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Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray 1790 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Barnwell, SC, USA

Father: Benjamin Ray

Mother: Rachel Jefcoat

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jeter

Children(s): Charles Ray

Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray was born in 1790 in Barnwell Dist., SC, USA, the child of Benjamin Ray and Rachel Jefcoat. Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray married Elizabeth Jeter, and had children including Charles Benjamin Ray. Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray passed away in 1854 in Barnwell, SC, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray was born in 1790 in Barnwell Dist., SC, USA, the child of Benjamin Ray and Rachel Jefcoat.
  • Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray married Elizabeth Jeter, and had children including Charles Benjamin Ray.
  • Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray passed away in 1854 in Barnwell, SC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ray
1763 – 1815
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Rachel Jefcoat
1763 – 1850
Birth Location: Barnwell South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Jeter
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Ray
1829 – 1888
Birth Location: Barnwell Dist., USA
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Benjamin Ray's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ray
1790 – 1854
Birth Place: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
Parents
Benjamin Ray
1763 – 1815
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Rachel Jefcoat
1763 – 1850
Barnwell South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George (Alfred) Wray
1731 – 1804
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Bragg
1743 – 1813
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Jefcoat
1752 – 1820
Rachel (Zelphir) Bolin
1745 – 1791
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Capt Ray
1696 – 1758
Helen Walker
1697 – 1758
Jacob (Jephcot)
1725 – 1790
Keresley Corley
1728 – 1790
John Bolin
1720 – 1790
Mary Zelphir
1723 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Wray
1672 – 1724
George (Merchant)
1657 – 1732
Ann Keith
1674 – 1703
Samuel (Jephcot)
1657 – 1752
Catherine Jeffcoat
1663 – 1752
John Corley
1720 –
Issaballa Corley
1700 –
Robert Bollin
Ann Whitlock

Benjamin Ray's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Aaron (1790–1854)) Ray (1790 – 1854) m. Elizabeth Jeter (1805 – 5 Feb 1878)
  1. 1. Charles (Benjamin) Ray (1829 – Aug 1888) m. Phoebee Connell (abt 1837 – 1860)
    1. 1. Katharine (P.) Ray (15 May 1858 – 13 Jun 1943) m. Starling (B) Creech (13 Feb 1857 – 16 Feb 1932)
      1. 1. Susan (D) Creech (Dec 1885 – 5 Apr 1929) m. James (R) Ray (1883 – 1935)
        1. 1. Clothilde ray m. Cecil Zorn

Benjamin Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray in Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
Barnwell Dist., SC, USA
1854
1854
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Aaron (1790–1854) Ray in Barnwell, SC, USA
Barnwell, SC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Barnwell Dist., SC, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Barnwell, SC, USA
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