The Jay family of La Rochelle and New York, province and state
Subtitle: a chronicle of family tradition
By: by Laura Jay Wells.
Series: On cover: Publications of the Order of colonial lords of manors in America,; no. 28
Publisher: Printed for the Order of colonial lords of manors in America by the J. B. Watkins company
Published: 1938
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Jay family.
Description: Augustus Jay (1665-1751), son of Pierre Jay, a rich merchant of La Rochelle, France, was on a trading trip to Africa, when his Huguenot family fled to Bristol, England. He was smuggled on board a ship that sailed to South Carolina. He soon moved north and settled in New York City. In 1697, he married Anna Maricka Bayard, daughter of Balthazar Bayard. They had three daughters and a son. Most descendants listed lived in New York.
Notes: Coat of arms on t.p.
"Edition is limited to eleven hundred copies."