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