Jay - Extended Family
James A. Jay [1] (Oct 25, 1766 in Orange Co., NC - Abt. 1849 in Henry Co., IA)
Son of William Jay, Jr. (c1739-1797) and Elizabeth
Married Jemima Mills (c1768-c1742) on Apr 7, 1791
I have 17 DNA matches from this family

Note: the McConnell letters refer to an "Uncle James and Gemima Jay" which would match
up to this family as a relation to Right Wright and his sister Charity Wright of my Wright line.

Click here to go to James' record on the Jay surname page.
Click on a child below for quick navigation to all of James' 11 children
The 11 children of James and Jemima Jay are:
Mills (1790-1846) Alexander (1792-1839) Mary (1794-1826) Rhoda (1795-1880)
James (1795-1891) Layton (1797-1832) Edith (1801-) Dempsey (1802-1885)
Isaac (1807-1856) Sarah (1808-1872) Anna (1810-1868)  

The 11 children of James and Jemima are:

   1. Mills Jay (Dec 20, 1790 in Newberry, SC - Mar 17, 1846 in IA) - 2 DNA matches
       Married Matilda Hilburn (1797-1857) in 1820 - Census: 1850

            1. Layton Jay (Jun 22, 1819 in SC - May 7, 1881 in OR)
                Married Ruth Ann Jay (1824-1885) - Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880
                      1. Gulielma C. "Julia" Jay (Dec 22, 1836 in IA - Sep 14, 1912 in IA) - Census: 1860
                          Married Thomas D. Roe (1840-1872) on Aug 13, 1863
                                1. Hemphill Edward Roe (May 5, 1868 in IA - Apr 3, 1944 in IA) - Census: 1880, 1910, 1920, 1940
                                    Married Mary Iowa Piper (1868-1915) on Nov 11, 1886 in IA - Marriage Record
                                         1. Charles Henry Roe (Aug 28, 1889 in IA - Mar 25, 1941 in IA) - Census: 1910, 1920
                                             Married Hazel Avila Holmes (1906-) in 1927
                                         2. William Amzie Roe (Aug 22, 1891 in IA - Mar 18, 1970 in OK) - Census: 1910
                                             Married Nettie P. Forbes (1895-1977) in 1912
                                                   1. Reva A. Roe (Abt. 1914 in OK - 1994)
                                                   2. Thomas V. Roe (Oct 3, 1918 in OK - Apr 19, 1995 in OK)
                                         3. Nellie Mae Roe (Apr 14, 1893 in IA - Jan 3, 1967 in IA) - Census: 1910, 1940
                                             Married Alphonso J. Greer (1888-1952)
                                                   1. Raymond Jackson Greer (Sep 2, 1912 in IA - Mar 4, 1970 in IA)
                                                   2. Flossie Iowa Greer (Feb 11, 1914 in IA - May 20, 1988 in IA)
                                                       Married Carl B. Clark (1909-1981)
                                                            1. Bernard K. Clark (1934-2003)
                                                            2. F. Juanita Clark (1939-1999)
                                                   3. Ethelyn Catherine Greer (May 4, 1917 in IA - Feb 14, 1994 in IL)
                                                   4. Aletha Delores Greer (Mar 28, 1919 in IA - 1971 in IA)
                                                   5. Agnes Inabell Greer (Jan 2, 1921 in IA - Dec 13, 2009 in OH)
                                                   6. Nellie Madeline Greer (Feb 3, 1924 in IA - Apr 23, 1991) - Census: 1940
                                                       Married John Willis Goff (1909-1984)
                                                            1. Nellie E. Goff (1942-1980)
                                                            2. Gloria Jean Goff (1947-2017)
                                                   7. Rosie Edna Lucille Greer (Dec 25, 1924 in IA - Mar 31, 1994 in CA)
                                                   8. Mary Magdalene Greer (Jun 7, 1929 in IA - Sep 18, 1986 in IA) - Census: 1940
                                                       Married Robert George Amlong (1920-1992)
                                                   9. Robert James Greer (Nov 8, 1931 in IA - 1967) - Census: 1940
                                         4. Ella Jane Roe (Apr 14, 1893 in IA - Jul 15, 1969 in IA) - Census: 1910
                                             Married Earnest Irven Jeffery (1882-1950)
                                                   1. Edward I. Jeffery (1911-1956)
                                                       Married Nina L. Newman (1914-1992)
                                                            1. Gwendolyn Faith Jeffery (1934-2009)
                                                   2. Mary Ann Jeffery (Feb 23, 1913 - Sep 6, 1980)
                                                       Married Earl Lorenz Woodbury (1905-1996)
                                                   3. Gladys Irene Jeffery (Feb 3, 1915 - Mar 5, 2006)
                                                   4. James Frank Jeffery (Mar 9, 1921 - Nov 2, 1981)
                                                       Married Frances Louise Tansill (1921-2000)
                                                   5. Florence May Jeffery (Nov 2, 1923 in IA - Feb 27, 2009)
                                        5. George L. Roe (Nov 23, 1899 in IA - 1910 in IA)
                                        6. Orlando Franklin Roe (Mar 21, 1902 in IA - Nov 21, 1967 in CA) - Census: 1910, 1920
                                            Married Edna Marie Fierce (1910-1970) in 1925
                                                  1. Dorothy R. Roe (Aug 30, 1926 in OK - Jun 1, 1933 in IA)
                                                  2. Harry Kenneth Roe (Dec 29, 1927 in IA - Apr 15, 2013 in NV)
                                                  3. Betty Mae Roe (Mar 19, 1931 in IA - Apr 30, 1997 in IL)
                                                  4. Harold Hemphill Roe (Jun 6, 1933 in IA - Oct 16, 2008 in IL) 
                                        7. Guelma A. Roe (1906 in IA - 1967) - Census: 1910, 1920
                                            Married Charles Wesley Derr (1893-) in 1923
                                                  1. Lucille Doris Jean Derr (Jun 24, 1927 in IA - Sep 20, 2017)
                                        8. Thomas Vincent Roe (Oct 19, 1907 in IA - 1909 in IA)
                               2. Ruth Ann Roe (Oct 23, 1871 - Dec 20, 1949) - Census: 1880
                                   Married Benjamin Franklin Piper (1861-1939)
                                        1. Emma J. Piper (Jul 1889 in IA - 1936)
                                        2. Mary Etta Piper (Jun 13, 1894 in IA - Jan 31, 1970 in IA)
                                        3. Wilhelmina Marie Piper (May 8, 1900 in IA - Mar 9, 1973 in IA)
                                        4. Earl Camern Piper (1905 in IA - 1940)
                                        5. Iva O. Piper (Abt, 1911 in IA - )
                               3. Noah Tash Roe (Jun 22, 1880 in IA - Mar 24, 1953 in IA)
                                   Married Minnie Myrtle Forbes (1888-1967) - 11 children

