William Jay
BIRTH
Jun 16, 1789
New York City, U.S.
DEATH
October 14, 1858
Bedford, New York, U.S.
FAMILY
FATHER:
John Jay
(1745-1829)
MOTHER:
Sarah Livingston Jay
(1756-1802)
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Jay, William
(1789-1858)
William Jay (1789–1858) was a lawyer, judge, governor whose life is documented in the historical record associated with the American Revolutionary era. This entry is supported by the biographical record titled “William Jay (jurist).”
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BROTHER
William Livingston
(1723-1790)
BROTHER
Peter A. Jay
(1776-1843)
SISTER
Maria Jay Banyer
(1782-1856)
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DIED:
Bedford, New York, U.S.
Oct 14, 1858
The exact date and place of William Jay’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for William Jay is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.