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John Giles Bray 1585–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Oct 1641

Death Location: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne

Father: Edmund Bray

Mother: Dorothy Tracy

Spouse(s): Ann Bray

Children(s): Elizabeth Braye, An Braye, Dorothy Bray, Giles Bray, James Bray, Jane Bray, Margaret Bray, Reginal Bray

In 1585, John Giles Bray entered the world in Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Bray And Dorothy Ann Tracy. John Giles Bray married Ann Bray, and had children including An Braye, Dorothy Bray, Elizabeth Braye, Giles Bray, James Bray, Jane Bray, Margaret Ann Bray, Reginal Bray. John Giles Bray passed away in 1641 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne.

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Biography

  • In 1585, John Giles Bray entered the world in Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Edmund Bray And Dorothy Ann Tracy.
  • John Giles Bray married Ann Bray, and had children including An Braye, Dorothy Bray, Elizabeth Braye, Giles Bray, James Bray, Jane Bray, Margaret Ann Bray, Reginal Bray.
  • John Giles Bray passed away in 1641 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bray's Ancestors

Self
John Bray
1585–1641
Birth Place: Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Bray
1568–1620
Hailes Abbey, Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy (Ann) Tracy
1563–1612
Toddington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Captain (Edmond\Edmund) Bray\Braye
1540–1620
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Bray
1509–1557
Ann Monington
1530–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bray
1460–1539
Johanna Halighwell
1464–1558
Sir Monington
1484–1551
Anne Tracy
1485–1551

John Bray's Descendants

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John (Giles) Bray (1585–22 Oct 1641) m. Ann Bray (1584–1691)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Braye 1619–1687 m. Robert Shield 1615–
    1. 1. Bridget (Renee) Shields 1637–1700 m. Anthony (Alexander) Sr 1635–1700
      1. 1. Anthony (II Shabazz) Alexander 1661–1741 m. Ann Jennett 1665–1695
    2. 2. Robert Shield 1640–1668
  2. 2. An Braye 1610–1612
  3. 3. Dorothy Bray 1608–
  4. 4. Giles Bray 1606–
  5. 5. James Bray 1609–1691
  6. 6. Jane Bray 1603–
  7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Bray 1616–1695
  8. 8. Reginal Bray 1608–1639

John Bray's Timeline

5 Records

1585
Bef 1 Apr 1585
Birth of John Giles Bray in Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England
1585
1585
Birth of John Giles Bray in Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1616
1616
Age 31
Death of John Giles Bray in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1641
22 Oct 1641/42
Age 56
Death of John Giles Bray in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
1641
22 Oct 1641
Age 56
Burial of John Giles Bray in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef 1 Apr 1585
    Event Place: Barrington Magna, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Barrington, Magna, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1641/42
    Event Place: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
    Record Source: Upper Brittany, France Deaths & Burials, 1540-1995, ABGH Parchemin; Rennes, France; S_Rennes_St Germain.xls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1641
    Event Place: Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, Bretagne
    Record Source: Upper Brittany, France Deaths & Burials, 1540-1995, ABGH Parchemin; Rennes, France; S_Rennes_St Germain.xls

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