Walter Denny JAY

Walter Denny JAY

Male 1786 - 1865  (78 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Walter Denny JAYWalter Denny JAY was born on 15 Jul 1786 in , Newberry, SC, USA; died on 8 Jul 1865 in , Miami, OH, USA.

    Notes:

    Walter Denny Jay, was "a most remarkable man. One who knew phrenology said he had a head much like that of Napoleon Bonaparte, and in many traits he resembled him... concentration ...courage with prudence.." according to the "Annals of Newberry." He is likely the "Denny Jay" along with his brother Samuel Jay who were operators on the Underground Railroad in Montgomery Co., Ohio. Walter Denny Jay likely had a son named John who is buried in the Quaker burial in West Milton. His stone says he is the son of W.D. and M. Jay, died 2 Mo. 6, 1840 at 27 years of age. (C-PHO, 296)

    Family/Spouse: Mary MACY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Eli JAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1826 in , Miami, OH, USA; died on 13 Sep 1911.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eli JAYEli JAY Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 19 Feb 1826 in , Miami, OH, USA; died on 13 Sep 1911.

    Notes:

    This is the person that had interviewed his father Walter and other family members about his Aunts and Uncles and grandparents. He left much information, some which was inaccurate due to memory shifts of the persons interviewed to the Jay generations that followed.

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

    Children:
    1. 3. Cassius Milton JAY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1856; died in 1953.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Cassius Milton JAYCassius Milton JAY Descendancy chart to this point (2.Eli2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1856; died in 1953.

    Notes:

    He followed in his father's footsteps and continued the research on the Jay family.