Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Lightner Sr
and Annis Elizabeth (Harper) Lightner
Sister of
Jacob Beale Lightner, Elizabeth (Lightner) Sharp, Mary (Lightner) Clark and Phoebe Ann (Lightner) Cleek
Wife of
George Moore Gay
— married
31 Oct 1826 in Pocahontas, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Gay) McClung, James Gay, Sarah (Gay) McCroskey, Peter Lightner Gay, Mary A (Gay) Crispin and Andrew Gay
Died
at age 68
in Cedar, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2019
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Biography
Susan was born in 1806. She passed away in 1874.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-GC1 : 12 April 2016), Susan Gay in household of George Gay, Pocahontas county, part of, Pocahontas, Virginia, United States; citing family 17, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82X-TWC : 13 December 2017), Susan Gay in entry for George Gay, 1860.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2019), memorial page for Susan Lightner Gay (14 Mar 1806–7 Jun 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #30893721, citing Hanna Cemetery, Cedar County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Geo Clinton (contributor 46936067) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susan:
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~3.12%
Janine Maddock
:
23andMe, GEDmatch ss1555346 [compare]
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~1.56%
Brenda (Bogan) Painter :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~9.38%
Edward Haynes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Maharao [compare], FTDNA kit #132985
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~0.78%
Carole (Chipps) Boris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A317773 [compare], Ancestry member missbeenc
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