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Benjamin Wray 1663–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: Mary Braithwaite

Mother: William Wray

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Moses I

Benjamin Wray was born in 1663 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Mary Braithwaite And William Wray. Benjamin Wray had children including Moses Rhea Wray I. Benjamin Wray passed away in 1753 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wray was born in 1663 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Mary Braithwaite And William Wray.
  • Benjamin Wray had children including Moses Rhea Wray I.
  • Benjamin Wray passed away in 1753 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Wray's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wray
1663–1753
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Mary Braithwaite
1640–1700
Yorkshire, England
William Wray
1640–1731
Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wray's Descendants

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Benjamin Wray (1663–1753)
  1. 1. Moses (Rhea (Wray)) I 1701–1780 m. Mary (Ann) Murphy 1711–1773
    1. 1. Moses (RAY\REA\RHEA\Wray) Jr. 1727–1802 m. Elizabeth (Mary "Betty") Morris 1740–1805
      1. 1. Margaret Wray 1768–1860 m. Jesse Graham 1767–1807
        1. 1. Nancy Graham 1806–1854 m. James (A.) Monks 1798–1852

Benjamin Wray's Timeline

2 Records

1663
1663
Birth of Benjamin Wray in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1753
1753
Age 90
Death of Benjamin Wray in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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