Freedom Gay 
Freedom was born on July 15th, 1783 in Meduncook(Friendship)Lincoln County,ME. Freedom's father was Peter Gay and his mother was Mary Payson. His paternal grandparents were David Gay and Hannah Talbot; his maternal grandparents were Ephraim Payson and Margaret Morgan. He had three brothers and six sisters, named David, Seth, Jesse, Hannah, Azubah, Lydia, Anna, Keziah and Mary. He was the fifth oldest of the ten children. He had six half-brothers and a half-sister, named Son, Elisha, Jabez, William, Peter, Seth and Kesiah. He died at the age of 31 on September 3rd, 1814 in Anderson Twp,Warrick County,Indiana.General Notes
Came to Indiana with brother Jesse Gay who was appointed executor of estate of
Freedom Gay in Nov. 29,1814. This included caring for nephew, Freedom Gay II and niece Susannah Gay, both born in Maine.
In HISTORY OF WARICK COUNTY , pag 34 is statement--At the October term of the Court (1813)------to be held at the house of Freedom Gays---
First election was held on the first Monday of November, 1813.
On the first Monday in August, 1814, an election was held in Anderson Twp for a delegate to Congress------Forty-eight votes were cast in all----among those were Jesse Gay and Freedom Gay and John Sprinkle.
Ohio Twp, lying in the southwestern part of the county and bordering on the Ohio river, was first settled by Jon Sprinkle in the year 1803. Among others who settled here early wer----------------and a family named Gay.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.13 Jul 1615 in of Benenden,County Kent,England d.4 MAR 1687/1688 in Dedham,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.03 Oct 1639 in Dedham,Norfolk County,Massachusetts d.15 Apr 1718 in Medfield,Massachusetts
- b.1612 in Headcorn,County Kent,England d.14 Aug 1691 in Dedham,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.15 Sep 1674 in Dedham,Norfolk County,Massachusetts d.26 May 1719
- b.1601 d.20 Dec 1683 in Roxbury,Massachusetts age 82
- b.18 Nov 1637 in Roxbury,Massachusetts d.13 Apr 1718 in Dedham,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.11 Jun 1707 in Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts d.12 Jul 1794 in Stoughton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.~ 1602 in Stoke-by-Nayland,Suffolk,England d.03 Dec 1671 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts
- b.05 Nov 1635 in Dorchester,MA
- b.~ 1603 in Suffolk,England d.~ 1638 in Stoke-by-Nayland,Suffolk,England
- b.2 JAN 1667/1668 in Lancaster,Worcester,Massachusetts
- b.1588 in Taunton,Somerset,England d.24 Sep 1662 in Lancaster,Massachussets
- b.~ 1633 in Somerset,England d.07 Dec 1714 in Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.24 FEB 1604/1605 in Taunton,Somerset,England d.17 May 1671 in Lancaster,Massachussets
- b.27 Jun 1743 in Stoughton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts d.Aug 1815 in Farmington,Franklin County,Maine
- b.1624 in Carr Hall d.MAR 1708/1709 in Carr Hall,England
- b.~ 1654 d.~ 1704 in lost at sea
- d.16 Aug 1660
- b.28 Dec 1688 in Chelmsford,Middlesex County,MA d.31 Jul 1760 in Stoughton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.~ 1607 in England d.15 MAR 1681/1682 in Woburn,Middlesex,Massachusetts
- b.13 Dec 1645 in Concord,Massachusetts d.1704 in lost at sea
- b.05 Dec 1712 d.21 Sep 1791 in Stoughton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.~ 1620 in Instow,Devon,England d.23 JAN 1698/1699 in Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.16 Jun 1646 in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d. in will pro 3-8-1693
- b.Jul 1627 in Waltham,Essex,England d.23 Jun 1659 in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
- b.06 Oct 1683 in Milton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts d.24 Apr 1736 in Canton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts
- b.04 Jun 1618 in St.Michaels,So. Elmham,Suffolk,England d.29 Aug 1658 in Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.23 Apr 1651 in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d.15 Jul 1712 in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
- b.08 Aug 1625 in Brentwood,Essex,England d.23 Dec 1697 in Roxbury,Massachusetts
- b.15 Jul 1783 in Meduncook(Friendship)Lincoln County,ME d.03 Sep 1814 in Anderson Twp,Warrick County,Indiana
- b.13 Oct 1613 in Nazing,County Essex,England d.1689 in Roxbury,Dorchester,Massachusetts
- b.20 FEB 1658/1659 in Dorchester Suffolk County,Massachusett d.18 Aug 1732 in Dorchester Suffolk County,Massachusetts
- b.03 Nov 1620 in Nazing,Essex,England d.24 MAR 1696/1697 in Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.26 Mar 1693 in Dorchester,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d.Sep 1761
- b.1635 in Hinkley,England d.20 Apr 1722
- b.28 FEB 1661/1662 in Dorchester,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d.25 May 1739
- b.1637 in Dorchester,Massachusetts d.7 FEB 1742/1743 in or 20-4-1722
- b.13 Apr 1718 in Dorchester,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d.13 Dec 1834
- b.06 Apr 1609 in Salcombe Regis,Devonshire,England d.2 FEB 1690/1691 in Dorchester,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
- b.17 Oct 1652 in Northampton,Hampshire,Massachusetts d. in Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.08 Jun 1617 in Dorchester,Dorset,England d.16 Jun 1665 in Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts
- b.~ 1698 in Dorchester,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
- b. in Groton,Suffolk,England d.BET. 1660 - 1663 in Dorchester,Massachusetts
- b.~ 1652 in Dorchester,Suffolk,Massachusetts d.4 JAN 1714/1715 in Dorchester,Massaschusetts
- d.1719 in Bur St. Edmonds Co.,Suffolk,England
- b.~ 1755 in Stoughton,Norfolk County,Massachusetts d.14 May 1794 in Farmington,Franklin County,Maine
- b.~ 1607 in Llandaff,Wales d.05 Apr 1704 in Groton,Connecticut
- b.30 Mar 1645 d.1712
- b.16 Jun 1611 in Great Barnstead,Essex,England d.28 Apr 1690 in Wallingford,New Haven,Connecticut
- b.1693 in Preston,Connecticut d.Oct 1729 in Groton,Connecticut
- b.1624 in London,England d.17 Oct 1706 in New Haven,Connecticut
- b.28 Aug 1664 in New Haven,Conneticut
- b.06 Oct 1632 in London,England d.04 May 1707 in New Haven,Connecticut
- b.~ 1721 d.~Feb 1771
- b.~ 1620 in Devonshire,England d.18 Apr 1700 in Poquonnoc,Connecticut
- b.16 Dec 1646 in Gloucester,Massachusetts d.22 Aug 1748 in Poquonnoc,Connecticut
- b.~ 1622 in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts d.16 Apr 1693 in Groton,Connecticut
- b.07 Dec 1693 in Connecticut d. in Groton,Connecticut
- b.~ 1623 in Great Missenden,England d.14 May 1703 in New London,Connecticut
- b.20 FEB 1649/1650 in New London,Connecticut d.27 Mar 1729 in Groton,Connecticut
- b.~ 1627 in Great Missenden,England d.1680 in New London,Connecticut
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Freedom and Elizabeth B. were married in a religious ceremony on December 29th, 1806 in Farmington,Franklin County,Maine. They had a son and a daughter, named Freedom and Susannah (Hannah).
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Children
Freedom Gay
Freedom was born in 1810 in Farmington,Franklin County,Maine. He died in Warrick County,Indiana.
Freedom and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on January 29th, 1814 in Warrick County,Indiana.
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