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Colonel James Bray 1609–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1609

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

Death Date: 24 Oct 1691

Death Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA

Father: John Sir

Mother: Anne Chetwode

Spouse(s): Angelica Burgess

Children(s): Margaret Bray

In 1609, Colonel James Bray entered the world in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Giles Bray Sir And Anne Chetwood Chetwode. Colonel James Bray married Angelica White Apron Burgess, and had children including Margaret Anne Bray. Colonel James Bray passed away in 1691 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1609, Colonel James Bray entered the world in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Giles Bray Sir And Anne Chetwood Chetwode.
  • Colonel James Bray married Angelica White Apron Burgess, and had children including Margaret Anne Bray.
  • Colonel James Bray passed away in 1691 in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sir
1585–1641
Birth Location: Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
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Anne Chetwode
1581–1640
Birth Location: Chetwood, Birmingham, England
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Spouses(s)

Angelica Burgess
1610–1693
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Margaret Bray
1621–1697
Birth Location: Jordan's Journey, Charles City, VA
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Colonel Bray's Ancestors

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Colonel Bray
1609–1691
Birth Place: Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Giles Bray, Sir
1585–1641
Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
Anne (Chetwood) Chetwode
1581–1640
Chetwood, Birmingham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Bray's Descendants

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Colonel (James) Bray (7 July 1609–24 Oct 1691) m. Angelica ("White Apron") Burgess (1610–1693)
  1. 1. Margaret (Anne) Bray 1621–1697 m. Thomas (CHAPMAN) ll 1619–1651
    1. 1. Thomas (Chapman) III 1640–1708 m. Margaret Perkins 1647–1695
      1. 1. Isabel Chapman 1662–1733 m. Thomas Tindall 1660–1714
        1. 1. William (T) Tindall 1695–1742 m. Sarah Leonard 1699–1731

Colonel Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1609
7 July 1609
Birth of Colonel James Bray in Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1691
24 Oct 1691
Age 82
Death of Colonel James Bray in Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1609
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1691
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
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