Henry
Cliff
"Cliff"
Gay
III
Born in Gays Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Gay
and Margaret (Russell) Gay
Brother of
Thomas Gay [half], Elizabeth Gay [half], Andrew Gay [half], Robert Gay [half], Archibald Gay [half], Marvin Gay [half], Anne Gay [half], John Henderson Gay [half], Mary Polly (Gay) Cale [half], Rebbeca Gay [half], James Gay [half], Jane (Gay) Williams, Henry Gay, Lewis Russell Gay, Margaret Gay, Violet Charlotte Gay, Joanna Gay, Nelson Gay, Elijah Gay, Joseph Gay, Rachel Elizabeth (Gay) West and Mary Ann (Gay) Burton
Husband of
Hannah (Couch) Gay
— married
15 Aug 1837 in Perry Co., KY
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 60
in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
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Contents |
Biography
Henry was born in 1805. He is the son of Henry Gay and Margaret Russell. He passed away about 1858. [1]
Notes for Henry "Cliff" Gay: 1851.
Parents
WILLIAM HENRY1 GAY was born 1759 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1833 in Leslie County, Kentucky. He married MARGARET RUSSELL. She was born 1780 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Children of WILLIAM GAY and MARGARET RUSSELL are:
2. i. JANE2 GAY, b. 1800; d. 1882, Missouri.
ii. JOANNAH GAY, m. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS.
3. iii. NELSON GAY, b. 1811; d. 1899.
iv. RACHEL GAY, m. UNKNOWN WEST.
4. v. HENRY CLIFF GAY, b. 1807; d. 1858. Some sources say he was born 1798, This is the Henry Cliff Gay on this page.
vi. MARGARET GAY, b. 1810; m. JAMES JOHNSON.
5. vii. VIOLET GAY, b. 1814; d. 1843.
6. viii. JOE BUDDY GAY, b. 1820.
ix. MARY POLLY GAY, b. 1822; d. 1850; m. ROBERT BURTON 0 Perry County Census shows Henry as 45 years old and Hannah as 40 and both born in Kentucky. This contradicts his death record in Harlan Co. KY in 1858 which indicates he is 60 yrs old.
Residences
1830
- Place: Perry County, Kentucky [2]
1840
- Place: Perry, Kentucky [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYT-Z68 : 4 December 2014), Henry Gay, 05 Nov 1858; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 216,826.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPG-DBG : 24 August 2017), Henry Gay, Perry, Kentucky, United States; citing 356, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 7,819.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-MFP : 15 August 2017), Henry Gay, Perry, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 252, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 7,831.
Acknowledgements
Henry Gay entered by Wesley Doughman, Jun 2, 2012.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Freda (Thomas) Adkins 
:
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okspiriteyes7
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~3.12%
Sharon Barger :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Mary Gay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158759 [compare], Ancestry member MARYKGAY
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Linda (Sharpton) Davidson :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Gloria (Adams) Bidinger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glorrya37
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Nora (Welch) Goodin :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
John Viars :
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Children of WILLIAM GAY and MARGARET RUSSELL are:
2. i. JANE2 GAY, b. 1800; d. 1882, Missouri.
ii. JOANNAH GAY, m. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS.
3. iii. NELSON GAY, b. 1811; d. 1899.
iv. RACHEL GAY, m. UNKNOWN WEST.
4. v. HENRY CLIFF GAY, b. 1807; d. 1858. Some sources say he was born 1798, This is the Henry Cliff Gay on this page.
vi. MARGARET GAY, b. 1810; m. JAMES JOHNSON.
5. vii. VIOLET GAY, b. 1814; d. 1843.
6. viii. JOE BUDDY GAY, b. 1820.
ix. MARY POLLY GAY, b. 1822; d. 1850; m. ROBERT BURTON
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