Descendants of John Fay (1648

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 FAY was born 1648 in England, and died December 5, 1690 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY BRIGHAM Abt. 1669 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, daughter of THOMAS BRIGHAM and MERCY HURD. She was born Abt. 1638 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died 1676 in Watertown, Massachusetts. He married (2) SUSANNA SHATTUCK July 15, 1678 in Watertown, Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM SHATTUCK and SUSANNA UNKNOWN. She was born 1643 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died Aft. 1695 in Marlboro, Massachusetts.

Notes for JOHN FAY:
John Fay embarked May 30, 1656, at Gravesend, England, and arrived in Boston on June 27, 1656, at the age of 8 years on the Speedwell (sister ship of the Mayflower). John was by no means the first Fay to come to America. Available Town records in New England show for example that (1) Richard Fay resided in Dorchester MA in 1634; (2) Henry Fay, a weaver of Newberry MA died 6/30/1655 and (3) William Fay was admitted as a townsman in Boston in 1643. These Fay's unquestionably preceded John Fay to America (1656), but there are no records to establish any interrelationship between any of them.

There is, however, reasonable evidence that his father and a brother Michael had preceded him to America. Although there is no documented record of the father (David) or Michael's birth or death. Reference is made in the early Town records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, that the father of John and Michael was David Fay "who came to America prior to 1656." On the other hand the direct lineage of the descendants of John Fay from his birth in 1648 down to 1898 were clearly and logically documented in the records accumulated in Orlin P. Fay's book.

The passenger list of the Speedwell lists five minors, including John Fay age 8 years. These young men were bound to Sudbury MA (settled 17 years previously) where each of them had parents or relatives. It is presumed that since John Fay was the youngest of these minors, he very likely had parents already residing in Sudbury.

Shortly after John Fay's arrival a group of recent immigrants, including young John moved to a new grant which was newly incorporated under the name of Marlboro, MA. The early records of Marlboro show that John Fay was made a freeman in 1669, at which time he had a wife and child. In 1675 the name of John Fay appears among the proprietors of Worcester Mass., and that he had a lot of 50 acres assigned to him "in the eastern squadron, lying next to the County road to Boston." Although, he owned land in Worcester he continued to live in Marlboro until the marauding Indians during the Phillips War made it necessary to move his family to the greater security of Watertown Mass. While in Watertown he buried his first wife, Mary Brigham and one child. His second marriage was to Susan "Susanna" Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse. She had 7 children by Morse and 4 by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of her descendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] was Peter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13.

Ships to America - The Speedwell, 1656

An alphabetic list of ships to America is provided at Ship Index.
A list of more ships to New England is provided at Ships & Passengers

The Speedwell of London Voyages are listed at ship name on Ship List May 27, 1656, The Speedwell, from London (Gravesend), arrived at Boston, New England

Source: "Passengers to America, A Consolidation of Ship Passenger Lists from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register" Edited by Michael Tepper Selected excerpts from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, page 462.

Ship and Passenger Information:

This list is annotated by the Searcher's office, Gravesend, England, with the date of "30th May, 1656". However, an additional annotation indicates they "were Landed at Boston in N. E. the 27th of the Month, 1656. J. E." The list may have been prepared at departure by the Searcher's office or later by the vessel's master, under a high bond as assurance of the accuracy about those actually making the voyage (such lists were dated at arrival and were endorsed at the Searcher's office on return of the vessel). The source listing, however, shows the "J.E." entry as an endorsement after that of the Searcher's office. In this case, the initials "J.E." were not those of the master and the month was not specified. This leaves questions about the month in which the "27th" actually occurred - before, during, or after May.
Robert Lock, Master

41 passengers listed.

Stratton, Richard
Mulfoot, John
Smith, Richard 43
Brinsley, Francis 22
Noyce, Thomas 32
Edwards, Mathew
Boules, Joseph 47
Brand, William 40
Copeland, John 28
Holder, Christopher 25
Thurston, Thomas 34
Prince, Mary 21
Gibbons, Sarah 21
Weatherhead, Mary 26
Waugh, Dorothy 20
Smith, Lester 24
Clarke, Christopher 38
Lane, Edward 36
Richardson, Tho: (Thomas) 19
Earle, John 17
Barnes, Thomas 20
Hopgood, Shudrack 14
Goodynough, Thomas 20
Goodinough, Nathaniel 16
Fay, John 8
Tayler, William 11
Smith, Richard 28
Munnings, Muhuhulett 24
Mott, Margarett 12
Reeue (Reeve), Henry 8
Seker, Henery 8
Morse, John 40
Dauison (Davison), Nickolus 45
Baldwin, John 21
Baldwin, Mary 20
Worster, Rebeca (sic) 18
Wigins, John 15
Miller, John 24
Home, Thomas 11
Crane, John 11
Baalam, Charels (sic) 18

Source: http://www.primenet.com/~langford/spls/656ne001.htm November 3, 2000

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Re: John Fay (1648-90)a French Huguenot?
Posted by: Mary (FAY) Nelson 9 Date: June 21, 1999 at 17:34:50
In Reply to: Re: John Fay (1648-90)a French Huguenot? by Dennis N. Reed of 583

From my personal research, I think that John Fay was born in Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England and not in France. There are unpublished records in England which support this research, but I haven't gotten to see them firsthand. Anyway a large clan of FAY family members are still in England and trace themselves to Collingbourne-Ducis, Wiltshire well before 1600. There is a David FAY marrying an Elizabeth Coale/Cole in December 1616 in Penton Mewsey. This is published in the Parish marriage records, which I found at the Clayton Library in Houston, TX. This is the only David Fay I've found in England for this period.

Notes for MARY BRIGHAM:
Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; born probably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1638; died in Watertown, in 1676; married John Fay, the emigrant, who settled in Marlboro, Mass., and died 5 May, 1690, age 50.

Mary was the first Brigham born in America, and as such deserves special mention. Paige, in his History of Cambridge (pp. 501-2), a most thorough and painstaking work, chronicles that "Mary went to Sudbury and Marlboro with her mother, brothers and sister, when her father died, where she married John Fay of Marlboro." And he cites evidence, as already indicated by a legal document (Mid. Prob. Recs., vii. 9), wherein, joining with other complainants, John Fay and Samuel Fay, children of Mary Fay of Marlboro, and heirs of Thomas Brigham, late of Cambridge began suit September 28, 1695, to recover certain lands in the possession of Samuel Hastings, who possessed also the Puritan Brigham homestead. John Fay Sr.'s wife was Mary, and there was no other Fay in Marlboro at that time of suitable age to be the father of said John, Jr., and Samuel Fay, parties to said suit. Paige was undoubtedly correct, and we must include in our genealogy of the Brighams the children of John and Samuel Fay, sons of Mary (Brigham) Fay. Both of them had large families, among them being sons who became the heads of numerous branches (see Fay Family). There was also a daughter, Mary Fay, who married Jonathan3 Brigham, her cousin, and a son of Thomas2 Brigham; they had 10 children, thus starting several male lines of Brighams. Hudson, in his Hist. of Marlboro, does not conflict with Paige's position; and he adds that John Fay retired (with most other Marlboroites), during King Philip's War, to Watertown, where he buried his wife Mary and a young son David, just coming five years.

John Fay, the husband of Mary Brigham, came to America when he was eight years of age. No mention is made of his parents. He is found in Marlboro as early as 1669. He married (2) Susanna, daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and widow of Joseph Morse. As will be seen, she married for her third husband, Thomas2 Brigham. [Brigham (1907) p. 63]

More About JOHN FAY and MARY BRIGHAM:
Marriage: Abt. 1669, Marlboro, Massachusetts

Notes for SUSANNA SHATTUCK:
Susan "Susanna" Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse married John Fay as her second husband after John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham, died. Susan already had 7 children by Morse, and John Fay's 4 children, and gave birth to 4 more children by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of her descendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] was Peter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13.

Source History of Town of Marlborough published in 1862: 1) Susan's marriage date to Thomas Brigham of July 30,1695, and 2) fact that Susan's father was William Shattuck of Watertown, Massachusetts, b. 1643.

More About JOHN FAY and SUSANNA SHATTUCK:
Marriage: July 15, 1678, Watertown, Massachusetts

Children of JOHN FAY and MARY BRIGHAM are:
2. i. JOHN2 FAY, JR., b. November 30, 1669, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. January 5, 1747, Westboro, Massachusetts.
ii. DAVID FAY, b. October 15, 1671; d. September 28, 1676, Watertown, Massachusetts.
3. iii. SAMUEL FAY, b. October 11, 1673, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. October 10, 1732, Westboro, Massachusetts.
iv. MARY FAY, b. February 10, 1674, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. November 9, 1751; m. ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM; b. February 22, 1675, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. January 4, 1768, Marlboro, Massachusetts.

Notes for ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM:
Jonathan Brigham married his cousin, Mary Fay. He settled in what was a part of the Thomas Brigham Estate in Marlboro, Massachusetts. He was prominent in his community and held offices of responsibility. He was commonly called the "Indian Warrior". One day while chopping in the woods, he saw a savage preparing to take aim at him; he seized his musket, stepped forward in full view, exclaiming as he did so, "Shoot straight, you dog". Both fired at the same moment, then the Indian dropped his gun, and with a tremendous whoop, bounded high into the air and fell dead. The Indian's bullet passed close to the ear of Jonathan, who escaped unhurt.

Source WFT Pedigree number 893

More About ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM:
Date born 2: February 1674, Marlboro, Massachusetts
Died 2: January 4, 1768

Children of JOHN FAY and SUSANNA SHATTUCK are:
4. v. DAVID2 FAY, b. April 23, 1679, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. April 10, 1738.
5. vi. GERSHOM FAY, b. October 19, 1681, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. November 24, 1720.
vii. RUTH FAY, b. July 15, 1684, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. Unknown; m. INCREASE WARD, June 17, 1706; d. Unknown.

More About INCREASE WARD and RUTH FAY:
Marriage: June 17, 1706

viii. DELIVERANCE FAY, b. October 7, 1686, Watertown, Massachusetts; d. January 22, 1711, Watertown, Massachusetts; m. BENJAMIN SHATTUCK, February 20, 1707; d. Unknown.

More About BENJAMIN SHATTUCK and DELIVERANCE FAY:
Marriage: February 20, 1707

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 FAY, JR. (JOHN1) was born November 30, 1669 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died January 5, 1747 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He married (1) ELIZABETH WELLINGTON December 1, 1690 in Watertown, Massachusetts, daughter of BENJAMIN WELLINGTON and ELIZABETH SWEETMAN. She was born December 29, 1673, and died March 8, 1729. He married (2) LEVINAH BRIGHAM December 16, 1729, daughter of ELNATHAN BRIGHAM and BETHIAH WARD. She was born August 31, 1711, and died March 8, 1749.

More About JOHN FAY and ELIZABETH WELLINGTON:
Marriage: December 1, 1690, Watertown, Massachusetts

More About JOHN FAY and LEVINAH BRIGHAM:
Marriage: December 16, 1729

Children of JOHN FAY and ELIZABETH WELLINGTON are:
i. BATHSHEBA3 FAY, b. January 1, 1693; d. Unknown.
ii. EUNICE FAY, b. June 2, 1696; d. Unknown.
iii. MARY FAY, b. September 29, 1698; d. Unknown.
6. iv. JOHN FAY II, b. December 5, 1700; d. November 10, 1732.
v. LYDIA FAY, b. November 24, 1702; d. Unknown.
vi. DINAH FAY, b. September 5, 1705; d. Unknown.
7. vii. DEACON JAMES FAY, b. December 27, 1707; d. June 12, 1777.
viii. MEHITABEL FAY, b. June 18, 1710; d. Unknown.
8. ix. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN FAY, b. August 15, 1712; d. October 6, 1777, Westboro, Massachusetts.
9. x. CAPTAIN STEPHEN FAY, b. May 5, 1715; d. May 17, 1781, Bennington, Vermont.
xi. MARY FAY, d. Unknown.

3. SAMUEL2 FAY (JOHN1) was born October 11, 1673 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died October 10, 1732 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He married TABITHA WARD May 16, 1699 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. She was born 1675, and died Unknown.

More About SAMUEL FAY and TABITHA WARD:
Marriage: May 16, 1699, Marlboro, Massachusetts

Children of SAMUEL FAY and TABITHA WARD are:
i. REBECCA3 FAY, b. February 19, 1700; d. Unknown.
ii. TABITHA FAY, b. August 14, 1702; d. Unknown.
iii. SAMUEL FAY, b. May 6, 1705; d. 1788; m. (1) DELIVERANCE SHATTUCK, December 15, 1726; b. December 22, 1707; d. 1754; m. (2) ELIZABETH HASTINGS, 1756; d. 1796, Reading, Vermont.

Notes for SAMUEL FAY:
Samuel Fay settled on his father's land in Southboro where he had a family of 25 children recorded. This is the largest Fay family on record. He had two wives and by his first wife had 14 children and by his second wife 11 children, the youngest died when only an infant.

He was over 70 years old when the youngest child was born. Morse says of him "his first wife died after delivering to him 14 children in 20 years giving him the privilege of marrying another wife which he was patriotic enough to embrace, by whom he had 11 more."

In 1756 his sons Solomon and Samuel were in the King's service at "Crown Point" as soldiers.

His wife was his cousin, Deliverance Shattuck, and his mother was Tabitha Ward, and his children had Fay, Shattuck, Ward, and Brigham blood, as his grandmother was Mary Brigham.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 203.

More About SAMUEL FAY and DELIVERANCE SHATTUCK:
Marriage: December 15, 1726

More About SAMUEL FAY and ELIZABETH HASTINGS:
Marriage: 1756

10. iv. JEDUTHAN FAY, b. June 7, 1707; d. Unknown.
v. ABIGAIL FAY, b. January 19, 1709; d. Unknown.
11. vi. EBENEZER FAY, b. April 12, 1713, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. October 13, 1790.
vii. MARY FAY, b. March 28, 1720; d. Unknown.

