Nathaniel Gay

1643 - 1712  (69 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Gay
  Birth	11 Jan 1643	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  His birth date was recorded as 11 (11) 1642. [2]
  Freeman	23 May 1677 (34 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Offices Held	1704 (60 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  1704 - Selectman
  Will	16 Feb 1712 (69 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Death	20 Feb 1712	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Inventory	Mar 1712 (69 years)  [3]
  The estate of Nathaniel Gay was inventoried and valued at £227 19/6.
  Probate/Proved	20 Mar 1712 (69 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Samuel Gay,   b. 10 Mar 1639, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Apr 1718, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Mary Bridge,  m. 23 Nov 1661   2. Hezekiah Gay,   b. 3 Jul 1640, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 28 Nov 1669, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 29 years) > 3. Nathaniel Gay,   b. 11 Jan 1643, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Feb 1712, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Lydia Starr,  m. by 1675 > 4. Joanna Gay,   b. 23 Mar 1644/45, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Oct 1708, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) ▻ Nathaniel Whiting,  m. 29 Mar 1664 ;   John Ware,  m. 24 Mar 1678/79 > 5. Eliezer Gay,   b. 25 Jun 1647, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Apr 1726, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Lydia Hawes,  m. by 1677 > 6. Abiel Gay,   b. 23 Apr 1649, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jun 1718, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ Daniel Hawes,  m. 23 Jan 1677/78 + 7. Judith Gay,   b. 23 Apr 1649, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1718, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years) ▻ John Fuller,  m. 8 Jan 1672 > 8. John Gay,   b. 6 May 1651, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Nov 1731, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years) ▻ Rebecca Bacon,  m. 13 Feb 1678/79 > 9. Jonathan Gay,   b. 1 Aug 1653, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Jul 1713, Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years) ▻ Mary Bullard,  m. 29 Aug 1682   10. Hannah Gay,   b. 16 Oct 1656, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Feb 1660, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 3 years)
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of John Borden and Joanna Hooker)
  1. Matthew Borden,   c. 24 Feb 1629/30, Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England > 2. Elizabeth Borden,   c. 15 Feb 1631/32, Lenham, Kent, England ▻ Richard Martin,  m. 1660 > 3. John Borden,   b. 24 Jun 1635/36 ▻ Hannah Hough,  m. 11 Feb 1661/62
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Gay,   b. Abt 1613   d. 4 Mar 1688/89, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years)  (Father)  Alice  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21136
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Gay,   b. Abt 1613   d. 4 Mar 1688/89, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Joanna Hooker,   c. 12 Apr 1612, Lenham, Kent, England d. 14 Aug 1691, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lydia Starr,   b. Abt 1652   d. 6 Aug 1744, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 92 years)  [1]
  Marriage	by 1675  [1]
  Issue: 1. Benjamin Gay (1675-1675) 2. Nathaniel Gay (1676-1678) 3. Mary Gay (1677-____) 4. Lydia Gay (1679-____) 5. Nathaniel Gay (1682-1750) 6. Lusher Gay (1685-1769) 7. Joanna Gay (1688-____) 8. Benjamin Gay (1691-____) 9. Abigail Gay (1694-____) 10. Ebenezer Gay (1696-1787) [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 11 months - She : ~ 23 years.
  Family ID	F8984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Nathaniel Gay(1643 – 1712) 2John Gay(Abt 1613 – 4 Mar 1688/89) 4 8 9 5 10 11 3Joanna Hooker(1612 – 1691) 6Robert Hooker 12 13 7Margaret Topley(1577 – ) 14Richard Topley( – 1591) 15Alice

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Jan 1643 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 23 May 1677 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1704 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 16 Feb 1712 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 20 Feb 1712 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 20 Mar 1712 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2135] Gay, Eldon Wilson and Christopher Challender Child. "Joanna Hooker, Wife of John Borden and John Gay", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 164, 2010). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900). [S1226] Gay, Frederick Lewis. "John Gay of Dedham, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXIII, January 1879).