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  • ID: I24957
  • Name: Asa Gay , Sr.
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 31 Oct 1774 in Attleboro, Massachusetts
  • Death: 4 Jul 1854 in probably in Gaysport, Muskingum County, Ohio
  • Note: Asa was a man of some property, He laid out the town of Gaysport, Ohio after purchasing the land from Jacob Ayers, and named it for himself. He willed to the town, land for the cemetery, and money for a school/meeting house. In the 1850 census, the value of his property is listed as $10,000. He received 4 land patents in Muskingum County. Refs: Hinshaw's Quaker Gen., Census 1800-1810 Lincoln County, Maine, 1820 Licking County, Ohio, 1840-1850 Musk County; His will & tombstone; Musk County history; Rockland, Maine town history. In 1840, Asa has only one child still at home, a male age 10-14, making him born in the late 1820's. All of Asa's children were born in Maine before they came to Ohio about 1813-1814. Is this a grandson? The birth dates of Asa & Nancy's first 11 children are from 'Friend's Records at Vassalborough, Maine, page 78. source: information furnished by Linda Taylor



    Father: Ephraim Gay b: 13 Sep 1734 in Newton, Massachusetts
    Mother: Lois Fisher b: 3 Mar 1735/36 in Walpole, Massachusetts

    Marriage 1 Nancy McKay b: 1770-1779 in Ireland
    • Married: 17 Jun 1792 in Concord, New Hampshire
    Children
    1. Has No Children Sarah Gay b: 2 Nov 1791 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    2. Has No Children Charles S. Gay b: 11 Sep 1795 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    3. Has No Children Ephraim Gay b: 26 Jan 1797 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    4. Has No Children Mary Gay b: 29 Mar 1798 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    5. Has No Children David Gay b: 27 Jul 1799 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    6. Has No Children William B. Gay b: 30 Oct 1800 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    7. Has No Children Asa Gay , Jr. b: 8 Apr 1802 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    8. Has No Children Nancy Gay b: 6 Jul 1803 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    9. Has No Children Hyram Gay b: 19 Nov 1804 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    10. Has No Children Cyrus Gay b: 19 May 1806 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    11. Has Children Eliphalet Gay b: 8 Sep 1807 in Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
    12. Has No Children Jesse Gay b: 1807-1808 in Maine
    13. Has No Children Robert Gay b: 15 Dec 1812 in Maine
    14. Has No Children Elvin Gay b: ABT. 1813 in Maine

    Marriage 2 Joanna Carter
    • Married: 9 Dec 1828 in Muskingum County, Ohio
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