4. DAVID2 FAY (JOHN1) was born April 23, 1679 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died April 10, 1738. He married SARAH LARKIN May 1, 1699 in Marlborough, daughter of JOHN LARKIN and JOANNA HALE. She died Unknown.

Notes for DAVID FAY:
David Fay inherited the homestead on the north side of Clean Hill. He settled in that part of Marlboro which was set off to Southboro, east of Wolfpen Hill, and with Robert Horn, about 1731, built a grist mill on Stony Brook in the southeast part of the town.

He united with the church April 2, 1710. Before the incorporation of the town of Southboro he was placed on a committee to seat the meeting in Marlboro, and the next year he was chosen Constable of Southboro, where he was also elected Selectman in 1730, 1733, and 1735.

He was by occupation a weaver.

His wife at the time of her marriage was an heir to Edward Larkin of Charlestown, where he and his wife, Sara, Jan. 27, 1709-1710, sold for $150, to Joseph Kent of Charlestown, land formerly owned by John Larkin. Jan 28, 1706-1707, he exchanged land with Isaac Temple.

He and his family, also the families of Moses Newton, John Newton, Widow Johnson, Moses Newton, Jr., and James Cady were assigned to the "Garrison" of Isaac Howe for protection from the Indians.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 227.

More About DAVID FAY and SARAH LARKIN:
Marriage: May 1, 1699, Marlborough

Children of DAVID FAY and SARAH LARKIN are:
i. JOHN3 FAY, b. January 30, 1700; d. December 23, 1704.
ii. JOANNA FAY, b. December 7, 1701; d. November 23, 1720.
iii. SARAH FAY, b. March 1, 1704; d. Unknown; m. EBEBEZER PIKE, November 12, 1729; d. Unknown, Farmingham, Massachusetts.

More About EBEBEZER PIKE and SARAH FAY:
Marriage: November 12, 1729

iv. DAVID FAY, b. March 25, 1707; d. October 4, 1720.
v. LOIS FAY, b. March 11, 1709; d. Unknown.
12. vi. DEACON JOHN FAY, b. December 16, 1710, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. May 22, 1789, Sourthboro, Massachusetts.
vii. MOSES FAY, b. October 7, 1712; d. Unknown.
13. viii. ROBERT FAY, b. July 20, 1715, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. December 19, 1810.
14. ix. EDWARD FAY, b. May 16, 1717, Marlboro, Massachusetts; d. 1806.
15. x. AARON FAY, b. April 18, 1719; d. January 4, 1798.
xi. JOANNA FAY, b. July 3, 1721; d. November 22, 1721.
16. xii. DAVID FAY, b. April 6, 1723; d. 1753.

5. GERSHOM2 FAY (JOHN1) was born October 19, 1681 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died November 24, 1720. He married MARY BRIGHAM 1702, daughter of JOHN BRIGHAM and SARAH UNKNOWN. She was born May 6, 1678, and died Unknown.

Notes for GERSHOM FAY:
Gershom was one of the first settlers in that part of Marlboro that was afterward set off to Westboro in 1717 and again set off to Northboro in 1727; thus was he an inhabitant of three towns in succession without moving his habitation. He served as Constable in Marlboro in 1714 and in 1718, March 3, being included in Westboro, he was chosen Surveyor of that town. July 24, 1720 and in 1721 he was elected one of the committee for building the first meeting house which stood about 80 rods [1 rod = 16.5 feet] west of Wessonville. In 1720 he was again chosen Constable.

He was admitted to the church in Marlboro before he was set off to Westboro, and continued to worship there until that part of the town where he lived was included in Westboro.

He died at the age of 39 years, leaving a large tract of land in the northwest part of Northboro to be divided to his four sons. His estate was settled without recourse to a probate court.

He left six or seven minor children who were brought up to respectability and industry with no other guardian than their heroic and energetic mother, Mary Brigham, daughter of Dr. John Brigham of Sudbury. She was distinguished for heroism in the Indian war. She received $375 by her father's will.

Gershom Fay was the youngest son of John Fay and he built the first saw mill in Northboro, 60 rods east of the Unitarian church.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 331.

Notes for MARY BRIGHAM:
Mary and her husband were exposed, like others of that day, to the incursions of the Indians, and as a protection, palisades were erected around many of the houses to serve as a fort or resort to which the families in the neighborhood might repair in case the Indians should make their appearance. In 1707 a tragical event occurred in Marlboro in that part of the township now included in Northboro. Among the garrison houses in town at that time was one known as Samuel Goodnow's near the stream called Stirrup Brook. This garrison was designed as the resort of the families of Nathaniel Oakes, Jonathan Forbush and Gershom Fay, as well as that of Mr. Goodnow. This precaution undoubtedly saved the life of Mrs. Fay and her two oldest children.

In 1707, Aug. 18, she [Mary was 29 years old at the time] and Miss Mary Goodnow, daughter of Samuel Goodnow, were gathering herbs in a meadow when they saw 20 or more stout Indian warriors stealthily approaching them. They immediately ran for the fort. Mrs. Fay with her children succeeded in reaching it and closing the gate before her pursuers could overtake her. Fortunately there was one man in the garrison, the rest of the men being at work in the field. The savages attempted to break through the enclosure but were repelled by the heroic defenders within, Mrs. Fay loading the muskets belonging to the fort and handing them to her companion; whether it was her husband or not, we do not know, but he was able to keep a constant fire upon the enemy till a party of their friends in the field, hearing the report of the muskets, came to their relief and the enemy fled. Thus was the life of this woman and her two helpless children saved by her own heroism.

William A. Bartlett of Northboro, whose mother and grandmother were Fay's, writes April 3, 1884, as follows: "It is a question whether the garrison house or fort, in which Mrs. Fay's heroism was displayed was some part of the house in which I now live, or whether it was another near by, built on purpose. The grave of Mary Goodnow is on my farm about 30 rods from my house." Her grave still remained without a monument in 1866. She being lame, could not escape from her merciless pursuers. She was overtaken, seized and dragged into the woods across Stirrup Brook and inhumanly murdered and scalped, her mangled remains were found and buried a few days after and her grave was visible 130 years afterwards. The Indians were pursued and overtaken and a battle ensued in which two white men and nine Indians were killed. The packs of the Indians fell into the hands of the whites and in one of them was found the scalp of Miss Goodnow, which furnished the first clue of her melancholy fate.

A large elm tree growing in the cellar, marks the spot where once stood the house of Gershom Fay.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 331

More About GERSHOM FAY and MARY BRIGHAM:
Marriage: 1702

Children of GERSHOM FAY and MARY BRIGHAM are:
i. GERSHOM3 FAY, b. September 17, 1703; d. Unknown.
ii. MARY FAY, b. July 10, 1705; d. Unknown.
iii. SUSANNA FAY, b. November 18, 1707; d. Unknown.

Notes for SUSANNA FAY:
Susanna was subject to constant nervous trembling, caused it is supposed, by her mother's first fright by the Indians, before her birth.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 332.

iv. SARAH FAY, b. October 2, 1710; d. Unknown.
v. SILAS FAY, b. August 12, 1713; d. Unknown.
17. vi. TIMOTHY FAY, b. June 26, 1716; d. 1802.
vii. PAUL FAY, b. August 1721; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

6. JOHN3 FAY II (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 5, 1700, and died November 10, 1732. He married HANNAH CHILD April 17, 1721. She was born Abt. 1700, and died 1788 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

More About JOHN FAY II:
Name 2: John Fay

More About JOHN FAY and HANNAH CHILD:
Marriage: April 17, 1721

Children of JOHN FAY and HANNAH CHILD are:
i. ELIZABETH4 FAY, b. October 1, 1722; d. Unknown.
18. ii. CAPTAIN JONATHAN FAY, b. November 21, 1724, Westboro, Massachusetts; d. March 3, 1800, Westboro, Massachusetts.
iii. JEDEDIAH FAY, b. January 13, 1727; d. Unknown.
iv. HANNAH FAY, b. September 1729; d. Unknown.
19. v. COLONEL JOSIAH FAY, b. February 4, 1731; d. August 8, 1776, Long Island, New York.

7. DEACON JAMES3 FAY (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 27, 1707, and died June 12, 1777. He married (1) LYDIA CHILD December 9, 1727. She was born June 21, 1706 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died Unknown in Hardwick. He married (2) PRUDENCE WHIPPLE September 13, 1760. She died Unknown.

More About JAMES FAY and LYDIA CHILD:
Marriage: December 9, 1727

Notes for PRUDENCE WHIPPLE:
Prudence Whipple was the widow of Ebenezer Whipple, who was a sergeant in the French war,and was killed inbattle September 8, 1755.

More About JAMES FAY and PRUDENCE WHIPPLE:
Marriage: September 13, 1760

Children of JAMES FAY and LYDIA CHILD are:
i. DANIEL4 FAY, b. October 21, 1728; d. Unknown.
ii. LYDIA FAY, b. 1730; d. Unknown.
iii. JOSIAH FAY, b. February 4, 1732; d. Unknown.
iv. MEHITABLE FAY, b. January 10, 1734; d. Unknown.
20. v. JAMES FAY, JR., b. February 9, 1735; d. Unknown.
21. vi. REUBEN FAY, b. November 29, 1738; d. Unknown.
22. vii. ISAAC FAY, b. June 23, 1742; d. January 29, 1816, Galway, New York.
viii. LUCY FAY, b. July 23, 1744; d. Unknown.
ix. EBENEZER FAY, b. July 12, 1746; d. Unknown.
x. ELIZABETH FAY, b. 1747; d. Unknown.
xi. HANNAH FAY, b. February 23, 1749; d. Unknown.
xii. MARY FAY, b. October 28, 1756; d. Unknown.

8. CAPTAIN BENJAMIN3 FAY (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born August 15, 1712, and died October 6, 1777 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARTHA MILLS December 27, 1739. She was born March 6, 1719 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died July 19, 1761. He married (2) ELIZABETH STOW September 28, 1765. She was born in Grafton, and died 1784 in Westboro, Massachusetts.

More About BENJAMIN FAY and MARTHA MILLS:
Marriage: December 27, 1739

More About BENJAMIN FAY and ELIZABETH STOW:
Marriage: September 28, 1765

Children of BENJAMIN FAY and MARTHA MILLS are:
i. ELIZABETH4 FAY, b. December 9, 1740; d. August 18, 1777.
ii. MARTHA FAY, b. January 1, 1742; d. November 18, 1772.
iii. BENJAMIN FAY, JR., b. November 11, 1744; d. March 23, 1834.
iv. ESTHER FAY, b. November 30, 1746; d. Unknown.
v. JOHN FAY, b. August 25, 1748; d. June 7, 1837.
23. vi. NATHAN FAY, b. October 15, 1750; d. June 8, 1825, East Alstead, New Hampshire.
vii. LUCY FAY, b. October 31, 1752; d. April 3, 1839.
viii. STEPHEN FAY, b. December 8, 1754; d. February 11, 1828.
ix. JAMES FAY, b. December 20, 1756; d. Unknown.

Notes for JAMES FAY:
James Fay died in the army at Valley FOrge or Ticonderoga shortly after enlisting.

x. MEHITABEL FAY, b. April 20, 1758; d. April 7, 1846.
xi. CHARLES FAY, b. May 31, 1761; d. July 1762.

Children of BENJAMIN FAY and ELIZABETH STOW are:
24. xii. CHARLES4 FAY, b. July 12, 1766; d. September 7, 1818, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
xiii. COLONEL JOEL FAY, b. June 25, 1769; d. January 6, 1830.

9. CAPTAIN STEPHEN3 FAY (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 5, 1715, and died May 17, 1781 in Bennington, Vermont. He married RUTH CHILD May 7, 1734, daughter of JOHN CHILD and HANNAH UNKNOWN. She was born August 9, 1714, and died August 6, 1802 in Galliopolis, Ohio.

Notes for CAPTAIN STEPHEN FAY:
He was the father of a very remarkable family and was himself a man of rank. He settled first in Westboro; where he served as constable in 1740, assessor 1745, and in 1747 he was Tythingman. He served as Captain in the French war until after the ratification of peace he held no town office.

The date of his removal from Hardwick to Bennington, Vermont, is given by some as 1762 and again as 1765-6. Captain Stephen Fay was a leading spirit and exercised a powerful influence in the long contest with New York, and during the trying period of the Revolutionary War. He was particularly noted as "Landlord Fay". In settling in Bennington, he erected a public house called first the Green Mountain House, or Tavern; called also "Landlord Fay's", and it became the headquarters of those who resisted the claim of New York and spurned her jurisdiction. On the top of the high sign post exhibited by "Landlord Fay" was the stuffed skin of a Catamount with teeth grinning defiance toward New York, hence it came to be called "The Catamount Tavern". During the period of the early settlement of the state this Tavern was a great resort for travelers and emigrants and became widely known. It was the home of Ethan Allen for several years from 1770 when he came first to the New Hampshire Grant, as Vermont was then called. In this famous tavern sat the "Vermont Council of Safety" in an inner room where in secret they planned, guided and directed the partiotic expedition of the "Green Mountain Boys" to stem the torrent of Burgoyne's invasion and here also Stark and Warner, with the aid of the council, planned the famous attack on Baum's entrenchments where was won the brilliant victory of Bennington which turned the current of success from the British to the American Army and was followed in a few weeks by the capture of Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga.

In the clash of arms at Bennington, Captain Fay was represented by his sons, five of whom, John, Elijah, Benjamin, Colonel Joseph, and David were in the battle August 16, 1777. John being killed at his post of duty.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 112-114.

More About STEPHEN FAY and RUTH CHILD:
Marriage: May 7, 1734

Children of STEPHEN FAY and RUTH CHILD are:
25. i. SERGEANT JOHN4 FAY, b. December 23, 1734, Bennington, Vermont; d. August 16, 1777, Bennington, Vermont.
ii. JONAS FAY, b. January 28, 1736; d. Unknown.
26. iii. STEPHEN FAY, b. February 19, 1739; d. May 26, 1804.
iv. RUTH FAY, b. May 12, 1741; d. Unknown.
v. MARY FAY, b. October 16, 1743; d. Unknown.
27. vi. BEULAH FAY, b. January 29, 1745; d. September 18, 1833.
vii. ELIJAH FAY, b. March 5, 1748; d. Unknown.
viii. BENJAMIN FAY, b. November 22, 1750; d. Unknown.
ix. JOSEPH FAY, b. September 11, 1753; d. Unknown.
x. SARAH FAY, b. July 4, 1757; d. Unknown.
xi. DAVID FAY, b. December 13, 1761; d. Unknown.

10. JEDUTHAN3 FAY (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 7, 1707, and died Unknown. He married SARAH SHATTUCK December 12, 1739, daughter of BENJAMIN SHATTUCK and RACHEL CLARK. She was born December 27, 1719, and died Unknown.

Notes for JEDUTHAN FAY:
Jeduthan Fay was a sealer of leather, constable, Committee of Schools, and Sealer of Weights & Measures. Probably removed to Grafton. His wife was half sister of his brother Samuel's wife.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 174.

More About JEDUTHAN FAY and SARAH SHATTUCK:
Marriage: December 12, 1739

Children of JEDUTHAN FAY and SARAH SHATTUCK are:
i. RHODA4 FAY, b. May 17, 1741; d. Unknown.
ii. JOSIAH FAY, b. May 13, 1743; d. Unknown.
iii. HEZEKIAH FAY, b. September 4, 1745; d. Unknown.
iv. RACHEL FAY, b. August 19, 1747; d. Unknown.
28. v. JEDUTHAN FAY, b. October 6, 1749; d. Unknown.
vi. SUSANNA FAY, b. August 10, 1751; d. Unknown.
vii. ASA FAY, b. June 22, 1753; d. Unknown.
29. viii. THOMAS FAY, b. November 23, 1755; d. April 6, 1833.
ix. ELISHA FAY, b. August 8, 1758; d. Unknown.
x. ABIGAIL FAY, b. June 3, 1759; d. Unknown.
xi. EBENEZER FAY, b. December 2, 1763; d. Unknown.

11. EBENEZER3 FAY (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 12, 1713 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died October 13, 1790. He married (1) ABIGAIL UNKNOWN 1738. She died 1738. He married (2) THANKFUL HYDE September 19, 1739. She died 1758. He married (3) MARY MASON 1765. She died Unknown.

Notes for EBENEZER FAY:
Ebenezer Fay settled in Sturbidge near Attom Pond at a point wich took the name of "Fays Cove" which was then in the midst of a dense forest one mile or more from where there had ever been any public road. He afterwards built on a portion of his large tract of land near the residence of Cyrus and John Fay.

He was very fond of fishing in the Pond above named and he used to go on horeseback and get his saddlebage full of fish, this was after his removal from Fay's Cove.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 203.

More About EBENEZER FAY and ABIGAIL UNKNOWN:
Marriage: 1738

More About EBENEZER FAY and THANKFUL HYDE:
Marriage: September 19, 1739

More About EBENEZER FAY and MARY MASON:
Marriage: 1765

Children of EBENEZER FAY and THANKFUL HYDE are:
i. ABIGAIL4 FAY, b. April 23, 1740; d. Unknown.
30. ii. JONATHAN FAY, b. January 14, 1742; d. Abt. 1842.
iii. ELIJAH FAY, b. February 1, 1743; d. Unknown.
iv. URIAH FAY, b. December 14, 1744; d. Unknown.
v. JOEL FAY, b. September 27, 1746; d. Unknown.
31. vi. JUDE FAY, b. April 6, 1748, Brimfield ?; d. June 20, 1831.
vii. CYRUS FAY, b. November 29, 1749; d. Unknown.
32. viii. THOMAS FAY, b. October 2, 1751; d. 1827.
ix. LEVI FAY, b. March 28, 1753; d. Unknown.
x. THANKFUL FAY, b. January 26, 1755; d. Unknown.
xi. THANKFUL FAY, b. November 13, 1756; d. Unknown.
xii. JABEZ FAY, b. October 15, 1756; d. Unknown.

Children of EBENEZER FAY and MARY MASON are:
xiii. SALLY4 FAY, b. September 1, 1767; d. Unknown.
xiv. SYLVANUS FAY, b. August 3, 1770; d. Unknown.
xv. BENAJAH FAY, b. July 28, 1773; d. Unknown.
xvi. POLLY FAY, b. September 20, 1775; d. Unknown.
xvii. SENETH FAY, b. August 12, 1777; d. Unknown.
xviii. LOVINAH FAY, b. February 20, 1781; d. Unknown.

12. DEACON JOHN3 FAY (DAVID2, JOHN1) was born December 16, 1710 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died May 22, 1789 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts. He married THANKFUL TAYLOR. She died December 22, 1790 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts.

Notes for DEACON JOHN FAY:
The town right of his ancestor, David, purchased of Peter Bent, in which his uncle John of Westboro had drawn sundry lots, was wholly or partly inherited by him, for it was in his possession, and by him sold in 1770 "for a valuable sum." He sold June 5, 1770, to John Mathis of Marlboro a 16 acre "right," which had been bought of Peter Bent to be taken up in the common land of Marlboro. He settled where his great grandson, Ebenezer, afterwards resided in Southboro, and commenced with a log house.

Tradition says he was a man of ardent devotion and chose as his altar a place beside a rock in a graveyard near his house, to which he would repair every morning to offer up his private devotions to Him who is the Lord of the morning and evening. He was elected deacon of the church in Southboro in 1766, and was chosen Selectman eight times in ten years. He was Town Treasurer three years. In 1768 he was honored with the command of a military company.

Living at a time when the rights and privileges of the Colonies were contested by the British Parliament, a public man like John Fay could not be neutral, nor did he hesitate for a moment when the resolution was taken not to import, nor purchase of importers, or consume articles on which Great Britain had imposed a duty for the purpose of raising a revenue in America to sustain the home government.

A covenant was drawn up in which the signers "solemnly pledge themselves to non-importation and non-consumption of articles thus taxed." this covenant bears the name of John Fay and ten others of the name of Fay, so that this "family" united cordially with the other patriotic citizens of Sourthboro in adopting those measures which in the end completely baffled the arbitrary acts of Parliament and gave us a place among the nations of the earth.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 284.

Children of JOHN FAY and THANKFUL TAYLOR are:
i. JOHN4 FAY, b. December 29, 1732; d. November 15, 1755, Lake George, New York.

Notes for JOHN FAY:
John Fay enlisted in the expedition against Crown Point and died at Lake George, November 15, 1755.

ii. HEZEKIAH FAY, b. June 10, 1734; d. Unknown.

Notes for HEZEKIAH FAY:
Died young.

iii. THANKFUL FAY, b. January 9, 1735; d. Unknown.
33. iv. DEACON HEZEKIAH FAY, b. September 15, 1737, Sourthboro, Massachusetts; d. February 4, 1800.
v. LUCY FAY, b. March 16, 1740; d. Unknown.

Notes for LUCY FAY:
Died young.

vi. LUCY FAY, b. July 8, 1741; d. Unknown.
vii. LYDIA FAY, b. May 21, 1743; d. Unknown.
34. viii. DANIEL FAY, b. July 31, 1744; d. June 2, 1783.
ix. ELISHA FAY, b. January 25, 1746; d. Unknown.
x. LEVI FAY, b. October 6, 1747; d. Unknown.
xi. JONAS FAY, b. March 30, 1749; d. Unknown.
xii. HEPSIBAH FAY, b. May 13, 1751; d. Unknown.
xiii. PERSIS FAY, b. March 23, 1754; d. Unknown.
35. xiv. JOHN FAY, b. May 23, 1756, Sourthboro, Massachusetts; d. June 14, 1839.

13. ROBERT3 FAY (DAVID2, JOHN1) was born July 20, 1715 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died December 19, 1810. He married (1) ANNA HARRINGTON. She died Unknown. He married (2) ELIZABETH JOSLYN April 28, 1743 in Southboro, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died September 4, 1760.

Notes for ROBERT FAY:
In 1749, Robert Fay purchased of Jacob Wheeler a farm situated in Southboro about one and a half miles east by south from the center, where he is supposed to have reared his great family of 20 children, which could hardly have allowed him time to serve the public in any office. He was however, Surveyor and Collector of Taxes in 1747, Constable in 1755, and Tythingman in 1763 and 1768. He served in the French and Indian War, and attained the rank of Captain before the close of the war.

An unparalleled circumstance occurred with Robert Fay and his brother Aaron. Each married two wives, and had 20 children. Each wife had ten children, and of each wife's children there were seven sons and three daughters, a total in the two families of 28 sons and 12 daughters. Tradition renders it certain that Aaron duplicate the family of his brother in every particular.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 284.

More About ROBERT FAY and ELIZABETH JOSLYN:
Marriage: April 28, 1743, Southboro, Worcester, Massachusetts

Children of ROBERT FAY and ANNA HARRINGTON are:
i. JASON4 FAY, b. March 31, 1762; d. Unknown.
36. ii. ROBERT FAY, b. March 24, 1764, Sourthboro, Massachusetts; d. November 10, 1810.
iii. EPHRAIM FAY, b. July 31, 1768; d. Unknown.
iv. ENOCH FAY, b. September 7, 1770; d. Unknown; m. SARAH UNKNOWN; d. Unknown, Southboro, Massachusetts.

Children of ROBERT FAY and ELIZABETH JOSLYN are:
v. ELIZABETH4 FAY, b. March 27, 1744; d. Unknown.
vi. ROBERT FAY, b. September 30, 1746; d. Unknown.
vii. NATHANIEL FAY, b. September 18, 1747; d. Unknown.
37. viii. REUBEN FAY, b. September 25, 1749, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. November 12, 1797, Southboro, Massachusetts.
ix. ASA FAY, b. November 11, 1752; d. November 2, 1818; m. COMFORT NEWTON; d. Unknown, Southboro, Massachusetts.
38. x. DAVID FAY, b. 1755, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. May 7, 1806.
xi. JOSHUA FAY, b. February 9, 1757; d. Unknown.
xii. SUBMIT FAY, b. March 8, 1758; d. Unknown.
xiii. REBECCA FAY, b. July 21, 1759; d. Unknown.
xiv. ELIJAH FAY, b. August 26, 1760; d. Unknown.

14. EDWARD3 FAY (DAVID2, JOHN1) was born May 16, 1717 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died 1806. He married (1) SARAH UNKNOWN. She died December 23, 1755. He married (2) SECOND WIFE UNKNOWN. She died Unknown.

Children of EDWARD FAY and SARAH UNKNOWN are:
i. HEPSIBAH4 FAY, b. October 4, 1740; d. Unknown.
ii. MARTHA FAY, d. Unknown.
39. iii. ISRAEL FAY, b. February 24, 1744, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. August 17, 1797.
iv. LUTHER FAY, b. 1745; d. Unknown.
v. ELIJAH FAY, b. May 31, 1746; d. Unknown.
vi. EDWARD FAY, b. June 1, 1747; d. Unknown.

Children of EDWARD FAY and SECOND UNKNOWN are:
vii. NATHAN4 FAY, b. 1757; d. Unknown.
40. viii. DAVID FAY, b. February 3, 1762, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. October 27, 1826.
ix. SOLOMON FAY, b. January 11, 1764; d. Unknown.
x. JOANNA FAY, d. Unknown.
xi. SARAH FAY, d. Unknown.

15. AARON3 FAY (DAVID2, JOHN1) was born April 18, 1719, and died January 4, 1798. He married THANKFUL NEWTONAugust 26, 1740, daughter of JONATHAN NEWTON and BETHIA RICE. She was born July 27, 1719 in Marlborough, MA, and died July 14, 1755 in Southboro, MA.

Notes for AARON FAY:
Aaron Fay1,2 (M)
b. 18 Apr 1719, d. 04 Jan 1798, #3471
Aaron Fay was born on 18 April 1719 at Marlborough, MA.3 He married Thankful Newton, daughter of Jonathan Newton and Bethiah Rice, on 26 August 1740 at Southborough, MA.1,4,5 Aaron Fay married Eunice Bradish, daughter of James Bradish and Damaris Rice, on 8 October 1755 at Southborough, MA.2,5 Aaron Fay died on 4 January 1798.6

[S2] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Rice Family - Supp 1, p. 8.
[S3] Rice Gen'l Register, pp. 27, 79.
[S28] Franklin P Rice, Marlborough, MA Vital Records.
[S3] Rice Gen'l Register, pp. 79, 110.
[S304] Franklin P Rice, Southborough, MA Vital Records.
[S3] Rice Gen'l Register, p. 79.

Source: The Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. on the internet at http://www.widomaker.com/~gwk/era/ in November 2002.

Notes for THANKFUL NEWTON:
Source for death date, place: Southborough Cemetery records.

Thankful Newton1,2,3 (F)
b. 27 Jul 1719, d. 14 Jul 1755, #2655
Pedigree
Thankful Newton was born on 27 July 1719 at Marlborough, MA.1,2,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Jonathan Newton and Bethiah Rice. Thankful Newton married Aaron Fay on 26 August 1740 at Southborough, MA.2,3,7 Thankful Newton died on 14 July 1755 at Southborough, MA, under the name Fay.4,8
WRN: 540.

