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Emmanuel Lay (1741 - 1802)

Emmanuel Lay
Born in Loudoun, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at about age 61 in Lincoln, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Emmanuel Lay performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Emmanuel was born about 1741. He was the son of Abraham Lay and Sarah Grimes. He passed away about 1802. There is a will for Emanuel Lay in Lincoln, Georgia in 1802.

Story

"Emanuel inherited his father's love for the land and eventually farmed in Virginia, then in South Carolina and Georgia. He married Sarah Scofield, from a neighboring farm, about 1764, then started this family. Zachariah, Millie, Sally, Elijah, Amos, Elisha, Sampson, James and John Vincent were born between 1765 and 1791....Sarah preceded Emanuel in death, worn down by hard work and surrendering to malaria. Emanuel gathered her clothing, folded it carefully and placed it all in a heavy wooden chest. He thought of her often and would smile when he recalled the moment he had surprised her with the bright red cloak....Two years later, heart-broken Emanuel passed away, leaving his four younger children orphaned and alone. Zachariah was appointed eighteen-year-old Elisha's guardian; Amos took fourteen-year-old Sampson; Millie and her husband, Job Hughley, opened their home to twelve-year-old James; and ten-year-old John Vincent went to live with Elijah."

The story about Emmanuel Lay came from the book "Southern Grace - A Story of the Mississippi Saints", by Charmaine Lay Kohle

Father's Will

I found this on the Internet and don't know who to thank for all this hard work. I would love to give credit to that person.

From “Index to Loudoun Co Wills 1757-1850” by Hutchison: LAY, Abraham Book:Page C:121 Date of will: 28 Oct 1784 Received in Court: 12 Apr 1785 Lay, Sarah, Wife

Lay, Sylvanus, Son, dec'd. Lay, —, Gr-Daughter, daughter of Sylvanus Lay, Marmaduke, Gr-Son Jinkins, Leana, Daughter, wife of John Lay, Abraham Jr., Son Lay, Emmanuel, Son Lay, Joseph, Son Lay, Stephen, Son Richards, Lydia, Daughter, wife of William Payne, Abigail, Daughter, wife of Sanford Self, Athesias, Daughter, wife of Presley Jenkins, Sylvanius, Gr-Son, son of Amos & Athesias Horseman, Helena, Daughter, wife of William Ellzey, Prudence, Daughter, wife of John Ellzey, Lydia, Gr-Daughter Ellzey, Lewis, Gr-Son

Powell, William, witness Evans, Mary, witness Money, Nicholas, witness

Of Cameron Parish. Son Abraham Jr. (Exor. & given Negro boy Peter, woman Suckey & child Reuben her son), son Emmanuel (named Exor. & given Negro woman Winney & girl Rachel), son Stephen (Exor. & given Negro man Will, boy Wallice & girl Dinah), daughter Prudence ELLZEY (given Negro girl Sall), daughter Lydia RICHARDS (given Negro boy Simon), daughter Helena HORSEMAN (given Negro girl Nan), daughter Abigail (given Negro man Neptune), daughter Leana JINKINS (given Negro by Dick), daughter Athesias SELF (given Negro girl Hannah), grandson Marmaduke (Negro man Tom). £3000 bond, security Jno. GUNNELL & Benja. Clark PAYNE.

[Note: Abraham did not die on 12 Apr 1785. That was the date his will was brought into court for probate. He probably died within the week or two prior to that date.]

From “Loudoun Co Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z” by Pat Duncan:

LAY, Abraham

Settlement account of 3 Apr 1790 with Exors Abraham & Stephen LAY: beginning Nov 1784; legacy to Stephen LAY, to Marmaduke LAY, items for Mrs. Sarah LAY, from hire of Negroes Harry & Hannah. Subscribers: James COLEMAN, Wm. GUNNELL Jr., Wm. STANHOPE. Returned to court 12 Oct 1801. [F:292]

Mother's Will

Ancestry member Scott Wickman originally shared this on 15 Mar 2016

Alt bith date 1717 =========== The will of Sarah Lay, wife of Abraham, was written 12 Nov. 1789 and probated 25 Jan. 1799, recorded in Fairfax Co., Va. ========== Birth and Family of Origin: Sarah Grimes was born about 1714 in Prince William County, Virginia. That area later became Fairfax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Nicolas Grimes and Sarah Donaldson. Residence and Land Ownership: Sarah probably lived in the Fairfax County area her entire life. Her husband, Abraham, probably owned substantial land in Fairfax County and Loudoun County because I have found a reference to "Abraham Lay's Quarter." Part of his land, "Abraham Lay's lot," was on the Folly Lick Branch. Occupation, Slavery, Character: Sarah could not write her name. She signed her will with an "X." Sarah was a slave owner. In 1766, she received a female slave from her father's estate. In her own will, she gave four slaves to her children. She directed that one slave, a boy named Simon, should be freed after her daughter, Lydia Lay Richards, and Lydia's husband, William, had died. In her will, Sarah mentioned "198 pounds current money of Virginia" held for her by her son, Abraham. She also mentions three horses and one colt, one woman's saddle and two bridles, one large hair trunk, one painted black box, one leather trunk, and one small leather trunk, one bedstead and furniture, one pine table; one country cloth, striped petticoat, one red flowered short gown, one dark grounded calico gown, one blue grounded calico gown, one spotted calico gown, one blue grounded calico short gown, one country cloth petticoat, five woolen petticoats, and one barcelona handkerchief. Sarah's son, Sylvanus, died before December 13, 1771. The inventory mentions "a heap of turnips next to the house, sixteen ducks, turkeys: four old and three young, corn, rye, and wheat." Husband and Children: Sarah married Abraham Lay. They were married until he died, year unknown. Judging by her will, Sarah's children Sylvanus, Joseph, Prudence, and Helena died before Sarah. Death: On November 12, 1798, when Sarah made her last will, she was "weak and low in body but of sound mind and memory." At the time, her son Abraham held 198 pounds for her support. Sarah died between that date and January 21, 1799 when her will was probated. She died and was buried in Fairfax, Virginia. The executor was her son, Stephen Lay.

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