Posted to the Fay list with permission of the author. She will be forwarding a scan of the photo to me. If you would like a copy please let me know. Roche-A-Cree is an abandoned town two miles east of Preston Wisconsin (also abandoned) and eight miles south of Bull Flats Wisconsin, and still in existance though tiny. Both are near Friendship Wisconsin and are timber towns. Harrison Kellogg Fay and his wife Isabella of New York, Illinois and racine Wisconsin owned large tracts of land in this area presumably for timber harvest.One would think that May and Leander are conneted with with Harrison. I am personally interested in the Fays in this area if anyone can connect them. Bob Fay ************************************************************************ ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Sally" <sallyt@mw.sisna.com> To: WIADAMS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIADAMS] Fay Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 08:04:50 -0700 I found a picture of a group of people who settled on the "Roche-A-Cree" Adams County, Wi in the 1850's. In this photo are a May Fay and a Leander Fay. I could scan and send to you if you think they tie in. This photo was taken from the Adams County History From Past to the Present. I looked for any other info concerning this name, but that is the only info re: FAY Let me know your email and if you are interested. Sally ==== WIADAMS Mailing List ==== Remember - this list is for family history research, not for wishing everyone "Happy Leap Day". Conserve bandwidth and archive space and keep to genealogy. ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Supplied by Cathy Kubly = = = Mathias ALBRECHT History of Racine and Kenosha Cos WI - 1879 - Chicago: Western Historical Company - p 634 Farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Burlington; born in Wurtemburg, Germany in 1834; came to Burlington Township, Wisconsin, in 1847; immediately on his arrival here he commenced farming, which occupation he has been industriously following ever since; married, January 1860, in Burlington, Miss Mary FAY, who was born in Wisconsin in 1842; they have one child, Abraham; Mr. ALBRECHT owns sixty acres of improved land; members of the Burlington Catholic Church. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Morning Mary, Thank you so much for sharing. > I was just checking my notes from my trip to Madison, WI. I was able to > see the microfilm of the 1850 Census Index cards while I was there. Here > is who I found, using your list of FAY-D Vol. 00 Number 44 X-message 1: > > 4> Fay, Joseph M. Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850:260 > Fay, Sophrona Kenosha Co Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 > 26> Fay, Andrew Kenosha Co Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 > 27> Clarissa Fay not listed > 28> Sylvanus Fay not listed > 29> Fay, Lyman J. Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 259 This Lyman J FAY could have been the son of Joseph Mason FAY, or the brother of Joseph Mason FAY (named Lyman J FAY), who according to "Pioneer Families of Cleveland, Ohio 1796-1840 Volume 1", removed to Kenosha County, WI with his family. An age would confirm which Lyman FAY it was. > 30> Fay, George Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 > 31> Fay, Mary Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 > 32> Fay Florilla Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1860: 260? > > I would suggest that someone who has access to the ledger books at the > State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, please go down and > get the actual dates and stuff for this family. Please copy down the > entire line of each entry in the census book and note the item being > covered for each item on the line. > > My guess is that Clarissa Fay and Sylvanus Fay died before 1850 probably > in Cuyahoga County, OH or on the way to Wisconsin. The family was in > Wisconsin in the Town of Wheatland by 1850. It is not clear from the Index > cards whether Lyman Fay was living at home, or in his own home, or boarding > with a neighbor. However, he is listed on the page before the rest of the > family. According to the bio of Lyman FAY, son of Joseph Mason FAY, found online, he was born in 1834 and married in 1858. So he'd have been sixteen at the time of the 1850 census. A look at the census would definitely clear it up though. I don't think it was common for 16 year old to have their own place in those times, at least I've not seen it yet in my viewing of the census records. bear in mind, I'm still an amatuer at this though. Boarding with a neighbor is likely. > Joseph M. Fay would be generation 5 and Andrew would be generation 6 from > John Fay Sr. 1. Jim SHREVE Sr.

I am looking for the marriage connection between Laura Ann FAY, dgtr of Henry Fisk FAY and Betsey TALCOTT of Vermont, to Stephen DAVIS, also of Vermont. Laura Ann born @1810, VT. She descends from: Henry Fisk Fay(1770-), John Fay (1734-1777), Stephen Fay (1715-1781), John Fay (Jr)(1669-1747), John Fay (1648-1690). This is in my direct line. I plan to visit VT beginning May 16 and if anyone has any information to help verify data, I would be most appreciative. THank you, Michele FitzGerald ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Dear Folks, In response to Vol. 00 Number 46: x-message #1, think that the Elijah Fay 6 mentioned in this article may be the following: ELIJAH [Fay 6], b. Southboro[MA], July 24, 1795, d. December 23, 1872, m. March 19, 1817, Martha Walker KNIGHT, dau. of Isaac KNIGHT of Athol [MA], b. July 16, 1796, d. 1882. 9 chil. 1. MARTHA ANN [(Fay) Hall 7] (Sk. 827), b. Aug. 30, 1818 in Paxton [MA?], d. Jan. 28, 1882, m. Oct. 21, 1841, in St. Charles, Ill., Dr. Lyman Hall of La Salle, Ill, son of Reuben & Lydia (WHitman) H.[all], b. Hancock, Mass., FEb. 12, 1818 5 chil. 1. Clestina Harmonies [Hall 8], b. Dec. 10, 1842, in Washington, Ill., d. Mar. 5, 1853. [Aged about 11 years +] 2. Emily Zustania [Hall 8], b. June 18, 1844, in Orangeville, Ill. 3. Lydia Zerlania [Hall 8], b. Mar. 3, 1846. 4. Idura Zerubia [Hall 8], b. 1848, Oregon, Ill. 5. Martha Zuretta [Hall 8], b. Aug. 13, 1850, in Oregon, Ill. 2. LUCY WEALTHY [(Fay) Hemenway 7], (Sk. 869), b. Southboro, [MA] July 20, 1820, d. Mar. 4, 1864, m. July 3, 1845, Charles Hemenway, son of Elijah Hemenway of Williamsburgh, N.H., b. May 12, 1815 7 chil. 1. Charles E. [Hemenway 8], b. May 10, 1847. 2. Prescott Fay [Hemenway 8], b. April 4, 1849. 3. Clara Isabella [Hemenway 8], b. Mar. 1851, d. 1857 [Aged about 6years +] 4. Horace R. [Hemenway 8], b. Apr. 1852. 5. Franklin M. [Hemenway 8], b. May 2, 1854, d. 1856 [Aged about 2 years? +] 6. Matthew M. [Hemenway 8], b. Jan. 1856. 7. Martha Estelle [Hemenway 8], b. Feb. 5, 1858. 3. EDWIN WINSLOW [Fay 7], (Sk. 877), b. SEpt. 29, 1822, m. in Elgin, Ill. Apr. 6, 1846, Julia A. Sweet, dau. of Ennis & Sally (Gannetts) S.[weet], b. in Auburn, N.Y., Mar. 2, 1827. Mr. Sweet was from the stock of R. I. Sweets that were so skillful in setting bones. Mr. Fay was a farmer from N.Y. State to Elgin 1840. 4 chil. 1. Cornelia Ellen [Fay 8], b. Aug. 10, 1848, In E.[lgin, IL], d. Apr 9, 1849. [Aged about 8 months +] 2. Ella Josephine [Fay 8], b. in St. Charles, Ill, Jan. 12, 1851, m. Icelus Fay [or Iselus Fay /OPF # 1214-4] 3. GEORGE ALBERT [Fay 8], b. July 8, 1853, m. Fremont, Neb.[raska], May 1873, Charlotte Talcott., res.[ided in] F.[remont, Nebraska] 5 chil. 1. Clarence [Fay 9], b. Jan. 1874. 2. Earnest [FAy 9] b. Nov. 6, 1876. 3. Cora Emma [Fay 9], b. Feb. 9, 1879. 4. Nellie [Fay 9] 5. Stella [Fay 9] 4. Emma Adelia [Fay 8], b. Nov. 4, 1857, d. May 6, 1858 [Aged about 6 months +] 4. ELBRIDGE ELIJAH [Fay 7], (Sk. 888), b. May 11, 1825, m. in LaSalle, Ill., Apr. 26, 1858, Mary Eleanor Goble, b. Feb. 24, 1834. 3 chil. 1. Clara Eleanor [Fay 8], b. Sept. 14, 1858. 2. Duinie Alice [(Fay) Lawrence 8], b. Nov. 20, 1861, m. Elgin, [IL] FEb. 17, 1859, Thomas E. Lawrence, res. Lake Belt, Minn. 3. DR. FRANK GOBLE [Fay 8], b. Mar. 22, 1865, m. Elgin [IL], Dec. 24, 1864, Florence Chancie,b.Chicago, [IL], Jan. 7, 1864. 2 chil. (sk. 891) /page 250) 1. Florence Olive [Fay 9], b. July 24, 1885. 2. Lawrence E. [Fay 9], b. Nov. 20, 1887. 5. EVELINE ELVIRA [(Fay) Howard 7], b. Apr. 23, 1827, m. Dec. 10,1856, Gaius C. Howard of La Salle, Ill. b. Aug. 8, 1823. 2 chil (Sk. 894). 1, Jennie F. [Howard 8] 2. Francis Morell [Howard 8] 6. Franklin Morell [Fay 7], (Sk. 897), b. Nov. 29, 1829, d. Nov. 18, 1853, Rockford, Ill. [Aged about 24 years +] 7. PRESCOTT PEARL [FAY 7], (Sk. 898), b. Aug. 7, 1832, d. Jan. 5, 1867, Cal., m. Dec. 10, 1853, Adaline A. Chauncey. 1 chil. 1. ? [Fay 8], b. Jan. 1, 1855, d. in infancy[+] 8. Dr. Isaac Knight [Fay 7], (Sk. 900), b. Oct. 3, 1833, d. Feb. 17, 1869, m. July 31, 1861, Sarah M. Barney. She d. Apr. 4, 1883. He was a surgeon in the army. 9. Gilbert Harrison [Fay 7], (Sk. 901), b. Aug. 3, 1835. A farmer, res. Marysville. (Orlin Fay, 1898: 250-251) I think that the parents are in first set: Elijah and Martha Fay. The second daughter, not yet married would be Lucy W. Fay. Eveline Fay was the 5th child. Elbridge was the 4th child. At present, I can't identify Winslow E. Fay. Perhaps he is the son of Winslow Fay 6 [OPF # 1119] who "res. "Out West" and who was born sometime after 1810. [OPF, 1898: 88] Sincere, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9