                     2. Naoma Ann "Amy" Jay (Mar 23, 1848 - Mar 20, 1902) - Census: 1850, 1860
                         Married Robert McMurren (1826-1882)
                               1. Alice McMurran (Apr 7, 1875 in IA - Nov 2, 1968 in IA)
                                   Married Benjamin Franklin Bright (1869-1951) in 1894 - 9 children

                     3. Mary Jane Jay (Nov 5, 1849 in IA - Mar 12, 1933 in IA) - Census: 1850, 1860, 1870
                         Married (1) Phillip Piper (1838-1894) in 1892
                         Married (2) Alfred Warner (1820-1892)
                               1. Reuben Warner (Oct 13, 1886 in IA - 1958)
                                   Married Myrtle Beatrice Weed (1901-1978) in 1919
                                         1. Erma Lucille Warner (Nov 3, 1920 in IA - Apr 2, 1980 in CA)
                                             Married Kenneth E. McCleary (1918-1966)

                     4. Nancy Rebecca Jay (Feb 4, 1852 in IA - Apr 12, 1928 in IA) - Census: 1860, 1870
                         Married Isiah Beaber (1849-1932) - 8 children
                     5. Eunice "Mira" Jay (May 10, 1854 in IA - 1934) - Census: 1870
                     6. Layton Byron Jay (Mar 10, 1857 in IA - Dec 22, 1860 in IA) - Census: 1860
                     7. Sarah Jane Jay (Mar 1860 in IA - ) - Census: 1870
                     8. Martha Jay (Apr 26, 1866 in IA - Jul 23, 1889 in OR) - Census: 1870, 1880

            2. Hugh Jay (Oct 28, 1822 in SC - Nov 27, 1864 in IA)
                Married Dorcas Ann Allender (1824-1912) in 1845  - Census: 1860,1870; Marriage record
                     1. Cornelia A. Jay (1853 - Dec 16, 1854 in IA)
                     2. Isrealda Iowa Jay (Dec 17, 1855 in IA - Jan 9, 1883 in IA) - Census: 1860
                         Married Leonard Wesley Beaber (1850-1893)
                     3. Paulda P. Jay (Abt. 1856 in IA - ) - Census: 1870
                     4. Alvin S. Jay (Abt. 1858 in IA - Aft. 1870) - Census: 1860, 1870
                     5. Alba D. Jay (Apr 14, 1861 in IA - Apr 21, 1861 in IA)
                     6. Eldora D. Jay (Jul 4, 1862 - Feb 13, 1890) - Census: 1870
                     7. Alice May Jay (1865 - Nov 6, 1872) - Census: 1870

            3. Levi Jay (Jan 6, 1825 in IN - 1849 in IL)
            4. Sarah Jane Jay (Aug 26, 1827 in IN - Jun 14, 1907 in WA)
                Married Jonathan Black (1823-1903) in 1847 - Census: 1850, 1860, 1870
                     1. Sanford Black (Apr 1848 in IA - Feb 21, 1919 in WA) - Census: 1850, 1860
                     2. Rachel Black (Aug 12, 1849 in IA - Nov 15, 1917 in WA) - Census: 1850, 1860
                     3. Lydia Black (1850-1883) - Census: 1860, 1870
                     4. Caleb Black (Sep 14, 1852 in IA - Apr 13, 1927 in WA) - Census: 1860, 1870
                     5. Elizabeth Black (Nov 15, 1855 in IA - Dec 22, 1907) - Census: 1860, 1870 
                     6. Hiram Abraham Black (May 17, 1857 in IA - Dec 11, 1928 in WA) - Census: 1860, 1870
                     7. Oscar Black (1859-1917) - Census: 1860, 1870
                     8. Rhoda Black (Abt. 1861 in IA - ) - Census: 1870
                     9. Mary J. Black (Feb 24, 1864 in IA - Dec 29, 1908 in WA) - Census: 1870
                   10. Charles Black (Jan 1868 in IA - Sep 16, 1946 in WA) - Census: 1870

