William Porter Jay

1845 - 1908  (63 years)

• Name	William Porter Jay  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	8 Jul 1845	Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Savannah RIver Regiment
  Residence	1870	Newton County, Georgia, USA   [4]
  	Subdivision 96
  Residence	1880	Morgan County, Georgia, USA   [5]
  	District 282
  Residence	1900	Social Circle, Walton, Georgia, USA   [7]
  Burial	1908	Newton County, Georgia, USA   [1, 6]
  	Montgomery-Jay Cemetery
  Death	10 Dec 1908	Newton County, Georgia, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  Probate	19 Dec 1908	Walton County, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I7823	MontyHistNotes_III | James Montgomery-McConnell/Strange
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Minerva Jane Montgomery,   b. 2 May 1828, Newton County, Georgia, USA d. 17 May 1896, Brick Store, Newton, Georgia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1868	Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F4479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jul 1845 - Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Residence - Savannah RIver Regiment - 1850 - Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Marriage - Abt 1868 - Georgia, USA Residence - Subdivision 96 - 1870 - Newton County, Georgia, USA Residence - District 282 - 1880 - Morgan County, Georgia, USA Residence - 1900 - Social Circle, Walton, Georgia, USA Burial - 1908 - Newton County, Georgia, USA Death - 10 Dec 1908 - Newton County, Georgia, USA Probate - 19 Dec 1908 - Walton County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1135] Montgomery-Jay Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Newton, Georgia, USA;;). [S679] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 4B; Image: 15. Record for William P Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=5642895&indiv=try [S1063] Ancestry.com, Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Estate Papers, 1820-1900 (Walton County); Author: Georgia. County Court (Walton County); Probate Place: Walton, Georgia. Record for W P Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateGA&h=63255&indiv=try [S65] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 96, Newton, Georgia; Roll: M593_168; Page: 6B; Image: 16; Family History Library Film: 545667. Record for Wm P Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=1393340&indiv=try [S21] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 282, Morgan, Georgia; Roll: 159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 394D; Enumeration District: 087; Image: 0380. Record for William P. Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=40962603&indiv=try [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for William P Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=93155736&indiv=try [S255] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Social Circle, Walton, Georgia; Roll: 226; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240226. Record for William P Jay http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=571665&indiv=try