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Colonel James Bray 1609–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1609

Birth Location: Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 24 October 1690

Death Location: Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Bray

Mother: Anne Chetwode

Spouse(s): Angelica Gibson, Angelica Burgess, Susannah Smith, Angelica Gibson

Children(s): Col. Bray, Richard Bray, Margaret Bray

The story of Colonel James Bray began in 1609 in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England. Colonel James Bray married Angelica White Apron Bray Burgess, Angelica Burgess Gibson, Angelica Gibson, Susannah Smith, and had children including Col David Bray, Margaret Bray, Richard Bray. Colonel James Bray passed away in 1690 in Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel James Bray began in 1609 in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Colonel James Bray married Angelica White Apron Bray Burgess, Angelica Burgess Gibson, Angelica Gibson, Susannah Smith, and had children including Col David Bray, Margaret Bray, Richard Bray.
  • Colonel James Bray passed away in 1690 in Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bray
1585–1641
Birth Location: Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
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Anne Chetwode
1584–1609
Birth Location: Chetwood, Birmingham, England
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Spouses(s)

Angelica Gibson
1610–1663
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
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Angelica Burgess
1611–1693
Birth Location: James City, York, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Smith
1611–1650
Birth Location: London, England
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Angelica Gibson
1634–1698
Birth Location: James City, York, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Col. Bray
1666–1717
Birth Location: Wilmington Parish, Independent Cities, James City, Virginia, USA
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Richard Bray
1645–1691
Birth Location: Marton, Shropshire, England
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Margaret Bray
–1695
Birth Location: –
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Colonel Bray's Ancestors

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Colonel Bray
1609–1690
Birth Place: Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Giles Bray
1585–1641
Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
Anne (Chetwood) Chetwode
1584–1609
Chetwood, Birmingham, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Edmond) Bray
1568–1620
Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy (Ann) Tracy-Conway-Bray
1563–1612
Toddington, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Chetwode
1550–1604
Oakley, Stafford, England, Great Britain
Anne Leach
1555–
Nantwich, Chester, England, Great Britain
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Bray's Descendants

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Colonel (James) Bray (7 Jul 1609–24 October 1690) m. Angelica (Burgess) Gibson (1610–1663) m. Angelica ((White Apron) Bray) Burgess (1611–1693) m. Susannah Smith (1611–abt 1650) m. Angelica Gibson (1634–After 1698)
  1. 1. Col. (David) Bray 1666–1717 m. Judith Bray 1675–1720 m. Judith Minge 1675–1720
    1. 1. Angelica Bray 1690–1761 m. Francis (Llewellyn) Eppes 1690–1758 m. Colonel (Henry Baker II) BURGESS 1684–1712 m. Colonel (Henry Baker (5)) III 1684–1739
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann EPPS) Nance 1718–1787 m. William Nance 1728–1771 m. William (Jr.) Nance 1714–1771
        1. 1. Sarah Guyton 1742–1816 m. John Lanier 1738–1809 m. James Byrd 1772–1844 m. Nathaniel (Nate Guyton) Sr 1735–1810 m. John Lanier 1738–1793
  2. 2. Richard Bray 1645–1691
  3. 3. Margaret Bray –1695

Colonel Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1609
7 Jul 1609
Birth of Colonel James Bray in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1690
24 October 1690
Age 81
Death of Colonel James 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: Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1690
    Event Place: Middle Plantation, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
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