Jay, William

1789 - 1858  (69 years)

• Name	Jay, William  [1, 2]
  Born	16 Jun 1789	Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Aug 1850	Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA   [3]
  Died	14 Oct 1858	Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA   [2]
  Buried	John Jay Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA   [2]
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	+ 1. Jay, Peter Augustus,   b. 24 Jan 1776, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1843, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 67 years) + 2. Jay, William,   b. 16 Jun 1789, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1858, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Person ID	I68528	Sackett
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Jay, John,   b. 12 Dec 1745, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 17 May 1829, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Livingston, Sarah Van Burgh,   b. 2 Aug 1756,   d. 28 May 1802  (Age 45 years)
  Children	2 children
  	+ 1. Jay, Peter Augustus,   b. 24 Jan 1776, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1843, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 67 years) + 2. Jay, William,   b. 16 Jun 1789, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1858, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F14234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McVickar, Hannah Augusta,   b. 11 Nov 1790, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1857, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jay, Anna,   b. 17 Aug 1813, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 5 Jan 1848, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 34 years) + 2. Jay, Maria Banyer,   d. 1851 + 3. Jay, Sarah Louisa,   d. Unknown + 4. Jay, John II,   b. 23 Jun 1817, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA ,   d. 5 May 1894, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 76 years) + 5. Jay, Eliza,   b. 1823, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1869, Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK  (Age 46 years)   6. Jay, William,   d. Unknown + 7. Jay, Augusta,   b. 29 May 1833, New York, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1917  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F27321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 16 Jun 1789 - Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA Child - Jay, Anna - 17 Aug 1813 - Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA Child - Jay, John II - 23 Jun 1817 - Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA Child - Jay, Eliza - 1823 - New York, USA Child - Jay, Augusta - 29 May 1833 - New York, USA Census - 30 Aug 1850 - Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA Died - 14 Oct 1858 - Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA Buried - - John Jay Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S2663] McVickar Family Tree from 1700 to 1906, Edward McVickar & William Constable Breed, (Rootsweb) (Reliability: 2), 27 Sep 2021. 5. John McVickar,* m. 1781 Married May 20, Ann Moore (b. Newtown, L. I., 1761), da. John Moore, (b.1729, d. 1827), first cousin to Bishop Benjamin Moore. . . . Had issue: . . . 13. Hannah Augusta McVickar, b. 1790; d. 1858 . . . 13. Hannah Augusta McVickar, m. William Jay, Grad. Of Yale 1808 (son of John Jay and Sarah Van Brugh Livingston). Had issue: 46. Anna Jay, b. ____ d. ____ 47. Maria Banyer Jay, b. ____ d. 1851. 48. Sarah Louisa Jay, b. ____ d. ____ 49. John Jay, b. June 23, 1817: d. May 5, 1894. 50. Eliza Jay, b. ____ d. 1869. 51. William Jay, b. ____ d. ____ Unmarried. 52. Augusta Jay, b. ____ d. ____ Researched by Ted Smith [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 28 Sep 2021. Memorial ID 18945571 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18945571 William Jay Birth 16 Jun 1789 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA Death 14 Oct 1858 (aged 69) Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA Burial John Jay Cemetery Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA Anti-slavery Activist, Jurist. The son of US Chief Justice John Jay, William Jay graduated from Yale in 1808 and became an attorney. Poor eyesight and other health issues compelled him to give up practicing law, and he devoted his attention to philanthropy and civic reform. Active in the temperance, anti-slavery and anti-war movements, he was a founder of the American Bible Society. Jay was Judge of Common Pleas from 1818 to 1820 and First Judge of Westchester County from 1820 to 1842. Removed from the bench because of his anti-slavery views, he became an enthusiastic member of the American Antislavery Society, and prepared the organization's constitution. Jay was also an historian and author, and his most notable work was 1833's "The Life and Writings of John Jay," a book which played by an important part in reestablishing John Jay's reputation as one of America's Founding Fathers. William Jay was the father of John Jay II (1817-1894), an anti-slavery activist, founder of the Free Soil and Republican parties and US Minister to Austria-Hungary. Bio by: Bill McKern Researched by Ted Smith [S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 28 Sep 2021. 1850 Census, enumerated 30 Aug 1850 in Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States William Jay, M, 61, New York A Augusta Jay, F, 59, New York Eliza Jay, F, 25, New York Augusta Jay, F, 17, New York Jane Nelson, F, 20, Ireland Ellen Palmer, F, 18, Ireland Margaret Dean, F, 30, Ireland John Cornell, M, 40, Ireland Tilpha Montgomery, F, 60, New York "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMQ-938 : 24 December 2020), William Jay, Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Researched by Ted Smith