 Abt 1648 - 1690 (42 years)
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| Name |
John Fay [1] |
| Born |
Abt 1648 |
England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
05 Dec 1690 |
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Notes |
- From "Some Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr." page 36: "Abigail Fay was the daughter of Samuel and Tabitha (Ward) Fay and granddaughter of John Fay.
John Fay born in England about 1648; embarked at Gravesend, 30 May 1656, in Ship "Speedwell" of London, Robert Locke, master, and arrived in Boston June 27. As he was then but eight years old, he must have had parents or relatives in this country. He located first in Sudbury; was in Marlboro, Mass., 1669, where the births of his children are recorded; removed to Watertown, and returned to Marlboro, where he died 5 December 1690. On the breaking out of King Philip's War in 1675, he was in Marlboro and was designated amoog other to defend the garrison house of William Kerley in case of attack.
From "Some Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr." page 37: "John Fay married, first, Mary, daughter of Thomas Brigham of Cambridge, by whom he had four children, including Samuel. John Fay married, second, 5 July 1678, Mrs. Susanna (Shattuck) Morse, widow of Joseph Morse, and eldest daughter of William Shattuck. By her he had four children. His grandson, Capt. Stephen Fay of Vermont (son of John, Jr.), was Captain of Militia and landlord of the historical Catamount Tavern at Bennington, Vt., and active in the Revolutionary War, rendering efficient service in a civil capacity. it is said that five of Capt. Stephen's sons were engaged in the Battle of Benningtion. The Fays were of French origin. During the persecution of the Huguenots, they fled to Wales, and from Wales the ancestor of the American family came to the colonies."
Mass. Archives Vol. 67: 277 -- John Fay is mentioned at a town meeting concerning the defense of Marlborough on 01.October.1675.
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| Person ID |
I6158 |
Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree |
| Last Modified |
17 May 2010 |
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| Sources |
- [S05433] Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr., Charles Allen Converse, (Eben Putnam, Publisher, Boston, Mass. 1905), page 36.
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