The descendants of John Jay made a significant impact on American politics, culture, and global events, much like their famous ancestor. Learn more about the fascinating lives of author and poet John Jay Chapman, landscape architect Mary Rutherford Jay, and more. This blog will be posted on the first of each month on our website.
Mary Rutherfurd Jay (1872-1953)
Adam Von Trott zu Solz and Operation Valkyrie
Lucie Oelrichs Jay and the Anti-German Music Movement of WWI
“The face of the Madonna and the eyes of a child”
William Jay and the American Anti-Slavery Society
John Jay II and the Founding of the Met
John Jay II and Stephen MyersÂ
John Jay II and the Huguenot Society of America
Susan Mary Alsop, “The Grand Dame of Washington Society”
William Jay and Prudence Crandell