Elijah Shay

Abt 1760 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Elijah Shay  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	12 Feb 1783	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a son Elijah Shay in the will of Daniel Shay.
  Will - Witnessed	2 Nov 1802	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that Elijah Shay, Valentine Smith & Richard Onley witnessed the will of William Wessells, wife Egnatia.
  Land wit deed	9 Mar 1803	tract A129, Michael's Marsh, south side Messongo Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Elijah Shay, Sarah Shay & Abigail White witnessed the deed when John Martin (Messongo), wife Nancy sold 1 acres for $10 to Mary Anne P. Springs.
  Record ID	9341
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	1 brother and 4 sisters
  1. Nancy Shay,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(--?--) Northam,   b. Abt 1750   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1775   + 2. Elijah Shay,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Agnes (100) Trader,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 12 Nov 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA     3. Betty Shay,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═(--?--) Trader,   b. Abt 1760   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1782     4. Kessy Shay,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Teackle Shay,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jun 1813  (Age 43 years) ╚═Peggy Bunting,   b. Abt 1771, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1790   + 6. Molly Shay,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Raymond Gore Hudson,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Dec 1794, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 29 years),  m. 2 Sep 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Daniel Shay,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1783  (Age 58 years)  (Father)  Comfort (--?--),   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I9341	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Daniel Shay,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1783 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Comfort (--?--),   b. Abt 1730   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1750
  Family ID	F17876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes (100) Trader,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Nov 1788	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  	They were shown only as Eli Shay and Agnes Trader. No other information was given.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Shay,   b. Abt 1790, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ John (of John) Thornton  (Age 46 years)  m. 13 Dec 1822   2. John Shay,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth Mariner  m. 6 Jan 1823   3. Henry Shay,   b. Abt 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Catharine Crowson  m. 16 Jan 1828
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F3393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Fathers - 12 Feb 1783 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 12 Nov 1788 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Witnessed - 2 Nov 1802 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 337 (will of Daniel Shay, wife Comfort), 570. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 585 (will of William Wessells, wife Egnatia), 688. [S620] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds, No. 010, 1800-1804, p. 383 (John Martin to Mary Anne Springs), 620. [S10] Stratton Nottingham, Nottingham, Acc Co M.L.B. 1774-1806, (Gen Pub Co, Baltimore, MD, 1978), 10. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.