Good morning all, Since last I posted anything vital I've found much more info on the line down from Benejah Fay. I've been corresponding with various people and have a much better picture, so to speak. I've found that some of his offspring went to Wisconsin, while others went up to Michigan. Pardon if this repeats info I already shared, but there may be new people on the list who weren't benefited by it before. <G> Additionally, there was enough new stuff to warrant an update on the list. Sources of the info is direct word of mouth from Bonnie Jeanne FAY HUNT and a few emails from Donald G HOFFMAN, who is a descendent of Valentine HOFFMAN, a brother to Dora HOFFMAN, who married Edgar B FAY. Also the Parma Heights Historical Cemetery can be counted as a source, as well as Ginger, who is descended from Asa FAY directly. My initial info came from "The History of Parma" by Ernest R. Kubasek published in 1976 by Ernest R. Kubasek and Bernard Survoy. My last source is the audio tape I received from my wife's grandmother. It was recorded by Dr. Dudley Sherman FAY. Apparently it was a speech he was giving that related his FAY history to an unknown group. He was a genealogical hobbyist. New info supplied by "Pioneer Families of Cleveland, Ohio 1796-1840 Volume 1" published in 1914, Cathy Hubly who posted some FAY bios on the web. Those of you who were sent a GEDCOM of the info may want to update it to reflect the new stuff. If you link in by all means let me know. On an even better note my wife's great-grandfather Eugene Norman FAY is coming down from Michigan to visit this weekend. Maybe he'll share with us, more of his memories of the family. LMA Jim SHREVE Sr. Generation 1 Benejah FAY (b. July 28, 1773 Sturbridge, MA and d. 4-15-1860 Parma, Oh) married 1st (m. 1799 Lewis County, NY) Ruth WILCOX (b. 10-20-1781 Middletown, Middlesex County, CT d. 9-16-1831 Parma, Cuyahoga County, Oh), daughter of Jeremiah WILCOX & Ruth DUDLEY 2nd (m. 1832 Cuyahoga County, OH) Rhoda EDWARDS (b. 5-10-1798 d. 3-29-1859 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH), daughter of Rudolphus EDWARDS & Anna MERRILL. Benejah FAY & Ruth WILCOX happened to be the first settlers in what is now known as Parma, OH. Children: 1> Sophie FAY (b. 5/17/1800 New York d. Michigan) married Joseph DEAN 2> Asa FAY (b. 10/23/1801 New York) married Florella BRAINARD 3> Amanda FAY (b. 11/20/1802 New York d. 8-18-Troy, MI) married John VALENTINE 4> Joseph Mason FAY (b. 7/31/1805 New York d. 7-24-1889 Kenosha County, WI) married Sophronia A BRAINARD 5> Benejah Jr FAY (b. 8/6/1806 New York d. 7-24-1849 Parma, OH) married Lois HODGEMAN 6> Mary FAY (b. 7/31/1808 New York) 7> Harriet FAY (b. 4/27/1810 New York) 8> Huldah FAY (b. 11/19/1811 New York d. Michigan) married Edwin LOVEJOY 9> Watson FAY (b. 9/26/1813 New York) 10> Lyman FAY (b. 10/6/1815 New York) married Mary BORROUGHS 11> Mabel Truman FAY (b. 1/26/1820 Parma, OH) married Dudley Sherman HUMPHREY 12> Twin Jeremiah Wilcox FAY (b. 3/8/1822 Parma, OH d. 9-2-1913 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Mary Ann BRADLEY 13> Twin Ruth FAY (b. 3/8/1822 Parma, OH) Generation 2 1> Sophie FAY (b. 5/17/1800 New York d. Michigan) married (3-18-1818 Cuyahoga County, OH) Joseph DEAN 2> Asa FAY (b. 10/23/1801 New York) married (m. 10-13-1831 Cuyahoga County, OH) Florella BRAINARD Children: 14> Asa FAY married Lucy L BRISTOL 15> Roxanna FAY married Newell ROBERTS 3> Amanda FAY (b. 11/20/1802 New York d. 8-18-Troy, MI) married (m. Cuyahoga County, OH) John VALENTINE known children: 16>Samuel VALENTINE (b. 1821 Ohio) 17>Jurusha