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Joseph Fry, II

Joseph Fry, II



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Fry, II was born on 31 May 1881 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Joseph Fry and Nancy Jay).

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Fry was born about 1852 in New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Joseph married Nancy Jay. Nancy (daughter of Joshua J Jay and Lidia Wall) was born on 6 Aug 1847 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jun 1931 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nancy JayNancy Jay was born on 6 Aug 1847 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Joshua J Jay and Lidia Wall); died on 27 Jun 1931 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nancy Fry
    • Name: Nancy Jay Frye
    • Residence: 1860, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Russellville
    • Residence: 1880, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Hosanna Cemetery at Lincoln University

    Children:
    1. Howard Fry was born about 1870 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Eralena Fry was born about 1873 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Alice A. Fry was born about 1874 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Ida Fry was born about 1876 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 1. Joseph Fry, II was born on 31 May 1881 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joshua J Jay was born in 1800 in Havre de Grace, Harford, Maryland, USA; died in 1871 in Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Military: U.S. Colored Troops
    • Name: Johna Faye
    • Name: Joshua Tay
    • Residence: 1840, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35: 1 Free Colored Persons - Males - 36 thru 54: 1 Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 1 Free Colored Persons - Females - 55 thru 99: 1 Total 6
    • Residence: 1857, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Russellville
    • Military: 14 Oct 1862
    • Military: 25 Jan 1865
    • Residence: 1870, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1873, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
    Free Colored Persons - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
    Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
    Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
    Free Colored Persons - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
    Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
    Total Free Colored Persons: 6

    Joshua married Lidia Wall in 1829. Lidia (daughter of Patrick Wall or Walls and Rachel Creole Walls) was born about 1811 in Maryland, USA; died in 1886 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Lidia Wall was born about 1811 in Maryland, USA (daughter of Patrick Wall or Walls and Rachel Creole Walls); died in 1886 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Mulatto
    • Name: Lydia (Walls) Jay
    • Name: Lydia Jay
    • Residence: 1860, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1860, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; Residence Post Office: Russellville
    • Residence: 1870, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; 60 Age: 60; Servant Occupation: Servant; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 059; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Aunt RelationToHead: Aunt
    • Residence: 1886, Reading, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1888, Reading, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1890, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1890, Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Children:
    1. Mary Jay was born in 1838 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Wesley T. Jay, Sr. was born in Dec 1838 in Lincoln University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Jul 1903 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Lower Oxford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. William Jay, I was born in Apr 1841 in Lincoln University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 May 1893 in Lincoln University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Lower Oxford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. George Jay was born in 1845 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1915 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Mary Jay Brown was born on 29 Apr 1847 in Henderson, Caroline, Maryland, USA; died on 27 May 1914; was buried in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
    6. 3. Nancy Jay was born on 6 Aug 1847 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jun 1931 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. Elizabeth Jay Brown was born in Dec 1851 in Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jun 1931 in Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Patrick Wall or Walls was born in 1776 in Harford County, Maryland, USA; died in 1856 in Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1820, Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Patrick married Rachel Creole Walls. Rachel was born in 1778 in Maryland, USA; died in 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Rachel Creole Walls was born in 1778 in Maryland, USA; died in 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1850, Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 23 Mar 1852, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1857, Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Children:
    1. 7. Lidia Wall was born about 1811 in Maryland, USA; died in 1886 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.



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