Bay Generation # 7
1. Samuel Bay; b. circa 1789 in
Bourbon Co., Kentucky; b. circa 1789 in South Carolina; m. Sarah Musick,
daughter of Abraham Musick and Terrell (-?-); d. Jul 1849 in Missouri.
Sarah Musick was born circa 1789 in South Carolina.
Children of Samuel Bay and Sarah Musick were as follows:
- + 2 i. Uri Bay, b. circa 1813 in St. Louis,
Missouri; m. Huldah Potts.
- + 3 ii. Thomas Bay, b. circa 1818 in Missouri; m.
Nancy Jameson; m. Eliza Ann Cole.
- + 4 iii. John Bay, b. 17 Dec 1818 in Missouri; m.
Fedelia King.
- 5 iv. Eli Bay; b. circa 1820.
- + 6 v. James Matthew Bay, b. 20 Dec 1820 in Van
Buren, Missouri; m. Rosannah Cole.
- + 7 vi. William B. Bay, b. 4 Mar 1826; m. Nancy A.
Fryes.
Bay Generation # 6
2. Uri Bay; b. circa 1813 in St.
Louis, Missouri; m. Huldah Potts 4 Nov 1833.
Children of Uri Bay and Huldah Potts were as follows:
- 8 i. Frances Bay; b. 1835.
- 9 ii. Stanberry Bay; b. 1842.
- 10 iii. Russell Bay; b. 1844.
- 11 iv. Daniel Bay; b. 1849.
- 12 v. W. H. Bay; b. 1857.
3. Thomas Bay; b. circa 1818 in
Missouri; m. Nancy Jameson 20 Feb 1834 in Franklin Co., Missouri; m. Eliza Ann
Cole, daughter of Plato Cole and Mary Elizabeth (-?-), 17 Oct 1867 in Franklin
Co., Missouri; d. before 1900 in Missouri.
Children of Thomas Bay and Nancy Jameson were as follows:
- 13 i. Sarah Susan Bay; b. 1836; m. Lancaster
Potts 15 Mar 1853.
- + 14 ii. James Peter Bay, b. circa 1839 in
Missouri; m. Mary E. Cole.
- 15 iii. Uri Bay; b. 1841; m. Nancy Fitzwaters 20
Mar 1868.
- 16 iv. Mary A. F. Bay; b. 1843.
- 17 v. John W. Bay; b. 1845 in Missouri; m. Susie
Davies; m. Jane T. Pritchett.
- 18 vi. Margaret Jane Bay; b. 1847.
- 19 vii. William S. Bay; b. 1849; m. Pauline Ann
Boyd 2 Dec 1868 in Missouri.
Mary Elizabeth (-?-) married Plato Cole before 1826 in Missouri.
Children of Thomas Bay and Mary Elizabeth (-?-) were:
- 20 i. M. L.Cole (-?-); b. circa 1845 in
Franklin Co., Missouri.
Eliza Ann Cole was born circa 1850 in Missouri.
Children of Thomas Bay and Eliza Ann Cole were as follows:
- 21 i. Ulysses S. Grant Bay; b. Oct 1869 in
Missouri.
- 22 ii. Christopher Columbus Bay; b. Dec 1872 in
Missouri; m. Rose L. Gray.
- 23 iii. Laura A. Bay; b. 1874.
- 24 iv. Edward William Bay; b. Jun 1879; m. Molly
Pursley.
4. John Bay; b. 17 Dec 1818 in
Missouri; m. Fedelia King 20 Dec 1841.
Fedelia King was born circa 1821 in Missouri.
Children of John Bay and Fedelia King were as follows:
- 25 i. Joseph Bay; b. 18 May 1843 in Missouri;
m. Annas Comfort Short, daughter of Samuel Woodson Short and Jemima Dollarhide,
12 Jan 1865 in Franklin Co., Missouri. Both were living in Calvey township; d.
10 Jan 1920 at age 76.
- 26 ii. Susan Bay; b. circa 1844 in Missouri.
- 27 iii. Sarah Bay; b. circa 1846 in Missouri.
- 28 iv. Edward Bay; b. circa 1847.
- 29 v. Elijah Bay; b. circa 1848 in Missouri.
- 30 vi. George Bay; b. circa 1855 in Missouri.
