Mary (Bent) Fay (1737 - 1833)

Born 18 Apr 1737 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Fay — married 22 Mar 1758 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1833 at age 95 in Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of Peter Bent and Mary Temple.^[1]

She married Josiah Fay on March 22 1758 in Southboro, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^[2]

They were the parents of:

• Josiah Fay^[3]
• Peter Fay^[4]
• Martha Fay Fay^[5]
• Alpheus Fay^[6]
• Deborah Fay^[7]
• Elizabeth Fay^[8]
• John Temple Fay^[9]
• Sarah Fay^[10]
• Mary Fay^[11]

Mary was the widow of Major Joshua Fay, who died in the Continental Army in the city of New York Aug. 8, 1776.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-9P8 : 10 February 2018), Mary Bent, 18 Apr 1737; citing MARLBORO,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844943 IT 2.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHB9-253 : 9 February 2018), Josiah Fay and Mary Bent, 22 Mar 1758; citing reference Roll 4818 P79 R21; FHL microfilm 861,127.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YSGX : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Josiah Fay, 10 Jun 1758; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TBZ8 : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Peter Fay, 10 May 1760; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TB8X : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Martha Fay, 20 Aug 1762; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TBXK : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Alpheus Fay, 28 Apr 1767; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.
7. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJR-1J8 : 10 February 2018), Mary Fay in entry for Deborah Fay, 24 Oct 1764; citing Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, Roll 4818 P49 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.
8. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJR-1JJ : 10 February 2018), Mary Fay in entry for Elizabeth Fay, 28 Apr 1767; citing Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, Roll 4818 P49 R7; FHL microfilm 861,127.
9. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJR-1JP : 10 February 2018), Mary Fay in entry for John Temple Fay, 12 Jul 1771; citing Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, Roll 4818 P49 R9; FHL microfilm 861,127.
10. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-Y3SM : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Sarah Fay, 17 Aug 1769; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.
11. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-TBC9 : 3 November 2017), Mary Fay in entry for Mary Fay, 10 Jun 1758; citing Birth, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 861,127.

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-B3RF : 11 July 2016), Mary Bent Fay, 1833; Burial, Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Southborough Rural Cemetery; citing record ID 35783858, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35783858/mary-fay