David
Lafayette
Lay
Sr
Born in Claiborne, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Son of John Lay
and Mary Pauline (O'Dell) Lay
Brother of
Nancy Lay, Martin Bartlett Lay, Lavisa Lay, Elizabeth Lay, William Quillen Lay, Elisha Lay, Elijah Lay, Drury Lay, John David Lay, Rhoda C. Lay and Nancy Lay
Husband of
Annis Elizabeth (Taylor) Lay
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George William Lay, David Lay, James M. Lay, William Lay, Celia Ann Lay, Louisa Jane Lay, James R. Lay, David L. Lay Jr, Sarah J. Lay, Thomas J Lay, Nancy Taylor Lay, Lizzie G Lay, Eva Lee (Lay) Meltabarger and Harriet Essie (Lay) Williams
Died
at age 82
in Vilas, Colorado
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2017
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Biography
David was born in 1845. He died in 1927.
1850 United States Federal Census[1] Name: David Ley [Lay] Gender: Male Age: 5 Birth Year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA Line Number: 21 Dwelling Number: 951 Family Number: 951 Household Members Age
- John Ley 35
- Mary Ley 26
- Saviey Ley 8
- Elizabeth Ley 6
- David Ley 5
- William Ley 3
- Eliza Ley 1
- Elisha Ley 1
- Burtlet Ley 10
Married Ann Elizabeth Taylor
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6306447/david-lafayette-lay[2]
- Name: David Lafayette Lay Sr
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: 4 Apr 1845
- Birth Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Death Date: 17 Jul 1927
- Death Place: Vilas, Baca County, Colorado, United States of America
- Cemetery: Springfield Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Springfield, Baca County, Colorado, United States of America
- Has Bio?: Y
- Father: John Lay
- Mother: Mary Pauline Lay
- Spouse: Annis Elizabeth Lay
- Children:
- David L. Lay
- Nancy Taylor Parker
- Son of John Lay (1814-1862) and Mary Pauline O'Dell Lay (1818-1895). Married Annis Elizabeth Taylor (1846-2936) on 9-9-1866 in Campbell Co., Tn.
- Children are George William Lay (1867-1910),
- John D. Lay (1869-1869),
- James M. Lay (1870-1941),
- Cecelia Ann Lay McNew (1872-1939),
- Louisa J. Lay Lett Sweat (1874-1960),
- David Lafayette Lay, Jr. (1876-1959),
- Thomas J. Lay (1879-1882),
- Nancy Taylor Lay Parker (1882-1956),
- Lizzie G. Lay McNew Nickerson (1884-1963),
- Eva L. Lay Meltebarger (1886-xxxx) and
- Hattie E. Lay Williams (1889-1954).
- Siblings are
- Martin Bartlett Lay (1840-1862),
- Lavisa Lay Brown (1842-xxxx),
- Elizabeth Lay Curnutt (1843-xxxx),
- William Quillen Lay (1847-1919),
- Elijah Lay (1849-1933),
- Elisha Lay (1849-1934),
- John D. Lay (1852-1924),
- Mary Lay (1854-xxxx),
- Rhoda C. Lay Wells (1858-1916) and
- Nancy Lay Burnett Lindawood (1860-1946).
Sources
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 7, Claiborne, Tennessee; Roll: 874; Page: 307b https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/27030286?h=de282f via @Ancestry
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6306447/david-lafayette-lay : accessed 11 January 2022), memorial page for David Lafayette Lay Sr. (4 Apr 1845–17 Jul 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6306447, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Baca County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Valarie McNeal-Smith (contributor 46483951) .
Burial
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-1G9L : 13 December 2015), David Lafayette Lay, 1927; Burial, , Baca, Colorado, United States of America, Springfield Cemetery; citing record ID 6306447, Find A Grave: Memorial #6306447.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Denny Lay
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, FTDNA kit #931081
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~12.50%
Joe Williams :
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~1.56%
Kathy Vaught :
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~1.56%
James Bond :
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~0.78%
Bruce Parman :
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~0.78%
Bill Anderson :
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~0.78%
Geneva (Owsley) Williamson :
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