Diane, It is my guess that your Jacob Bay b. 1811 is probably brother of the earliest Bay in my files., viz. Samuel K. Bay 1813-1890. His wife was Judith Menges. I only list one child, John C. Bay 1849 - ____ who married my great great-aunt, Mary Elizabeth Sulouff 1855-1889. I have seven children listed for them born between 1872 and 1888. They probably are some kind of cousins to those in your list, but I can' offer you a clue about their common ancestor. I also have a Bay line beginning with John Jacob Bay 1878-1965 m. Ida Elizabeth Zellers 1878-1937, but it does not appear this John Jacob is descended from the couple above. I have a page full of descendants for this couple, but do not see any connection of names with your list. If you want, I will send you the names and dates of descendants for both of the couples above, but I cannot offer you much hope of a connection. Regards, Nelson ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gilligan's Bay wrote: (Snip) > I see in your list of surnames that you are researching the BAY name. My > Bay's are in Greenwood twp. > > Jacob, b.1811 and d.1853 and is buried in Barner's Cemetery. He married > Mary Kerstetter, daughter of Adam. Their children were John, Henry, Susan, > William, and Lydia. > > John, b.1837, died unmarried in 1856 and is buried in St. James Lutheran. > > Henry, b.1830, d.1918 and is also buried in St. James Lutheran, along with > his wife, Elizabeth Roush, daughter of Michael and Elizebeth Roush. > > Susan was born in 1841 and I have no further information on her. > > William b.1846, d. 1916, buried at Barner's, and married Amanda C. (Kate) > Warner, though they later divorced. > > Lydia b.1852, d.1928, married George W. Foltz, and they are both buried at > Barner's. > > I believe that Jacob's father may also be a Jacob, though I have been > unable to prove that, as yet. > > See any familiar names? Let me know. Thanks. > > Diane Bay Gilligan