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 >