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Capt. Thomas DeKay
Capt. Thomas DeKay (1732 – 12 February 1810) was born in Orange County, New York / Wawayanda patent area to Christiana Duncan DeKay and Col. Thomas DeKay. He married Mary DeKay. His child was Sarah DeKay Baird. He died in 1810, in Warwick, Orange County, New York.
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- LOCK as father of Capt. Nathaniel Wheeler Baird: Baird family centennial lists Nathaniel Wheeler among the ten children of William Eagles Baird and Sarah DeKay, and states William left real estate to his two sons Nathaniel Wheeler and Abia Francis.
The oldest son of Francis Baird, William Ragles, was married on Feb. 22, 1784 to Sarah DcKay (b April 24, 1766 d. June 5, 1819) a daughter of Capt, Thomas Dekay, who at that time resided on the Townsend W. Sanford farm, which adjoined the Baird homestead. … Captain Thomas DeKay owned the farm now belonging to Mr. Townsend W. Sanford, adjoining the Baird property. He sold a portion of his lands in 1789 to William E. Baird, who was then his son-in-law. The Captain died in 1810, and both he and his wife are buried in the private cemete…
- LOCK as father of Capt. Nathaniel Wheeler Baird: Baird family centennial lists Nathaniel Wheeler among the ten children of William Eagles Baird and Sarah DeKay, and states William left real estate to his two sons Nathaniel Wheeler and Abia Francis.
One of his sons was Thomas, who served with the rank of Captain in his father's regiment. Captain Thomas DeKay owned the farm now belonging to Mr. Townsend W. Sanford…