The son of Samuel Sr. & Nancy Nay, he was a year of age when his father moved to Jefferson Co. and Mercer Co., Kentucky, and later to Oldham and Henry counties, Kentucy. Around 1830 they moved to Deputy, Indiana, building their house from bricks they made ouit of the clay on their farm.
It has been said that Bennett Nay's house was used during the Civil War as an underground passage for slaves. He served for 28 years as a clerk for the Lick Branch Baptist Church. The church cemetery, where he is buried, is located on the southwest coroner of the Bennett Nay farm. His wife, Elizabeth Pemberton (married on June 1, 1811) helped in the organization of the church on June 9, 1824.
Their children:
1. Adeline (Nay) Gore (1812-1854), m. John Gore on Dec. 24, 1831
2. Harrison Nay (1813-1863), m. (1) Rhoda B. Hudson on June 5, 1835, and (2) Rebecca Suber.
3. Reuben Pemberton Nay (1820-1885), m. Catherine J. Van Horn on Oct. 19, 1821
4. William Harrison Nay (1822-1894), m. (1) Susannah Baker on Aug. 25, 1856, and (2) America Cooprider
5. Elizabeth Jane (Nay) Cosby (1825-1873), m. Thomas Cosby on May 9, 1843
6. Lavisa (Nay) Wells b. April 8, 1827, m. H. M. Wells on July 23, 1846
7. Samuel Nay (1831-1906), m. Nancy Ann (Mary A.) Wells on April 6, 1856
9. Mary Nay b. 1833
It has been said that Bennett Nay's house was used during the Civil War as an underground passage for slaves. He served for 28 years as a clerk for the Lick Branch Baptist Church. The church cemetery, where he is buried, is located on the southwest coroner of the Bennett Nay farm. His wife, Elizabeth Pemberton (married on June 1, 1811) helped in the organization of the church on June 9, 1824.
Their children:
1. Adeline (Nay) Gore (1812-1854), m. John Gore on Dec. 24, 1831
2. Harrison Nay (1813-1863), m. (1) Rhoda B. Hudson on June 5, 1835, and (2) Rebecca Suber.
3. Reuben Pemberton Nay (1820-1885), m. Catherine J. Van Horn on Oct. 19, 1821
4. William Harrison Nay (1822-1894), m. (1) Susannah Baker on Aug. 25, 1856, and (2) America Cooprider
5. Elizabeth Jane (Nay) Cosby (1825-1873), m. Thomas Cosby on May 9, 1843
6. Lavisa (Nay) Wells b. April 8, 1827, m. H. M. Wells on July 23, 1846
7. Samuel Nay (1831-1906), m. Nancy Ann (Mary A.) Wells on April 6, 1856
9. Mary Nay b. 1833
The son of Samuel Sr. & Nancy Nay, he was a year of age when his father moved to Jefferson Co. and Mercer Co., Kentucky, and later to Oldham and Henry counties, Kentucy. Around 1830 they moved to Deputy, Indiana, building their house from bricks they made ouit of the clay on their farm.
It has been said that Bennett Nay's house was used during the Civil War as an underground passage for slaves. He served for 28 years as a clerk for the Lick Branch Baptist Church. The church cemetery, where he is buried, is located on the southwest coroner of the Bennett Nay farm. His wife, Elizabeth Pemberton (married on June 1, 1811) helped in the organization of the church on June 9, 1824.
Their children:
1. Adeline (Nay) Gore (1812-1854), m. John Gore on Dec. 24, 1831
2. Harrison Nay (1813-1863), m. (1) Rhoda B. Hudson on June 5, 1835, and (2) Rebecca Suber.
3. Reuben Pemberton Nay (1820-1885), m. Catherine J. Van Horn on Oct. 19, 1821
4. William Harrison Nay (1822-1894), m. (1) Susannah Baker on Aug. 25, 1856, and (2) America Cooprider
5. Elizabeth Jane (Nay) Cosby (1825-1873), m. Thomas Cosby on May 9, 1843
6. Lavisa (Nay) Wells b. April 8, 1827, m. H. M. Wells on July 23, 1846
7. Samuel Nay (1831-1906), m. Nancy Ann (Mary A.) Wells on April 6, 1856
9. Mary Nay b. 1833
It has been said that Bennett Nay's house was used during the Civil War as an underground passage for slaves. He served for 28 years as a clerk for the Lick Branch Baptist Church. The church cemetery, where he is buried, is located on the southwest coroner of the Bennett Nay farm. His wife, Elizabeth Pemberton (married on June 1, 1811) helped in the organization of the church on June 9, 1824.
Their children:
1. Adeline (Nay) Gore (1812-1854), m. John Gore on Dec. 24, 1831
2. Harrison Nay (1813-1863), m. (1) Rhoda B. Hudson on June 5, 1835, and (2) Rebecca Suber.
3. Reuben Pemberton Nay (1820-1885), m. Catherine J. Van Horn on Oct. 19, 1821
4. William Harrison Nay (1822-1894), m. (1) Susannah Baker on Aug. 25, 1856, and (2) America Cooprider
5. Elizabeth Jane (Nay) Cosby (1825-1873), m. Thomas Cosby on May 9, 1843
6. Lavisa (Nay) Wells b. April 8, 1827, m. H. M. Wells on July 23, 1846
7. Samuel Nay (1831-1906), m. Nancy Ann (Mary A.) Wells on April 6, 1856
9. Mary Nay b. 1833
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