Morning, What is the lists rules regarding file attachments? I can just scan the necessary pages and attach it. I am on some lists where it is permitted, and some where it is not. BTW, To everyone who sent us info on Benejah, we thank you. We plan on checking the cemetery mentioned in the source we cited, seeing as we live in Cleveland, Oh, and it's only a short drive there. LMA Jim Shreve ----- Original Message ----- From: Fay List <johnfay1645@hotmail.com> To: <FAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 11:19 AM Subject: [FAY] USA, Ohio, Benejah Fay, b.7/28/1773 > Hi Jim, :) > > This should provide some guidance on your search. But let me say that this > OPF reference is a good example of both the strengths and weaknesses of the > OPF genealogy that Mary (Fay) Nelson recently highlighted. OPF only shows 3 > children, your reference shows 13. Such are the limitations that existed at > the time he wrote his book. > > If you have further information on the descendants of Benejah Fay it would > be helpful to forward it to this list in response. It may help someone > immediately, but more importantly it is maintained in a searchable > electronic archives for easy retrieval by any researcher with Internet > access in a week, a month or a year or whenever the need arises. That will > prevent a great deal of redundant research by any who may be interested in > him. > > There is a great deal of information in this reference beyond what I'm > reproducing here. The reference is Orlin P Fays Genealogy of John Fay of > Marlborough. 1898. > > Pages 175, 182, 183, 205 > > "BENAJAH, b. Sturbridge, July 28, 1773? d. 1862 in Parma township, Ohio, m. > Lewis Co, NY Ruth Wilcox, b. 1781, d. Sept 16, 1831. He prob. m. 2nd Mrs > Rhoda Edwards, wid of Lyman Rhodes, b. May 10, 1798 d Mar 29, 1859 4 > children." > > Ebenezer 3, Samuel 2, John 1 > > Children listed are Benejah Jr, Mabel and Jeremiah with various other > information. That's 3. > > There is also a biography, as follows: > > "Ebenezer Fay No 26 had a son Benejah who was born in Sturbridge in 1773. > Cyrus Fay writes " I had an Uncle Benejah who went to Ohio." Hudson also > locates him in Ohio and the following inscription is on a tombstone in the > old cemetary in Cleveland Ohio. "Rhoda Edwards, widow of Lyman Rhodes, wife > of Benejah Fay, b. Mar 10, 1798 d Mar 29, 1859." > > In the "History of Cuyahoga County" Ohio, page 338 the author speaks of > Benejah Fay and his wife whose name was Ruth Wilcox and that he was born in > 1777 in Mass. and that she was born 1781 in Lewis Co, NY. In 1816, they came > to Cuyahoga Co, Ohio and settled in Parma Township where they lived until > there death. She died Sept 16, 1831 and he in March 1862 and that they were > the parents of 3 children Mabel, Jeremiah W., and Ruth and again that Eli > (or Ely) was the son of Benejah Jr who was born in "York State" in 1806 that > he was 10 years old when he, with his father and family came to Cuyahoga Co, > Ohio where he spent his youthful days in Parma Township and where he was > married to Lois Hodgman who was born in 1808. They first settled in Parma > where they lived for some time and then removed to Brooklyn Township, where > they resided until their death. He dying with the cholera in 1849 and she > lived until November 27, 1877. They had a family of 4 sons and one daughter, > Eli being the oldest child. > > It would seem that Benejah Fay Sen. had 4 children, 3 by wife Ruth (and if > only three) that he must have been married three times. Several letters have > been written to his descendants in Parma and elsewhere with the hope that a > satisfactory solution of this case will yeat be secured." > > There is also a great deal of other information on this family beyond what > can be reproduced here. > > We'll wait to hear the "rest of the story"!. > > Bob :) > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > Good morning, > > I am looking for info on the lineage of Benejah Fay born July 28, 1773 in > Sturbridge, Mass and he died in 1860 in Parma, Oh. He was married to Ruth > Wilcox, who was born in 1781 in Sturbridge, Mass and died in 1831 in Parma, > Oh. He married Rhoda Roads in 1832, after the death of his first wife. > According to "The History of Parma" by Ernest R. Kubasek published in 1976, > he was the 15th child of Ebenezer & Mary Fay. They happened to be the first > settlers in what is now known as Parma, Oh. Their children are as follows: > > Sophie born 5/17/1800 > Asa born 10/23/1801 > Amanda born 11/20/1802 > Joseph Mason born 7/31/1805 > Benejah Jr born 8/6/1806 > Mary born 7/31/1808 > Harriet born 4/27/1810 > Huldah born 11/19/1811 > Watson born 9/26/1813 > Lyman born 10/6/1815 > these children were all born in Sturbridge, Ma. > Mabel born 1/26/1820 > Twins Jeremiah & Ruth born 3/8/1822 > These last three were born in Parma, Oh, with Mabel being the first child > born in Parma.. > > In any event, my wife is descended from this particular Fay, and I've been > trying to get a tree together for our children. The book I mentioned above > has a lot of info about the children on Benejah and Ruth Fay, thankfully. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > LMA > Jim Shreve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Fay List <johnfay1645@hotmail.com> > To: <FAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:30 AM > Subject: [FAY] Fays in Maine > > > > From:seanpfay@worldnet.att.net > > > > Howdy Cousins,I am researching the many branches of our extended family > > tree. > > I started with the FAY family of Massachusetts and am now > > looking to find information pertaining to Thomas Fay who was born in > Camden, > > ME in 1779 and died in Camden, ME on 14 Jan 1808 . > > He married Sarah (Sally) HOOKER of Princeton, MA on 18 Apr > > 1802. They had at least one son: Thomas, who was born in 1806 in > Princeton, > > MA and died 24 Feb 1885 in Boston, MA. He married Clarissa (Clara) Morse > > ANDREWS on 28 Nov 1836. > > I'll be happy to share information with my previously > unknown > > kin and would be grateful for any assistance or further information on > any > > of these folks. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Sean P. Fay (Fayetteville, NC) > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >