CHRISSY, SOMEONE MAY BE INTERESTED OTHER THAN ANGERMEYER ON THE GAYS. SO HERE IS WHAT I FOUND AND HAVE SENT KATIE. IF ANYONE ELSE CAN USE IT, THEN FIND....SORRY TO USE THE MOYER SPACE. I PROMISE I WIL NOT MAKE A HABIT OF IT. I FOUND PORTIONS OF ANOTHER SOURCE AND IT MUST HAVE COME FROM THE INTERNET: HTTP://MEMBERS.AOL.COM/OTHER GEN/GAY.HTM...CAREFUL, YOU MAY GET CAUGHT. ----- Original Message ----- From: HELEN <[email protected]> To: katie angermeyer <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 2:58 PM Subject: Re: book. > thanks but as soon as i find my gay material, will try and get it to > someone. i cannot > decipher it all. > > let me tell you where i found all of mine but i have even had people that > were certified genealogist say that this is too complicated but all of mine > can be found in the following: > > historical southern families..volume II by john bennett bodie usa.. > gen. 975. b666 usa > > a gay family..."gay of isle of wight, north carollina and georgia." though > i do not have all of it here, i do know that it starts on page 103 and goes > through about 109 or 110. > it is all there...i just have not found anyone that could decipher which is > which. there are so many john gay's in there, you never know which john he > is talking about. anyway, i found it and i may get the time to put it on > the e mail and send to those that would desire it. > > estate records in deed book of nash co. n.c. 1781-1897- # 365 > page 68 of deed book 14 > > wills of nash county, n.caroline page 36 (1777-1848 see will # 181 8 june > 1780 > nov. court. 1808. > > bass families of the south....john gay alabama (15) > jordon bass sr. and it mentions bathena gay, daughter of john gay of nash > co. n.c. > > john gay of franklin co. n.c. > > abstracts of will book #1 nash co., n.c. 1778-1868 > pg. 196 june 8, 1780 nov. ct. 1808. page 49 > > then i have aug 14, 1993 and i must have gotten this off the internet or at > the mormon library. john gay, male, born 1713, isle of wight, va. father > is thomas gay. > batch 5002473 sheet 21 source, not available. > > estate records in deed books of nash co. n.c. 1781-1897 by watson > R.929.37564 kW 339 E > > it appears that everything that i have found and i have found it in > abundance but it is just not well written, according to historians and > certified genealogist. very difficult to separate each one. i have tried > but it is very dangerous for me to try to dig into all of this and try to > figure it out...the cost is just to great for me. i am an epileptic > patient, well controlled and drive and do all the things anyone else does, > but when it goes to > mentally absorbing all the good stuff...i just have to put it aside. at > least i have given you some leads and hope you can profit by what i have > found. > > blessings, helen. >