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George Jay Sr. (abt. 1774 - 1846)

George Jay Sr.
Born about in Cumberland, Pennsylvaniamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1805 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 72 in Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

George was the husband of Mary Ann (Burleigh) Wisener/Wisner. To this union was born at least one son, George Jr. It's possible they had additional children but I can't find records on names or DOB's?

George Jr was born in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania but when he was just 3 years old the elder George moved his family to Ohio where they remained until they migrated West in 1835. They landed in New Boston, Mercer County, which at that time was called the Upper Yellow Banks. Illinois land records show that on July 8, 1835 George Jay purchased the E2NW and W2NW Section 7 in Township 13 North Range 4 West (future Abington Township, in Keithsburg). Then George Jay Jr purchased the W2SW of Section 6 on April 5, 1836.

George Sr set up his homestead in Abington Township, Keithsburg, IL. In the 1840 census George SR is listed living in Township 13 North Range 4 West: 1 male 60-70, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 60-70. After George SR's death in 1846, George JR took over the homestead where he and his wife Nancy had and raised all of their children.

George SR and several of his family members are all buried in the New Boston cemetery.


Sources

Jill Martin and Nadine Holder, Life Along the Mississippi, http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mygermanfamilies/index.html

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154351007/george-jay : accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for George Jay Sr. (1774–26 May 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154351007, citing New Boston Cemetery, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Jamie Dawn Paul (contributor 46981024) .






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