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John Pray 1632–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1632

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1676

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Quinton Pray

Mother: Joan Pray

Spouse(s): Joanna Pray

Children(s): Dorothy Forbes, Joseph Pray, Ephraim Sr.

John Pray / was born in 1632 in Suffolk, England, the child of Quinton Pray And Joan Valliance Pray. John Pray married Joanna Downan Pray, and had children including Dorothy Pray Forbes, Ephraim Pray Sr, Joseph Pray. John Pray / passed away in 1676 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Pray // was born in 1632 in Suffolk, England, the child of Quinton Pray And Joan Valliance Pray.
  • John Pray // married Joanna Downan Pray, and had children including Dorothy Pray Forbes, Ephraim Pray Sr, Joseph Pray.
  • John Pray // passed away in 1676 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Quinton Pray
1595–1667
Birth Location: England
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Joan Pray
1599–1672
Birth Location: Mayfield Essex England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Pray
1640–1699
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Forbes
1664–1753
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Pray
1673–1748
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Ephraim Sr.
1661–1710
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John Pray's Ancestors

Self
John Pray
1632–1676
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Quinton Pray
1595–1667
England
Joan (Valliance) Pray
1599–1672
Mayfield Essex England
Grandparents
Richard (Pray) Sr.
1566–1632
Blofield, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Marion (Pinon) Pray
1565–1632
South Berwick, Yorkshire, England
Richard (James) Valliance
1580–1650
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Margaret (Peckham) Valliance
1585–1665
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Pray
1504–1609
Jane Pray
1524–1566
Richard I
1545–1608
Lady Habberley
1547–1586
Sir Peckham
1540–1616
Margaret Peckman
1540–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Peckman
1500–1566
Made Peckman
1505–1579

John Pray's Descendants

1.
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John Pray (1632–31 Oct 1676) m. Joanna (Downan) Pray (1640–18 JUL 1699)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Pray) Forbes 1664–1753 m. Daniel (Forbes) II 1620–1687
    1. 1. Sarah (Forbes) Hall 1706–1790 m. Hatevil (Hall) II 1707–1797
      1. 1. Mercy (Hall) Leighton 1738–1792 m. Joseph Leighton 1733–1803
        1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betsey' Leighton) Winslow 1776–1843 m. James Winslow 1774–1863
        2. 2. Stephen Leighton 1764–1847 m. Ruth (Crague) Leighton 1758–1843
        3. 3. Jeremiah Leighton 1793–1884 m. Sarah (T. Field) Leighton 1796–1872
        4. 4. Ezekiel Leighton 1767–1819 m. Martha (Crague) Leighton 1772–1811
        5. 5. Andrew Leighton 1762–1830 m. Mary (Weymouth) Leighton 1764–1845
      2. 2. Hatevil (Hall) III 1736–1804 m. Ruth (Winslow) Hall 1736–1798
        1. 1. Hatevil (Hall) IV 1770–1830 m. Judith (Morgan) Hall 1775–1853
      3. 3. Ebenezer Hall 1741–1807 m. Hannah (Anderson) Hall 1743–1808
        1. 1. Abraham Hall 1765–1848 m. Elizabeth (Betsy Sanborn) Hall 1769–1828
    2. 2. Daniel (Forbes) III 1690–1771 m. Anna (Lord) Forbes 1697–1745
      1. 1. Daniel (Forbes) IV 1724– m. Elizabeth (Hodsdon) Furbish 1725–
      2. 2. Nathan Forbes 1726–1757 m. Mary (Emery) Forbes 1732–1819
        1. 1. Josiah Forbes 1754–1808 m. Catherine (Allen) Forbes 1755–
        2. 2. Mehitable (Forbes) Seeley 1757–1841 m. Thomas (Merifield) Seeley 1750–1799
    3. 3. Rebecca (Furbish) Gould 1694–1782 m. Benjamin (Gould) Sr. 1693–1781
      1. 1. Benjamin (Gould) Jr. 1717–1806
      2. 2. Samuel Gould 1728–1806
    4. 4. Katherine (Forbes) Allen 1708–1797
    5. 5. Joseph Forbes 1710–1795
    6. 6. Benjamin Forbes 1712–1786
    7. 7. William (Forbes) Sr. 1703–1757
    8. 8. John Forbes 1699–1756
    9. 9. Dorothy (Forbes) Harford 1704–1807
  2. 2. Joseph Pray 1673–1748 m. Mary (Grant) Pray 1675–1719
    1. 1. Rev. (Peter) Pray 1708–1806 m. Mary (Roberts) Pray 1712–
      1. 1. Moses (Pray) Sr. 1737–1811 m. Margaret (Frost) Pray 1760–1833
        1. 1. Mark (Wentworth) Pray 1776–1853 m. Mary ("Molly" Clark) Pray 1772–1853
  3. 3. Ephraim (Pray) Sr. 1661–1710 m. Elizabeth (Ann Hayden) Pray 1663–1700
    1. 1. Ephraim (Pray) Jr. 1681–1744 m. Grace (Booth) Pray 1677–1754
      1. 1. Grace (Pray) Read 1707–1739 m. Joseph Read 1708–1769
        1. 1. Hannah (Read) Whitwell 1734–1830 m. Oliver Whitwell 1730–
    2. 2. Elisabeth Pray 1685–1722

John Pray's Timeline

2 Records

1632
1632
Birth of John Pray // in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1676
31 Oct 1676
Age 44
Death of John Pray // in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1676
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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