John
Gay of Dedham Massachusetts And Some of His Descendants by Frederick Lewis Gay
The following research on John Gay of
Dedham, Massachusetts, researched by Frederick Lewis Gay of Boston was sent in
by Robert Gay. Anyone who wishes to contact Robert may write to him at Email.
1. John Gay emigrated to America About 1650. He settled first at Watertown, and was a
Grantee in the Great Dividends and in th Beaver Brock plowlands,
owning altogether forty
acres. He was admitted
freeman Ma 6, 1635. With others of
Watertown he was one of the
founders of the plantation at Dedham, his name appearing on the
petition for incorporation
Sept. 6, 1636, and among the original proprietors of lands. He was one of the selectmen,
1654. He died March 4,
1688. Joanna, his wife, died Aug. 14,
1691. She is said in family
tradition to have been widow Baldwicke before her marriage to
John Gay. His will in the
Suffolk records, dated Dec. 18, 1686, was proven Dec. 17, 1689,
his wife Joanna and son
John being the executors.
His estate was valued in the inventory at 91 lbs. 5s. 8d. His
children were:
2. i.
Samuel b. March 10, 1639 d. April 15, 1718
ii. Hezekiah b. July 3, 1640 d. Nov. 28, 1669.
3. iii.
Nathaniel b. Jan. 11, 1643 d. FeB. 20, 1712.
iv. Joanna b. March 23, 1645, married 1st
Hathaniel Whiting, Jr., 2nd John Ware of
Wrentham,
Jan. 1680.
4. v.
Eliezer b. June 25, 1647 d. April 13, 1726. (Wrongly called Ebenezer
by
Savage.)
vi.
Abiel b. April 23, 1649 m. Daniel Hawes, Feb. 23, 1677.
vii. Judith (called Judah in her father’s will)
b. April 23, 1649 (twin); married
John
Fuller, Feb. 8, 1672.
5. viii. John b. May 6, 1651 d. Nov. 19, 1731.
6.
ix. Jonathan b. Aug. 1, 1655.
x. Hannah b. oct. 15, 1656 d. Feb. 26, 1660.
viii. Elizabeth, date and place of dbirth unknown,
m. Richard Martin 1660; not
mentioned
in her father’s will.
2. Samuel (John), b. March
10, 1639 m. Nov. 23, 1661, Mary, daughter of Edward Bridge, of
Roxbury. He received,
under his father’s will, that portion of land near Medfield, granted
by the town in the division of lands. He was on eof the selectmen, 1698. He d. April 15,
1718; his wife d. april 13, 1718. They had:
i. Samuel b. Feb. 4, 1663
ii. Edward b. April 13, 1666, lived in
Wrentham m. March 1688, Rebecca Fisher.
He
d. Dec. 23,
1730. He had
1. Margaret
b. Jan. 23, 1689
2.
Rebecca b. Aug. 19, 1690 m. John Hill Feb. 2, 1726
3. Thomas b. July 30, 1692
4. Hannah b.
Feb. 4, 1694
5.
Edward b. July 2, 1696 m. Rachel Puffer 1722.
7. iii.
John b. June 25, 1668 d. June 17, 1758.
iv. Hezekiah b. May 10, 1670.
8. v.
Timothy b. Sept. 15, 1674 d. May 26, 1719.
3. Nathaniel (John) b.
Jan. 11, 1643 admitted freeman, May 23, 1677; selectman, 1704 and
other years. His father left to him a grack of land near edfield
and confirmed a gift of
lands in "Pemutuck,alies Derefeild in Hamshier." "is wife was Lydia Lusher (dau. of
Eleazer
Lusher). His will, dated
Feb. 16, 1712 and proved March 20, 1712; appoints his wire Lydia
and sons Nathaniel and Lusher, executors. He sas:
" Whereas I have been att considerable
expense in bringing my son Ebenezer Gay fitt for, and in
placeing him at Harvard College in
Cambridge, where he now remains, I do appoint that ye charge of
his further continuing
there until the takeing of his first degree shall be payd and
discharged out of my estate,
which shall be reckoned and accounted unto him as his full share
of my estate." His
estate was valued in the inventory at 227 lbs. 6d. He died Feb. 20, 1912. His wife, Lydia
died Aug. 6, 1744, aged 92.
They had:
i. Benjamin b. May 3, 1675 d. Aug. 1, 1675.
ii. Nathaniel b. april 17, 1676 d. May 1,
1676.
iii. Mary b. March 30, 1677 m. Jabez Pond, Jan.
11, 1699.
iv. Lydia b. Aug. 12, 1679 m. Thomas Eaton,
Oct. 5,1697.
9. v.
Nathaniel b. April 2, 1680 d. May 25, 1750.
10. vi.
Lusher b. Sept. 26, 1685 d. Oct. 18, 1769.
vii. Joanna b. Sept. 3, 1688 m. Ephraim Wilson,
Dec. 19, 1706.
11. viii.
Benjamin b. april 20, 1691.
ix. Abigail b. Feb. 15, 1694.
12. x.
Ebenezer b. Aug. 15, 1696 d. March 18, 1787.
4. Eliezer (John) b.
June 25,, 1647 m. Lydia______. He settled in Wrentham and d. Arpil 13,
1726. His wife d. Nov. 16, 1717. They had:
i. Eliezer b. Aug. 19, 1677 m.
Lydia----------------; his wife called "widow" d. Jan. 30,
1750. They had:
1. Mary b. May 4, 1713 m. Henry Bacon Nov. 7, 1744.
2. Eleazer b. Jan.6, 1715
3. Abigail b. March 8, 1716
4. John b.
Nov. 20, 1717 d. Sept. 13, 1751
5. Esther
b. Sept. 7, 1719.
6. Jonah b. May 13, 1721, lived in
Attelboro.
7. Lydia b. May 17, 1723
8. Seth b. June 12, 1725 m. Sarah Hillis, Feb.
20, 1751.
ii. Lydia b. May 20, 1685 m. George Fairbanks
of Sherborn, Dec. 24, 1706.
iii. John b. Aug. 25, 1687
5. John (John) b. May 5,
1651 m. Rebecca Bacon, Feb. 13, 1679 He
died Nov. 19, 1731
his wife died March 6, 1732.
They Had:
i. Rebecca b. May 13, 1681
13. ii.
John b. Jan. 2, 1685 d. March 23, 1753.
14. iii.
Stephen b. May 5, 1689.
iv. Abigail b. Nov. 4, 1692 m. Ebenezer
Battelle March 3, 1715.
15. v.
Hezekiah b. June 30, 1694 d. Sept. 2, 1758.
To be Continued