THE PISGAH BOOK 1784 - 1909 at http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/files.html THE PISGAH BOOK 1784 - 1909 By W. O. SHEWMAKER Pastor of Pisgah Church at Pisgah, Woodford County, Kentucky This executable requires Windows, or you can download a viewer for UNIX or the Mac from http://www.hummingbird.com/cg Double clicking on the executable launches a Common Ground viewer which will bring up the Digital Paper file containing the book. The executable takes 1.5MB including viewer and book. This book is a history of Pisagh church written in 1909 by the Pastor of Pisgah at that time. It includes a roster of members from 1808-1909 which has been indexed alphabetically. Good early history of Woodford County, KY. Talks a lot about the first families to start the church (and Woodford Co) including STEVENSON, GAY, McILVAIN. -- Chrystie MYERS - ROOTSWEB.COM List Administrator - [email protected] BROOKOVER, COWGER, KRABAL, MOYERS, MYRES, SWECKER

CHRISSY, WILL CHECK IT OUT...THANKS. I HAVE WHAT I THINK IS MINE BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE THAT CAN DECIPHER IT. I HAVE HIRED CERTIFIED GENEALOGIST ETC. BUT THEY KEEP COMING BACK AND SAYING IT IS NOT CLEAR. WHAT I HAVE IS LISTED BELOW: I STARTED TYPING IT BUT IT IS TOO BIG OF A JOB FOR ME RIGHT NOW. WITH MOTHER, I DON'T HAVE THE TIME I WANT TO SPEND ON IT SO AM GOING TO XEROX IT AND SEND IT TO YOU. I THINK THAT IS WHAT I INTENDED TO DO LAST TIME AND PROBABLY NEVER GOT TO THE XEROX MACHINE. I HAVE SOME OF IT TYPED AND WILL SEND THAT ON, THOUGH IT IS NOT FINISHED. BLESSINGS, HELEN.

the gay family is found in the channel islands after the norman conquest. they located later in kent and devon. the gays were shown in the visitations of kent in 1674...pg. 53. their arms were "gules crusily or 3 lions rampant argent." vivian's "devon" pg 392 has a large chart of this family with arms or, on a fesse sable between three escollops azure, six losenges enjoined argent." then it starts with henry gay first of his family in virginia was a headright of james long who patented 300 acres on the western branch of the nansemond river in nansemond county, feb. 8, 1663 for the transportation of six persons among whom was henry gay (c.p. 492). there was a vast trade in headrights. some of the most prominent people in virginia sold their own headrights. the nansemond county records were destroyed so we are to rely upon records of adjacent counties for information. will skip some right know....because i am going to xerox this in the morning and send it to you. they say that these are mine and they are "the gay family of isle of wight, north carolina and georgia." this is the only article that i have ever found except for all of the wills etc and i have a number of those that i will send you. don't spend a lot of time as i know you are working feverishly on the moyers. i found this article in historical southern families, volume ii by john bennett bodie...usa. gen. 975 b 666. in nash county n.c. (bass families of the south) feb. session 1809. the undersigned commissioners met to survey and divide the land which john gay died, seized and possessed of between the heirs of said descendent according to the following plans: no. 1 allotted to bethany bass (including the houses) containing thirty three and a halaf acres according to the plan. no. 2. elias gay no. 3. josiah gay no. 4. mills gay (n.b.-deed book 11, p. 164 shows mills bay of wilson county tenn., 11 may 1824) no. 5. jordon gay no. 6. elizabeth gay no. 7. willis gay no. 8 james gay no. 9 john gay no 10-mourning gay no. 11-nancy hunt, containing thirty three and a half acres according to the plan. no 1. allotted to betheny bass 33 1/2 acres valued at $250.00 no 11 allotted to nancy hunt 33 1/2 acres valued to $24.75. this was found in bass familes of the south. bethany gay bass is my ancestor. as a matter of fact she is my great, great grandmother. i have not been able to get any farther back than this. if i don't get senior moments...giggle...will try and get that off to you tomorrow. please send me our address again, am not sure that i can find it since my computer was wiped out, that is all gone and is where your address was. thanks christy....many blessings, helen.