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Henry Bray 1687–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Feb 1794

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Bray

Mother: Abigail Gorbes

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson

Children(s): Elizabeth Bray, Samuel Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Mary Bray, Sarah Bray, Henry Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Catherine Bray, Anna Bray, Edward Bray, Sarah Bray, Edward Bray, William Bray

Henry Bray was born in 1687 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, the child of William W Bray And Abigail Gilford Gorbes. In 1600, Henry Bray resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA. In 1750, Henry Bray resided in North Carolina, USA. Henry Bray married Mary Wilson, and had children including Anna Marie Bray, Catherine Bray, Edward Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Henry Bray, Mary Bray, Samuel Bray, Sarah Bray, Susanna Bray, William Bray. Henry Bray passed away in 1794 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Bray was born in 1687 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, the child of William W Bray And Abigail Gilford Gorbes.
  • In 1600, Henry Bray resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1750, Henry Bray resided in North Carolina, USA.
  • Henry Bray married Mary Wilson, and had children including Anna Marie Bray, Catherine Bray, Edward Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Henry Bray, Mary Bray, Samuel Bray, Sarah Bray, Susanna Bray, William Bray.
  • Henry Bray passed away in 1794 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Bray's Ancestors

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Henry Bray
1687–1794
Birth Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William W Bray
1640–1714
Maine, United States
Abigail (Gilford) Gorbes
1650–
Grandparents
WILLLIAM BRAY
1610–1682
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
HENRY BRAY
1580–
ELIZABETH JONES
1590–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Bray's Descendants

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Henry Bray (1687–11 Feb 1794) m. Mary Wilson (1717–1790)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Bray –1823
  2. 2. Samuel Bray 1776–1842
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bray 1750–
  4. 4. Mary Bray 1746–
  5. 5. Sarah Bray 1744–
  6. 6. Henry Bray 1742–1812
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bray 1739–1786
  8. 8. Catherine Bray 1737–1790
  9. 9. Anna (Marie) Bray 1735–1790
  10. 10. Edward Bray 1735–1800
  11. 11. Sarah Bray 1732–1790
  12. 12. Edward Bray 1720–1760
  13. 13. William Bray 1706–1774 m. Abigail Forbes –1728
    1. 1. George Bray 1728–
    2. 2. William Bray 1726–
    3. 3. Sarah Bray 1724–
    4. 4. Abigail Bray 1722–
    5. 5. John Bray 1720–
    6. 6. Henry Bray 1727–1798 m. catheryn jarbo 1731–1800
      1. 1. Mary Bray 1757–1820
      2. 2. Daniel Bray 1757–
      3. 3. Catherine (Bray) Roberts 1782–
      4. 4. Peter Bray 1767–1838
      5. 5. Frederick Bray 1766–
      6. 6. Cathryn (Christene) Bray 1765–1857
      7. 7. James Bray 1764–
      8. 8. Phillip (Henry) Bray 1764–1844
      9. 9. Philip Bray 1760–
      10. 10. Mary Bray 1757–1820
      11. 11. Jane (Bray) Dewitt 1756–1834
      12. 12. Margaret Bray 1753–1842
      13. 13. Jane Bray 1752–1843
      14. 14. William Bray 1772–1830 m. Ann Phillips 1772–1846
        1. 1. Phillip Bray 1811–1871
        2. 2. Sally (Bray) Houston 1810–
        3. 3. Frederick Bray 1809–1897
        4. 4. Catherine Bray 1807–1867
        5. 5. Nancy Bray 1803–1861
        6. 6. Jane Bray 1801–1851
        7. 7. George Bray 1800–1830
        8. 8. Elizabeth Bray 1797–1830
        9. 9. Henry Bray 1798–1844 m. Sarah Martin 1818–1870 m. Jane Masterson 1797–1832

Henry Bray's Timeline

5 Records

1600
1600-1935
Henry Bray resided here in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1687
1687
Birth of Henry Bray in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
1750
1750-1910
Age 63
Henry Bray resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1790
1790
Age 103
Henry Bray resided here in Chatham, North Carolina
Chatham, North Carolina
1794
11 Feb 1794
Age 107
Death of Henry Bray in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1741; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1935
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: History of Surry County, or, Annals of northwest North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1910
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Page: 86; Image: 0131.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1794
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1741; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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