- 31 vii. Thomas Bay; b. circa 1858.
6. James Matthew Bay; b. 20 Dec
1820 in Van Buren, Missouri; m. Rosannah Cole, daughter of Matthew Cole and
Sarah Johns, 3 Oct 1838 in Franklin Co., Missouri.
Rosannah Cole was born circa 1818 in Missouri.
Children of James Matthew Bay and Rosannah Cole were as follows:
- 32 i. Matthew Bay; b. 23 Nov 1839 in Calvey
Township, Missouri.
- + 33 ii. Pleasant Mcbride Bay, b. 25 Oct 1840 in
Missouri; m. Mary Ann Thompson.
- 34 iii. Mary (Sarah) Bay; b. 1845.
- 35 iv. (-?-) Bay; b. 1848.
- 36 v. Nancy Bay; b. 1850.
- 37 vi. Martha Bay; b. 1852 in Missouri.
- 38 vii. Louisa A. Bay; b. 1855 in Missouri.
- 39 viii. James Bay; b. 1859 in Missouri.
- 40 ix. William Bay; b. circa 1861 in Missouri.
7. William B. Bay; b. 4 Mar 1826;
m. Nancy A. Fryes 16 Jun 1849 in Franklin Co., Missouri, with Plato Cole
officiating.
Nancy A. Fryes was born circa 1820.
Children of William B. Bay and Nancy A. Fryes were as follows:
- 41 i. Eliza Ann Bay; b. 15 May 1850.
- 42 ii. Margaret Susan Bay; b. 19 Nov 1851.
- 43 iii. Mary Francis Bay; b. 11 Jun 1853.
- 44 iv. Edora Alica Bay; b. 10 Jan 1859.
- 45 v. Florence Pricilla Bay; b. 6 Feb 1862.
- 46 vi. William Leslie Bay; b. 8 Mar 1866.
- 47 vii. Fannie Laura1 Bay; b. 13 Jan 1870.
Bay Generation # 5
Generation Three
14. James Peter Bay; b. circa 1839
in Missouri; m. Mary E. Cole, daughter of Vesprasian Cole and Mary Ann Thurmond,
12 Apr 1857 in Franklin Co., Missouri.
Mary E. Cole was born in Jul 1839 in Missouri. She died in 1903 in Franklin
Co., Missouri.
Children of James Peter Bay and Mary E. Cole were as follows:
- 48 i. Nancy J. Bay; b. circa 1858 in Missouri.
- 49 ii. Lavinia Ann Bay; b. circa 1861 in Missouri;
m. John Duncan before 14 Jun 1880.
- 50 iii. John W. Bay; b. circa 1864 in Missouri.
- 51 iv. Martha E. Bay; b. circa 1867 in Missouri.
- 52 v. Katy Bay; b. circa 1869 in Missouri.
- + 53 vi. Dora E. Bay, b. Jul 1873; m. Jonathan
Phillips; m. J. Nevells.
- + 54 vii. Adolphus L. Bay, b. 16 Aug 1876.
- + 55 viii. Elizabeth Bay, b. 25 Sep 1880; m.
William Henry Hawkins; m. Plato Keen; m. John W. Thurman.
33. Pleasant Mcbride Bay; b. 25
Oct 1840 in Missouri; m. Mary Ann Thompson.
Mary Ann Thompson was born circa 1851 in Missouri.
Children of Pleasant Mcbride Bay and Mary Ann Thompson all b. in Missouri were
as follows:
- 56 i. Lester Bay; b. circa 1867.
- 57 ii. Edie Bay; b. circa 1870.
- 58 iii. Alfred Bay; b. circa 1873.
- 59 iv. Leona Bay; b. circa 1874.
- 60 v. Caria L. Bay; b. circa 1876.
- 61 vi. (-?-) Bay; b. circa 1878.
Bay Generation # 4
Generation Four
53. Dora E. Bay; b. Jul 1873; m.
Jonathan Phillips; m. J. Nevells.
Children of Dora E. Bay and Jonathan Phillips all b. in Missouri were as
follows:
- 62 i. John Phillips; b. 23 Feb 1889; d. Dec
1975 at age 86.
- 63 ii. Bettie Phillips; b. Sep 1891.
- 64 iii. Parilee Phillips; b. Feb 1894.
