Background
Jay, William was born on June 16, 1789 in New York City. Son of John and Sarah Van Brugh (Livingston) Jay.
Jay, William was born on June 16, 1789 in New York City. Son of John and Sarah Van Brugh (Livingston) Jay.
Graduated from Yale, 1807. Studied law under John B. Henry, Albany, New York.
Several children including John. A founder American Bible Society, 1816. Judge Court of Westchester County (New York), 1818-1843.
Strong anti-slavery advocate. A founder New York City Anti-Slavery Society, 1833. Opposed gradual emancipation and colonization of freed slaves in Africa.
A director American Tract Society. President American Peace Society. Manager father’s estate, in Bedford, New York Author: An Inquiry into the Character and Tendency of the American Colonization, and American Anti-Slavery Societies, 1835.
Miscellaneous Writings on Slavery, 1853. War and Peace: The Evils of the First and A Plan for Preserving the Last, 1842. The Life of John Jay: with Selections from His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 2 vols., 1833.
Married Hannah Augusta McVickar, September 4, 1812.