Mary (Wilson) Jay (1851 - aft. 1933)

Mary Jay formerly Wilson

Born 1851 in Pennsylvania, United States

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of William Jay — married before 1870 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Carrie Jay, Harry Jay, William Jay Jr., Samuel Jay, Maggie Jay, Walter T Jay and Madge (Jay) Scott

Died after 1933 after age 82 [location unknown]

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Occupations
- 1.2 Residences
2 Sources

Biography

Mary (Wilson) Jay is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary Wilson was born about 1851 in Pennsylvania. Both of her parents were also born in Pennsylvania. She was the wife of Civil War veteran William Jay of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Occupations

1870, 1880: Keeping house

Residences

1880: Penn, Pennsylvania with her husband and children
1870: Upper Oxford, Pennsylvania with her husband and son Harry

Sources

1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Upper Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1325; Page: 13A; Family History Library Film: 552824
1880 United States Federal Census for Penn, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary: