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Col. James R. Bray 1609–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1609

Birth Location: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1691

Death Location: Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: John Bray

Mother: Anne Chetwode

Spouse(s): Angelica Burgess

Children(s): James Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Thomas Bray, Anne Bray, David Bray

The story of Col. James R. Bray began in 1609 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England. Col. James R. Bray married Angelica Burgess, and had children including Anne Bray, David Bray, Elizabeth Bray, James Bray, Thomas Bray. Col. James R. Bray passed away in 1691 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. James R. Bray began in 1609 in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Col. James R. Bray married Angelica Burgess, and had children including Anne Bray, David Bray, Elizabeth Bray, James Bray, Thomas Bray.
  • Col. James R. Bray passed away in 1691 in Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Bray's Ancestors

Self
Col. Bray
1609–1691
Birth Place: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
John Bray
1585–1616
Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England
Anne Chetwode
1584–1621
Chetwood, Birmingham, England
Grandparents
Edmund Bray
1568–
Hailes Abbey, Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy (Ann) Tracy
1563–1612
Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Richard) Chetwode
1560–1635
Warkworth, Northumberland, England
Jane Drewerie
1560–1635
England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Bray
1526–1620
Agnes Harman
1537–1600
John Knight
1544–1591
Anne Throckmorton
1546–1581
Richard Chetwode
1528–1560
Agnes Woodhull
1542–1575
William Drury
1527–1579
Margaret Wentworth
1530–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald Bray
1509–
Anne Monington
1501–1569
Edmund Harman
1503–1577
Agnes Sylvester
1504–1576
Richard Tracy
1503–1569
Agnes Digby
1501–1550
Thomas Throckmorton
1515–1586
Margaret Whittington
1518–1578
Roger Chetwode
1500–1536
Ellen Masterson
1500–1528
Anthony Woodhull
1518–1542
Anne Smith
1518–1565
Eliza Bruden
–1612
Thomas Wentworth
1501–1551
Baroness Fortescue
1502–1551

Col. Bray's Descendants

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Col. (James R.) Bray (7 Jul 1609–24 Oct 1691) m. Angelica Burgess (1611–1693)
  1. 1. James Bray 1662–1725 m. Mourning Burgh 1660–1711
    1. 1. Angelica Bray 1694–1720 m. Llewellyn Eppes 1691–1758
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bray 1692–1774
  2. 2. Elizabeth Bray 1624–1661
  3. 3. Thomas Bray 1630–1700
  4. 4. Anne Bray 1650–1711 m. Robert Booth 1644–1692 m. Peter Temple 1660–1694 m. Mongo Inglis 1657–1719
  5. 5. David Bray 1666–1717 m. Judith Minge 1675–1720

Col. Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1609
7 Jul 1609
Birth of Col. James R. Bray in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
1691
24 Oct 1691
Age 82
Death of Col. James R. Bray in Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1609
    Event Place: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1691
    Event Place: Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British Colonial America

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