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Col. Jesse Ray 1760–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1760

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Feb 1839

Death Location: Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Ray

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

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The story of Col. Jesse Ray began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States. Col. Jesse Ray passed away in 1839 in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Jesse Ray began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.
  • Col. Jesse Ray passed away in 1839 in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.

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Col. Ray's Ancestors

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Col. Ray
1760–1839
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Hugh Ray
1734–1794
Parrish, County Cork, Ireland
Elizabeth Gordon
1738–1835
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Rhea
1715–1802
Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth Clark
1726–1804
Beverly Manor Plantation, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ann Rhea
1690–1715
James Clark
1704–1778
Elizabeth Summers
1705–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1665–1735
Elizabeth Lumpkin
1667–1734
John Summers
1683–1705
Elizabeth Thompson
1689–1722

Col. Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1760
16 Oct 1760
Birth of Col. Jesse Ray in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1839
10 Feb 1839
Age 79
Death of Col. Jesse Ray in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1760
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

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