Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Woodford Co.

JOHN T. GAY was born in Woodford County, June 11, 1823, and is the eldest
son of James and Catherine (Claggett) Gay.  James Gay, the father, was a
soldier of the war of 1812, and went from Woodford County. (Mention of
John T.'s paternal grandfather, John Gay, will be found in the sketch of
John R. Gay, below.)  John T. Gay's mother was the daughter of Thomas
Claggett, of Virginia.  Her parents were of English extraction.  John T.
was reared on the farm, and received a very good education at the Pisgah
schools.  He was married February 22, 1849, to Miss Sarah Brown, daughter
of Tavner Brown, a farmer, of Woodford County, and a native of Virginia.
They has nine children, viz.: Mary E., James, Lelia, John, Sallie, Anna T.,
Mattie, Minnie and Robert H.  Mr. Gay owns a handsome farm, two and a
half miles east of Versailles, containing about 1,000 acres.

Gay Claggett Brown
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VA

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