dˈeɪ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˈʌʔn̩, sˈʌɹi lˈʌndən, ænd ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn dʒˈuːn sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, tə kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, ˌɔn bˈoːɹd ðə dʒˈɑːn ʌv lˈʌndən wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf ɹᵻbˈɛkə ɹˈaɪt bˈoːɹdmən bˈoːɹdmən fɹʌm ɐ pɹˈiːviəs mˈæɹɪdʒ dˈaɪd ɑːktˈoʊbɚ sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, sˈʌnz stˈiːvən, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. dˈaɪd dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, mˈæθjuː dˈaɪd mˈeɪ tˈɛn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ænd stˈɛpsʌn wˈɪljəm bˈoːɹdmən dˈaɪd mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ænd θɹˈiː hˈaʊshoʊld sˈɜːvənts.
Daye was born in Sutton, Surrey London, and emigrated on June 7, 1638, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, on board the John of London with his wife Rebecca (Wright) Bordman (Bordman – from a previous marriage) (died October 17, 1658), sons Stephen, Jr. (died December 1, 1639), Matthew (died May 10, 1649), and stepson William Bordman (died  March 25, 1685), and three household servants.