"John Bay (circa1619-c.1683 had son:
John Bay 1650-17??
Had son:
Thomas Bay 1700(6) -1746"
Not sure what (6) relates to, was he 6th child born or born c1700-1706?
Do you have any other children (siblings) of Thomas '1700(6)'?
Annie
Hi, thank you VERY for your help by the way!
The (6) that I put next to 1700 was because I'm not sure of year he was born I've noted 1706 and 1700. I suppose It would have been more correct to put 'circa 1700'.
Tommy L West did extensive research on the Bay families in colonial America, and published his book "Some Member of The 18th Century Colonial American Bay Family". Connecting the "separate Bay families" could only be based on speculation at the time he published his book.
Until I did a Y-DNA test last year. Which proved to me that my oldest known direct descendant:
CPT. Thomas Bay c.1741-1826
was son of Thomas Bay living 1745 in Orange County, Virginia (in what became Frederick and Shenandoah co. VA). My dna test as well as a cousin of mine, who's direct male descendant is Cpt Thomas Bay matched a dna test of a descendant of David Bay 1755-1825 Ohio. David is son of Hugh Bay 1727-1773.
In 1745 Thomas, Hugh, and William Bay were added to the tithables list of Frederick Co. For the year. That solved the mystery as to who Cpt Thomas Bays brothers were.
As for children of Thomas Bay born possibly c. 1700 are as follows:
Hugh Bay 1727-1773
William Bay 1729-1769
Robert Bay baptized May 3rd 1741
Cpt Thomas Bay 1741-1826
Also regaurding John Bay born c 1619. I found he and 140 others left 10 August 1635 from Gravesend, London to be embarked to Virginia on the ship Safety. The landed in Norfolk Co Virginia. A William Eyres paid for his passage. I believe about 1650 Johm Bay is mentioned again as a land owner in Baltimore, Maryland.