[S1] Andrew Henshaw A.M. Ward, The Rice Family, p. 54.
[S2] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Rice Family - Supp 1, p. 8.
[S3] Rice Gen'l Register, pp. 79, 110.
[S3] Rice Gen'l Register, p. 110.
[S28] Franklin P Rice, Marlborough, MA Vital Records.
[S336] Marlborough, MA VR Index : p. 1:37.
[S304] Franklin P Rice, Southborough, MA Vital Records.
[S304] Franklin P Rice, Southborough, MA Vital Records, p. 167.

Source: The Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc. on the internet at http://www.widomaker.com/~gwk/era/ in November 2002.

More About THANKFUL NEWTON:
Burial: Unknown, Southboro, MA

More About AARON FAY and THANKFUL NEWTON:
Marriage: August 26, 1740

Child of AARON FAY and THANKFUL NEWTON is:
41. i. BETHIA4 FAY, b. June 9, 1754; d. Unknown.

16. DAVID3 FAY (DAVID2, JOHN1) was born April 6, 1723, and died 1753. He married JEMIMA UNKNOWN. She died Unknown.

Notes for JEMIMA UNKNOWN:
Jemima administered upon Mr. Fay's estate, which was appraised July 29, 1754, at $1,200, which was equally divided between her and the two daughters. Jemima had 48 acres, and Jannah had 28 1/2 acres.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 227.

Children of DAVID FAY and JEMIMA UNKNOWN are:
i. JEMIMA4 FAY, d. Unknown.
ii. HANNAH FAY, d. Unknown.

17. TIMOTHY3 FAY (GERSHOM2, JOHN1) was born June 26, 1716, and died 1802. He married LYDIA TOMBLIN April 30, 1738. She was born June 29, 1716, and died Unknown.

More About TIMOTHY FAY and LYDIA TOMBLIN:
Marriage: April 30, 1738

Children of TIMOTHY FAY and LYDIA TOMBLIN are:
i. LYDIA4 FAY, b. July 9, 1738; d. September 1746.
ii. TIMOTHY FAY, b. April 21, 1740; d. 1743.
iii. WILLIAM FAY, b. January 21, 1743; d. Unknown.
iv. HEZEKIAH FAY, b. July 1744; d. Unknown.
v. REBECCA FAY, b. June 5, 1746; d. Unknown.
vi. LYDIA FAY, b. January 31, 1748; d. Unknown.
vii. MARY FAY, b. April 19, 1750; d. Unknown.
42. viii. TIMOTHY FAY, b. May 2, 1754, Westboro, Massachusetts; d. August 24, 1799.

Generation No. 4

18. CAPTAIN JONATHAN4 FAY (JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born November 21, 1724 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and died March 3, 1800 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He married (1) JOANNA PHILLIPS June 25, 1746. She was born May 17, 1729 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, and died June 10, 1788 in Westboro, Massachusetts. He married (2) MARY GODDARD August 8, 1789. She died June 29, 1796. He married (3) LUCRETIA HAMILTON March 10, 1798. She died Unknown.

More About JONATHAN FAY and JOANNA PHILLIPS:
Marriage: June 25, 1746

More About JONATHAN FAY and MARY GODDARD:
Marriage: August 8, 1789

More About JONATHAN FAY and LUCRETIA HAMILTON:
Marriage: March 10, 1798

Children of JONATHAN FAY and JOANNA PHILLIPS are:
i. JONATHAN5 FAY, b. November 30, 1747; d. January 29, 1748.
ii. JOHN FAY, b. August 18, 1750; d. Unknown.
43. iii. JONATHAN FAY, b. January 21, 1754, Westboro, Massachusetts; d. June 1, 1811, Concord, Massachusetts.
iv. DAVID FAY, b. December 9, 1756; d. Unknown.
v. JOANNA FAY, b. July 26, 1760; d. 1775.
vi. HANNAH FAY, b. May 13, 1767; d. Unknown.
vii. DR. NAHUM FAY, b. March 9, 1768; d. Unknown.

19. COLONEL JOSIAH4 FAY (JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 4, 1731, and died August 8, 1776 in Long Island, New York. He married MARY BENT, daughter of PETER BENT. She was born April 18, 1737, and died 1831.

Notes for COLONEL JOSIAH FAY:
Colonel Josiah Fay died while in service on Long Island, in the Revolution, and his remains were buried in Trinity Church cemetery, New York City.

More About COLONEL JOSIAH FAY:
Burial: Unknown, Trinity Church, New York City

Children of JOSIAH FAY and MARY BENT are:
i. JOSHIAH5 FAY, b. June 10, 1758; d. Unknown.
44. ii. PETER FAY, b. May 10, 1760, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. 1832.
iii. MARTHA FAY, b. August 20, 1762; d. Unknown.
iv. DEBORAH FAY, b. October 24, 1764; d. Unknown.
v. ALPHERUS FAY, b. April 28, 1767; d. Unknown.
45. vi. ELIZABETH FAY, b. April 28, 1767, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. November 9, 1837, Boston, Massachusetts.
vii. SARAH FAY, b. August 1769; d. Unknown.
viii. JOHN TEMPLE FAY, b. July 12, 1777; d. Unknown.

20. JAMES4 FAY, JR. (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 9, 1735, and died Unknown. He married MARY WINSLOW March 18, 1756, daughter of SETH WINSLOW and ABIGAIL UNKNOWN. She was born October 18, 1735, and died Unknown.

More About JAMES FAY and MARY WINSLOW:
Marriage: March 18, 1756

Children of JAMES FAY and MARY WINSLOW are:
46. i. BARNABAS5 FAY, b. October 30, 1756; d. March 27, 1830, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
ii. PAUL FAY, b. December 30, 1756; d. Unknown.
iii. LYDIA FAY, b. July 14, 1761; d. Unknown.
iv. MEHITABEL FAY, b. July 12, 1763; d. Unknown.
v. HANNAH FAY, b. May 17, 1768; d. Unknown.
vi. MARY FAY, b. April 12, 1770; d. Unknown.

21. REUBEN4 FAY (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born November 29, 1738, and died Unknown.

Child of REUBEN FAY is:
47. i. JONAS5 FAY, d. Unknown.

22. ISAAC4 FAY (JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 23, 1742, and died January 29, 1816 in Galway, New York. He married KEZIAH DOANE November 22, 1764. She was born 1747, and died January 7, 1811.

More About ISAAC FAY and KEZIAH DOANE:
Marriage: November 22, 1764

Children of ISAAC FAY and KEZIAH DOANE are:
i. CHARLES5 FAY, b. August 18, 1765, Hardwick, New York; d. January 30, 1843; m. ROWENA KEITH; b. 1767; d. 1852.

Notes for CHARLES FAY:
Charles and Rowena Fay residedin Galway, New York.

ii. LYDIA FAY, b. June 7, 1769; d. Unknown.
iii. JOHN FAY, b. February 9, 1773; d. Unknown.
iv. CYRUS FAY, b. February 20, 1776; d. Unknown.
v. ASA FAY, b. October 5, 1777; d. Unknown.

23. NATHAN4 FAY (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 15, 1750, and died June 8, 1825 in East Alstead, New Hampshire. He married (1) PERSIS HARRINGTON January 1, 1771, daughter of SAMUEL HARRINGTON and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She died March 15, 1794. He married (2) MARGARET NEWTON October 9, 1800, daughter of CHRISSTOPHER NEWTON and MARY UNKNOWN. She died September 17, 1845 in East Alstead, New Hampshire.

More About NATHAN FAY and PERSIS HARRINGTON:
Marriage: January 1, 1771

More About NATHAN FAY and MARGARET NEWTON:
Marriage: October 9, 1800

Children of NATHAN FAY and PERSIS HARRINGTON are:
48. i. JESSE5 FAY, b. February 4, 1772, Alstead, New Hampshire; d. February 4, 1844, Alstead, New Hampshire.
ii. ELI FAY, b. February 7, 1774; d. Unknown.
iii. ELIZABETH FAY, b. January 4, 1776; d. Unknown.
iv. PERSIS FAY, b. February 28, 1779; d. Unknown.
v. NATHAN FAY, b. October 1, 1781; d. Unknown.
vi. BENJAMIN FAY, b. February 27, 1784; d. Unknown.
vii. RUTH FAY, b. October 15, 1786; d. Unknown.
viii. LYDIA FAY, b. December 10, 1788; d. Unknown.

Children of NATHAN FAY and MARGARET NEWTON are:
ix. MARY GILES5 FAY, b. September 20, 1801; d. Unknown.
x. HUBBARD NEWTON FAY, b. April 11, 1803; d. Unknown.
xi. CHARLES MILES FAY, b. December 15, 1804; d. Unknown.
xii. JOHN MILTON FAY, b. November 10, 1806; d. Unknown.
xiii. SERENA CHURCH FAY, b. February 28, 1808; d. Unknown.

24. CHARLES4 FAY (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born July 12, 1766, and died September 7, 1818 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He married DEBORAH LYON, daughter of CAPTAIN EPHRAIM LYON. She was born 1766, and died November 15, 1815.

Children of CHARLES FAY and DEBORAH LYON are:
i. CHARLES TAYLOR5 FAY, b. June 2, 1789; d. Unknown.
ii. JOEL HENRY FAY, b. May 24, 1791; d. Unknown.
iii. DEBORAH FAY, b. August 3, 1794; d. Unknown.
iv. DAVID FAY, b. August 4, 1799; d. Unknown.
v. JONATHAN PRESCOTT FAY, b. November 1801; d. Unknown.
vi. ELIZABETH L. FAY, b. April 1, 1807; d. Unknown.

25. SERGEANT JOHN4 FAY (STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 23, 1734 in Bennington, Vermont, and died August 16, 1777 in Bennington, Vermont. He married MARY FISK October 22, 1757. She was born 1738 in Bennington, Vermont, and died August 31, 1777 in Bennington, Vermont.

Notes for SERGEANT JOHN FAY:
John Fay was in the Crown Point expedition in 1756 from September 20 to December 5. And August 9, 1757 was in a company which marched as far as Kinderhook for the relief of Fort William Henry.

John Fay came to Bennington, Vermont, from Hardwick with his father and four brothers. They were among the most prominent citizens of that place and were ardent in their devotion to liberty and ready to resist oppression from the State of New York or the British Parliament.

John Fay was a sergeant when he was shot in the head at the battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777. The revolutionary forces won the conflict which marked the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 118-119.

More About SERGEANT JOHN FAY:
Burial: Unknown, Old Bennington Cemetery next to the Old Church, Bennington, Vermont

More About MARY FISK:
Burial: Unknown, Old Bennington Cemetery next to the Old Church, Bennington, Vermont

More About JOHN FAY and MARY FISK:
Marriage: October 22, 1757

Children of JOHN FAY and MARY FISK are:
i. SUSANNA5 FAY, b. December 4, 1758; d. Unknown.
ii. NATHAN FAY, b. November 15, 1760; d. Unknown.
iii. CALEB FAY, b. October 20, 1762; d. Unknown.
iv. HELEN FAY, b. May 7, 1766; d. Unknown.
v. JOHN FAY, b. May 1, 1768; d. Unknown.
vi. HENRY FISK FAY, b. August 26, 1770; d. 1818; m. BETSEY TALCOTT; d. Unknown.

Notes for HENRY FISK FAY:
Henry Fisk migrates to Richmond, Vermont, marries Betsey Talcott, together with brother Nathan settles Fays Corner, builds a cloth dressing industry and removes to Burlington, Vermont, to practice law. Henry Fisk and Betsey Talcott are buried in a wilderness cemetery outside Fays Corner, Vermont.
Source: Michele FitzGerald (mich_fitz@hotmail.com on July 15, 2001) and www.fayfamily.org.

vii. JOSEPH FAY, b. September 5, 1772; d. September 1, 1777.

More About JOSEPH FAY:
Burial: Unknown, Old Bennington Cemetery next to the Old Church, Bennington, Vermont

viii. HIRAM FAY, b. 1775; d. August 24, 1777.

More About HIRAM FAY:
Burial: Unknown, Old Bennington Cemetery next to the Old Church, Bennington, Vermont

26. STEPHEN4 FAY (STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 19, 1739, and died May 26, 1804. He married SUSAN FISKE July 1, 1762. She was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and died Unknown.

More About STEPHEN FAY and SUSAN FISKE:
Marriage: July 1, 1762

Children of STEPHEN FAY and SUSAN FISKE are:
i. ANNA5 FAY, b. April 15, 1763; d. Unknown.
ii. THOMAS C. FAY, b. 1765; d. Unknown.
iii. DAVID FAY, b. September 27, 1766; d. 1852; m. LUCINDA JACKSON; d. 1862.
iv. SAMUEL FAY, b. May 2, 1768; d. Unknown.
v. JOHN FAY, b. January 11, 1769; d. Unknown.
vi. JEDEDIAH FAY, b. February 7, 1770; d. Unknown.
vii. STEPHEN FAY, b. October 13, 1771; d. Unknown.
viii. ASA FAY, b. November 11, 1773; d. Unknown.
ix. JONAS FAY, b. January 14, 1776; d. Unknown.
49. x. DR. CYRUS FAY, b. April 15, 1778; d. February 11, 1839, Liverpool, England.
xi. SARAH FAY, b. March 25, 1780; d. Unknown.
xii. SUSAN FAY, b. June 23, 1782; d. Unknown.
xiii. POLLY FAY, b. September 24, 1784; d. Unknown.
xiv. HENRY FAY, b. October 28, 1787; d. Unknown.
xv. JOSIAH FAY, d. Unknown.

27. BEULAH4 FAY (STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 29, 1745, and died September 18, 1833. She married MAJOR SAMUEL BILLINGS June 28, 1764 in Hardwick, Massachusetts. He was born August 19, 1739, and died June 23, 1789 in Bennington, Vermont.

Notes for BEULAH FAY:
Beulah Fay married Major Samuel Billings, son of Samuel and Hannah (Wright), son of Samuel and Sarah, son of Richard and Margery Billings. Major Billings was elected by the town of Hardwick, Captain of the south Military Company, November 21, 1774, and was commissioned May 23, 1775 as Captain in Colonel Leonard's Regiment in the army of the Revolution. At some subsequent period, either in Massachusetts, or Vermont, he seems to have attained the rank of Major and honred with the command of a Battlallion.

He removed fro Hardwick to Bennington, Vermont, where he and his wife died. A monumental slab denotes their graves in the Bennington Cemetary.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 121.

More About SAMUEL BILLINGS and BEULAH FAY:
Marriage: June 28, 1764, Hardwick, Massachusetts

Children of BEULAH FAY and SAMUEL BILLINGS are:
50. i. LYDIA5 BILLINGS, b. February 28, 1765; d. Bef. 1821.
ii. SUSANNA BILLINGS, b. January 1, 1767; d. Unknown.
iii. BEULAH BILLINGS, b. November 14, 1768; d. Unknown.
51. iv. SAMUEL BILLINGS, b. May 23, 1771; d. Unknown.
v. POLLY BILLINGS, b. July 6, 1773; d. Unknown.
vi. STEPHEN F. BILLINGS, b. December 1775; d. Unknown.
vii. JONAS BILLINGS, b. 1781; d. Unknown.
viii. FANNY BILLINGS, b. 1783; d. Unknown.
52. ix. SOPHIA BILLINGS, b. 1785; d. Unknown.

28. JEDUTHAN4 FAY (JEDUTHAN3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born October 6, 1749, and died Unknown. He married PERSIS TEMPLE 1773. She was born 1753 in Grafton, and died July 11, 1843 in Grafton.

More About JEDUTHAN FAY and PERSIS TEMPLE:
Marriage: 1773

Children of JEDUTHAN FAY and PERSIS TEMPLE are:
i. SILAS5 FAY, b. September 16, 1773; d. Unknown.
ii. ANNIS SOPHIA FAY, b. February 16, 1775; d. Unknown.
53. iii. ANTIPAS MAYNARD FAY, b. December 14, 1778, Westboro, Massachusetts; d. September 25, 1839, Grafton.

29. THOMAS4 FAY (JEDUTHAN3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born November 23, 1755, and died April 6, 1833. He married (1) MINA 'JEMIMA' GARFIELD March 10, 1782 in Grafton, Massachusetts. She was born February 2, 1751, and died March 23, 1824. He married (2) LYDIA HOSMER April 6, 1833. She died Unknown.

More About THOMAS FAY and MINA GARFIELD:
Marriage: March 10, 1782, Grafton, Massachusetts

More About THOMAS FAY and LYDIA HOSMER:
Marriage: April 6, 1833

Children of THOMAS FAY and MINA GARFIELD are:
i. ROXY5 FAY, b. October 18, 1783; d. Unknown.
ii. MIME 'JEMIMA' FAY, b. September 12, 1785; d. Unknown.
iii. JOSIAH FAY, b. September 9, 1787; d. Unknown.
iv. CYRUS POLLARD FAY, b. September 25, 1789; d. Unknown.
v. AVERY THOMAS FAY, b. January 10, 1792; d. Unknown.
vi. EBENEZER MANLEY FAY, b. April 13, 1794; d. Unknown.
vii. JOHN HIRAM FAY, b. July 9, 1796; d. Unknown.
viii. DANIEL FRANKLIN FAY, b. March 24, 1799; d. Unknown.

30. JONATHAN4 FAY (EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born January 14, 1742, and died Abt. 1842. He married ANNA CHAPEL. She died Unknown.

Children of JONATHAN FAY and ANNA CHAPEL are:
i. LUCY5 FAY, b. September 27, 1769; d. Unknown.
ii. ESTHER FAY, b. August 20, 1771; d. Unknown.
iii. ANNA FAY, b. August 17, 1774; d. October 23, 1776.
54. iv. JOEL FAY, b. April 10, 1778, Brimfield, Massachusetts; d. June 6, 1831.
v. JONATHAN FAY, b. May 7, 1780; d. Unknown.
vi. ANNA FAY, b. September 5, 1783; d. Unknown.
55. vii. SIMON FAY, b. March 2, 1785; d. August 15, 1859.

31. JUDE4 FAY (EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 6, 1748 in Brimfield ?, and died June 20, 1831. He married SALLY 'SARAH' FAIRBANKS 1778. She was born 1757 in Brookfield, and died July 12, 1840 in Monson.

More About JUDE FAY and SALLY FAIRBANKS:
Marriage: 1778

Children of JUDE FAY and SALLY FAIRBANKS are:
i. NANCY5 FAY, d. Unknown.
ii. PATTY FAY, d. Unknown.
iii. WILLIAM FAY, d. Unknown.
iv. BETSEY FAY, b. November 15, 1777; d. Unknown.
v. RUTH FAY, b. 1780; d. Unknown.
56. vi. RUFUS FAIRBANKS FAY, b. August 18, 1786, Brimfield ?; d. March 31, 1864.
vii. OTIS FAY, b. 1791; d. Unknown.
viii. CHARLES PRESCOTT FAY, b. 1794; d. Unknown.
ix. ELTHINA FAY, b. 1796; d. Unknown.
x. MATILDA FAY, b. October 10, 1800; d. Unknown.
xi. SALLY FAY, b. September 12, 1802; d. Unknown.

32. THOMAS4 FAY (EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born October 2, 1751, and died 1827. He married ESTHER CHAPPEL. She was born 1753, and died 1837.

Child of THOMAS FAY and ESTHER CHAPPEL is:
57. i. ELISHA5 FAY, b. April 9, 1783; d. May 17, 1871.

33. DEACON HEZEKIAH4 FAY (JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born September 15, 1737 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts, and died February 4, 1800. He married (1) MARTHA UNKNOWN. She died Unknown. He married (2) ESTHER UNKNOWN. She died March 4, 1769.

Notes for DEACON HEZEKIAH FAY:
Like his father, Hezekiah Fay, was a deason in the church in Southboro, Massachusetts, was constable, assessor & selectman & a soldier in the war of the Revolution.

Children of HEZEKIAH FAY and MARTHA UNKNOWN are:
i. THAMAR5 FAY, b. March 4, 1771; d. Unknown.
ii. BRIGHAM FAY, b. January 5, 1775; d. Unknown.

Children of HEZEKIAH FAY and ESTHER UNKNOWN are:
58. iii. DEACON HEZEKIAH5 FAY, b. October 7, 1759, Sourthboro, Massachusetts; d. January 12, 1832.
iv. JONATHAN FAY, b. January 3, 1762; d. Unknown.
v. JEDEDIAH FAY, b. May 30, 1764; d. Unknown; m. SARAH PARKER, January 26, 1792; d. Unknown.

More About JEDEDIAH FAY and SARAH PARKER:
Marriage: January 26, 1792

59. vi. WILLIAM WARD FAY, b. January 29, 1766; d. Unknown.
vii. ESTHER FAY, b. September 14, 1767; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN RICE; d. Unknown.
viii. MARTHA D. FAY, b. April 30, 1769; d. Unknown; m. PHINEAS GLEASON MILLER, February 14, 1786; d. Unknown.

More About PHINEAS MILLER and MARTHA FAY:
Marriage: February 14, 1786

34. DANIEL4 FAY (JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born July 31, 1744, and died June 2, 1783. He married DEBORAH UNKNOWN in Westboro, Massachusetts. She died Unknown.

More About DANIEL FAY and DEBORAH UNKNOWN:
Marriage: Westboro, Massachusetts

Child of DANIEL FAY and DEBORAH UNKNOWN is:
i. DANIEL5 FAY, b. August 17, 1769; d. Unknown.

35. JOHN4 FAY (JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born May 23, 1756 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts, and died June 14, 1839. He married LEVINAH BRIGHAM December 16, 1779, daughter of BENJAMIN BRIGHAM and HANNAH MERRILL. She was born September 2, 1760, and died Unknown.

More About JOHN FAY:
Name 2: John Fay, Jr.

Notes for LEVINAH BRIGHAM:
Levinah is spelling from Brigham Family book; Lovina is spelling from Orlin Fay Family book.

More About JOHN FAY and LEVINAH BRIGHAM:
Marriage: December 16, 1779

Children of JOHN FAY and LEVINAH BRIGHAM are:
i. WINDOSOR5 FAY, b. July 15, 1780; d. Unknown.
ii. LUCY FAY, b. October 13, 1781; d. Unknown.
iii. LYDIA FAY, b. September 17, 1783; d. Unknown.
60. iv. JOHN FAY, b. October 18, 1785; d. Unknown.
v. JOEL FAY, b. January 6, 1788; d. Unknown.
vi. LOVINA FAY, b. April 23, 1790; d. Unknown.
vii. LEVI FAY, b. June 9, 1792; d. Unknown.
viii. POLLY FAY, b. May 30, 1794; d. Unknown.
ix. SALLY FAY, b. June 18, 1796; d. Unknown.
x. ROXANNA FAY, b. April 24, 1798; d. Unknown.
xi. BETSEY FAY, b. October 12, 1802; d. Unknown.
xii. ORPHA FAY, b. November 9, 1804; d. Unknown.

36. ROBERT4 FAY (ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born March 24, 1764 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts, and died November 10, 1810. He married SUBMIT RICE May 1783, daughter of JONATHAN RICE. She was born January 3, 1765 in Framingham, Massachusetts, and died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT FAY:
Overseer of the Poor and Selectman.

More About ROBERT FAY and SUBMIT RICE:
Marriage: May 1783

Children of ROBERT FAY and SUBMIT RICE are:
i. LUCY5 FAY, b. January 17, 1784; d. Unknown.
ii. EPHRAIM FAY, b. March 3, 1785; d. Unknown.
iii. GRANT FAY, b. January 7, 1787; d. Unknown.
iv. NELLY FAY, b. April 2, 1789; d. Unknown.
v. ARTEMAS FAY, b. March 15, 1791; d. Unknown.
vi. ANNA FAY, b. February 20, 1793; d. Unknown.
vii. ELIJAH FAY, b. July 24, 1795; d. Unknown.
viii. RICE FAY, b. June 23, 1797; d. Unknown.
ix. CLARISSA FAY, b. June 4, 1799; d. Unknown.
x. RUSSELL FAY, b. April 10, 1801; d. Unknown.
xi. JONATHAN FAY, b. May 6, 1803; d. Unknown.
xii. DOLLY FAY, b. February 22, 1806; d. Unknown.
xiii. HARRISON KELLOG FAY, b. September 10, 1808; d. 1850, Wisconsin; m. ISABELLA KYLE KINGSTON, December 11, 1832, Illinois; b. April 12, 1811, Springfield, Illinois; d. February 24, 1896, Milton, Oregon.

Notes for HARRISON KELLOG FAY:
After marrying Isabella, they resided about 40 miles from Racine, Wisconsin, at a place called "Big Bull Flats," near Wisconsin river, known as the Pineries, the lumber section.

Notes for ISABELLA KYLE KINGSTON:
After Harrison's death, Isabella moved from Wisconsin to Milton, Oregon and died there.

More About HARRISON FAY and ISABELLA KINGSTON:
Marriage: December 11, 1832, Illinois

37. REUBEN4 FAY (ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born September 25, 1749 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died November 12, 1797 in Southboro, Massachusetts. He married BETHIA FAY October 21, 1771 in Holden, Massachusetts, daughter of AARON FAY and THANKFUL NEWTON. She was born June 9, 1754, and died Unknown.

Notes for REUBEN FAY:
Reuben Fay was a tythingman, surveyor, overseer of the poor, and Field Driver. He married Bethia Fay his cousin.

More About REUBEN FAY and BETHIA FAY:
Marriage: October 21, 1771, Holden, Massachusetts

Children of REUBEN FAY and BETHIA FAY are:
61. i. REUBEN5 FAY, b. July 20, 1772, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. April 2, 1835, Framingham, Massachusetts.
ii. SOLOMON FAY, b. October 22, 1774; d. Unknown.
iii. ISAAC FAY, b. June 22, 1777, Apr 1796; d. Unknown.
iv. STEPHEN FAY, b. April 4, 1779; d. 1796.
v. ANNA FAY, b. January 21, 1781; d. 1796.
vi. REBECCA FAY, b. February 9, 1785; d. April 30, 1796.
vii. BETHIA FAY, b. June 30, 1787; d. Unknown.
62. viii. LOVINAH FAY, b. February 19, 1788; d. December 18, 1860.
ix. HEPSIBAH FAY, b. March 3, 1789; d. Unknown.
x. BETSEY FAY, b. May 4, 1791; d. June 6, 1796.
xi. THANKFUL FAY, b. June 23, 1793; d. June 1796.
xii. DANA FAY, b. October 22, 1795; d. May 1796.
xiii. LOVICE FAY, b. July 3, 1798; d. Unknown, Royalton; m. ISRAEL HEMENWAY; d. Unknown, Royalton.

38. DAVID4 FAY (ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born 1755 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died May 7, 1806. He married JANE WARD. She died Unknown.

Children of DAVID FAY and JANE WARD are:
i. MEBITABEL5 FAY, d. Unknown.
ii. SALLY FAY, b. August 13, 1780; d. Unknown.
iii. HANNAH FAY, b. October 15, 1785; d. Unknown.
iv. LOIS FAY, b. January 17, 1791; d. Unknown.
v. POLLY FAY, b. June 12, 1794; d. Unknown.
63. vi. DAVID FAY, b. August 29, 1796; d. 1874.
vii. LINCOLN FAY, b. May 9, 1799; d. Unknown.

39. ISRAEL4 FAY (EDWARD3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born February 24, 1744 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died August 17, 1797. He married MARY TORREY December 15, 1768. She was born April 19, 1748, and died December 23, 1837.