VALENTINE (b. 1823 Ohio) 18>Edmond VALENTINE (b. 1825 Ohio) 19>Benajah VALENTINE (b. 1831 Michigan) 20>Harriet VALENTINE (b. 1833 Michigan) 21>Ransdale VALENTINE (b. 1835 Michigan) 22>Clark VALENTINE (b. 1839 Michigan) 23>Cornelia VALENTINE (b. 1842 Michigan) 24>Ona VALENTINE (b. 1846 Michigan) 25>Charles VALENTINE (b. 1846 Michigan) 4> Joseph Mason FAY (b. 7/31/1805 New York d. 7-24-1889 Kenosha County, WI) married (m. 1828 Cuyahoga County, OH) Sophronia A BRAINARD (b. 2-27-1806 Connecticut d. 3-14-1885 Kenosha County, WI) children: 26>Andrew FAY (b. 2-4-1833 Cuyahoga County, OH) married 1st Cynthia M NEWBURY 2nd Harriet M BRAINERD 27>Clarissa FAY (d. before 1892) 28>Sylvanus FAY (d. before 1892) 29>Lyman FAY (b. 6-16-1834 Cuyahoga County, OH) married Clarissa J BRAINARD 30>George H FAY (b. 9-17-1844 Wheatland Township, Kenosha County, WI) married 1st Caroline S WILCOX 2nd Susan M RUNKEL 31>Mary FAY married Nathan T WILCOX 32>Florilla FAY 5> Benejah FAY Jr. (b. 8-6-1806 New York, MA d. 7-24-1849 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Lois HODGEMAN(b.1808 d. 11-27-1877 Brooklyn Hts. OH) Children: 33> Eli FAY (b. 4/22/1828) married 1st Huldah TAYLOR 2nd Betsey E DUNHAM 34> Lovell B FAY (b. 8-23-1848 d. 10-15-1866) 8> Huldah FAY (b. 11/19/1811 New York d. Michigan) married (m. 4-17-1824 Cuyahoga County, OH) Edwin LOVEJOY 10> Lyman FAY (b. 10/6/1815 New York) married (Cuyahoga County, OH) Mary BORROUGHS, daughter of David BORROUGHS Jr. & Clara EDWARDS 11> Mabel Truman FAY (b. 1-26-1820 Parma OH) married (m. 3-11-1847 Cuyahoga County, OH) Dudley Sherman HUMPHREY (b. 11-21-1814 Goshen, CT d. 1876 Wakeman Township, Huron County, OH), son of Dudley HUMPHREY & Polly M SHERMAN Children: 35>Mina Sherman HUMPHREY 36>Harlow HUMPHREY 37> Dudley Sherman HUMPHREY II (b. 5-19-1852 Wakeman Township, Huron County, OH d. 9-7-1933 Euclid Beach Park, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Effie DeEtta SHANNON 38> David H HUMPHREY 39> Mary Malinda HUMPHREY NOTE: This line of the family is related to William Tecumseh SHERMAN 12> Jeremiah Wilcox FAY (b. 3-8-1822 Parma, OH d. 1913 Parma, OH) married (m. 7-5-1854 Rockport, OH) Mary Ann BRADLEY (b. 1836 d. 1912 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH), daughter of Alfred BRADLEY & Clarissa BRISCOE) Children: 40> William N FAY (b. abt 1855 d. 7-14-1906) 41> Edgar B FAY (b. 12-1-1856 d. 4-22-1934 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Dora M HOFFMAN 42> Albert W FAY (b. 2-1860 Parma, OH d. 6-6-1861 Parma, OH) 43> Alfred Wiley FAY (b. 1866 d. 4-30-1944) married Jennie E PECK 44> Clarence E FAY (b. 5/1/1873 Parma, OH d. 9-24-1947 Parma, OH) married Ruth R STEVENS Generation 3 14> Asa FAY married (m. 1-30-1870 Wakeman, Huron County, OH) Lucy L BRISTOL Children: 45> Adelaid Flora FAY(b. 12-16-1871 Huron County, OH) 46> James Franklin FAY 47> Clara May FAY 48> Harriet FAY 49> Alfred FAY 50> Etta FAY 51> Asa FAY 52> Olive FAY 15> Roxanna FAY married Newell ROBERTS, son of Alamanza ROBERTS & Maryann BLAKESLEE Children: 53> Luthor ROBERTS 26>Andrew FAY (b. 2-4-1833 Cuyahoga County, OH) married 1st (m. 12-21-1858) Cynthia M NEWBURY (b. Racine County, WI d. 5-25-1882 Wheatland Township, Kenosha County, WI), daughter of Jonathan NEWBURY & Nancy SHOWERS and 2nd (m. 2-12-1883 Wisconsin) Harriet M BRAINERD (b. 1-14-1844 Racine County, WI), daughter of Elmo BRAINERD & Beulah BRAINERD children by Cynthia NEWBURY: 54>Ida R FAY 55>Mina E FAY married Herman ELFERS 29>Lyman FAY (b. 6-16-1834 Cuyahoga County, OH) married (m. 12-31-1858 Wisconsin) Clarissa J BRAINARD (b. 6-12-1842 