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Colonel David Bray 1666–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1717

Death Location: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States

Father: Colonel Sr.

Mother: Angelica Burgess

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The story of Colonel David Bray began in 1666 in Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA. Colonel David Bray passed away in 1717 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel David Bray began in 1666 in Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA.
  • Colonel David Bray passed away in 1717 in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States.

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Colonel Bray's Ancestors

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Colonel Bray
1666–1717
Birth Place: Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel James R. Bray, Sr.
1609–1691
Great Barrington, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Angelica ("White Apron") Burgess
1611–1693
James City, York, Virginia colony
Grandparents
John (Giles Bray,) Sir
1585–1641
Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Knightly
1582–1618
Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Thomas Burgess
1576–1626
Truro, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Pye
1572–1626
Truro, Tregownie, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Burgess
1554–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Burges
1520–1594
Sarah Ray
1525–1626

Colonel Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of Colonel David Bray in Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA
Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA
1717
21 Oct 1717
Age 51
Death of Colonel David Bray in Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Wilmington Parish, James City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1717
    Event Place: Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States

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