hmtl5 Sgt. James Gay b. 20 Mar 1744 Ireland d. 4 Apr 1819 North Carolina: Gage and Shook Families
Sgt. James Gay

Sgt. James Gay

Male 1744 - 1819  (75 years)

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  • Name James Gay 
    Title Sgt. 
    Born 20 Mar 1744  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Apr 1819  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I298  Gage and Shook Families
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2022 

    Family Margret Mitchell,   b. 1745, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1796, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1768  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Children 
    +1. John Gay,   b. 20 Mar 1770, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1844, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Mar 1744 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Dec 1768 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Apr 1819 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Third Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    James Gay estate inventory 1
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    James Gay sales of land cover
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    James Gay estate settlement
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    James Gay estate settlement 2
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    James Gay estate inventory 10
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    Headstones
    Gay, James
    Gay, James

  • Notes 
    • Sons of the American Revolution, Mississippi Chapter.
      Application for Elmer Deloss Gay, West Beach, Biloxi Miss.
      Application No.88715.
      Sources:
      Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army.
      Portrait and Biographical Album, Pike County, Illinois, p.465.
      Roster, North Carolina Revolutionary Soldier in the Revolution, p.128

      [2]
    • Portrait and Biographical Album, Pike County, Illinois, p.465.

      In the biography of James Gay, b.1814.
      Mr. Gay was born in Cool Spring Township, Iredell County, N.C., February 5, 1814. His father, William Gay, was a native of the same county and was a son of James Gay who was born in Ireland March 20, 1744, and came to America in 1766. He joined the fortunes of the Colonists and did faithful service in the Revolution for five years. He was married to Margaret Mitchell December 1, 1768, in Lancaster County, Pa., and they reared three children. He was a planter and owned a plantation of two thousand acres. In his will he gave each of his children three hundred acres of land and three of his grandchildren two hundred acres apiece. In early life he was a member of the Church of England, but later became a Presbyterian and died strong in the faith, his death occurring in April 1819.

      [3]
    • James Gay (1744-1819) enlisted, 1766, serving as private and sergeant in the North Carolina troops; was engaged in the battles of Stone and Eutaw. He was born in Ireland; died in North Carolina.
      Daughters of the American Revolution. Application 136335: Mrs. Mary Louise Gay Blunt, wife of Rev. Harry Blunt.



    • Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution. Published by the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932.
      page 128

      Gay, Jas., Sergt.,
      Brevard's Company
      Date of enlistment 1 Jun 1781
      Period of service: 12 months
      Occurrences: Do 28 Apr 1782


  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S67] Sons of the American Revolution membership application.

    3. [S76] Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00biogra, (Chicago Biographical Publishing Co., 1891).