Jay - Extended Family

James Jay (Jan 1, 1744 in Frederick Co., VA - Bet. Feb-Mar 1835 in Person, NC) [1] p. 23
Son of William Jay, Sr. (1720-1773) and Mary Vestal (c1723-c1819)
James married (1) Mary Voss (c1745-c1795) in Abt. 1765 in NC
James married (2) Martha Lewis (-) in 1798
James married (3) Elizabeth Allen (-) in 1824
I have 5 DNA matches from this family
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The 4 children of James and his first wife Mary are:

     1. Elizabeth Jay (Apr 22, 1766 - Mar 1841)
         Married William Asa Hargis (1760-1836)
              
1. Abraham Hargis (Sep 30, 1783 - 1862)
                   Married Rebecca Caroline Floyd (1790-1860)
                        1. Johnathan A. Hargis (Oct 24, 1824-)
                            Married Sarah Hendrix (1833-1884)
                        2. Sarah Hargis (Sep 3, 1829 - Oct 19, 1881)
                            Married William Herbert Martin (1828-1908)
                        3. Anna Mary Hargis (Apr 16, 1832 - Apr 30, 1899)
                            Married William David Birdwell (-1923)
               2. Jane Hargis (Jun 4, 1792 - Oc t 20, 1843)
                   Married James M. Hudson (1790-1874)
                        1. Gilbert W. Hudson (1812-1894)
               3. Mary Hargis (Feb 20, 1811 - Jan 5, 1891)
                  
Married Joseph Johnson (1809-1872)
                        1. Capt. Samuel Joseph Johnson (Jun 9, 1839 - Jan 12, 1900)
                            Married Fannie Officer (1847-1911)
                        2. Elizabeth Johnson Milligan (Apr 16, 1848 - Dec 11, 1928)
                            Married Robert N. Milligan (1848-1921)
                        3. Washington Jefferson Johnson (Dec 21, 1852-Jan 22, 1928)
                           
Married Amanda Ann Morrow (1859-1923)

     
2. Sarah Jay (1769-1818)

     
3. Joseph Jay (Jan 19, 1774 - 1814)
          Married Martha "Patsy" Goode (1780-1850) on Jul 24, 1799 [1]
               1. James Vestal Jay (Jan 5, 1800 - Abt. 1900)
               2. Joseph Jay (May 9, 1801 - Jan 1839)
               3. Edward G. Jay (Jan 15, 1802 - Dec 1840)
               4. Mary Vestal Jay (Sep 19, 1803 - Sep 24, 1892)
               5. Narcissa W. Jay (May 7, 1805 - Jul 17, 1881)
               6. Sarah Narcissa "Sallie" Jay (Apr 22, 1808 - Jan 25, 1885) - 1 DNA match
                   Married Joab Wilkie (1797-1886) on Mar 10, 1824

      3. Lydia Jay (Feb 3 1780 - )
          Married Joseph Nathan Scoggins (1778-1854)
               1. Joseph Jay Scoggins (Nov 4, 1813 - 1890) - 1 DNA match
                   Married Elvira (1819-1880)

      4. William John Jay (Feb 5, 1787 in NC - 1840 in TN)
          Married Elizabeth "Betsy" Jane Jones (1790-1850) on Jun 19, 1807
               1. James Argallis Jay (Nov 23, 1809 - Aug 8, 1898)
                   Married Mary "Polly" Suttle (1820-1887) on Apr 3, 1836
                        1.
Isabella Jane Jay (1837-1876) - 1 DNA match
                        2.
Martha Almeda Jay (Nov 1, 1847 - Jun 4, 1879) - 1 DNA match
                            Married Wright J. Smith (1848-1902) in 1868
                        3.
Susan Jane Jay (1848-1908)
                        4.
Mary Lucinda Jay (Aug 21, 1851 - Dec 1, 1927)
                            Married John M. Caldwell (1840-1917)
                        5.
Sarah Angeline Jay (1853-1888)
                        6.
Wilburn Ragan Jay (Nov 12, 1855 - Aug 9, 1934)
                            Married Sarah Elizabeth Coger (1856-1924) in 1879
                        7.
Robert Franklin "Dock" Jay (Nov 18, 1857 - Jan 24, 1910)
                                 Married Margaret Catherine Gilliland (1867-1964) 
                        8.
Joseph Yell Jay (1859-1867)

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