BIBLE RECORDS OF DUTCHESS COUNTY FAMILIES VAN ANDEN AND GAY FAMILY BIBLE THE HOLY BIBLE; Containing the Old and New Testaments, . . . Edinburgh: 1793. Printed by Mark & Charles Kerr, His Majesty's Printers. The Bible is owned by Margaret DeGroff King (Mrs. John F. King, Jr.) of Pleasant Valley, New York. It was the family Bible of Paul and Sarah Van Anden and handed down through their daughter, Jonehee [Jeney], who married Barnet Gay; through Barnet Gay's daughter, Sarah Gay, who married Robert DeGroff; through Robert DeGroff's youngest son, Edward Roosevelt DeGroff; through Edward Roosevelt DeGroff's youngest son, Joseph Paul DeGroff; to his only child, Margaret DeGroff King. BIRTHS Paul Van Anden was born January the first day in the year 1736. Sarah Van Anden was born December 19,1744, Hanah, my Daughter, was born March the 7, 1764-. Sarah, my Daughter, was born June the 15, 1766. Jonehee, my Daughter, was born August the 25, 1768 [Jeney or Jane]. Joseph, my son, was born September the 8, 1770. Abraham, my son, was born December the 3, 1772. Mariah, my Daughter, was born April the 7, 1775. John, my son, was born December the 30, 1776. Aron, my son, was born October the 6, 1779. Jacob, my son, was born March the 26, 1782. Barnet, my son, was born March the 10, 1785. Stephen, my son, was born September 16, 1787. * B * MARRIAGE Barnet Gay and Jeney Vananden was married on monday the 13 Day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1790 BIRTHS Barnet Gay (son of John Gay) Was born on February the 24, in the year of our Lord, one thousand Seven hundred and forty four Jeney Van Anden Was born in august the 25, in the year of our Lord, 1768 John Gay Was Born in october the 11, in the year of our Lord, 1794 Sarah Gay Was Born in January the 29, in the year of our Lord, 1793 Jonechee Gay Was Born in January the 2, in the year of our Lord, 1797 'William Gay Was Born December the 3, 1802 Herret Eliza Gay Was Born march the 19, 1804 DEATHS Jane Gay, Wife of Barnet Gay, departed this life March the 25, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Six, in the thirty seventh year and seven months of her age. John Gay departed this life on Wednesday, the 14th day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1817; aged 25 years, 7 months and 3 days Barnet Gay departed this life on Wednesday, the 16th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1817; aged Seventy three years, five Months and twenty two Days. Note: Below the entries of the Van Andens and the Gays are inserted the names and dates of the children of Robert DeGroff and Sarah Gay, identical with the entries in the DeGroff family Bible owned by Mrs. King.
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