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John Pray 1636–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAR 1636

Birth Location: Frant, East Sussex Co., England

Death Date: 2 NOV 1676

Death Location: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

Father: Quinton Pray

Mother: Joan Villiance

Spouse(s): Joanna Downham

Children(s): Joseph Pray

In 1636, John Pray entered the world in Frant, East Sussex Co., England, born to Quinton Pray And Joan Villiance. John Pray married Joanna Downham, and had children including Joseph Pray. John Pray passed away in 1676 in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1636, John Pray entered the world in Frant, East Sussex Co., England, born to Quinton Pray And Joan Villiance.
  • John Pray married Joanna Downham, and had children including Joseph Pray.
  • John Pray passed away in 1676 in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Quinton Pray
1595–1667
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Joan Villiance
1599–1667
Birth Location: Yorkshire Co., England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna Downham
1644–1699
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
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Children(s)

Joseph Pray
1673–1748
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
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John Pray's Ancestors

Self
John Pray
1636–1676
Birth Place: Frant, East Sussex Co., England
Parents
Quinton Pray
1595–1667
Sussex, England
Joan Villiance
1599–1667
Yorkshire Co., England
Grandparents
Richard Villiance
1575–1667
Mayfield, East Sussex Co., England
Margaret Peckham
1578–1638
York, East Riding Yorkshire Co., England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pray's Descendants

1.
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John Pray (5 MAR 1636–2 NOV 1676) m. Joanna Downham (1644–11 SEP 1699)
  1. 1. Joseph Pray 1673–1748 m. Mary Grant 1676–1719
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pray 1704–1755 m. Samuel Walton 1705–1763
      1. 1. Jane Walton 1728–1770 m. Ebenezer Downes 1725–1803
        1. 1. Judith Downes 1763–1806 m. Isaac Nash 1763–1852
    2. 2. Samuel Pray 1711–1807 m. Dorothy Cromwell 1713–1757
      1. 1. Moses Pray 1737–1811 m. Margaret Frost 1760–1833 m. Alice (Ellis) Guptail 1743–1774
        1. 1. Dorothia Pray 1786–1855 m. James Gowen 1784–1858
        2. 2. Thomas Pray 1760–
        3. 3. Eunice Pray 1762–1839 m. Timothy Ricker 1761–1863
        4. 4. Isaac Pray 1765–1840 m. Elizabeth Woglam 1754–1842
        5. 5. Moses Pray 1769–1843 m. Rachel McCarroll 1773–1844
        6. 6. John Pray 1774– m. Dorcus Lord 1770–
        7. 7. Mark (Wentworth) Pray 1776– m. Molly Clark(e) 1772–
        8. 8. Chadbourne Pray 1778– m. Abigail Brackett 1783–

John Pray's Timeline

3 Records

1636
5 MAR 1636
Birth of John Pray in Frant, East Sussex Co., England
Frant, East Sussex Co., England
1676
31 OCT 1676
Age 40
Death of John Pray in Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
1676
2 NOV 1676
Age 40
Burial of John Pray in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1636
    Event Place: Frant, East Sussex Co., England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1676
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
    Record Source: Online Website, searched 942015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1676
    Event Place: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.
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