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Wesley T. Jay, Sr.

Wesley T. Jay, Sr.



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  1. 1.  Wesley T. Jay, Sr. was born in Dec 1838 in Lincoln University, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Joshua J Jay and Lidia Wall); died on 25 Jul 1903 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Lower Oxford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Military: Massachusetts, USA
    • Burial Location: Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Name: Pvt Wesley T Jay
    • Residence: Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Military: 1863
    • Residence: 1870, Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1883, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1887, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1888, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1888, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: Jun 1890, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Hosannah AUMP Cemetery, Lincoln Universtiy, Pa

    Family/Spouse: Jane T Jay. Jane was born in Jan 1845 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 2 Sep 1948 in Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Wesley T Jay, II was born on 6 Mar 1871 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 Jan 1940 in Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Spencer Jay was born on 15 Sep 1886 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Nov 1910 in Unionville, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 1. 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. 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: 3

  1. 6.  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. 7.  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. 3. Lidia Wall was born about 1811 in Maryland, USA; died in 1886 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.



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