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Colonel Jesse Ray 1760–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1760

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1839

Death Location: Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina

Father: William Ray

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Eleanor Baker

Children(s): Elizabeth Calloway

The story of Colonel Jesse Ray / began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA. Colonel Jesse Ray married Eleanor Baker, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Ray Calloway. Colonel Jesse Ray / passed away in 1839 in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Jesse Ray // began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA.
  • Colonel Jesse Ray // married Eleanor Baker, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Ray Calloway.
  • Colonel Jesse Ray // passed away in 1839 in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Ray's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Ray
1760–1839
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Ray
1734–1782
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Gordon
1738–1835
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Fergus (Rea (Rae)) (Ray)
1700–1763
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (STOCKDALE) Ray
1703–1763
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary (Sarah) Chapman
1707–1795
Charles County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Rea)
1655–1732
Elizabeth Dunlope
1670–1730
Ralph Stockdale
1670–
Elizabeth Dunlope
1670–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marion Tweedie
1640–1687

Colonel Ray's Descendants

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Colonel (Jesse) Ray (16 Oct 1760–10 Feb 1839) m. Eleanor Baker (24 December 1765–22 Dec 1842)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy" RAY) Calloway 1782–1868 m. Thomas (F Calloway) III 1777–1835
    1. 1. James (M) Calloway 1824–1898 m. Frances ("Fannie" STRINGER) Calloway 1823–1904
      1. 1. Catherine ("Katie") Calloway 1851–1909 m. John (Reed) Wyatt 1840–1896
        1. 1. Myrtle (Edith MYRTIE) Calloway 1876–1920 m. Thomas (Martin) Gambill 1872–1941

Colonel Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1760
16 Oct 1760
Birth of Colonel Jesse Ray // in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1839
10 Feb 1839
Age 79
Death of Colonel Jesse Ray // in Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina
Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina

Sources

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

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

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