More About ISRAEL FAY and MARY TORREY:
Marriage: December 15, 1768

Children of ISRAEL FAY and MARY TORREY are:
i. TIMOTHY5 FAY, b. March 8, 1771; d. Unknown.
ii. ISRAEL FAY, b. March 1774; d. Unknown.
iii. JESSE FAY, b. June 17, 1776; d. Unknown.
iv. SILAS FAY, b. February 13, 1779; d. Unknown.
v. SARAH FAY, b. September 22, 1782; d. Unknown.
64. vi. JAMES ISRAEL FAY, b. April 13, 1785; d. 1855.
vii. JONAS FAY, b. March 15, 1787; d. Unknown.
viii. ELISHA FAY, b. September 29, 1790; d. Unknown.

40. DAVID4 FAY (EDWARD3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born February 3, 1762 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died October 27, 1826. He married MERCY PERRIN. She died Unknown.

Notes for DAVID FAY:
Residence in Stafford and Brimfield, Connecticut. In 1805, he moved to Cazenovia, New York. He served in the War of the Revolution. His wife, Mercy Perrin, was from a Rhode Island family.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 236.

Children of DAVID FAY and MERCY PERRIN are:
i. BENJAMIN5 FAY, b. 1773; d. Unknown.
ii. POLLY FAY, d. Unknown.
iii. HANNAH FAY, d. Unknown.
iv. EUZEBIA FAY, d. Unknown.
v. SOLOMON FAY, d. Unknown.
vi. PERRIN FAY, b. February 9, 1795; d. October 9, 1852; m. SALLY FARR, November 20, 1817; b. June 6, 1800; d. 1871.

Notes for PERRIN FAY:
They lived in Madison County, New York, until 1844, when they moved to Defiance, Ohio.

More About PERRIN FAY and SALLY FARR:
Marriage: November 20, 1817

vii. ALVAN FAY, b. September 19, 1797; d. Unknown.
viii. EUDOCIA FAY, d. Unknown.
ix. DAVID FAY, d. Unknown.
x. CELINDA FAY, d. Unknown.

41. BETHIA4 FAY (AARON3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born June 9, 1754, and died Unknown. She married REUBEN FAY October 21, 1771 in Holden, Massachusetts, son of ROBERT FAY and ELIZABETH JOSLYN. He was born September 25, 1749 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died November 12, 1797 in Southboro, Massachusetts.

Notes for REUBEN FAY:
Reuben Fay was a tythingman, surveyor, overseer of the poor, and Field Driver. He married Bethia Fay his cousin.

More About REUBEN FAY and BETHIA FAY:
Marriage: October 21, 1771, Holden, Massachusetts

Children are listed above under (37) Reuben Fay.

42. TIMOTHY4 FAY (TIMOTHY3, GERSHOM2, JOHN1) was born May 2, 1754 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and died August 24, 1799. He married SARAH HAGAR July 27, 1777. She was born 1753, and died April 24, 1842.

More About TIMOTHY FAY and SARAH HAGAR:
Marriage: July 27, 1777

Children of TIMOTHY FAY and SARAH HAGAR are:
i. TIMOTHY5 FAY, b. November 16, 1781; d. Unknown.
ii. AARON FAY, d. Unknown.
iii. SALMON FAY, d. Unknown.
iv. ERASTUS FAY, b. July 25, 1791; d. Unknown.
65. v. WILLIAM HAGAR FAY, b. August 30, 1796; d. September 26, 1881.
vi. ABRAHAM FAY, d. Unknown.
vii. HANNAH FAY, d. Unknown.
viii. SALLY FAY, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 5

43. JONATHAN5 FAY (JONATHAN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 21, 1754 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and died June 1, 1811 in Concord, Massachusetts. He married LUCY PRESCOTT December 6, 1776 in Concord, Massachusetts, daughter of DR. ABEL PRESCOTT. She was born April 24, 1757 in Concord, Massachusetts, and died October 10, 1792.

Notes for JONATHAN FAY:
Jonathan gradujated at Harvard, 1778. He was a student in 1775 when the college was moved to Concord (to avoid the dangers of the war) where he married and settled as a lawyer. He became quite eminent in his profession and reached a very respectable rank as an advocate and had a good practice attending the courts of Worcester and Mi8ddlexex. He was styled the "Honest Lawyer." He represented Concord in the Legislature in 1792 to 1796 inclusive.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 124.

More About JONATHAN FAY and LUCY PRESCOTT:
Marriage: December 6, 1776, Concord, Massachusetts

Children of JONATHAN FAY and LUCY PRESCOTT are:
66. i. SAMUEL PRESCOTT PHILLIPS6 FAY, b. June 10, 1778, Concord, Massachusetts; d. May 18, 1856, Concord, Massachusetts.
ii. LUCY PRESCOTT FAY, b. July 10, 1781; d. Unknown.
iii. JOANNA PHILLIPS FAY, b. October 27, 1784; d. Unknown.
iv. SOPHIA FAY, b. April 4, 1786; d. Unknown.
v. MARIA FAY, b. August 28, 1788; d. Unknown.
vi. ABIGAIL BRIGHAM FAY, b. September 19, 1790; d. Unknown.

44. PETER5 FAY (JOSIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 10, 1760 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died 1832. He married EUNICE MATTHEWS October 31, 1780. She died May 7, 1813.

More About PETER FAY and EUNICE MATTHEWS:
Marriage: October 31, 1780

Children of PETER FAY and EUNICE MATTHEWS are:
i. POLLY6 FAY, b. May 23, 1781; d. Unknown.
ii. BETSEY FAY, b. January 2, 1783; d. Unknown.

Notes for BETSEY FAY:
Died young.

iii. LUCY FAY, b. March 13, 1785; d. Unknown.
iv. LUCRETIA FAY, b. June 21, 1787; d. Unknown.
v. BETSEY FAY, b. September 4, 1789, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. January 21, 1879, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; m. MOSES STONE, May 27, 1812, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

More About MOSES STONE and BETSEY FAY:
Marriage: May 27, 1812, Southboro, Massachusetts

vi. POLLY FAY, b. October 15, 1791; d. Unknown.
vii. EUNICE FAY, b. January 3, 1794; d. Unknown.
viii. PATTY FAY, b. August 11, 1796; d. Unknown.
ix. TEMPLE FAY, b. July 30, 1799; d. Unknown.

45. ELIZABETH5 FAY (JOSIAH4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 28, 1767 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died November 9, 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts. She married URIAH BRIGHAM, JR. December 25, 1790, son of URIAH BRIGHAM and SARAH GOTT. He was born July 11, 1757 in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died September 16, 1820 in Bakersfield, Vermont.

More About URIAH BRIGHAM and ELIZABETH FAY:
Marriage: December 25, 1790

Children of ELIZABETH FAY and URIAH BRIGHAM are:
i. ROBERT6 BRIGHAM, d. Unknown.
ii. MARY BRIGHAM, b. July 31, 1792; d. Unknown.
iii. ELIZABETH BRIGHAM, b. January 8, 1794; d. Unknown.
iv. URIAH BRIGHAM, b. September 3, 1795; d. Unknown.
v. BRECK BRIGHAM, b. 1798; d. Unknown.
vi. JOSIAH FAY BRIGHAM, b. October 11, 1801; d. Unknown.
vii. PETER BENT BRIGHAM, b. September 4, 1807, Bakersfield, Vermont; d. May 24, 1877, Boston, Massachusetts.

Notes for PETER BENT BRIGHAM:
Died unmarried in Boston, Massachusetts. The bulk of his estate, aggregating about $1,300,000, was given to found the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.

viii. BENJAMIN GOTT BRIGHAM, b. June 10, 1808; d. Unknown.
ix. SARAH BRIGHAM, b. March 5, 1809; d. Unknown.

46. BARNABAS5 FAY (JAMES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 30, 1756, and died March 27, 1830 in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He married CHLOE PACKARD. She was born November 22, 1762 in Bridgewater, and died July 19, 1848.

Children of BARNABAS FAY and CHLOE PACKARD are:
i. POLLY6 FAY, b. 1785; d. 1869.

Notes for POLLY FAY:
Died unmarried.

ii. WINSLOW FAY, b. April 24, 1787; d. Unknown.
iii. RHODA FAY, b. July 11, 1789; d. Unknown.
67. iv. JOSEPH PACKARD FAY, b. April 25, 1792, Belchertown, New Hampshire; d. September 9, 1872, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
v. SUSANNA FAY, b. September 14, 1794; d. Unknown.
vi. SALLY FAY, b. 1798; d. 1871.

Notes for SALLY FAY:
Died unmarried.

vii. LEONARD FAY, b. 1800; d. 1828.

Notes for LEONARD FAY:
Died unmarried.

viii. BETSEY FAY, b. August 10, 1804; d. April 10, 1883.

47. JONAS5 FAY (REUBEN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) died Unknown.

Child of JONAS FAY is:
68. i. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 FAY, b. 1823; d. 1896.

48. JESSE5 FAY (NATHAN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 4, 1772 in Alstead, New Hampshire, and died February 4, 1844 in Alstead, New Hampshire. He married RACHEL BROWN. She was born in East Alstead, New Hampshire, and died Unknown.

Children of JESSE FAY and RACHEL BROWN are:
i. LYDIA6 FAY, b. August 14, 1796; d. Unknown.
ii. JOEL FAY, b. March 5, 1798; d. Unknown.
iii. BETSEY FAY, b. January 23, 1803; d. Unknown.
69. iv. BENJAMIN FAY, b. January 10, 1807, Alstead, New Hampshire; d. August 20, 1862.
v. EZRA FAY, b. July 5, 1810; d. Unknown.

49. DR. CYRUS5 FAY (STEPHEN4, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 15, 1778, and died February 11, 1839 in Liverpool, England. He married (1) REBECCA MERIAM Bef. 1806. She was born November 3, 1787, and died Unknown. He married (2) MARIE ARCHANGE MARTIN Aft. 1810 in England. She was born March 6, 1789 in Kamowaska, Quebec, Canada, and died Unknown.

Notes for DR. CYRUS FAY:
Dr. Cyrus Fay went to England and made by his medical abilities $35,000 per annum for many years. He was the inventor of the celebrated Forceps for cutlery and extracting teeth. The "Society of Art" awarded him their large medal in honor of his invention.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 65.

More About CYRUS FAY and REBECCA MERIAM:
Marriage: Bef. 1806

More About CYRUS FAY and MARIE MARTIN:
Marriage: Aft. 1810, England

Child of CYRUS FAY and REBECCA MERIAM is:
70. i. CYRUS JEROME6 FAY, b. February 21, 1806, Bolton, Massachusetts; d. May 7, 1881, Hammonton, New Jersey.

Children of CYRUS FAY and MARIE MARTIN are:
71. ii. ZEPHIRE FISKE6 FAY, b. May 21, 1814; d. 1889.
iii. TULLIUS PRIEST FAY, b. September 17, 1815; d. Unknown.

Notes for TULLIUS PRIEST FAY:
Tullius Fay was a surgeon dentitst in Liverpool, England.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 66.

iv. ANGELL MARIA FAY, b. November 28, 1816; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM REECE; b. Albany, New York; d. Unknown.
v. JULIUS CICERO FAY, b. May 30, 1818; d. Unknown; m. ELIZABETH CARTER; b. April 9, 1817, Duffield, Yorkshire, England; d. Unknown.

Notes for JULIUS CICERO FAY:
Julius Fay was a surgeon dentist, clerk in Tithe office, London, England. Julius and Elizabeth has 10 children born in England.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 66.

vi. JUNIUS MARCUS FAY, b. September 11, 1819; d. Unknown.
vii. JULIANNA FAY, b. March 6, 1822; d. Unknown.

Notes for JULIANNA FAY:
Julianna Fay lived in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 66.

50. LYDIA5 BILLINGS (BEULAH4 FAY, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 28, 1765, and died Bef. 1821. She married JOSEPH HOUSE, son of JOSEPH HOUSE and SAGE RANDALL. He was born October 16, 1757 in Hanover, Massachusetts, and died Abt. 1830.

Notes for JOSEPH HOUSE:
Joseph House was buried next to his first wife, Lydia Billings. After Lydia died, he married her sister Sophia. He was in the Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant, and was with Washington at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was also at Valley Forge with Washington, among other Revolutionary War services. Proofs are from te Bennington Museum' Genealogy Department, the Bennington 1st Church Cemeteryh, and Revolutionary War Pension records. This information is per Gail Toerpe, November 1, 2002.

Children of LYDIA BILLINGS and JOSEPH HOUSE are:
i. GIDEON6 HOUSE, d. Unknown.
ii. LYDIA HOUSE, d. Unknown.
iii. JOSEPH HOUSE, d. Unknown.

51. SAMUEL5 BILLINGS (BEULAH4 FAY, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 23, 1771, and died Unknown. He married ELIZA MCCULLOCK 1800. She died Unknown in Clinton, Georgia.

Notes for SAMUEL BILLINGS:
He removed to Germantown, PA, where he married Eliza (or Elizabeth) McCullock in 1800? Went to Charleston, SC. She died in Clinton, Georgia. They had 8 children.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 36.

More About SAMUEL BILLINGS and ELIZA MCCULLOCK:
Marriage: 1800

Children of SAMUEL BILLINGS and ELIZA MCCULLOCK are:
i. ELIZA6 BILLINGS, b. 1803; d. Unknown; m. BENJAMIN TRAPP; d. Unknown.
ii. SECOND BILLINGS, b. Abt. 1804; d. Abt. 1805.
iii. THIRD BILLINGS, b. Abt. 1805; d. Abt. 1806.
iv. SAMUEL BILLINGS, b. July 31, 1806; d. March 11, 1872.

Notes for SAMUEL BILLINGS:
Married and had 8 children.