            5. Rhoda Jay (Nov 8, 1830 in IN - Jan 17, 1901 in IA)
            6. Thomas Mills Jay (Jul 19, 1833 in IN - Aft. 1905 in IA) - Census: 1850, 1880
                Married Harriet Dilley (1839-1886)
            7. Margaret F. Jay (Apr 23, 1839 in IN - 1877 in IA) - Census: 1850
            8. Clara Jay (Jan 9, 1846 in IA - in OR)
            9. Clark Thomas Jay (Jan 9, 1846 in IA - Aug 15, 1927 in OR) - Census: 1850

   2. Alexander Jay, Sr. (1792 in Newberry, SC - 1839 in New Burlington, OH)

       Married Margaret (Peggy) Irwin (1803-1892) on Oct 17, 1833 in Clinton, OH - Marriage Record
             1. Catherine Jay (Jul 5, 1834 in OH - Jun 25, 1877 in OH)
                 Married James Robinson Anderson (1833-1920) in 1852
                      1. James Ambrose Anderson (Aug 6, 1853 in OH - Apr 2, 1921 in OH) - Death Record
                          Married Emma Amanda Coffelt (1863-1934)
                                1. Charles J. Anderson (Feb 13, 1882 - Jun 21 ,1903) age 21
                      2. William A. Anderson (Sep 16, 1857 in OH - Jun 28, 1942 in CA)
             2. Capt. Alexander Jay, Jr. (1836 in OH - 1906 in CO)
                 Married Nancy Jane Kearnes (1832-1925) on May 22, 1856 - Marriage Record; Census: 1860, 1900
                      1. Mary Lydia Jay (1857-) - Census: 1860
                      2. Madison J. Jay (1858-1945) - Census: 1860, 1900
                      3. Amanda Virginia Jay (1863-1952) - Census: 1900
                      4. Margaret Ella Jay (1869-1943) - Census: 1900
             3. Sgt. Addison Jay (Jun 4, 1838 - Jan 21, 1867 in OH) Civil War Vet

   3.
Mary Jay (Mar 15, 1794 in Newberry, SC - Aug 19, 1826 in Bridgeport, IN)
       Married Jesse Hawkins (1797-) in 1824
             1. Layton Hawkins (Oct 22, 1824 in IN - Feb 22, 1888 in IN) - Census: 1850, 1860, 1870

                 Married Rebecca Kenworthy (1818-1896)
                       1. Robert Hawkins (Sep 27, 1851 in IN - May 18, 1924 in CA) - Census: 1860, 1870
                           Married Nancy Jane Hornaday (1852-1932) in 1883
                                1. Melville Denny Hawkins (Jan 15, 1887 in IN - Nov 20, 1955 in CA)
                                    Married Lillian B. (1895-1973)
                       2. John Hawkins (1853-) - Census: 1860, 1870
                       3. Ann Hawkins (Apr 21, 1856 in IA - Dec 22, 1928 in IN) - Census: 1860, 1870
                       4. Jonathan B. Hawkins (Oct 1859 in IA - 1933 in IN) - Census: 1860, 1870, 1900, 1920
                           Married Martha B. Base (1860-1929) in 1881
                                1. Layton Sylvester Hawkins (Jan 20, 1887 in IN - May 15, 1933 in WA) - Census: 1900
                                    Married (1) Nellie Edythe Swift (1888-1917) in 1906
                                          1. Lorena Evelyn Hawkins (Dec 21, 1910 - Aug 4, 2000) - Adopted by Layton and Nellie
                                          2. Mancel Shera Hawkins (Mar 6, 1912 in IN - Jul 10, 1956 in WA)
                                              Married Geraldine F. Hennessey (1914-1993)
                                    Married (2) Cora Mabel Garrison (1889-1969) in 1918
                                          3. Margaret Gene "Peggy" Hawkins (Apr 14, 1925 in WA - Jul 8, 2009 in WA)
                                2. Olive Hawkins (Jul 12, 1889 in IN - 1948 in IN) - Census: 1900, 1920
                                    Married Herman Phillip Kochman (1888-1972) in 1911 - Marriage Record
                                          1. Claude Herman Kochman (Feb 29, 1912 in IN - Apr 16, 1990 in IN) - Census: 1920
                                              Married Alice Rosalie Albright (1917-1973)
                                                    1. Cynthia Ann Kochman (Nov 12, 1938 in IN - Oct 11, 2019 in IN)
                                                        Married Albert Ronald Faunce (1938-2015) in 2003
                                          2. Robert Bennett Kochman (Jan 27, 1914 in IN - Mar 24, 1997 in IN) - Census: 1920
                                              Married Dorothy Lucille Sparks (1918-1997)
                                                    1. Christy Sue Kochman (Nov 5, 1948 in IN - Nov 12, 2019 in IN)
                                          3. Virginia M. Kochman (Abt. 1919 in IN - ) - Census: 1920

   4.
Rhoda Jay (Nov 12, 1795 in Newberry, SC - Feb 2, 1880 in IN) - 1 DNA match
       Married Enoch Nichols (1803-1839) in 1821 - Census: 1850, 1860
            1. Elijah Nichols (Mar 1, 1822 in IN - Jan 30, 1864 in IN)
                Married Ann Johnson on May 13, 1846
            2. Mark Nichols (Mar 15, 1824 in IN - Feb 6, 1913 in IN) - Census: 1850
                Married Sarah Pegg (1829-1910) in 1851
                     1. James William Nichols (Aug 9, 1855 in IN - Aug 9, 1934 in IN)
                         Married (1) Marietta Pentecost (1860-1921)
                              1. Nona Leigh Nichols (1885-1958)
                                  Married Alvin Floyd Marsh (1882-1961) in 1927
                              2. Vernon Nichols (1887-1973)
                         Married (2) Iva V. Lott (1884-1932) in 1922
                     2. Mary Ann Nichols (1859 in IN - 1935)
                         Stephen Cox (1840-1918)
           3. Edith Nichols (Abt. 1826 in OH - ) - Census: 1850, 1860
           4. James Madison Nichols (Oct 8, 1827 in IN - Dec 5, 1864 in GA) - Census: 1850
           5. Noah Nichols (Abt. 1830 in IN - ) - Census: 1850
           6. Clarky Nichols (Abt. 1833 in IN - ) - Census: 1850
           7. Ann Nichols (Abt. 1835 in IN - ) - Census: 1850, 1860

   5. James J Jay (Jul 14, 1795 in Newberry, SC - Aug 19, 1891 in IA) - 1 DNA match
       Married Eunice Jay (1790-1868)
       Eunice was first cousin of James and daughter of David Jay (1764-1842) and Ruth McMillan (1770-1826)
       They were censured for their marriage and left SC and moved to Iowa.
             1. Layton Jay (Jun 22, 1819 in SC - May 7, 1881 in OR)
             2. Ruth Ann Jay (Aug 16, 1824 in IN - Jun 7, 1885 in Germany)
                 Married Layton Jay (1819-) - (click on Layton for their children)
             3. Jemima M. Jay (Jun 26, 1825 in IN - Mar 5, 1905 in IA)
                 Married James Guyton Allender (1822-1904) in 1845
                      1. Emily Allender (Dec 8, 1845 in IA - Jul 6, 1914 in IA)
                          Married Ernest Emil Bates (1844-1903) - 2 children
                      2. Presley Saunders Allender (Jan 9, 1847 in IA - Dec 18, 1926 in NE)
                          Married Mary Jane Cantwell (1853-1931) in 1869 - 7 children
                      3. Mahala Allender (Oct 12, 1848 in IA - Oct 23, 1943 in IA)
                          Married Robert Newton Williams (1848-1926) - 3 children
                      4. Christopher U. Allender (1852 in IA - Feb 1945 in NE)
                          Married Juliette C. Cantwell (1856-1885) -  2 children
                      5. Lydia A. Allender (1854 in IA - May 10, 1880 in IA)
                          Married William C. Hollems on Oct 1, 1879
                      6. Infant daughter Allender (1856-1856)
                      7. Elva Alice Allender (Mar 1858 in IA - 1921 in IA)
                          Married Walter F. Sater (1859-1929) in 1881 - 2 children
                      8. James M. Allender (Aug 5, 1860 in IA - May 7, 1862 in IA)
                      9. Martha J. Allender (1863 in IA - Dec 19, 1943 in SD)
                          Married Vitus Disch (1870-1942)
                    10. Clara N. Allender (1869-1936)
                          Married McClellan Coleman (1862-1935)
             4. Nancy Jay (Jun 17, 1830 in IN - Apr 9, 1892 in IA)
                 Married Hemphill McBeth (1821-1884)
                      1. James Hemphill McBeth (Apr 9, 1853 in IA - Nov 17, 1887 in MO)
                          Married Ellen Frances Williams (1855-1930) - 1 child
                      2. David McBeth (Oct 16, 1854 in IA - Aug 18, 1909 in NE)
                          Married Dora Ann Crouch (1858-1935) in 1878 - 10 children
                      3. Samuel McBeth (1856 in IA - )
                      4. John McBeth (Feb 6, 1859 in IA - Jan 23, 1920 in MO)
                          Married Ollie Worley (1865-1950) in 1882
                      5. William McBeth (Feb 6, 1861 in IA - Apr 18, 1926 in IA)
              5. David Jay (May 24, 1832 in IN - )
              6. Thomas Jay (1834 in IN - )

   6.
Layton Jay (Jun 21, 1797 in Newberry, SC - Jun 17, 1832 in IN) - 2 DNA matches
       Married Keturah Brock (1801-1877) on May 21, 1821 in OH
            1. James Jay (Abt. 1820 in OH - Nov 26, 1915 in OH)
            2. Jehu Jay (Mar 28, 1822 in IN - Nov 28, 1849 in IN)
                Married Edith Pearson on Nov 26, 1840
                     1. Jesse Jay (Aug 12, 1841 in IN - Feb 13, 1862)
                     2. Dr. Sylvanus Jay (Nov 24, 1842 in IN - Jun 27, 1879 in IN)
                         Married Deborah Adaline Newby (1838-1908) in 1874
                     3. Sarah Jay (Aug 31, 1845 - Apr 8, 1846)
                     4. Harry Alexander Jay (Mar 16, 1847 in IN - Jul 19, 1929 in IN)
                         Married Keturah Johnson (1857-1952)
                     5. Joseph Jay (Mar 8, 1849 - Sep 25, 1850)

