The Jays
- John Jay (1745–1829), Delegate to the Continental Congress from New York 1774–1776 1778–1779, New York State Court Judge 1777, U.S. Minister to Spain 1779–1782, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–1795, U.S. Secretary of State 1790, candidate for Governor of New York 1792, Governor of New York 1795–1801. Father of William Jay.
- William Jay (1789–1858), Judge in Westchester County, New York 1820–1842. Son of John Jay.
- John Jay II (1817–1894), U.S. Minister to Austria 1869–1875. Son of William Jay.
- William Jay (1789–1858), Judge in Westchester County, New York 1820–1842. Son of John Jay.
NOTE: John Jay was also son-in-law of Continental Congressional Delegate William Livingston, brother-in-law of John Cleves Symmes and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brockholst Livingston, nephew by marriage of New York Colony Assemblymen Robert Livingston and Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Continental Congressional Delegate Philip Livingston, and first cousin by marriage of New York Assemblyman Peter R. Livingston, Continental Congressional Delegate Walter Livingston, and New York State Senator Philip Livingston.
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