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Benjamin C Ray 1756–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Jan 1841

Death Location: Coulwood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Sr

Mother: Edith Wray

Spouse(s): Nancy Sutherland, Nancy Sutherland, Rebbeca Pinnion, Edith Mize

Children(s): John Ray, Jesse Ray, Lucy Ray, Daniel Ray, Reason Ray(Rhea), Lydia Ray, Iradell Ray, Samuel Ray, Sarah Ray, daughter Ray, daughter Ray, Samuel Ray, Iradell Ray, Lydia Ray, Reason Ray, Dice Ray, Daniel Ray, Jesse Ray, Sarah Ray

Benjamin C Ray was born in 1756 in North Carolina, the child of Jeremiah Mize Sr And Edith Edy Wray. In 1790, Benjamin C Ray resided in Surry, North Carolina, United States. In 1810, Benjamin C Ray resided in Franklin, Virginia, United States. Benjamin C Ray married Edith Edy Wray Mize, Nancy Sutherland, Nancy Wilson Sutherland, Rebbeca Pinnion, and had children including Daniel Ray, Daughter Ray, Dice Ray, Iradell Ray, Jesse Ray, John Ray, Lucy Ray, Lydia Ray, Reason Ray, Reason Ray Rhea, Samuel Ray, Sarah Ray. Benjamin C Ray passed away in 1841 in Coulwood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin C Ray was born in 1756 in North Carolina, the child of Jeremiah Mize Sr And Edith Edy Wray.
  • In 1790, Benjamin C Ray resided in Surry, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1810, Benjamin C Ray resided in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin C Ray married Edith Edy Wray Mize, Nancy Sutherland, Nancy Wilson Sutherland, Rebbeca Pinnion, and had children including Daniel Ray, Daughter Ray, Dice Ray, Iradell Ray, Jesse Ray, John Ray, Lucy Ray, Lydia Ray, Reason Ray, Reason Ray Rhea, Samuel Ray, Sarah Ray.
  • Benjamin C Ray passed away in 1841 in Coulwood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Sr
1698–1775
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
JS
Edith Wray
1736–1810
Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Nancy Sutherland
1770–1830
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
NS
Nancy Sutherland
1757–1820
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
NS
Rebbeca Pinnion
1770–1820
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RP
Edith Mize
1736–
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
EM

Children(s)

John Ray
1788–1865
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
JR
Jesse Ray
1791–1849
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA(Scott Co. formed 1814)
JR
Lucy Ray
1777–1782
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
LR
Daniel Ray
1790–
Birth Location: Surray County, North Carolina, USA
DR
Reason Ray(Rhea)
1792–1836
Birth Location: Surry Co., North Carolina
RR
Lydia Ray
1804–
Birth Location: –
LR
Iradell Ray
1802–1880
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
IR
Samuel Ray
1800–1880
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
SR
Sarah Ray
1798–1860
Birth Location: Surrey, North Carolina, USA
SR
daughter Ray
1784–
Birth Location: Surrey, North Carolina, United States
dR
daughter Ray
1786–
Birth Location: Surray County, North Carolina, United States
dR
Samuel Ray
1798–1880
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
SR
Iradell Ray
1802–
Birth Location: Russell Co., Virginia
IR
Lydia Ray
1804–
Birth Location: –
LR
Reason Ray
1792–1830
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
RR
Dice Ray
1794–
Birth Location: Surray County, North Carolina, United States
DR
Daniel Ray
1790–1863
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
DR
Jesse Ray
1796–1849
Birth Location: Surray County, North Carolina, United States
JR
Sarah Ray
1794–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SR