J. Nevells was born in Jun 1878 in Missouri.
Children of Dora E. Bay and J. Nevells both b. in Missouri were as follows:
- 65 i. Nick Nevells; b. Dec 1897.
- 66 ii. Goldie Nevells; b. Dec 1899.
54. Adolphus L. Bay; b. 16 Aug
1876.
Children of Adolphus L. Bay include:
55. Elizabeth Bay; b. 25 Sep
1880; m. William Henry Hawkins. Within a few years they were probably divorced
with the children remaining with their father; m. Plato Keen, son of Moses V.
Keen and Mary Ann Cole, 5 Feb 1914 in Missouri; m. John W. Thurman 19 May 1936
in Missouri They had no children; d. 9 Sep 1972 at age 91.
She was widowed with death of husband, Plato Keen in 1932.
Plato Keen and his known descendants are listed with the Keen Family.
Children of Elizabeth Bay include:
William Henry Hawkins was born say 1880.
Children of Elizabeth Bay and William Henry Hawkins were as follows:
- + 69 i. Paul J. Hawkins, b. 25 Sep 1899; m.
Latta Pearl Compton.
- 70 ii. Ellen D. Hawkins.
- 71 iii. James Hawkins; b. 28 Nov 1901; d. Aug 1980
at age 78.
- 72 iv. Jake Hawkins.
- 73 v. Florence Hawkins.
Plato Keen was born in Dec 1846 in Missouri. He married Mary M. Alexander,
daughter of Rodgers Alexander. He died on 30 Jan 1932 at age 85.
There were no children of Elizabeth Bay and Plato Keen.
John W. Thurman was born circa 1871. He died circa 1953.
There were no children of Elizabeth Bay and John W. Thurman.
Bay Generation # 3
Generation Five
68. Victor Marie Keen; b. 25 Jun
1913 in Missouri; m. Gilbert Henry Boyster, son of James Henry Boyster and
Elizabeth Ellen Marie Nicholson, 14 Aug 1927.
Gilbert Henry Boyster was born on 19 May 1902. He died on 24 Apr 1982 at age
79.
Children of Victor Marie Keen and Gilbert Henry Boyster were as follows:
- 74 i. Gilbert J. Boyster; b. 22 Oct 1930; d. 12
May 1998 at age 67.
- 75 ii. Willie Boyster; b. 4 Apr 1935; m. Shelba
Jean Yarbrough 5 Jul 1952; d. 13 Oct 1996 at age 61.
69. Paul J. Hawkins; b. 25 Sep
1899; m. Latta Pearl Compton; d. Jan 1978 at age 78.
Latta Pearl Compton was born on 9 Apr 1903. She died on 25 Jan 1994 at age 90.
Children of Paul J. Hawkins and Latta Pearl Compton were as follows:
- 76 i. Delores Hawkins; b. 29 Sep 1923; m. Jack
Henry.
- 77 ii. Thelma Hawkins; b. 1 Mar 1937.
Bibliography - Descendants of Samuel Bay
Cemetery Records, Washington County, Missouri, online
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mowashin/cemetery/wccem.html.
Collected by Members and Friends. Memories. Missouri: Meramec Valley
Genealogical and Historical Society, 1993.
Goodspeed.History of Franklin, Jefferson. Chicago, Illinois: Goodspeed
Publishing Co, 1888.
Gravestone transcriptions, St. Stephens Cemetery, Washington County,
Missouri online http://www.rootsweb.com/~mowashin/cemetery/wccem.html.
Missouri. Franklin County. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule.
Micropublication M432, roll 399. Washington DC: National Archives.
Missouri. Franklin County. 1860 U.S. census. Micropublication M653, roll
619. Washington DC: National Archives.
Missouri. Franklin County. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule.
Micropublication M593, roll 775. Washington DC: National Archives.
Missouri. Franklin County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule.
Micropublication T9, roll 686. Washington DC: National Archives.
Missouri. Franklin County. 1900 US census, population schedule.
Micropublication T623, roll 854. Washington DC: National Archives.
Missouri. Franklin County. County Clerks Office. Union. Marriage Records.
Missouri. Franklin County. Cove Cemetery.
Social Security Death Index, Inc., RootsWeb.Com,
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com. The SSDI component of RootsWeb is drawn
from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security
Administration and is available by subscription from the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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