1. John Lay was born abt 1699 in CT and died 1789 Caswell Co. NC. He married Martha ?
CHILDREN:
i. *Jesse Lay b. 1720 m. Hannah Gibson
ii. Bird
iii. Peter
iv. Obediah
v. Mary
vi. Sarah
vii. Patty
Generation 2
2. *Jesse Lay was born 1720 in NC. He married Hannah Gibson(Baird) daughter of John Gibson and Mary Duncan.
Notes:
Source-Caswell Property Division Book K
In 1810 Jesse Lay gave Power of Attorney to Braxton Cox in Caswell Co. NC to sell his wife's(Hannah's) share of Mary Gibson's estate.
CHILDREN:
i. *Jesse Duncan Lay b. abt 1765 m. Catherine Bradley
ii. Charles
iii. David
iv. Joseph
v. Martha
vi. Peter
vii. Thomas
Generation 3
3. *Jesse Duncan Lay was born abt 1765 in Wilkes Co. NC and died in Knox Co. KY. He married Catherine Bradley.
CHILDREN:
i. *Colonel Isaac Lay b. 1803
ii. John Michael b. 1790 m. Rachael Foley
iii. William Buchannon(Buck) b. abt 1797 m. Nancy Beams
iv. Lucinda b. abt 1805
Generation 4
4. *Colonel Isaac Lay was born 1803 in Wilkes Co. NC and died 1877 in Scott Co. TN. He married 1. ?? bet 1824-26 2. Martha Dial Aug 30 1850. She died in 1851. 3. Rachel Rodgers March 7 1852.
CHILDREN:(Colonel Isaac & ??)
i. *Elizabeth Lay b. 1825 m. Thomas J. Brooks
ii. Mary b. 1833
iii. Jesse M. b. 1836
iv. William b. 1838
v. Lucy b. 1840
Notes:
1830 Whitley Co. KY Census
Lay Isaac h 20-30
female w 20-30
female d 5-10
1. The female daughter of Isaac Lay in the Whitley Co. Census is believed to be Elizabeth Lay born 1825 and married Thomas J. Brooks.
2. The Lay Family by Arlie Lay states that the Elizabeth Lay who married Thomas J. Brooks Jan 1844 in Campbell Co. TN is Isaac Lay's daughter.
CHILDREN:(Colonel Isaac & Martha Dial)
i. Elizabeth b. abt 1849-1850
CHILDREN:(Colonel Isaac & Rachel Rodgers)
i. Jackson b. Feb 1855
ii. Marion C. b. Jan 1856
iii. Jane b. April 1858
iv. Rachel b. June 10 1861
v. Helen b. Aug 1862
vi. Melton b. Oct 5 1864
Generation 5
5. *Elizabeth Lay was born 1825. She married Thomas J. Brooks.
CHILDREN:
i. *George Isom Brooks b. July 26 1867 m. Martha Anna Abbit Lay
