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 1765 - 1847 (82 years)
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| Name |
Allen Gay |
| Birth |
15 Mar 1765 |
Northhampton County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
18 Jun 1847 |
Coweta County, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I116 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
15 Dec 2007 |
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| Headstones |
 | Gay, Allen
GPS: N 33° 26.714', W 084° 49.222' |
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| Notes |
- As a young man, 16 years old, fighting in America's Revolutionary War, he did his duty, volunteering in 1781 to act as a substitute for his father who has been summoned to appear at the high hills of Santee for twelve months service. Allen was attached to General Nathaniel Greene's Army. At the Battle of Eutaw Springs near Charleston, SC, Allen had the opportunity to "display a courage which would have done honour to veterans - upon this occasion he actually took five of the enemy prisoners," according to "Historical Recollections of Georgia" by Rev. George White.
- As a mature man, Allen did his duty toward establishing community and Church. In his home the Macedonia Baptist Church was organized, he was a deacon and oversaw the building of the first Church, which later burned. After the new Church was dedicated he was the first adult buried in its cemetery the next day.
- Allen Gay married Abigail Castleberry Sep 1787.
Abigail Castleberry Gay died Jan 1824.
Allen Gay married widow Ann Pickron Barton?/Benton? Oct 1824.
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