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John Fay (1734 - 1777)

Sergeant John Fay
Born in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 12 Jan 1758 (to 16 Aug 1777) in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 42 in Bennington, Bennington, Republic of Vermontmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Sergeant John Fay served with Col. Moses Robinson's Regiment, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Fay is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039517.

John Fay was born 23 Dec 1734 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay. He married Mary Fisk, and together had one female child Susannah. They had sons Henry who married Elizabeth Talcott, Nathan who married Mary Safford and John who married Susan Fay.[1] FindaGrave lists children as:

  1. Susanna Fay 1758-1837
  2. Nathan Fay 1760-1838
  3. Caleb Fay 1762-1777
  4. Helen Fay
  5. John Fay III 1768-1809
  6. Henry Fay 1770-1818
  7. Joseph Fay 1772-1777
  8. Hiram Fay 1773-1777

John Fay was in the Crown Point expedition from September 20, to Dec. 5, 1756. On Aug 9, 1757, he was in a company which marched as far as Kinderhook for the relief of Fort William Henry.

John Fay came to Bennington, Vt. from Hardwick with his father and four brothers. They were among the most prominent citizens of Bennington, and indeed of Vermont.

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the people of Bennington aided in the capture of Ticonderoga, and held themselves in readiness to aid in any daring fight against the enemy. Capt. Elijah Dewey organized a company of men in which John Fay was the sergeant. Upon the approach of forces under General Burgoyne, John Fay became a martyr for the cause of liberty. John Fay died on 16 Aug, 1777.

Burial: Old Bennington Cemetery [2]

Sources

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 20, 2019), "Record of Fay, John", Ancestor # A039517.
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22440090/john-fay accessed 20 June 2019
  • 1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4Y-K77 : 10 February 2018), John Fay, 23 Dec 1734; citing WESTBORO,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0824365 IT 2.




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Fay-1269 and Fay-522 appear to represent the same person because: It seems clear to me that these two John Fays are the same person. My records indicate he was born December 23, 1734 and died at the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777.
posted by Cj Follett