           3. Melona Jay (Dec 31, 1823 in IN - Nov 18, 1915 in IN)
               Married Jesse Chamness Johnson (1822-1911) in 1841
                     1. Lucinda Johnson (Oct 11, 1842 in IN - Feb 18, 1918 in IN)
                         Married Jesse Reece (1840-1880) in 1861
                     2. Mary Ann Johnson (Aug 24, 1845 in IN - Apr 23, 1925 in IN)
                         Married Benjamin Pierson (1841-1924)
                     3. Jonathan Johnson (Jun 11, 1848 in IN - Mar 2, 1939 in MI)
                         Married Sarah Alice Hodgson (1853-1934)
                     4. Keturah Johnson (Dec 19, 1857 - Mar 29, 1952 in IN)
                         Married Harry Alexander Jay 1947-1929)

           4. Joseph Jay (1824 in IN - )
           5. Alexander Jay (May 29, 1826 in IN - Aug 24, 1944 in IN)
           6. Mary Jay Cammack (Dec 22, 1829 in IN - Jan 1, 1905 in IN)
               Married Elijah Cammack (1826-1892)
                     1. Nathan Layton Cammack (Aug 13, 1847 in IN - Jul 29, 1879 in IN)
                     2. Martha Jane Cammack (Nov 29, 1848 in IN - Jul 19, 1851 in IN)
                     3. David M. Cammack (Nov 2, 1850 in IN - Sep 2, 1851 in IN)
                     4. Jennie Cammack (Jun 9, 1852 in IN - Jul 18, 1884 in IN)
                     5. Zeno Cammack (Aug 7, 1856 in IN - Aug 2, 1859 in IA)
                     6. Zula A. Cammack (Nov 20, 1856 in IN - Feb 1, 1859 in IN)
                     7. Elmira Cammack (Jan 28, 1859 in IN - Aug 24, 1860 in IN)
                     8. Lindley M. Cammack (Mar 17, 1861 in IN - 1935 in IA)
                         Married Anna C. Carey (1867-1929)
                              1. Maurice Cammack (May 10, 1906 in IA - Nov 12, 1994 in AZ)
                     9. Emily Cammack (May 20, 1863 in IN - Jul 14, 1888 in IN)
                         Married Walter Haworth (1865-1932) in 1888
                              1. Julius Mahlon Haworth (Apr 17, 1891 in IN - Apr 30, 1969 in IN)
                   10. Edgar Cammack (Jul 23, 1865 in IN - Jun 9, 1893 in IN)
                         Married Rebecca Hiatt (1870-1947)
                               1. Georgia Cammack (1891 in IN - 1892 in IN)
                               2. Herbert Cammack (1893 in IN - 1894 in IN)
                   11. Elihu Cammack (Dec 29, 1868 in IN - 1936)
                         Married Clara Edna Hiatt (1873-1945)
                               1. Ruby L. Cammack (Mar 6, 1892 in IN - Nov 3, 1952)
                               2. Blanchard Hiatt Cammack (Mar 12, 1896 in IN - Jun 11, 1962 in IN)
                   12. Martin Cammack (Jan 22, 1869 in IN - Apr 3, 1900 in IN)
                   13. Lona Cammack (Nov 12, 1872 in IN - Mar 9, 1959 in IN)
                         Married Thomas W. McConnell (1872-1947)
                   14. J. Bruce Cammack (Apr 8, 1875 in IN - Dec 8, 1896 in IN)

           7. Layton Jay (Aug 13, 1832 in IN - Jan 16, 1909 in CO)
               Married Angeline Grimkey Pickett (1843-1930) on Apr 19, 1860 - Census: 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900
                     1. Calmer Jay (Aug 3, 1861 in IN - Dec 22, 1861 in IN)
                     2. Wilber M. Jay (Dec 12, 1862 in IN - Jan 5, 1944 in CO) - Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1920, 1940
                     3. Malcolm Jay (Jan 4, 1866 in IN - Aug 13, 1866 in IN)
                     4. Mary Keturah Jay (Oct 26, 1868 in IN - Jun 5, 1958 in CO) - Census: 1870, 1880, 1910, 1940
                         Married James Stephen Ramey (1867-1934) on Apr 24, 1895 in CO
                               1. Laura Jean Ramey (Oct 19, 1896 in CO - Dec 24, 1918 in CO) - Census: 1910
                               2. Winston Jay Ramey (Aug 6, 1899 in CO - Feb 25, 1994 in AZ) - Census: 1910
                               3. Leonore Winifred Ramey (Jan 25, 1901 in CO - Jun 1936 in Columbia, S. America) - Census: 1910
                               4. Georgia Louise Ramey (Mar 11, 1906 in CO - Jan 7, 1992 in CO) - Census: 1910
                               5. James Layton Ramey (May 15, 1908 in CO - Jun 8, 1908 in CO)
                     5. Alice Geneva Jay (Jan 10, 1873 in IN - Feb 15, 1951 in CO) - Census: 1880, 1910, 1920
                         Married Walter Bigelow Kellogg (1868-1942) in 1892
                               1. George Jay Kellogg (Feb 3, 1893 in CO - Nov 2, 1917 in CO) - Census: 1910
                               2. Philip Malcolme Kellogg, Sr. (Sep 20, 1895 in CO - Feb 28, 1983 in MD) - Census: 1910, 1920, 1930
                                   Married Ivie Caroline Jensen (1897-1944) in 1914
                               3. Foster LeRoy Kellogg (May 2, 1899 in CO - 1964 in CO) - Census: 1910, 1920
                     6. Layton Leroy Jay (Jan 29, 1875 in IN - 1937 in CO) - Census: 1880
                         Married Jennet McMurtie Higgins (1886-1976) on Aug 14, 1912 in UT
                              1. Layton LeRoy Jay (May 17, 1913 in UT - Jan 17, 1984 in WA)
                              2. George Maynard Jay (Mar 9, 1915 in UT - Apr 18, 1990 in UT)
                     7. Clyde Homer Jay, Sr. (Aug 8, 1877 in KS - Sep 20, 1960 in WY) - Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
                         Married Beatrice Kearns (1885-1935) on Jun 30, 1910 in UT
                              1. Helen Louise Jay (Apr 2, 1911 in CO - Sep 1983 in CO) - Census: 1930, 1940
                                  Married Donald Francis Lampert, Sr. (1907-1970) in 1931
                                       1. Don Francis Lampert, Jr. (Mar 3, 1935 in CO - Mar 29, 1993) - Census: 1940
                              2. Clyde Homer Jay, Jr. (May 23, 1916 in UT - Mar 23, 1942 in England) WW2 Vet - Census: 1930
                              3. Frances Kearns Jay (Apr 8, 1924 in CO - Jan 22, 2008 in WY) - Census: 1930, 1940
                                  Married Wilbert Ralph Schemp (1925-2012) on Mar 16, 1947 in CO
                     8. Cyril Earle Jay (Jul 15, 1884 in CO - Jun 17, 1966 in CO) - Census: 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940, SSDI
                         Married Ruby Lynnette Ramey (1887-1961) on Dec 27, 1908 in CO
                              1. Mary Angeline Jay (Mar 12, 1909 in CO - Feb 24, 1922 in CA) - Census: 1910, 1920
                              2. Florence Virginia Jay (Sep 27, 1913 in CO - Aug 8, 2009 in CO) - Census: 1920, 1930
                                  Married Louis Carlton Clevenger (1912-1960) on Aug 17, 1936 in CO
                              3. James Earl Jay (Aug 31, 1916 in CO - Jan 26, 2001 in AZ) - Census: 1920, 1930
                                  Married Margaret O'Connel

   7. Edith Jay (Mar 14, 1801 in Newberry, SC - )
       Died unmarried per U.S. Quaker Meeting Records


   8.
Dempsey Jay (Nov 2, 1802 in SC - Sep 10, 1885) in Henry Co., IA) - 10 DNA matches
       Married Clarkey Low Hunt (1803-1858) in 1827
             1. Mary Hunt Jay (Jan 9, 1828 in IN - Mar 24, 1902 in IA)
                 Married William F. Spray (1822-1902) in 1851
                      1. James D. Spray (May 1, 1852 in IA - Jan 29, 1879 in IA)
                      2. Nathan Bryan Spray (Jan 10, 1856 in IA - Mar 17, 1917 in CA)
                      3. Eli Spray (Mar 14, 1858 in IA - Feb 3, 1939 in IA)
                      4. Oscar Spray (Feb 27, 1860 in IA - Dec 25, 1879 in IA)
                      5. Elmer E. Spray (Oct 5, 1861 in IA - Oct 14, 1944 in CA)
                      6. Joel Henry Spray (Mar 28, 1863 in IA - Dec 31, 1945 in CA)
                      7. Hezekiah Spray (Jan 1868 in IA - )
                      8. Andrew Joseph Spray (May 1870 in IA - Jan 29, 1879 in IA) 
             2. Jemima Jay (Mar 26, 1829 in IN - Nov 15, 1895 in IA)
                 Married Wilson H. Cook (1826-1879) in 1855
                      1. Mary E. Cook (1849 in IA - Feb 22, 1936 in KS)
                      2. James Hunt Cook (Nov 8, 1850 in IA - Apr 6, 1913 in IL)
                      3. Silas C. Cook (Mar 8, 1852 in IA - May 16, 1920 in ID)
                      4. Wiley O. Cook (Feb 8, 1856 in IA - May 18, 1956 in MO)
                      5. Jiles John Cook (1857 in IA - )
                      6. Jessie C. Cook (Oct 31, 1858 in IA - May 22, 1938 in IA)
                      7. Sarah Ann "Anna" Cook (Jul 5, 1861 in IA - Jan 16, 1934 in IA)
                      8. William Oran Cook (Jan 21, 1865 in IA - Jul 31, 1952 in IA)
                      9. Roland Wedden Cook (Aug 31, 1868 in IL - Aug 18, 1943 in IL)
                    10. Harvey Theron Cook (Feb 1870 in IA - 1946 in IA)
                    11. Lena Belle Cook (Jun 28, 1871 in IA - May 14, 1943 in OR)
             3. Amos Jay (Sep 13, 1831 in IN - )
             4. Dorcas Ann Jay (Jul 25, 1832 in IN - Apr 23, 1871 in IA)
                 Married Nathan Cook (1830-1881) in 1850
                      1. Martha Jane Cook (Jul 19, 1851 in IA - Jan 7, 1858 in IA)
                      2. Mary Jeanette "Nettie" Cook (Apr 9, 1853 in IA - Jun 1, 1939 in IA)
                      3. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Cook (May 23, 1854 in IA - Jul 23, 1936 in Canada)
                      4. Esther Ann Cook (Feb 14, 1856 in IA - Jan 7, 1859)
                      5. William Riley Cook (Jan 21, 1858 in IA - Feb 24, 1928 in NE)
                      6. George Washington Cook (May 25, 1860 in IA - Feb 21, 1940 in CA)
                      7. Flora Zelle Cook (Apr 24, 1862 in IA - Jul 2, 1923 in NE)
                      8. Thomas Jefferson Cook (Jan 30, 1864 in IA - Bef. 1910)
                      9. Harriet Elanza Cook (Jan 25, 1866 in IA - Oct 6, 1873)
                    10. Josephine Delilah "Josie" Cook (Jan 19, 1869 in IA - Jan 2, 1936 in IA)
             5. Andrew L. Jay (Feb 2, 1834 in IN - Mar 4, 1920 in NE)
                 Married Lurana (1844-1926)
                      1. Cora Jay (1868-1945)
                          Married Floyd B. Parkin (1859-1928)
                                1. Fred Parkin (1899-1918)
             6. Annice Jay (Dec 14, 1835 in IN - May 2, 1860 in IA)
             7. Jiles/Giles Edward Jay (Dec 27, 1835 in IN - Nov 12, 1921 in MO)
                 Married Mary Elizabeth Alley (1865-1937) in 1887
                      1. John T. Jay (Apr 23, 1871 - Oct 29, 1874)
                      2. Mary Fredrica Jay (Jun 2, 1878 in CA - Feb 28, 1967 in OR)
                          Married (1) Thomas E. March (1864-1948) in 1897 - 3 children
                          Married (2) Frank Alfred Ellenwood (1880-1956) in 1922
                      3. Harison Jay (Jun 30. 1888 - Jun 1, 1896) age 7
                      4. Thomas Jay (Apr 16, 1896 - May 9, 1896)
                      5. Perry Herman Jay (Sep 30, 1897 in MO - Feb 11, 1967 in MO)
                      6. Augustus Jay (Feb 26, 1900 - Jun 22, 1907) age 7  
             8. Arenis D. Jay (1836 in IN - May 2, 1860 in IA)
             9. Pvt. Thomas H. Jay (Sep 28, 1839 in IA - Jun 17, 1863 in MO)
           10. Eli Way Jay (Apr 15, 1843 in IA - Nov 3, 1925 in IA)
                 Married Eliza Jane A. White (1844-1919) - 7 children
           11. Edith Blanche Jay (Jun 9, 1845 in IA - Aug 22, 1922 in KS)

   9.
Isaac Jay (Nov 27, 1807 in Newberry, SC - Dec 9, 1856 in Henry Co., IA)
       Married Ruth Jay (1810-1883) - 2nd cousin - 1 DNA match
            1. Walter D. Jay (Jul 12, 1830 - Nov 30, 1855) age 25
            2. Beulah Jay (May 7, 1833 in IN - Mar 15, 1889 in IA)
                Married Bernard Henry Bates (1830-1889) in 1857
                      1. Isaac Christian Bates (Jun 25, 1858 in IA - Dec 24, 1947 in IA)
                          Married (1) Lillian Eunice Bain (1864-1932) in 1910
                          Married (2) Anna Raber Miller (1862-1908)
                      2. Lydia Margaret Bates (Nov 23, 1860 in IA - Oct 27, 1867 in IA)
                      3. Minnie B. Bates (Oct 15, 1863 - Sep 10, 1931)
                          Married Charles P. Smith (1861-1954)
            3. Lydia Jay (Aug 29, 1835 in IN - May 4, 1916 in IA)
                Married David M. Tarr (1833-1906) in 1860
                      1. Leo Tarr (Aug 28, 1861 in IA - Mar 17, 1927 in IA)
                          Married Ida C. Menefee (1864-1947)
                      2. Alma Ruth Tarr (Feb 9, 1876 in IA - Sep 14, 1933 in IA)
                          Married (1) Willis Gregory Smith (1878-1923)
                          Married (2) Allen W. McGimsey (1866-1937)
            4. Samuel Jay (Aug 29, 1835 in IN - Dec 4, 1926 in CO)
                Married Eliza Ann Harper (1841-1912) in 1859
                      1. Elisha W. Jay (1860 - Dec 10, 1860)
                      2. Etta Colorado Jay (May 5, 1865 in IA - Jun 20. 1948 in CO)
                          Married (1) Bernard Kane Kennedy in 1885
                          Married (2) Charles Henry McNeil in 1924
                      3. Sidney Seymore Jay (Jan 13, 1867 in IA - Oct 1, 1937 in CA)
                          Married Lillian Campbell Smith (1872-1932) - 3 children
                      4. Ruth Ann Jay (1869-1956)
                          Married John Phillip Kettle (1867-1947) in 1891 - 4 children
                      5. William Davis Jay (Apr 21, 1872 in KS - Jan 5, 1944 in CO)
                      6. Lydia E. Jay (Feb 11, 1882 in CO - 1979 in CO)
                          Married Christian Edgar Enderich (1875-1922) in 1903 - 1 child
                      7. Hazel Jay (Sep 1890 - Nov 26, 1907 in CO) age 17
            5. Pharaba Jay (Jun 30, 1847 in IA - Aug 22, 1920 in IA)
                Married Philip Robert Menefee (1844-1921)
                      1. Ida C. Menefee (1864-1947)
                          Married Leo Tarr (1861-1927)
                      2. William Menefee (Feb 23, 1866 in IA - Mar 14, 1930 in IA)
                          Married Alfayrella Aice Bidwell (1863-1936) in 1885 - 5 children
                      3. Walter Elmore Menefee (Aug 4, 1867 in IA - May 10, 1906 in IA)
                          Married Laura Wiles (1866-1938) - 1 child
                      4. Eliza A. Menefee (Jul 17, 1870 - Nov 23, 1944)
                          Married James S. Riley (1867-1940) in 1889 - 1 child
                      5. Lydia Menefee (Nov 28, 1871 in IA - Jan 2, 1956 in WY)
                          Married Charles D. James (1870-1948) - 2 children
                      6. Robie Menefee (Dec 29, 1873 - Nov 25, 1884) age 10
                      7. Minnie Menefee (Apr 15, 1875 in IA - Jul 6, 1944 in IA)
                          Married Thomas Morgan (1870-1933) - 6 children
                      8. Georgia Menefee (Sep 2, 1877 in IA - Dec 13, 1944 in IA)
                          Married Harry Edgar Bidwell (1872-1924)
                      9. Reuben Ruel Menefee (Mar 6, 1883 in IA - Jul 16, 1956 in IA)
                          Married Estella Adell Tarr (1881-1957) - 1 child
                    10. Henry Arthur Menefee (Jan 28, 1884 in IA - Dec 23, 1970 in IA)
                          Married Ina Myrtle Carter (1882-1970)
                    11. Ada Ethel Menefee (Sep 27, 1887 - Mar 5, 1963)
                          Married (1) William Sterling White (1886-1963) in 1904
                          Married (2) Isaac F. Wilson (1884-1949)
                          Married (3) Ludwig Jesensek (1888-1970)
                    12. John Edwin Menefee (Jan 26, 1891 - Mar 24, 1944)
                          Married Emma S. Hesser (1894-1956) in 1911 - 2 children

 10.
Sarah Jay (Mar 3, 1808 in Newberry, SC - Jun 18, 1872 in Henry Co., IA)
      Married Thomas Hunt (per Quaker meeting records)

 11. Anna Jay (Oct 30, 1810 in Newberry, SC - Jan 13, 1868 in Henry Co., IA)
 
       Married Marmaduke Jay (1811-1881) - 2nd cousin
             1. Elizabeth Jay (Feb 28, 1832 in IN - Jan 1890 in NE)
                 Married Amos Cammack (1831-) in 1850
                      1. James Janson Cammack (Oct 25, 1853 in IA - Jul 17, 1937 in MT)
                          Married Martha Jane Hull - 4 children
                      2. Lusana Cammack (Nov 8, 1856 in IA - Oct 15, 1932 in SD)
                          Married Benjamin Thomas Adamson (1856-1907) in 1875 - 7 children
                      3. Benjamin Franklin Cammack (Nov 15, 1859 in IA - Nov 14, 1919 in NV)
                          Married Lucy Josephine Fisher - 4 children
                      4. Asberry J. Cammack (1866 - Dec 19, 1917 in SD)
                          Married Della Tea - 4 children
                      5. Marion Thomas Cammack (Aug 17, 1869 in IA - Jan 30, 1952 in WA)
                          Married Marie Anne Lochman (1877-1965) in 1898 - 4 children
                      6. Delphina D. Cammack (Oct 28, 1872 - May 9, 1925 in NE)
                          Married Henry Happel (1860-1913)
             2. Benjamin Jay (Nov 27, 1833 in IN - May 8, 1914 in KS)
                 Married Juliann L. Cline (1835-1889) in 1854
                      1. William Henry Jay (Nov 13, 1856 in KS - Apr 1, 1941 in OK)
                          Married Leodicea H. Hollingsworth (1860-1919) - 3 children
                      2. Ida Ann Jay Schaffert (Feb 18, 1867 in KS - Nov 1, 1929 in CA)
                          Married Michael S. Schaffert (1865-1951)
                      3. Elijah Thomas Jay (Sep 26, 1872 in KS - Apr 10, 1942 in KS)
                          Married Mary Elizabeth Hudson (1873-1967)
                      4. Eli Marmaduke Jay (Jan 28, 1875 in KS - Apr 1, 1884) age 9
             3. David H. Jay (May 23, 1838 - Jul 16, 1915)
                 Married Cinderella Cullison (1844-1916)
                      1. Annie E. Jay (Apr 6, 1863 in IA - Dec 17, 1918 in UT)
                          Married John Waid Coburn (1835-1922) in 1883
                      2. John Wesley Jay, Sr. (Feb 24, 1870 in IA - Mar 12, 1957 in CO)
                          Married Nellie Grant (1875-1946) in 1892 - 2 children
                      3. Delmont Coburn Jay (Nov 18, 1873 - Oct 16, 1937 in CO)
                          Married Inez Mendenhall (1890-1988) in 1908
                      4. Presley Sanders Jay (Oct 12, 1877 in KS - Nov 4, 1951 in CO)
                      5. Nettie Monta Jay (Oct 7, 1879 - Jan 24, 1901 in CO)
             4. Asbury Jay (Aug 17, 1846 - Jan 24, 1936)
                 Married Mary Lucinda Barton (1859-1937)
                      1. Bert Asbury Jay (May 9, 1878 in IA - Nov 3, 1956 in IA)
                          Married Serepta Rebeccah Mills (1880-1950)
                      2. Carl William Jay (Oct 18, 1881 - Oct 27, 1953)
                          Married Mary Emily Ball (1884-1975)
             5. Rhoda Jay (Jun 1852 - Apr 11, 1903)
                 Married James R. Pike (1848-1909)
                                                 
         

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