Thomas Bay

b. 28 January 1793, d. 14 February 1861
  • Thomas Bay was born on 28 January 1793 in Davidson County, Tennessee.
  • He served as a 1st Corporal in Col. Higgins' Regiment MTD, War of 1812.
  • He married Mary Eddings, daughter of William Eddings and Rebecca Chandler, on 2 January 1815 in near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Bay appeared in the US federal census of 7 August 1820 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Haywood County, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Haywood County, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Bay and Mary Eddings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Haywood County, Tennessee, enumerated next to their son William.. Other members of the household included Rebecca E. Bay, James Henry Bay, Joseph Bay, Sarah Jackson Bay and Thomas Bowen Bay.
  • He was farming, according to the 1850 census.
  • He relocated to Montgomery County, Texas, in circa 1851.
  • Thomas Bay and Mary Eddings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Thomas Bowen Bay, George Henry Duckworth, Thomas C. Duckworth and Margaret Duckworth.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • Thomas Bay died on 14 February 1861 at age 68 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • His wife Mary Eddings became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Bay's Chapel Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 20 Jan 2012

Family: Mary Eddings b. 6 October 1790, d. 11 September 1871