it is my will that they have one dollar and no more.2ndly and I do hereby make, ordain, constitute and appoint William B. Rutherford and Jane Gamblin Executors of this my last will and testament who are hereby empowered to pay off all my lawful debts and settle my accounts, but the rest shall all remain in my wife Elizabeth's hands during her natural life as aforesaid and at her death she shall have power to dispose of whatsoever personal or other estate not herein before mentioned as my seem good to her and I will that my executors shall duly fulfil and execute this my last will and testament and I do hereby disanull and utterly void all my former wills or bequethings done by me at this writing or by word of mouth, ratifying and conforming this and no other to be my last will and testament in writing where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of September 1838. David Jay Senr.Attested:Joseph W. GamblinWilliam S. WatersDavid Jay Jnr."(C-800, 830, 839, 964, EL)

Reverend married Elizabeth EARP on 14 Mar 1795 in , Newberry, SC. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel EARP) was born about 1781 in , Fairfax, VA, USA; died in 1850 in , Lumpkin, GA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William WHITEHEAD on 23 Apr 1794 in Surry, North Carolina, USA. William was born about 1765 in Surry, North Carolina, USA; died in Feb 1822 in Surry, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William was disowned in 1781 and his wife Sarah in 1786. In the 1790 census he was listed as Capt. William Vestal. (C-1380)

William married Sarah Chamness VESTAL in 1784 in , , NC. Sarah (daughter of David VESTAL and Sarah CHAMNESS) was born on 12 Jul 1766 in , Orange, NC; died after 1805 in , Miami, OH, Usa?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William VESTAL in 1784 in , , NC. William (son of James VESTAL and Mary JAY) was born in 1759 in , Chatham, NC, USA; died about 1813 in Orange County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]