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Facts and Events
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- Annals of Newberry, SC.
"John Jay merits special mention, the removal of whom and family was more loss to Newberry than that of any other. He was married during the Revolution, and his seven sons and three daughters were born and, in part, married there. Courage, industry, enterprise and thrift were characteristics of the entire family. He and his sons were remarkable for rearing and training horses. No other seven brothers drove as many fair horse teams as they; could crack their whips as loud and haul as heavy loads. In those early days grain, flour, pork and merchandise were transported on wagons and often long trips had to be made. Their names were Jesse, Samuel, Walt D. (always called Denny), Thomas, John, William and James. All lived to advanced age except Thomas, who died soon after the birth of his fourth child. Five of them lived on lands adjoining and reared such families that they long had the name of the 'Jay Settlement,' a name that carried with it the idea of industry, enterprise, success and independent fortune, coupled with such honesty, probity and morality as made them a blessing to the country. John, the father, died in their midst in or about 1828, having lived to see his good example followed by both his sons and daughters, all retaining their rights in church and some being pre-eminent in it."
- The History of Miami County, Ohio
423, 1880.
"John Jay came to Monroe Township in 1803, accompanied by his family of seven sons and three daughters, only one of the sons being married at that time, but the rest took to themselves wives and the family in a short time became so numerous that they formed quiet a settlement by themselves and were known as the "Jay set". Upon their arrival here they entered portions of Section 25, 36 and 31, which they soon cleared and brought under a high degree of cultivation. Walter D. Jay was the first man who refused to countenance the use of ardent spirits in the harvest field. He was a man noted for his integrity, a stanch Abolitionist, and as far as was in his power to be, a patron of education."
- Brien, Lindsay M. A Genealogical Index of Pioneers in the Miami Valley, Ohio
86, 1907.
"John Jay with the children of his bro. William were the early settlers by name "Jay" in Miami Co"
- Miami Valley Genealogical Index.
Jay, John M 1773 Hist 408 071 Elizabeth Pugh
Jay, John M 1773 Hist 408 071 Bush River MM, SC
Jay, John M 1775< Gene P001 028 Elizabeth Pugh
Jay, John s/o Wm B 1752 Gene 501 086 Frederick Co VA Mi
Jay, John s/o Wm B 1752 Gene 501 087 Mi
Jay, John s/o Wm M 1773 Gene 501 086 SC to Eliz.Pugh Mi
Jay, John s/o Wm D 1829 Gene 501 086 MiCo Mi
Jay, John s/o John B 1782 Gene 501 087 Mi
Jay, John s/o John D 1824 Gene 501 087 Mi
Jay, John & Elizabeth mi 1803 Hist 408 071 SC to Warren Co OH Wn
Jay, John & Elizabeth mi 1805 Hist 408 071 Warren to Montg.Co OH Mt
- Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
1021.
Ch: Jessy b. 12- 8-1773.
Thomas b. 6-18-1775.
Mary b. 1-11-1777.
Ann b. 12-17-1778.
John b. 2-22-1782.
Samuel b. 1-12-1784.
More About John Jay:
Census 1: 1803, Moved from SC to Warren Co, Ohio.1
Census 2: 1805, Moved to Montgomery Co, Ohio.1
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