52. SOPHIA5 BILLINGS (BEULAH4 FAY, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1785, and died Unknown. She married JOSEPH HOUSE Aft. 1821, son of JOSEPH HOUSE and SAGE RANDALL. He was born October 16, 1757 in Hanover, Massachusetts, and died Abt. 1830.

Notes for SOPHIA BILLINGS:
Following family information was provided by Gail Larson Toerpe, and is on www.fayfamily.org.

More About JOSEPH HOUSE and SOPHIA BILLINGS:
Marriage: Aft. 1821

Children of SOPHIA BILLINGS and JOSEPH HOUSE are:
72. i. DAVID6 HOUSE, b. December 21, 1822; d. September 19, 1908.
ii. FRANKLIN HOUSE, b. 1825; d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANKLIN HOUSE:
Franklin House never married. He removed to Cobourg, Canada, and was joined there by his mother, Sophia. Both are buried at the Old Bennington Cemetery--big headstone there with the House name on it.

53. ANTIPAS MAYNARD5 FAY (JEDUTHAN4, JEDUTHAN3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born December 14, 1778 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and died September 25, 1839 in Grafton. He married MARGARET WILLARD September 16, 1803 in Grafton. She was born May 23, 1785 in Grafton, and died May 11, 1863 in Upton.

More About ANTIPAS FAY and MARGARET WILLARD:
Marriage: September 16, 1803, Grafton

Children of ANTIPAS FAY and MARGARET WILLARD are:
73. i. BENJAMIN WILLARD6 FAY, b. April 15, 1804, Westboro, Massachusetts; d. September 30, 1876, Grafton.
ii. NANCY FAY, b. June 2, 1805; d. Unknown.
iii. NANCY TWIN FAY, b. June 2, 1805; d. Unknown.
iv. CAROLINE ELIZA FAY, b. March 13, 1807; d. Unknown.
v. HARRIET LAURINDA FAY, b. March 23, 1809; d. Unknown.
vi. CHARLES JEDUTHAN FAY, b. July 21, 1811; d. Unknown.
vii. DEXTER MAYNARD FAY, b. September 21, 1813; d. Unknown.
viii. EDWARD JOSEPH FAY, b. January 31, 1817; d. Unknown.
ix. FRANKLIN LEWIS FAY, b. August 19, 1818; d. Unknown.
x. MARGARET SOPHIA FAY, b. October 22, 1824; d. Unknown.
xi. MARTHA MARIA FAY, b. October 22, 1824; d. Unknown.
xii. GEORGE AUGUSTUS FAY, b. February 21, 1828; d. Unknown.

54. JOEL5 FAY (JONATHAN4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 10, 1778 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and died June 6, 1831. He married BETSEY RICE. She died Unknown.

Children of JOEL FAY and BETSEY RICE are:
i. NANCY6 FAY, d. Unknown.
ii. MARY FAY, d. Unknown.
iii. FORDYCE FAY, b. 1806; d. January 2, 1898.

55. SIMON5 FAY (JONATHAN4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 2, 1785, and died August 15, 1859. He married HANNAH DRAPER 1807. She was born October 22, 1782 in Wethersfield, Conneticutt, and died Unknown.

More About SIMON FAY and HANNAH DRAPER:
Marriage: 1807

Children of SIMON FAY and HANNAH DRAPER are:
i. AARON6 FAY, b. August 9, 1808; d. Unknown.
ii. PARDON KISE FAY, b. September 24, 1810, Sturbridge, Massachusetts; d. July 5, 1876, Middletown, Conneticut; m. MARTHA AUGUSTA CLARK, February 16, 1834, Middletown, Conneticut; b. February 26, 1814, Westfield District, Middletown, Conneticut; d. August 17, 1900, Middletown, Conneticut.

More About MARTHA AUGUSTA CLARK:
Burial: August 18, 1900, Westfield Burying Ground, Westfield, Conneticut

More About PARDON FAY and MARTHA CLARK:
Marriage: February 16, 1834, Middletown, Conneticut

iii. CAROLINE REED FAY, b. July 12, 1813; d. Unknown.
iv. BENJAMIN AUSTIN FAY, b. April 9, 1815; d. Unknown.

56. RUFUS FAIRBANKS5 FAY (JUDE4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born August 18, 1786 in Brimfield ?, and died March 31, 1864. He married RACHEL TAFT September 14, 1809. She died January 7, 1865.

Notes for RUFUS FAIRBANKS FAY:
Rufus Fay was a thrifty farmer and owned a farm bordering on the town of Palmer about three miles from the meeting house in Monson, Massacusetts, where he and his children felt it their duty and pleasure to go every Sabbath. He was greatly interested in the Congregational Church and his seat was never vacant unless sickness or the severity of the weather prevented.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 210.

More About RUFUS FAY and RACHEL TAFT:
Marriage: September 14, 1809

Children of RUFUS FAY and RACHEL TAFT are:
74. i. HAMILTON6 FAY, b. March 25, 1810; d. Unknown.
ii. LOUISA FAY, b. April 3, 1812; d. Unknown.
iii. RUFUS FAIRBANKS FAY, JR., b. February 9, 1814; d. Unknown.
iv. MARTHA BURT FAY, b. May 9, 1816; d. Unknown.
v. SALLY TAFT FAY, b. March 15, 1818; d. Unknown.
vi. WILLIAM B. FAY, b. February 10, 1820; d. Unknown.
vii. ELI FAY, b. May 13, 1822; d. Unknown.
viii. ELTHINA M. FAY, b. September 22, 1824; d. Unknown.
ix. FRANK B. FAY, b. April 19, 1829; d. Unknown.

57. ELISHA5 FAY (THOMAS4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 9, 1783, and died May 17, 1871. He married LUCY COLTON. She was born 1788, and died 1858.

Children of ELISHA FAY and LUCY COLTON are:
75. i. LUCIUS NEWTON6 FAY, b. 1823; d. 1890.
ii. WILLARD WASMUS FAY, b. July 28, 1827; d. 1877.

58. DEACON HEZEKIAH5 FAY (HEZEKIAH4, JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born October 7, 1759 in Sourthboro, Massachusetts, and died January 12, 1832. He married PATTY BRIGHAM October 23, 1779. She was born March 9, 1764, and died August 2, 1855 in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Notes for DEACON HEZEKIAH FAY:
Deacon Hezekiah Fay was a carpenter, farmer, and Revolutionary soldier. Tradition says, in the Revolutionary service he was once attached to a body of men called the Briar Hill Guard and stationed near New York. The enemy entering that city at the time, were so near capturing them that he felt himself to be a prisoner. At this crisis, General Putnam arrived, having ascertained the Briar Hill Guards were not called in he left the retreating army for their rescue, and succeeded in drawing them off in safety. This brave act, so adroitly performed, excited such emotions of gratitude and admiration in Mr. Fay that he declared if he ever had a son his name should be Putnam. That corresponding action followed these emotions may be seen by the record of his family, as his first born was named Putnam.

Soon after his marriage he settled upon a small farm and for many years divided his time between agriculture and mechanical pursuits. There being a "mill privilege" on his premises, in process of time he erected a grist mill thereon, and for awhile performed the part of miller. He was honored with civil and military offices and was also deacon of his church, as was his father before him.

His son Willard was a farmer occasioinally engaged in other business, at one time manufacturing cabinet ware at Reading, Massachusetts, when about 48 years of age he advertised for a wife; responding to this call the postage on letters at one time amounted to $7. His reply to one of them resulted in marriage at Southbury, Conn., where he afterwards settled and where he died.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 287.

More About HEZEKIAH FAY and PATTY BRIGHAM:
Marriage: October 23, 1779

Children of HEZEKIAH FAY and PATTY BRIGHAM are:
i. PUTNAM6 FAY, b. February 29, 1780; d. Unknown.
ii. TAMAR FAY, b. 1781; d. Unknown.
iii. CAROLINE FAY, b. January 15, 1784; d. Unknown.
iv. EMERSON FAY, b. February 25, 1786; d. Unknown; m. POLLY SAMPSON; b. New Salem, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

Notes for EMERSON FAY:
Resided in New Salem, Massachusetts, but removed to Phelps, New York, last known residence was Ashford, New York.

v. SOPHIA FAY, b. June 13, 1788; d. Unknown.
vi. SUSAN FAY, b. August 12, 1790; d. Unknown.
vii. EUROPE FAY, b. July 8, 1793; d. Unknown.
viii. DANA FAY, b. October 11, 1795; d. Unknown.
76. ix. CURTIS FAY, b. September 21, 1797; d. Unknown.
x. WILLARD FAY, b. July 7, 1799; d. Unknown.
xi. ANTIPAS FAY, b. August 4, 1801; d. Unknown.
xii. MARTHA FAY, b. November 6, 1803; d. Unknown.
xiii. APPLETON FAY, b. December 8, 1805; d. Unknown.
xiv. BANNISTER BRIGHAM FAY, b. May 19, 1808; d. Unknown.

59. WILLIAM WARD5 FAY (HEZEKIAH4, JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born January 29, 1766, and died Unknown. He married ABIGAIL COLLINS January 7, 1795. She died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM FAY and ABIGAIL COLLINS:
Marriage: January 7, 1795

Child of WILLIAM FAY and ABIGAIL COLLINS is:
i. WILLIAM6 FAY, b. September 5, 1795; d. Unknown.

60. JOHN5 FAY (JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born October 18, 1785, and died Unknown. He married (1) BETSEY CLARK. She was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and died Unknown. He married (2) PHEBE LOCKE. She was born in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and died Unknown.

Child of JOHN FAY and BETSEY CLARK is:
77. i. WILLIAM CLARK6 FAY, d. Unknown.

61. REUBEN5 FAY (REUBEN4, ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born July 20, 1772 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died April 2, 1835 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He married ESTHER PARKS July 24, 1796 in Framingham, Massachusetts, daughter of GIDEON PARK and HANNAH FULLER. She was born May 10, 1775 in Framingham, Massachusetts, and died August 13, 1854.

More About ESTHER PARKS:
Date born 2: May 10, 1775, Framingham, MA

More About REUBEN FAY and ESTHER PARKS:
Marriage: July 24, 1796, Framingham, Massachusetts

Children of REUBEN FAY and ESTHER PARKS are:
78. i. DANA6 FAY, b. January 14, 1797, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.
ii. SUSAN FAY, b. June 5, 1798, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. October 1849.
79. iii. PARK FAY, b. May 10, 1800, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. December 6, 1854, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
iv. AMANDA FAY, b. March 27, 1802, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. April 17, 1833; m. SAMUEL PARRY; d. Unknown, Brookfield, Massachusetts.
v. ISAAC FAY, b. June 9, 1804, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. July 1804.
vi. ISAAC FAY, b. July 25, 1805, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. 1832; m. HARRIET SHEPARD; d. Unknown, Framingham, Massachusetts.
80. vii. DINTHY FAY, b. August 4, 1807, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. 1853.
viii. GIDEON FAY, b. September 24, 1809, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. 1831.
ix. HANNAH FULLER FAY, b. 1812, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. 1813.
x. HARRIET FAY, b. March 15, 1814, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.
81. xi. HANNAH FULLER FAY, b. November 26, 1816, Southboro, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

62. LOVINAH5 FAY (REUBEN4, ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born February 19, 1788, and died December 18, 1860. She married ELIHA ROOT November 21, 1803. He was born July 5, and died January 23, 1863 in Belchertown.

More About ELIHA ROOT and LOVINAH FAY:
Marriage: November 21, 1803

Children of LOVINAH FAY and ELIHA ROOT are:
i. HARRISON6 ROOT, b. January 27, 1808; d. Unknown.
ii. CAROLINE ROOT, b. November 26, 1809; d. Unknown.
iii. ELIHA ROOT, b. December 3, 1811; d. Unknown.
iv. HARRIET ROOT, b. September 10, 1816; d. Unknown.

63. DAVID5 FAY (DAVID4, ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born August 29, 1796, and died 1874. He married (1) RHONDA FAY November 25, 1824, daughter of JEREMIAH FAY. She was born June 5, 1799, and died Bef. 1832. He married (2) HARRIET PRATT May 20, 1832. She was born Abt. 1805, and died August 6, 1843.

Notes for DAVID FAY:
The history of the Grafton farmstead begins here. The full interest to George Hill Road is originally described in deeds dated 1824 and 1825 as recorded in book 237, page 161, and book 278, page 192. By deed dated 31 March 1848, recorded in book 437, page 161, David Fay gave 1/2 interest to Otis. David died in 1874, probate case no. 20232A.

This comes from the letter of the lawyers consulted by a prospective purchaser in 1981. Some of the information in the letter is wrong with respect to middle initials the spelling of Rhoda A. Fay's last name, etc.

More About DAVID FAY:
Date born 2: Mary Fay says 8/22/1796

More About RHONDA FAY:
Date born 2: Mary Fay also gives the date as 6/6. One is wrong'
Date born 3: June 6, 1799
Miscellaneous: She was a cousin of David's

More About DAVID FAY and RHONDA FAY:
Marriage: November 25, 1824

Notes for HARRIET PRATT:
Marcia's notes: Harriet Pratt died at the age of 38 years. Birth date calculated.

More About DAVID FAY and HARRIET PRATT:
Marriage: May 20, 1832

Children of DAVID FAY and RHONDA FAY are:
i. HARRIET B.6 FAY, d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN COOPER; d. Unknown.
82. ii. OTIS CONVERSE FAY, b. November 5, 1825, Grafton, MA; d. February 20, 1911.

Children of DAVID FAY and HARRIET PRATT are:
iii. DAVID MARCUS6 FAY, b. June 5, 1839; d. September 1, 1841.
iv. HARRIET RHODA FAY, b. May 19, 1843; d. Unknown.

64. JAMES ISRAEL5 FAY (ISRAEL4, EDWARD3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born April 13, 1785, and died 1855. He married CHLOE TORREY. She was born Abt. 1784, and died 1868.

