{Drummer} {Elder} John LAY

Abt 1633 - 1696  (~ 63 years)

• Name	John LAY  [1]
  Prefix	{Drummer} {Elder}
  Birth	Abt 1633	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt-Birth-Date&Place	1633	, Lyme, East Haddan, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Alt-Death Loc	, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Note	!Ancestry GEDCOM - From the IGI and pedigree chart found in Old Chatham, New York. Inscriptions at Lyme, Conn., states he died 13 Nov 1696, and that he was 63 yr. He fought in King Phillips War and was wounded in the Great Swamp fight, and also was called the drummer, (Lyme Land Records Vol. 2, p. 351). He called the people together for worship, to warn of Indian raids, for Town Meetings and any other important news. WIF:Sarah .. - GEN0100 v.62 p345
  Death	13 Nov 1696	, Lyme, East Haddan, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I43640	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Squire John LAY,   b. Abt 1610, ,,, England d. 16 Jan 1674/75, , Saybrook, New London County, Connecticut (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Wife of John Lay ? ?,   b. Abt 1614
  Marriage	Abt 1633	Lyme, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F8208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah COLLIN,   b. Abt 1641   d. 12 Jun 1702, , Lyme, New London County, Connecticut (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1664	, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut   [2]
  Children	1. Sarah LAY,   b. 4 Feb 1663/64, , New London, New London County, Connecticut   2. Rebecca LAY,   b. 9 Sep 1666, , New London, New London County, Connecticut   3. Edward LAY,   b. 26 Jan 1667/68, , Lyme, New London County, Connecticut d. 1 Mar 1758, , Lyme, New London County, Connecticut (Age 90 years)   4. Catherine LAY,   b. 11 Feb 1671/72, , Lyme, New London County, Connecticut d. 24 May 1761 (Age 89 years)   5. Abagail LAY,   b. 9 Sep 1673, , New London, New London County, Connecticut d. 15 Dec 1737 (Age 64 years)   6. Marah LAY,   b. 21 Mar 1677/78, , New London, New London County, Connecticut   7. Elizabeth LAY,   b. 18 Dec 1681, , New London, New London County, Connecticut d. 18 Oct 1772 (Age 90 years)   8. John LAY,   b. 25 Mar 1682/83, , New London, New London County, Connecticut d. 18 Nov 1760 (Age 77 years)   9. Phoebe LAY,   b. 13 Jan 1683/84, , New London, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F8138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S373] Gary Townshend, personal communication, 373. (Reliability: 2). [S640] Ancestry.com GEDCOMs, 640. File: G423 [S959] Compiled Records - John & Nancy Ruhlman, 959.