Benjamin Ray's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ray
1756–1841
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Jeremiah Mize Sr
1698–1775
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Edith ("Edy") Wray
1736–1810
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ray's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (C) Ray (1756–28 Jan 1841) m. Nancy (Wilson) Sutherland (1770–Sep 1830) m. Nancy Sutherland (Abt 1757–Sep 1820) m. Rebbeca Pinnion (ABT 1770–ABT September 1820) m. Edith ("Edy" WRAY) Mize (1736–)
  1. 1. John Ray 1788–1865 m. Elizabeth ("Betty" "Betsy") Hess 1786–1880
    1. 1. John (Silas) Ray 1822–1862 m. Malinda Dye 1826–1881
      1. 1. Nancy (J.) Ray 1842–1944 m. Robert Mutter 1849–1912
        1. 1. John Mutter 1870–1941 m. Elizabeth (F.) Helton 1874–1930
        2. 2. Henry Mutter 1890–1960 m. Jennie (Kay) Hicks 1894–1918
        3. 3. Alice Mutter 1864–1945
        4. 4. Robert Mutter 1875–1944
        5. 5. Mary Mutter 1886–1981
        6. 6. Arthur Mutter 1890–1959
        7. 7. Jack Mutter 1890–
        8. 8. Charles (W.) Mutter 1893–1959
        9. 9. Female Mutter 1866–1941
        10. 10. Manda Mutter 1877–1880
        11. 11. Thomas Mutter 1865–
        12. 12. Blanch (Ann) Mutter 1871–1941
        13. 13. Minnie (J) Mutter 1874–1942
        14. 14. Emma ("Emily" Virginia) Mutter 1881–1957
        15. 15. Emily (Virginia) Mutter 1879–
      2. 2. Shadrick (W.) Ray 1851–1925
      3. 3. Silas Ray 1852–1938
      4. 4. John Ray 1853–1943
      5. 5. Sally Ray 1856–1923
      6. 6. Flemming Ray 1857–1941
      7. 7. Bertha (E.) Ray 1859–1941
      8. 8. Eliza Ray 1848–
      9. 9. Susan Ray 1849–
      10. 10. Nancy (Elizabeth) Ray 1842–1944 m. Robert Mutter –1912
      11. 11. Rebecca Ray 1845–
      12. 12. Rebecca Ray 1862–1930
      13. 13. John Ray 1851–1942
      14. 14. Cynthia (Emmaline) Ray 1858–1923
      15. 15. Robert (Elisha Elias) Ray 1861–1930
    2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Ray 1828–1876
    3. 3. Iradell ("Ira") Ray 1828–1914
    4. 4. Mary Ray 1822–
  2. 2. Jesse Ray 1791–1849
  3. 3. Lucy Ray 1777–1782
  4. 4. Daniel Ray 1790–
  5. 5. Reason Ray(Rhea) 1792–1836
  6. 6. Lydia Ray 1804–
  7. 7. Iradell Ray 1802–1880
  8. 8. Samuel Ray 1800–1880
  9. 9. Sarah Ray 1798–1860
  10. 10. daughter Ray 1784–
  11. 11. daughter Ray 1786–
  12. 12. Samuel Ray 1798–1880
  13. 13. Iradell Ray 1802–
  14. 14. Lydia Ray 1804–
  15. 15. Reason Ray 1792–1830
  16. 16. Dice Ray 1794–
  17. 17. Daniel Ray 1790–1863
  18. 18. Jesse Ray 1796–1849
  19. 19. Sarah Ray 1794–1860

Benjamin Ray's Timeline

8 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Benjamin C Ray in North Carolina
North Carolina
1790
1790
Age 34
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1810
1810
Age 54
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Franklin, Virginia, United States
1818
1818-1832
Age 62
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1819
1819;1854
Age 63
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Virginia;Virginia
Virginia;Virginia
1831
4 Mar 1831
Age 75
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 84
Benjamin C Ray resided here in Age 83 No Township Listed, Russell County, VA
Age 83 No Township Listed, Russell County, VA
1841
28 Jan 1841
Age 85
Death of Benjamin C Ray in Rosedale, Russell, Virginia, United States
Rosedale, Russell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1819;1854
    Event Place: Virginia;Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 520; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 301; Image: 00580; Family History Library Film: 0181428

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1818-1832
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1831
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Age 83 No Township Listed, Russell County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Rosedale, Russell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coulwood, Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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