Children of JAMES FAY and CHLOE TORREY are:
i. SILAS6 FAY, b. May 17, 1803; d. Unknown.
ii. RUFUS FAY, b. October 26, 1805; d. Unknown.
iii. RUSSEL FAY, d. Unknown.
iv. JAMES RILEY FAY, b. November 15, 1813; d. Unknown.
v. CHLOE P. FAY, d. Unknown.
vi. HORACE ALBERT FAY, d. Unknown.
vii. HIRAM FAY, d. Unknown.
viii. MATILDA FAY, d. Unknown.

65. WILLIAM HAGAR5 FAY (TIMOTHY4, TIMOTHY3, GERSHOM2, JOHN1) was born August 30, 1796, and died September 26, 1881. He married MARY LOOMIS December 6, 1818 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of URIAH LOOMIS and SARAH SHELDON. She was born July 18, 1800, and died September 5, 1887.

Notes for WILLIAM HAGAR FAY:
Family information following was provided by Jennifer Batkins, and is from www.fayfamily.org.

Notes for MARY LOOMIS:
Mary and William moved from Massachusetts to Jefferson, Ohio, in 1822.

More About WILLIAM FAY and MARY LOOMIS:
Marriage: December 6, 1818, West Springfield, Massachusetts

Children of WILLIAM FAY and MARY LOOMIS are:
i. WILLIAM6 FAY, d. Unknown.
83. ii. ALFRED FAY, b. June 28, 1830; d. Unknown.
iii. BETSEY FAY, d. Unknown.
iv. ANN FAY, d. Unknown.
v. VIOLETTA FAY, d. Unknown.
vi. MARY FAY, d. Unknown.
vii. MARTHA FAY, d. Unknown.

Generation No. 6

66. SAMUEL PRESCOTT PHILLIPS6 FAY (JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 10, 1778 in Concord, Massachusetts, and died May 18, 1856 in Concord, Massachusetts. He married HARRIET HOWARD July 31, 1803 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter of SAMUEL HOWARD and ANNIE LILLIE. She was born March 27, 1782 in Boston, Massachusetts, and died July 27, 1847 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Marriage Notes for SAMUEL FAY and HARRIET HOWARD:
OPF says marriage occurred in 1801.

More About SAMUEL FAY and HARRIET HOWARD:
Marriage: July 31, 1803, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Children of SAMUEL FAY and HARRIET HOWARD are:
84. i. SAMUEL HOWARD7 FAY, b. July 21, 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts; d. August 16, 1847, Brooklyn, New York.
ii. RICHARD SULLIVAN FAY, b. June 15, 1806; d. Unknown.
iii. CHARLES FAY, b. July 21, 1808; d. Unknown.
iv. HARRIET HOWARD FAY, b. April 22, 1810; d. Unknown.
v. JOSEPH STORY FAY, b. December 8, 1812; d. Unknown.
vi. MARIA DENNY FAY, b. June 6, 1820; d. February 15, 1890.
vii. ELIZA DAVIS FAY, b. March 6, 1825; d. Unknown.

67. JOSEPH PACKARD6 FAY (BARNABAS5, JAMES4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 25, 1792 in Belchertown, New Hampshire, and died September 9, 1872 in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He married CHARLOTTE HYDE December 1, 1814. She was born in Norwich, Vermont, and died Unknown.

More About JOSEPH FAY and CHARLOTTE HYDE:
Marriage: December 1, 1814

Children of JOSEPH FAY and CHARLOTTE HYDE are:
i. REVEREND CYRUS HYDE7 FAY, b. November 18, 1815; d. Unknown.
ii. CHARLOTTE PARTRIDGE FAY, b. January 12, 1818; d. Unknown.
iii. DYER HOUGH FAY, b. January 7, 1820; d. Unknown.
iv. LUCY MARIA FAY, b. March 9, 1823; d. Unknown.
v. JOSEPH PACKARD FAY, JR., b. May 11, 1825; d. Unknown.
85. vi. HORACE AMSDEN FAY, b. December 7, 1827, Manchesher, New Hampshire; d. Unknown.
vii. HARRIET HYDE FAY, b. November 14, 1829; d. Unknown.
viii. ELIZA ANN FAY, b. August 6, 1834; d. Unknown.
ix. MARY JANE FAY, b. January 2, 1839; d. Unknown.

68. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 FAY (JONAS5, REUBEN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1823, and died 1896.

Child of GEORGE WASHINGTON FAY is:
86. i. WILLIAM MARTIN7 FAY, b. 1862; d. 1923.

69. BENJAMIN6 FAY (JESSE5, NATHAN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 10, 1807 in Alstead, New Hampshire, and died August 20, 1862. He married MARY ANN TAYLOR December 19, 1828 in Dalton, New Hampshire, daughter of ASA TAYLOR and RACHEL PULSIVER. She was born January 13, 1809 in Hartland, Vermont, and died November 4, 1874 in Rockford, Illinois.

More About BENJAMIN FAY and MARY TAYLOR:
Marriage: December 19, 1828, Dalton, New Hampshire

Children of BENJAMIN FAY and MARY TAYLOR are:
i. BENJAMIN TAYLOR7 FAY, b. August 23, 1829; d. Unknown.
ii. ANN ELIZABETH FAY, b. August 3, 1831; d. Unknown.
iii. AMANDA MELINA FAY, b. May 13, 1833; d. Unknown.
iv. LUCIA MARIA FAY, b. June 3, 1836; d. Unknown.
v. MARTHA RACHEL FAY, b. May 17, 1838; d. Unknown.
vi. JESSE BROWN FAY, b. March 5, 1844; d. Unknown.
vii. MARY ADALAIDE FAY, b. January 23, 1846; d. Unknown.
viii. HARRY PULSIVER FAY, b. April 1, 1848, Dalton, New Hampshire; d. 1918; m. MARY HEFFRON; d. Unknown.
ix. WILBER ASA FAY, b. October 1, 1850; d. Unknown.

70. CYRUS JEROME6 FAY (CYRUS5, STEPHEN4, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 21, 1806 in Bolton, Massachusetts, and died May 7, 1881 in Hammonton, New Jersey. He married JOANNA LEE KIMBALL October 23, 1827. She was born April 9, 1808 in Bolton, Massachusetts, and died November 4, 1884 in Hammonton, New Jersey.

Notes for CYRUS JEROME FAY:
Resided in Camden, New Jersey. In early life, Cyrus Fay was a shipmaster, later an agriculturist. After 1859, manufacturer of Fay's Manilla Building Paper in Camden, New Jersey.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 65.

Marriage Notes for CYRUS FAY and JOANNA KIMBALL:
Married by Reverend James Milnor in New York City.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 65.

More About CYRUS FAY and JOANNA KIMBALL:
Marriage: October 23, 1827

Children of CYRUS FAY and JOANNA KIMBALL are:
i. CYRUS JEROME7 FAY, JR., b. May 3, 1831, Boston, Massachusetts; d. Unknown.

Notes for CYRUS JEROME FAY, JR.:
Resided in Philadelphia, PA, 1859.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 65.

ii. MARION FAY, b. September 10, 1833, North Lincoln, Maine; d. Unknown; m. AMASON BACON; d. Unknown.
iii. ADELAIDE VICTORIA FAY, b. July 13, 1836, North Lincoln, Maine; d. Unknown.
87. iv. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON FAY, b. June 15, 1838, North Lincoln, Maine; d. Unknown.
v. THORNTON EUGENE WEBSTER FAY, b. May 3, 1840, North Lincoln, Maine; d. Unknown.
vi. ELLEN MARIA FAY, b. July 17, 1842, North Lincoln, Maine; d. Unknown.
vii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FAY, b. October 21, 1844, North Lincoln, Maine; d. November 4, 1883.

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FAY:
Benjamin Franklin Fay was killed on the railroad.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 66.

viii. GEORGE WASHINGTON FAY, b. March 12, 1847; d. Unknown.
ix. ALFARETTA ELIZABETH FAY, b. May 12, 1850; d. Unknown.

71. ZEPHIRE FISKE6 FAY (CYRUS5, STEPHEN4, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 21, 1814, and died 1889. He married MARTHA BUTTREY. She died Unknown.

Notes for ZEPHIRE FISKE FAY:
Surgeon dentist in Belgium.
Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 66.

Following descendant information Zephire Fay was provided by Hiro Fay with his web site at http://perso.wanadoo.fr/frisbee.fay/ July 24, 2001.

Children of ZEPHIRE FAY and MARTHA BUTTREY are:
i. FANY7 FAY, d. Unknown.
ii. ALICE FAY, d. Unknown.
iii. JOHN WANTEY FAY, d. Unknown.
88. iv. VARLEY-GEORGES FAY, b. 1852; d. 1938.
89. v. FRANCIS-MARCUS FAY, b. 1853; d. 1921.

72. DAVID6 HOUSE (SOPHIA5 BILLINGS, BEULAH4 FAY, STEPHEN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 21, 1822, and died September 19, 1908. He married ELIZABETH HANNAY March 15, 1849. She died April 30, 1907.

Notes for DAVID HOUSE:
David moved to Sheboygan, WI, in 1846 and started his family.

More About DAVID HOUSE and ELIZABETH HANNAY:
Marriage: March 15, 1849

Child of DAVID HOUSE and ELIZABETH HANNAY is:
90. i. CHARLES ALBERT7 HOUSE, b. February 1, 1850; d. September 1908.

73. BENJAMIN WILLARD6 FAY (ANTIPAS MAYNARD5, JEDUTHAN4, JEDUTHAN3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born April 15, 1804 in Westboro, Massachusetts, and died September 30, 1876 in Grafton. He married MARTHA BREWER August 11, 1833 in Wendell, Massachusetts. She was born January 15, 1811 in Wendell, Massachusetts, and died February 23, 1897 in Grafton.

More About BENJAMIN FAY and MARTHA BREWER:
Marriage: August 11, 1833, Wendell, Massachusetts

Children of BENJAMIN FAY and MARTHA BREWER are:
i. JASPER7 FAY, b. June 26, 1834; d. Unknown.
ii. JANE FAY, b. October 16, 1837; d. Unknown.
iii. NANCY FAY, b. November 4, 1839; d. Unknown.
iv. MARTHA ANN FAY, b. June 17, 1841; d. Unknown.
v. SARAH CAROLINE FAY, b. January 14, 1843; d. Unknown.
vi. GEORGE AUGUSTUS FAY, b. March 16, 1845; d. Unknown.
vii. BENJAMIN FAY, b. April 22, 1846; d. Unknown.
viii. CHARLES FAY, b. August 7, 1848; d. Unknown.
ix. MARY FLORENCE FAY, b. December 28, 1852; d. Unknown.

74. HAMILTON6 FAY (RUFUS FAIRBANKS5, JUDE4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born March 25, 1810, and died Unknown. He married EMILY MERRICK, daughter of DEACON ROYAL MERRICK. She was born in Monson, Massachusetts, and died April 2, 1886.

Children of HAMILTON FAY and EMILY MERRICK are:
i. COLUMBIA E.7 FAY, b. November 21, 1834; d. Unknown.
91. ii. ARTHUR HAMILTON FAY, b. October 21, 1845; d. Unknown.

75. LUCIUS NEWTON6 FAY (ELISHA5, THOMAS4, EBENEZER3, SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 1823, and died 1890. He married CORNELIA CHAPMAN. She was born 1827, and died 1908.

Child of LUCIUS FAY and CORNELIA CHAPMAN is:
92. i. HARRISON CHAPMAN7 FAY, b. 1866; d. 1945.

76. CURTIS6 FAY (HEZEKIAH5, HEZEKIAH4, JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born September 21, 1797, and died Unknown.

Child of CURTIS FAY is:
93. i. CHANDLER SWAN7 FAY, b. October 25, 1826; d. Unknown.

77. WILLIAM CLARK6 FAY (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, DAVID2, JOHN1) died Unknown.

Child of WILLIAM CLARK FAY is:
94. i. FREDERIC AUGUSTUS7 FAY, d. Unknown.

78. DANA6 FAY (REUBEN5, REUBEN4, ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born January 14, 1797 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died Unknown. He married (1) MARY ANNA PARKER October 14, 1822, daughter of REV. JEROBEAM PARKER. She died Unknown. He married (2) MARTHA PARKER April 14, 1832, daughter of REV. JEROBEAM PARKER. She died Unknown.

More About DANA FAY and MARY PARKER:
Marriage: October 14, 1822

More About DANA FAY and MARTHA PARKER:
Marriage: April 14, 1832

Child of DANA FAY and MARY PARKER is:
i. MARY ELIZABETH7 FAY, b. December 24, 1823; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS G. FAY; d. Unknown.

79. PARK6 FAY (REUBEN5, REUBEN4, ROBERT3, DAVID2, JOHN1) was born May 10, 1800 in Southboro, Massachusetts, and died December 6, 1854 in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He married SALLY S. WILLIAMS March 21, 1825 in Southboro, Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and SALLY UNKNOWN. She was born in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and died Unknown.

Notes for PARK FAY:
He was Selectman 1830 and 1840.

Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants" by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 277.

Notes for SALLY S. WILLIAMS:
Father probably was William Williams, husband of Sally. Suspect that Wetherbee and Sullivan are ancestral names, based on pattern of names of her children.

More About SALLY S. WILLIAMS:
Date born 2: May 19, 1801, Southboro, MA
Christening: July 29, 1874, Lincoln, MA

More About PARK FAY and SALLY WILLIAMS:
Marriage: March 21, 1825, Southboro, Massachusetts

Children of PARK FAY and SALLY WILLIAMS are:
95. i. GILBERT PARK7 FAY, b. March 6, 1826, South Framingham, Massachusetts; d. May 9, 1893, Chelsea, Massachusetts.
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