Harry L. Nay researched the Nay family for 36 years, and he has made his information available to all Nay family researchers through his new book, "Ancestors & Descendants of Johann Jacob (Noeh) Nay 1415 - 2003" Mr. Nay lived in Germany, speaks and reads the German language, and has visited the village of Klakfeld (near Siegen, Germany) and the house of Johann Jacob Nay and his family, which was standing until recently. The book is professionally hard-bound, with 800 plus - 8 1/2" X 11" pages which includes 241 photographs and documents. It also contains information on allied families such as the Admire family along with an index. The price of "Ancestors and Descendants of Johann Jacob (Noeh) Nay 1415-2003" is $60 which includes postage. Mr. Nay is not making a profit on this book, and it is well worth the price. The first printing should be available in January of 2006. You can order this book by contacting Harry L. Nay as follows: You can email him at naygnlgy@aol.com , call him at 608-788-7449 , or write him at: Harry L. Nay 1804 29th St. South La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601-6903 |
HISTORY OF THE NAY FAMILY From "Genealogy of the Nay Family, A record of the Descendants of Jacob Nay of Virginia from 1723 to 1949" (Our Direct Line) JACOB NAY (Our Direct Line) was born in Trupbach, Germany on Nov. 7, 1732. He left the Rhine Region of Germany due to religious persecution and sailed from Rotterdam to Philadephia arriving about 1726-27 being apprenticed to a cooper named Huffman until 21 years of age. He settled in Madison County, Virginia in a place called Germana and was given a land patent for 146 acres by Thomas Lord Fairfax. He also received a lease of 500 acres for 100 years known as Nay Pines. Jacob Nay married Mary (Unknown) in 1745 in Virginia. He died in 1828 in Farquier Co., Virginia The Children of Jacob and Mary Nay are as follows: 1. JOHN JACOB NAY Born: 1746 at Nay Pines, Culpeper Co., Va; Died: September 14, 1847 in Harrison Co., Virginia; Children: Ollie, John, Vincent, and Mary Nay Martin 2. JOHN NAY, SR. Born: 1749 in Culpeper, Virginia at Nay's Pines Died: 1841 He was a Private in Captain Henry Reed's Virgina Company in 1781 in the Rev. War. He was at the surrender of Cornwallis. Married Sara Brown 3. JACOB NAY, JR. Born: 1762; Died: Before 1834 ~ OUR DIRECT LINE~ Born: March 9, 1763 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Died: October 1, 1848 in Ninevah, Indiana Buried in the Nay Cemetary, Ninevah, Indiana He moved from Virginia to Kentucky in 1788. Then he moved to Johnson Co., Indiana He enlisted on March 1, 1781 as a substitute for his brother, John Nay and served 3 months in Col. Thomas Barbour's Virginia Reg. On October 17, 1781, he re-enlisted and served an additional 3 months as a Private in Captain Kad Slaughter's Co., Col. John Slaughter's Virginia Regiment. Married in 1783 in Culpeper, Virginia to Nancy (Unknown) Died: February 14, 1815 Click HERE to see Samuel and Nancy's Family. 5. WILLIAM NAY Born: 1764 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Married Sarah (Unknown) 6. JOSEPH NAY ~OUR DIRECT LINE~ Born: 1768 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Died: May 5, 1851; Buried in the Nay Cemetary in Ninevah, Indiana He leased land in Fauquier Co. on January 7, 1792 and moved in 1830 to Edgar Co., Illinois. He started a church called Pleasant Hill being of the Cambellite Faith. On January 10, 1789 in Warrenton, Farquier Co., Virginia he married FRANCES MAHORNEY Died: August 27, 1837 Her father was Andrew Mahorney Click HERE to see family of Frances and Joseph Nay. 6. BENJAMIN NAY Born: 1776 Married on October 24, 1798 to MARGARET MARTIN 7. FIELDING NAY Born: 1780 |
HISTORY OF THE NAY FAMILY From "Genealogy of the Nay Family, A record of the Descendants of Jacob Nay of Virginia from 1723 to 1949" (Our Direct Line) JACOB NAY (Our Direct Line) was born in Trupbach, Germany on Nov. 7, 1732. He left the Rhine Region of Germany due to religious persecution and sailed from Rotterdam to Philadephia arriving about 1726-27 being apprenticed to a cooper named Huffman until 21 years of age. He settled in Madison County, Virginia in a place called Germana and was given a land patent for 146 acres by Thomas Lord Fairfax. He also received a lease of 500 acres for 100 years known as Nay Pines. Jacob Nay married Mary (Unknown) in 1745 in Virginia. He died in 1828 in Farquier Co., Virginia The Children of Jacob and Mary Nay are as follows: 1. JOHN JACOB NAY Born: 1746 at Nay Pines, Culpeper Co., Va; Died: September 14, 1847 in Harrison Co., Virginia; Children: Ollie, John, Vincent, and Mary Nay Martin 2. JOHN NAY, SR. Born: 1749 in Culpeper, Virginia at Nay's Pines Died: 1841 He was a Private in Captain Henry Reed's Virgina Company in 1781 in the Rev. War. He was at the surrender of Cornwallis. Married Sara Brown 3. JACOB NAY, JR. Born: 1762; Died: Before 1834 ~ OUR DIRECT LINE~ Born: March 9, 1763 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Died: October 1, 1848 in Ninevah, Indiana Buried in the Nay Cemetary, Ninevah, Indiana He moved from Virginia to Kentucky in 1788. Then he moved to Johnson Co., Indiana He enlisted on March 1, 1781 as a substitute for his brother, John Nay and served 3 months in Col. Thomas Barbour's Virginia Reg. On October 17, 1781, he re-enlisted and served an additional 3 months as a Private in Captain Kad Slaughter's Co., Col. John Slaughter's Virginia Regiment. Married in 1783 in Culpeper, Virginia to Nancy (Unknown) Died: February 14, 1815 Click HERE to see Samuel and Nancy's Family. 5. WILLIAM NAY Born: 1764 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Married Sarah (Unknown) 6. JOSEPH NAY ~OUR DIRECT LINE~ Born: 1768 in Culpeper Co., Virginia Died: May 5, 1851; Buried in the Nay Cemetary in Ninevah, Indiana He leased land in Fauquier Co. on January 7, 1792 and moved in 1830 to Edgar Co., Illinois. He started a church called Pleasant Hill being of the Cambellite Faith. On January 10, 1789 in Warrenton, Farquier Co., Virginia he married FRANCES MAHORNEY Died: August 27, 1837 Her father was Andrew Mahorney Click HERE to see family of Frances and Joseph Nay. 6. BENJAMIN NAY Born: 1776 Married on October 24, 1798 to MARGARET MARTIN 7. FIELDING NAY Born: 1780 |
The Nay Cemetery is located in Ninevah, Virgina on a knoll, the highest point in the Nay Pines, bordered on the north by the Rappahonnock River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Click on the files below to see the tombstones of Joseph and Samuel Nay, Sr. |
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Harry L. Nay researched the Nay family for 36 years, and he has made his information available to all Nay family researchers through his new book, "Ancestors & Descendants of Johann Jacob (Noeh) Nay 1415 - 2003" Mr. Nay lived in Germany, speaks and reads the German language, and has visited the village of Klakfeld (near Siegen, Germany) and the house of Johann Jacob Nay and his family, which was standing until recently. The book is professionally hard-bound, with 800 plus - 8 1/2" X 11" pages which includes 241 photographs and documents. It also contains information on allied families such as the Admire family along with an index. The price of "Ancestors and Descendants of Johann Jacob (Noeh) Nay 1415-2003" is $60 which includes postage. Mr. Nay is not making a profit on this book, and it is well worth the price. The first printing should be available in January of 2006. You can order this book by contacting Harry L. Nay as follows: You can email him at naygnlgy@aol.com , call him at 608-788-7449 , or write him at: Harry L. Nay 1804 29th St. South La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601-6903 |
