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The Fay Family in America NOTE Mr. Orlin P. Fay's book begins with the arrival of John Fay in Boston June 27, 1656, John was by no means the first Fay to come to America. Available Town records in New England show for example that (1) Richard Fay resided in Dorchester Mass in 1634; (2) Henry Fay, a weaver of Newberry Mass. died 6/30/1655 and (3) William Fay was admitted as a townsman in Boston in 1643. These Fays unquestionably preceded John Fay to America (1656), but there are no records to establish any interrelationship between any of them. On the other hand the direct lineage of the descendents of John Fay from his birth in 1648 down to 1898 were clearly and logically documented in the records accumulated in Orlin P. Fay's book. NOTE John Fay came to America at the age of 8 years on the Speedwell (sister ship of the Mayflower), arriving in Boston Mass June 27, 1656. There is reasonable evidence that his father and a brother Michael had preceded him to America, altho there is no documented record of the father (David) or Michael's birth or death. Reference is made in the early Town records of Sudbury Mass. that the father of John and Michael was David Fay 'who came to America prior to 1656'. The passenger list of the Speedwell lists five minors, includingJohn Fay age 8 years. These young men were bound to Sudbury Mass. (settled 17 years previously) where each of them had parents or relatives. It is presumed that since John Fay was the youngest of these minors, he very likely had parents alreading residing in Sudbury. NOTE Shortly after John Fay's arrival a group of recent immigrants, including young John moved to a new grant which was newly incorporated under the name of Marlboro, Mass. The early records of Marlboro show that John Fay was made a freeman in 1669, at which time he had a wife and child. In 1675 the name of John Fay appears among the proprietors of Worcester Mass., and that he had a lot of 50 acres assigned to him 'in the eastern squadron, lying next to the County road to Boston.' Altho he owned land in Worcester he continued to live in Marlboro until the marauding Indians during the Phillips War made it necessary to move his family to the greater security of atertown Mass. While in Watertown he buried his first wife (Mary Brighan) and one child. His second marriage was to Susan [Susanna] Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse. She had 7 children by Morse and 4 by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of her descendents was Peter Bent righam who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. [The Fay Family in America, p.3] NOTE '[There is a document in the Mid. Registry of Deeds, Vol. X., p. 105, dated Ap. 8, 1674, by which it appears that John Fay was one of the heirs of Wm. Shattuck at that date.]' [Watertown, p. 427 NOTE 'FAY - Sept. 2, 1678, JOHN FAY, of Wat., was made one of the feoffees in trust of estate of Raybold Bush, of Camb., who proposes to mary Susanna Lowell, of Beverly, Co. of Wilts, Eng. JOHN FAY, by wife MARY, had DAVID, d. August 2, 1676. He (J.F.), m. (2nd), July 5, 1678, wid. SUSANNA MORSE.' [Watertown, p. 206] NOTE 'In a printed and attested copy of watertown records it is stated: 'That in 1668 John Fay & Susanna Morse [nee Shattuck, i.e. a widow] were m. on the 5th day of the 5th month, old style, and July 15th, new style. That David Fay 2d, d. Sept. 28, 1676, and that Mary Fay, dau. of John & Mary [Brigham] Fay, d. Aug 2, 1676.' This would give John Fay 9 chil. the above may be only a tradition.' [Fay (1898), p.19] . John Fay embarked May 30, 1656, at Gravesend, England, and arrived in Boston on June 27, 1656, at the age of 8 years on the Speedwell (sister ship of the Mayflower). John was by no means the first Fay to come to America. Available Town records in New England show for example that (1) Richard Fay resided in Dorchester MA in 1634; (2) Henry Fay, a weaver of Newberry MA died 6/30/1655 and (3) William Fay was admitted as a townsman in Boston in 1643. These Fay's unquestionably preceded John Fay to America (1656), but there are no records to establish any interrelationship between any of them. There is, however, reasonable evidence that his father and a brother Michael had preceded him to America. Although there is no documented record of the father (David) or Michael's birth or death. Reference is made in the early Town records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, that the father of John and Michael was David Fay 'who came to America prior to 1656.' On the other hand the direct lineage of the descendants of John Fay from his birth in 1648 down to 1898 were clearly and logically documented in the records accumulated in Orlin P. Fay's book. The passenger list of the Speedwell lists five minors, including John Fay age 8 years. These young men were bound to Sudbury MA (settled 17 years previously) where each of them had parents or relatives. It is presumed that since John Fay was the youngest of these minors, he very likely had parents already residing in Sudbury. Shortly after John Fay's arrival a group of recent immigrants, including young John moved to a new grant which was newly incorporated under the name of Marlboro, MA. The early records of Marlboro show that John Fay was made a freeman in 1669, at which time he had a wife and child. In 1675 the name of John Fay appears among the proprietors of Worcester Mass., and that he had a lot of 50 acres assigned to him 'in the eastern squadron, lying next to the County road to Boston.' Although, he owned land in Worcester he continued to live in Marlboro until the marauding Indians during the Phillips War made it necessary to move his family to the greater security of Watertown Mass. While in Watertown he buried his first wife, Mary Brigham and one child. His second marriage was to Susan 'Susanna' Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse. She had 7 children by Morse and 4 by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of her descendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] was Peter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Source: 'Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants' by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13.

Birth	1647/48	England
Emigration	30 May 1656	Ship Speedwell, Gravesend, Kent, England
Immigration	27 Jun 1656	Ship Speedwell, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	Abt 1667/68	Mary Brigham
Marriage	5 Jul 1678	Susanna Shattuck
Death	5 Dec 1690	Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse	Mary Brigham (1638 - 1675)
Child	John Fay (1669 - 1747)
Child	David Fay (1671 - 1675)
Child	Samuel Fay (1673 - 1732)
Child	Mary Fay (1674 - 1751)

Spouse	Susanna Shattuck (1642 - )
Child	David Fay (1679 - )
Child	Gershom Fay (1681 - )
Child	Ruth Fay (1684 - )
Child	Deliverance Fay (1686 - 1711)

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