Milwaukee WI), daughter of Elmore BRAINARD & Beulah BRAINARD known children: 56>Ulysses S FAY (b. abt 1869 30>George H FAY (b. 9-17-1844 Wheatland Township, Kenosha County, WI) married 1st (m. 4-19-1869 Wilmot, WI) Caroline S WILCOX (d. 10-13-1874), daughter of Levi P WILCOX & Eliza UNKNOWN 2nd (m. 10-18-1879) Susan M RUNKEL (b. 1-29-1857 Burlington Township, WI), daughter of Henry RUNKEL & Ann STEINWAY children by Caroline WILCOX: 57>Carrie E FAY 58>Ellis M FAY 59>UNKNOWN FAY (d. in infancy) children by Susan RUNKEL: 60>Mabel C FAY (b. 10-19-1880) 61>Milton G FAY (b. 11-30-1886) 31>Mary FAY married Nathan T WILCOX NOTE: Couple was living in Iowa in 1892. 33> Eli FAY (b. 4-22-1828) married 1st Huldah TAYLOR (d. 1865 Middleburgh, OH) 2nd (m. 4-4-1866 Rockport, OH) Betsey E DUNHAM (b. 9-2-1842), daughter of Almod DUNHAM & Eunice CORBIN. Children by second wife: 62> Ira E FAY 37> Dudley Sherman HUMPHREY II (b. 5-19-1852 Wakeman Township, Huron County, OH d. 9-7-1933 Euclid Beach Park, Cuyahoga County, OH) married (m. 9-3-1879 Wakeman, Huron County, OH) Effie DeEtta SHANNON Children: 63> Mabel Elizabeth HUMPHREY married unknown KILLALY 64> Harvey John HUMPHREY married Catherine FULDAUER 65> H Louise HUMPHREY married unknown LAMBIE 66> David Humphrey 41> Edgar B FAY (b. 12-1-1856 d. 4-22-1934 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Dora M HOFFMAN (b. 2-1857 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH), daughter of Jacob K HOFFMAN & Catharine Elizabeth BOTTGER Children: 67> Emma FAY (b. 11-7-1880 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH) 68> Florence FAY (b. 1-20-1899 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Maxwell J KUHN 43> Alfred Wiley FAY (b. 1866 d. 4-30-1944) married Jennie E PECK (b. 1866 d. 11-15-1951 44> Clarence FAY (b. 5/1/1873 d. 9-24-1947 Parma, OH) married (m. 11-28-1902 Cuyahoga County, OH) Ruth R STEVENS (b. 1883 d. 8-9-1924 Parma, OH), daughter of Nettie BROWNELL Children: 69> Esther M FAY (b. 10-17-1902 Parma, OH d. 5-6-1904 Parma, OH) 70> Eugene Norman FAY (b. 2-5-1906 still alive) married 1st Virginia Louise SMITH 2nd Enola Wuanita BLAELOCK 71> Dr. Dudley Sherman FAY (b. abt 1907 d. 1/16/1992 Parma, OH) married Opal McCLARREN 72> Jeremiah Wilcox "Jerry" FAY 73> Walter G FAY (b. 11-12-1909 d. 8-16-1983) married Evelyn A Generation 4 62> Ira E FAY married Ida WEST 63> Mabel Elizabeth HUMPHREY married unknown KILLALY 64> Harvey John HUMPHREY married (m. 8-8-1906) Catherine FULDAUER 65> H Louise HUMPHREY married unknown LAMBIE 68> Florence FAY (b. 1-20-1899 Parma, Cuyahoga County, OH) married Maxwell J KUHN (b. abt 1889 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH d. 7-5-1951) Children: 74> Harland KUHN (b. 6-4-1915 Cuyahoga County OH d. 7-22-1983 Trumbull County, OH) married (m. 4-16-1936) Virginia May SMITH 75> George Edgar KUHN 70> Eugene Norman FAY (b. 2-5-1906 still alive) married 1st Virginia Louis e SMITH (b. 8-31-1904 Cleveland OH d. 4-18-1936) 2nd Enola Wuanita BLAELOCK (b. 7-1-1913 d. 1-30-1998 Taylor, MI) Children by first wife 76> Marilyn FAY 77> Bonnie Jeanne FAY married Donald Earl HUNT THIS IS MY WIFE'S PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS Children by second wife 78> Karen FAY married Keith UNKNOWN 71> Dr. Dudley Sherman FAY (b. abt 1907 d. 1/16/1992 Parma, OH) married Opal McCLARREN (d. before 1992) Child: 79> Ruth FAY 72> Jeremiah Wilcox "Jerry" FAY married UNKNOWN Child: 80> Dale FAY 73> Walter G FAY (b. 11-12-1909 d. 8-16-1983) married Evelyn A (b. 12-2-1908 d. 12-27-1996) Children 81> Judith FAY married unknown JOHNSON 82> Bruce FAY