Dear Jim, In rechecking the list which I copied from the microfilmed cards of the 1850 Census out in Madison, WI, I found what may be a mispelling of Sylvanus Fay's name. This is one Selvenus Fay, listed in the 1850 Census on Page 861? This might be worth checking to see if he was living with another family or on his own. We would need to check to see if the age given would fit with the rest of the Joseph Mason Fay 5 children, and also if he was born in Ohio/OH. Sincerely, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9

Dear Jim, I was just checking my notes from my trip to Madison, WI. I was able to see the microfilm of the 1850 Census Index cards while I was there. Here is who I found, using your list of FAY-D Vol. 00 Number 44 X-message 1: 4> Fay, Joseph M. Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850:260 Fay, Sophrona Kenosha Co Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 26> Fay, Andrew Kenosha Co Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 27> Clarissa Fay not listed 28> Sylvanus Fay not listed 29> Fay, Lyman J. Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 259 30> Fay, George Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 31> Fay, Mary Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1850: 260 32> Fay Florilla Kenosha Co. Town of Wheatland 1860: 260? I would suggest that someone who has access to the ledger books at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, please go down and get the actual dates and stuff for this family. Please copy down the entire line of each entry in the census book and note the item being covered for each item on the line. My guess is that Clarissa Fay and Sylvanus Fay died before 1850 probably in Cuyahoga County, OH or on the way to Wisconsin. The family was in Wisconsin in the Town of Wheatland by 1850. It is not clear from the Index cards whether Lyman Fay was living at home, or in his own home, or boarding with a neighbor. However, he is listed on the page before the rest of the family. Joseph M. Fay would be generation 5 and Andrew would be generation 6 from John Fay Sr. 1. Sincerely, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9

The 1850 Portage County Wisconsin Census shows the following information in the order of name, age, sex, occupation if any, and place of birth. Harrison K Fay, 41, M, lumberman, New York Isabella Fay, 38, F, Illinois Maria Fay, 13, F, Wisconsin Aurelia Fay, 11, F, Wisconsin Lamera Fay 6, F, Wisconsin Julia A Fay, 4, F, Wisconsin Sarah Fay, 1, F, Wisconsin ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Contributed by Cathy Kubly >From "History of Racine and Kenosha Cos, Wisconsin", Chicago, Western Historical Company 1879, pages 384-385 ************************************************************************* "In the winter of 1840, at the request of Charles S Wright and J Lathrop, the Pastor of the Southport Baptist Church visited Racine and commenced a series of meetings, which were held in a vacant room in one of the stores on Main Street. These meetings made many converts, and encouraged the gentlemen mentioned to take incipient measures for the formation of a Baptist church. On the eleventh of April a meeting was held and eleven men and women formed themselves into a Conference, and having adopted the Articles of Faith and the Church Covenant of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention, letters were sent to [see page 385] the Baptist churches in Southport, Milwaukee, Burlington, and Prairieville inviting them to be present on the 25th of the same month, and if deemed expediant recognize them as a Baptist church. On the day appointed, the Council convened, and the following persons were organized and recognized as a Church of Christ, under the name First Baptist Church of Racine, viz.; Lucy W Fay, Elijah Fay, Martha Fay..... Shortly after the organization, the following were received upon experience and baptism, viz.: ....Eveline Fay,....Elbridge E Fay,....Winslow E Fay....making the number of members twenty-eight." ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

From: "Racine: Growth and Change in a Wisconsin County," edited and copyrighted by Nicholas C Burkel 1977, published by the Racine County Board of Supervisors. Pages 44-45 give an account of the first settlers to inhabit Mount Pleasant township, which is located in the southeastern corner of Racine County, Wisconsin. *************************************************************************"Town of Mount Pleasant Like Caledonia and most of the County, the area that became the Town of Mount Pleasant was initially a Yankee farming community. Whereas Caledonia was mostly prairie with trees dispersed across its landscape, Mount Pleasant was about one third oak woods, and much of the rest was open prairie. The very first Yankee pioneers preferred the type of land in Caledonia, but by 1845 settlers from the east had purchased almost all of Mount Pleasant's land too. Mount Pleasant's earliest white American inhabitiants settled in the winter of 1834-35 at the Rapids of the Root River, just west of the present Racine city limits. William See and Edmund Weed arrived in January 1835 to find Harrison K Fay and Richard Carpenter already there. The Rapids became important as a center for lumber milling in the area, with two sawmills in operation by the end of 1835. See and his partner James Kinzie operated one, While Captain Gilbert Knapp and his partners had the other. James Walker laid the foundations of the dam at the Rapids, and also settup a turning lather there"..................................... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Searching for any FEY that subscribe to the list... Mainly the FEY's from Cincinnati, OH and Oldenburg Thanks.. Cary Williams Indianapolis, IN

Hi Mary and everyone else, Yes, I can provide some additional details and I hope others can as well, because I would like to learn more about this branch in connection with my search for George W Fay, who is my gr-grandfather and perhaps the son of William N Fay of Preston WI. Orlin Fay's entry appears to have some discrpencies from what I have found, which includes this: 1. The History of the Founding of Racine Wisconsin includes a discussion that I can post over the weekend perhaps, about Harrison K Fay and a partner purchasing a large tract of land near the rapids in Racine, and their speculation with this real estate. I have not checked the deeds but the only location that would fit this description would be along present day Rapids Drive on the Root River ( a terrific steelhead river) and likely at or near the site of the Horlick Dam, of the Horlicks of malted milk balls! This is a medium sized dam and is now abandoned, but it provided water power for malt production for many years. 2. I have previously posted the note about the church founding although that does not give a middle initial for that Harrison Fay. 3. Thus it appears to me that Harrison Fay spent some considerable time in Racine and had some money to engage in real estate speculation. If this is the same Harrison Fay, then I have also found: 1. Harrison owned large abutting tracts of land along with his wife and two other Fays in what is now Adams county Wisconsin. This is an area of intense logging of the virgin white pine forests during the middle 1800's. 2. I believe the description of "40 miles from racine" is inaccurate. There is nothing within 120 miles that would fit that description. There is a ghost town by the name of Preston Wisconsin about two miles west Friendship Wisconsin (named after Friendship, New York) in Adams county that was known as the "Pinery". The west border of present day Adams county is the Wisconsin River and is an area of major timber operations to this day, now primarily concentrating on paper production. This is the area where the large tracts of land were owned. There is also a posting somewhere at genforum referring to Big Bull Flats in Adams county. This is likely a description of a section of the river probably used to lauch timber rafts. There is also a William N Fay of Preston Wisconsin who was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg but I don't know what the connection might be. I'd really like to hear more about this family if anyone has any information. Bob Fay ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Mary F. Nelson" <mary.bob.nelson@worldnet.att.net> To: FAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FAY] Fay, Harrison K. (1808-?) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 20:36:37 -0400 Dear Folks, In response to the X-message # 2, Volume 00, #45, concerning a Harrison Fay, I think that he may be Harrison K. Fay 5 [OPF # 69-13]. Here is his immediate family: 13. HARRISON K. [FAY 5], b. Sept. 10, 1808, m.[arried] Isabella Kingston, res.[ided] about 40 miles from Racine, Wis. at a place called "Big Bull Flats," near Wis. river, known as the Pineries, the lumber section. 8 chil.[dren] 1. Thomas Jefferson [Fay 6] 2. Adam [Fay 6], b. & d. Chicago [IL] 3. Maria [Fay 6] 4. Clarissa [Fay 6] 5. Aurelia H. [Fay 6] 6. Julia [Fay 6] 7.Sarah J. [Fay 6] 8. Lamira Verona [Fay 6] [Fay, Orlin P. FAY GENEALOGY: John Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants. Cleveland, Ohio: Press of J.B. Savage, 1898: 243] The father of Harrison K. Fay was Robert Fay 4b (OPF # 69) and his mother was Submit Rice, daughter of Jonathan Rice of Framingham, MA. Harrison was the youngest of 13 children. Some of his brothers lived in Elgin, IL for a time. Elgin, IL is to the west of Chicago, IL. Can anyone add any details to this family for us? Sincerely, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9 ============================== Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. http://pml.rootsweb.com/ Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Dear Folks, In response to the X-message # 2, Volume 00, #45, concerning a Harrison Fay, I think that he may be Harrison K. Fay 5 [OPF # 69-13]. Here is his immediate family: 13. HARRISON K. [FAY 5], b. Sept. 10, 1808, m.[arried] Isabella Kingston, res.[ided] about 40 miles from Racine, Wis. at a place called "Big Bull Flats," near Wis. river, known as the Pineries, the lumber section. 8 chil.[dren] 1. Thomas Jefferson [Fay 6] 2. Adam [Fay 6], b. & d. Chicago [IL] 3. Maria [Fay 6] 4. Clarissa [Fay 6] 5. Aurelia H. [Fay 6] 6. Julia [Fay 6] 7.Sarah J. [Fay 6] 8. Lamira Verona [Fay 6] [Fay, Orlin P. FAY GENEALOGY: John Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants. Cleveland, Ohio: Press of J.B. Savage, 1898: 243] The father of Harrison K. Fay was Robert Fay 4b (OPF # 69) and his mother was Submit Rice, daughter of Jonathan Rice of Framingham, MA. Harrison was the youngest of 13 children. Some of his brothers lived in Elgin, IL for a time. Elgin, IL is to the west of Chicago, IL. Can anyone add any details to this family for us? Sincerely, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9

Hi Fay's --found this in my files to share on N. Calif. Fay's. Don't know if this can help anyone. Births Marriages Deaths 1878-1885: Mar 24th 1882 Married at Dos Cabazas, Ariz. Feb 21st, by A.B. Fay justice of peace, Mr. B. Riggs and Miss Venie Hicklin Births: Fay, G.M. on the peninsula Dec 6th, 1879 F newspaper issue date Dec. 20 Marriages: Fay, George to Ellen Callahan all of Humboldt co married in Bucksport twp, Feb 22, 1860 issue date Mar 2

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This posting prvided by Cathy Kubly, CKubly9527@aol.com ************************************************************************ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 18:29:00 EDT First Baptist Church of Racine History of Racine and Kenosha Cos WI - 1879 - Chicago: Western Historical Company - pp 384-385 In the winter of 1840, at the request of Charles S. WRIGHT and J. LATHROP, the Pastor of the Southport Baptist Church visited Racine and commenced a series of meetings, which were held in a vacant room in one of the stores on Main street. These meetings made many converts, and encouraged the gentlemen mentioned to take incipient measures for the formation of a Baptist church. On the 11th of April a meeting was held, and eleven men and women formed themselves into a Conference, and having adopted the Articles of Faith and the Church Covenant of of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention, letters were sent to [p 385] the Baptist churches in Southport, Milwaukee, Burlington and Prairieville, inviting them to be present on the 25th of the same month, and if deemed expedient recognize them as a Baptist Church. On the day appointed, the Council convened, and the following persons were organized and recognized as a Church of Christ, under the name of the First Baptist Church of Racine, viz.; ... Lucy W. FAY, Elijah FAY, Martha FAY ... Shortly after the organization of the Church, the following were received upon experience and by baptism, viz.: ... Eveline FAY ... Elbridge E. FAY ... Winslow E. FAY ... making the entire number of members twenty-eight. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi John, You might want to check the **FEY** surname message board at genforum. There is a posting there regarding the Fays of Cleveland that are of Hungarian descent. Also, some including Orlin P Fay, believe that the Fey surname is a variant of Fay. I haven't found anything to suggest otherwise. My little bit of research suggests the Feys are also of French descent, and are now found in Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. There seems to be a large concentration around Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. I don't know how true it is, but I have been told that the Feys left France as part of the Hugonaut movement to avoid religous persecution. Bob Fay ----Original Message Follows---- From: JROO65@aol.com To: FAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [FAY] Hungarian FAY's Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 23:54:09 EDT does anyone out there have any information pertaining to a line of Hungarian FAY'S? My Fay line is all of Austrian/Hungarian decent. Most of them immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio. Thank you John Kangas ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Dear Folks, I took a look at the two documents "Petition to Establish The Town of Chancy" (1702) and Freeman Document 1690." I think that the John Fay in these two documents is John Fay Jr. 2 [OPF # 2]. John Fay Sr. (1648-1690) would probably have bee made a freeman before 1690. He died Dec. 5, 1690. However his son John Fay 2 [OPF # 2] (1669-1747) would have been in his prime about the time these documents were written. I am having trouble with my computer tonight. I will send more on this later. Sincerely, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9

does anyone out there have any information pertaining to a line of Hungarian FAY'S? My Fay line is all of Austrian/Hungarian decent. Most of them immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio. Thank you John Kangas

Thank you for posting this info. I can't recognize any of it as mine yet but surely someone will. Nothing is definite in my Faye family so don't go to any trouble on my behalf. HOWEVER (yes, the big however) if you happen across any Fay/Faye families in or around the Augusta/Richmond County area before 1820-25 or if you find in passing any thing about Fay/Faye families coming south to Florida..... I am seeking the family of my GGGGrandmother Miriah/Maris/Mariah A. Faye/Fay who married Ezekiel Parrish in 1831 possibly in GA. She died 1905 at nearly 100 but her obituary gave no maiden name and we cannot find her grave. Just if you happen across anything in your searching. Thank you. Beth Learn beth.learn@utoronto.ca On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:34:33 -0400 Mary F. Nelson wrote: > From: Mary F. Nelson <mary.bob.nelson@worldnet.att.net> > Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 15:34:33 -0400 > Subject: [FAY] Georgia FAY Families > To: FAY-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear folks, > There have been a number of FAY families in Georgia. Among these families > are: > > 1. Edwin Fay [OPF # 981] and Edwin Hedge Fay [981-2] who lived for a while > in Washington and Sparta, GA. Edwin married Sarah Elizabeth Shields of > Lumpkin, GA. They later moved to Minden, LA. > > 2. Samuel Howard Fay [OPF # 1912] was a merchant in Savannah, GA, as was > his brother Joseph Story Fay [OPF # 1921]. Three of Samuel Howard Fay's > children were born in Savannah and one was born in Montpelier, GA. Joseph > Story was a prominent partner in Paddleford & FAY, a "cotton factor" > business. Former President George Bush is descended from the family of > Samuel Howard Fay. These families went "North" at the start of the Civil War. > > 3. George Washington Fay (1823-1896) was an assistant surgeon in Shrman's > Army and ran the Dalton Hospital during part of the Civil War. He served > with the 32nd Wisconsin Vols. His family lived in Menasha, WI and Huron, SD. > > 4. Richard Gookin, first husband of Mary FAY Gookin Doolittle [OPF # > 408-1], died in Savannah, Ga on Apr. 23, 1830. > > 5. Richard William Fay (1912-1972) lived in Savannah, Ga from 1944 until > his death in 1972. He was a research entomologist. > > 6. Descendants of Horace Amsden Fay [OPF # 1125-6] live in central, Ga., I > think. > > I know of at least four other families of FAY's in Georgia, but I can't > locate their names immediately. > > There were a number of Irish FAY's in Georgia in the 1840-1860 period as > well. I have seen their names in the Chatham County Census for that period. > > If you can send me some concrete names and dates, I will try to check the > information in Savannah, Ga in the first week of May which will be my next > trip down to Georgia. > Sincerely, > Mary (FAY) Nelson 9 > > > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >