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Henry Bradford Bray 1742–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 07 Jan 1812

Death Location: Bear Creek (Chatham County), Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Bray

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Sarah Yokley

Children(s): Sarah Bray, Solomon Bray, Jesse Bray, Eli Bray, Henry BRAY, Sarah Bray, Edward Bray, John Bray, Mary Bray, James Bray, Mary Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Martha Bray, Polly Bray, John Bray, Susan Bray, Edward Bray, John Bray, Solomon Bray, Mathias Bray, James Bray, William Bray

The story of Henry Bradford Bray began in 1742 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. Henry Bradford Bray married Sarah Yokley, and had children including Edward Bray, Eli Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Hannah Bray, Henry D Bray, Isabell Bray, James Bray, Jesse Madison Bray, John Bray, Martha Bray, Mary Bray, Mary Polly Bray, Mathias Josiah Bray, Polly Bray, Sarah Bray, Solomon Bray, Susan Bray, William Bray. Henry Bradford Bray passed away in 1812 in Bear Creek (Chatham County), Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Bradford Bray began in 1742 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Henry Bradford Bray married Sarah Yokley, and had children including Edward Bray, Eli Bray, Elizabeth Bray, Hannah Bray, Henry D Bray, Isabell Bray, James Bray, Jesse Madison Bray, John Bray, Martha Bray, Mary Bray, Mary Polly Bray, Mathias Josiah Bray, Polly Bray, Sarah Bray, Solomon Bray, Susan Bray, William Bray.
  • Henry Bradford Bray passed away in 1812 in Bear Creek (Chatham County), Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Bray
1715–1758
Birth Location: St Sepuchre, London, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Wilson
1716–1790
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Yokley
1744–1812
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Bray
1767–1837
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Solomon Bray
1777–1848
Birth Location: , Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Jesse Bray
1775–1845
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina
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Eli Bray
1778–1855
Birth Location: Chatham Co. N.C. USA
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Henry BRAY
1768–1854
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Bray
1773–1848
Birth Location: , Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Edward Bray
1760–1840
Birth Location: Orange Co. N.C.USA
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John Bray
1765–1821
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Bray
1770–1857
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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James Bray
1763–1857
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Bray
1801–1850
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Bray
1788–1855
Birth Location: –
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Martha Bray
1774–1851
Birth Location: –
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Polly Bray
1780–
Birth Location: of, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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John Bray
1760–1810
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Susan Bray
1803–
Birth Location: –
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Edward Bray
1769–1838
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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John Bray
1775–
Birth Location: –
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Solomon Bray
1774–1800
Birth Location: –
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Mathias Bray
1765–1825
Birth Location: of, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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James Bray
1766–1857
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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William Bray
1764–1821
Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Henry Bray's Ancestors

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Henry Bray
1742–1812
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Bray
1715–1758
St Sepuchre, London, North Carolina, United States
Mary Wilson
1716–1790
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (W) Bray
1650–1734
Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
Abigail (Guilford) Gorbes
1650–1710
Thomas (Hilleary) Wilson
1691–1744
, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Priscilla Wadsworth
1701–1744
, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Bray's Descendants

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Henry (Bradford) Bray (1742–07 Jan 1812) m. Sarah Yokley (1744–14 Jan 1812)
  1. 1. Sarah Bray 1767–1837
  2. 2. Solomon Bray 1777–1848
  3. 3. Jesse (Madison) Bray 1775–1845
  4. 4. Eli Bray 1778–1855 m. Mary Cox 1783–1850
    1. 1. Lemuel Bray 1813–1893 m. Mary (H) Branson 1824–1882
      1. 1. Eli (Manley) Bray 1849–1933 m. Eliza (Jane) Lingo 1851–1918
        1. 1. James (Henry) Bray 1875–1958 m. Matty (Bell) Cheadle 1884–1947 m. Dora (Ethal) McCurry 1878–1976
        2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Bray 1873–
        3. 3. Benjamin (A.) Bray 1878–
        4. 4. Labelle (Josephine) Bray 1879–
        5. 5. Louise (E) Bray 1885–1969
        6. 6. Walter (Taylor) Bray 1885–1970
        7. 7. Flora (Lillian) Bray 1885–
        8. 8. Luther (Edgar) Bray 1887–
        9. 9. William (Everet) Bray 1892–
        10. 10. Benage (A.) Bray 1877–
      2. 2. Martha (Ellen) Bray 1862–1944
      3. 3. Heniretta Bray 1866–
      4. 4. Jessie (Franklin) Bray 1840–
      5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bray 1840–
      6. 6. Thomas (B) BRAY 1845–1900
      7. 7. Orrin Bray 1852–
      8. 8. Mary (J) Bray 1855–
      9. 9. Emily (Caroline) Bray 1857–
      10. 10. James (M) Bray 1859–
    2. 2. Solomon Bray 1802–1848
    3. 3. Lydia Bray 1805–1866
    4. 4. Matthew Bray 1806–1848
    5. 5. Samuel Bray 1806–1870
    6. 6. Jane Bray 1808–1865
    7. 7. Elijah Bray 1809–1881
    8. 8. Sarah Bray 1810–1900
    9. 9. Jeremiah Bray 1812–1894
    10. 10. Ruth Bray 1812–1856
    11. 11. Andrew Bray 1827–
  5. 5. Henry (D) BRAY 1768–1854
  6. 6. Sarah Bray 1773–1848
  7. 7. Edward Bray 1760–1840
  8. 8. John Bray 1765–1821
  9. 9. Mary Bray 1770–1857
  10. 10. James Bray 1763–1857
  11. 11. Mary (Polly) Bray 1801–1850
  12. 12. Elizabeth Bray 1788–1855
  13. 13. Martha Bray 1774–1851
  14. 14. Polly Bray 1780–
  15. 15. John Bray 1760–1810
  16. 16. Susan Bray 1803–
  17. 17. Edward Bray 1769–1838
  18. 18. John Bray 1775–
  19. 19. Solomon Bray 1774–1800
  20. 20. Mathias (Josiah) Bray 1765–1825
  21. 21. James Bray 1766–1857
  22. 22. William Bray 1764–1821 m. Margaret (Wilson) Brooks 1775–1845
    1. 1. Nathan (B) Bray 1817–1883
    2. 2. Margaret Bray 1805–1860
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Bray) * 1809–1837
    4. 4. Fannie Bray 1800–1843
    5. 5. Fanny Bray 1798–1823
    6. 6. Nathan (B) Bray 1808–1896
    7. 7. Martha (Patsy) Bray 1804–1885 m. Semore York 1799–1855
      1. 1. Spencer (Daniel) York 1832–1919
    8. 8. Mahala (B) Bray 1819–1868
    9. 9. Calvin (Duncan) BRAY 1814–1881
    10. 10. Nancy Bray 1810–
    11. 11. Margaret Bray 1798–1845
    12. 12. Sarah Bray 1794–1865 m. Samuel (Andrew) McDaniel –1876
      1. 1. Alfred ((Alford?) Samuel) McDaniel 1828–1861 m. ANN (CATHERINE) VAUGHN 1833–1923 m. ANN (CATHERINE) VAUGHN 1833–1923 m. Alfred (M) Mcdaniel 1828–
        1. 1. JAMES (MARION) MCDANIEL 1852–
        2. 2. WL McDaniel 1853–
        3. 3. James (Jackson) McDaniel 1854–1931
        4. 4. John (L) McDaniel 1855–
        5. 5. Martha (S) Mcdaniel 1857–1937
        6. 6. Charles (Bradshaw) McDaniel 1859–1942
        7. 7. JAMES (MARION) MCDANIEL 1852–
        8. 8. WL McDaniel 1853–
        9. 9. James (Jackson) McDaniel 1854–1931
        10. 10. John (L) McDaniel 1855–
        11. 11. Martha (S) Mcdaniel 1857–1937
        12. 12. Charles (Bradshaw) McDaniel 1859–1942
      2. 2. Harriet (Haywood) McDaniel 1822–1904
      3. 3. America (Ann) McDaniel 1823–1888
      4. 4. Nancy (Lula) McDaniel 1830–1917
      5. 5. William (Jasper) McDaniel 1832–1883
      6. 6. Francis (Marion) McDaniel 1835–1903
      7. 7. Sarah McDaniel 1844–
      8. 8. Martha McDaniel 1834–1876
      9. 9. Andrew (J) McDaniel 1837–
      10. 10. Margaret (Brooks) McDaniel 1826–1891
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Jane) McDaniel 1840–1912
      12. 12. Sarah McDaniel 1844–
      13. 13. George McDaniel 1826–
      14. 14. Catharine McDaniel 1839–
      15. 15. Colombus McDaniel 1842–
    13. 13. Mary (Polly) Bray 1789–1850
    14. 14. Nancy (Jane) Bray 1782–1870
    15. 15. Josiah Bray 1795–1796
    16. 16. William Bray 1799–1846
    17. 17. Mark Bray 1796–1869 m. Margaret Patterson 1802–
    18. 18. Harris Bray 1798–1885 m. Rachel (Ellen) Moon 1798–1876
      1. 1. Emeline Bray 1840–
      2. 2. William (M.) Bray 1840–
      3. 3. Alfred Bray 1822–1894 m. Mary Bray 1826–
        1. 1. Lilian Bray 1859–
        2. 2. Oliver Bray 1865–
      4. 4. Younger (Lawrence) Bray 1840–1880
      5. 5. Rachel (Ellen) Bray 1838–1910 m. David Sheets 1834–
        1. 1. Albert Sheets 1878–
        2. 2. George Sheets 1877–
        3. 3. Frank Sheets 1865–
        4. 4. William Sheets 1858–
        5. 5. Annie Sheets 1871–
        6. 6. Ida Sheets 1868–
        7. 7. George Sheets 1865–
        8. 8. Laura Sheets 1861–
        9. 9. Daniel Sheets 1874–
        10. 10. Fred Sheets 1876–
      6. 6. William (Harris) Bray 1835–1865 m. Caroline M. 1840–
      7. 7. Alfred (D) Bray 1834–1901 m. Eliza (Ann "Annie") Lowder 1839–1907 m. Minnie Thompson 1836–
        1. 1. Alfred (Miletus) Bray 1861–1921 m. Mary (Pauline) Spurling 1884–1939
        2. 2. Amanda (Ellen) Bray 1863–1964
        3. 3. Sarah (V) Bray 1866–1920
        4. 4. Annie Bray 1876–1898
        5. 5. Joseph (S.) Bray 1874–1937
        6. 6. Wealthy Bray 1877–1900 m. Alanzo (Joseph or Joseph A) Fugate 1858–1910
      8. 8. Riley Bray 1832–1905 m. Lydia (Ann) Rowan 1849–1920
        1. 1. Forrest ("Frosty") Bray 1879–1951
      9. 9. John (Wesley) Bray 1830–1912 m. Margarret Bray 1840–
        1. 1. James (Martin) Bray 1865–1928
      10. 10. Elijah ("Eli" Thomas) Bray 1827–1918 m. Isabelle (Agnes) Marlin 1830–1918
        1. 1. Ella Bray 1869–
        2. 2. Eli (T Bray) Jr 1863–
        3. 3. Edward (Newton) Bray 1851–1919 m. Anna (Cornelia) Morton 1864–1919
        4. 4. George (Enoch) Bray 1856–1890 m. Arvilla (Augusta) Scott 1859–1923
        5. 5. Calvin (Duncan Mark) Bray 1858–1952 m. Laura King 1865–1908
        6. 6. Thomas (Carson) Bray 1863–1895
        7. 7. Rachel (Ellen) Bray 1869–1957
        8. 8. DeWitt (Clinton) Bray 1853–1856
        9. 9. Samuel (Harris) Bray 1861–1953 m. Margaret (Jane) Dillon 1869–
      11. 11. Austin Bray 1823–1919 m. Jane (Eliza) McNeff 1827–1870 m. Margaret Hutchens 1837–
        1. 1. William (Riley) Bray 1849–1849
        2. 2. Carrie (Melika) Bray 1862–1863
        3. 3. Polly (Angerine) Bray 1854–1855
        4. 4. Mariah (Elizabeth) Bray 1852–1917
        5. 5. Mary (Adaline) Bray 1846–1903
        6. 6. Ch. Lowder 1866–1934
        7. 7. Wealty (Elnorah) Bray 1860–1861
        8. 8. Oscar Bray 1878–
        9. 9. William (Thomas) Bray 1876–1955
      12. 12. Bradley (Brantley) Bray 1820–1898 m. Fanny Plummer 1822–1902
        1. 1. Mary (E) Bray 1854–1859
        2. 2. Levi (Harris) Bray 1841–1913 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Grate 1858–1942 m. Susan (Esther) Denton 1858–1888
        3. 3. John (Wesley) Bray 1850–1881
        4. 4. William (A.) Bray 1848–1932
        5. 5. Ida (Uretta) Bray 1861–1938 m. Joseph Searle 1862–1904
      13. 13. Nancy Larodus 1825–1885 m. James (Madison) Lowder 1822–1859
        1. 1. Martha (J) Lowder 1848–1860
        2. 2. Sarah (Siddlecome "Sadie") Lowder 1856–1928 m. Marion Rickman 1852–1937
        3. 3. Caleb (Harrison) Lowder 1845–1927 m. Amanda (Ellen) Jester 1847–1865 m. Eliza (J) Rogers 1838–1910 m. Lucinda Johns 1845–1950
        4. 4. Rachel (E) Day 1844–1920 m. Dr. (Erastus William) Mendenhall 1836–1907 m. Warner (L) Day 1836–1871
        5. 5. William (Alanzo) Lowder 1853–1923 m. Millie (America) Marling 1859–1919

Henry Bray's Timeline

4 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Henry Bradford Bray in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1742
1742
Birth of Henry Bradford Bray in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1760
1760
Age 18
Henry Bradford Bray was married in NC
NC
1812
07 Jan 1812
Age 70
Death of Henry Bradford Bray in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1741; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5388.049; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5388.009; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5388.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5388.010; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: NC
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1741; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: About 1774-1812
    Event Place: Chatham County North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1812
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1741; Birth city: Orange Co; Birth state: NC
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bear Creek (Chatham County), Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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