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Mary Jane Byrd 1805 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1805

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 05 May 1850

Death Location: Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Byrd

Mother: Lydia Adair

Spouse(s): William Gray

Children(s): Joseph Gray, John Gray, Allen Gray, William Gray, Joseph GRAY, William Gray, Thomas Gray, Caroline Dement-Bridgforth, George Gray, William Gray, David Gray, M. Gray, Harvey Gray, H.W. Gray, Asa Gray, Elizabeth Gray, James Gray

Mary Jane Byrd was born in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William M Byrd and Lydia Adair. In 1860, Mary Jane Byrd resided in Division 1, Lezonville, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Mary Jane Byrd married William John Gray, and had children including Joseph Benjamin Gray, John Marion Gray, Allen Gray, William Byrd Gray, Joseph Watson GRAY, William Memory Gray, Thomas Gray, Caroline Jane Dement-Bridgforth, George Washington Gray, William L. Gray, David Gray, M. E. Gray, Harvey W. Gray, H.W. Gray, Asa Memory Gray, Elizabeth Gray, James William Gray. Mary Jane Byrd passed away in 1850 in Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Byrd was born in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William M Byrd and Lydia Adair.
  • In 1860, Mary Jane Byrd resided in Division 1, Lezonville, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Mary Jane Byrd married William John Gray, and had children including Joseph Benjamin Gray, John Marion Gray, Allen Gray, William Byrd Gray, Joseph Watson GRAY, William Memory Gray, Thomas Gray, Caroline Jane Dement-Bridgforth, George Washington Gray, William L. Gray, David Gray, M. E. Gray, Harvey W. Gray, H.W. Gray, Asa Memory Gray, Elizabeth Gray, James William Gray.
  • Mary Jane Byrd passed away in 1850 in Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Byrd
1774 – 1856
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
WB
Lydia Adair
1770 – 1838
Birth Location: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, USA
LA

Spouses(s)

William Gray
1796 – 1857
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
WG

Children(s)

Joseph Gray
1823 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, Colonial Era
JG
John Gray
1824 –
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JG
Allen Gray
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: South Carolina
AG
William Gray
1827 – 1878
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama, USA
WG
Joseph GRAY
1828 – 1868
Birth Location: South Carolina
JG
William Gray
1828 – 1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
WG
Thomas Gray
1831 – 1870
Birth Location: Alabama
TG
Caroline Dement-Bridgforth
1833 – 1857
Birth Location: Elkmont, Limestone, Alabama, USA
CD
George Gray
1834 – 1871
Birth Location: South Carolina
GG
William Gray
1836 –
Birth Location: Alabama
WG
David Gray
1836 –
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
DG
M. Gray
1837 – 1843
Birth Location: Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA
MG
Harvey Gray
1839 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
HG
H.W. Gray
1840 –
Birth Location: Alabama
HG
Asa Gray
1840 – 1899
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
AG
Elizabeth Gray
1841 –
Birth Location: –
EG
James Gray
1848 – 1909
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
JG

Mary Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Mary Byrd
1805 – 1850
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William M Byrd
1774 – 1856
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Lydia Adair
1770 – 1838
Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Byrd
1750 – 1803
Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Buster
1751 – 1814
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
William Adair
1747 – 1831
nc.
Mary Hodges
1744 – 1824
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Byrd
1717 – 1808
Sarah Carter
1729 – 1810
William Buster
1729 – 1795
Jane Woods
1735 – 1792
Richard Hodges
1700 – 1751
Sarah Wilkins
1713 – 1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Byrd
1695 – 1777
Bridgetta Huling
1695 – 1729
William (Bustard)
1703 – 1747
Elizabeth Wallace
1710 – 1777

Mary Byrd's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Jane) Byrd (11 Dec 1805 – 05 May 1850) m. William (John) Gray (21 September 1796 – 05 Sep 1857)
  1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Gray (1823 – )
  2. 2. John (Marion) Gray (1824 – UNKNOWN)
  3. 3. Allen Gray (15 Sep 1825 – 17 Apr 1897)
  4. 4. William (Byrd) Gray (07 Sep 1827 – 1878) m. Bettie (Thomas) Odom (Oct 1836 – 5 May 1934) m. Minerva (Dandridge) Bridgforth (1834 – 08 Jun 1854)
    1. 1. Lelia (Cherry) Gray (13 Nov 1858 – 5 May 1941) m. William (O.) Mason
      1. 1. Eleanor (Ferry) Mason (1899 – ) m. Stanley (Marion) Corbell (4 Mar 1894 – 05 Feb 1951)
        1. 1. John (Mason) Corbell (27 Oct 1931 – ) m. Barbara (S) Holman (abt 1940 – )
      2. 2. Lowell (H.) Mason
      3. 3. Lelia Mason m. Easson
        1. 1. Graeme Mason
    2. 2. Annie (Leona) Gray (14 August 1863 – 31 January 1935) m. Walter (Bruce) Maxwell (30 August 1852 – 20 September 1945)
      1. 1. Betty Meek (19 July 1885 – 24 June 1982)
      2. 2. Maurice (Clifton) Maxwell (14 October 1895 – 19 April 1934)
      3. 3. Annie (Byrd) Maxwell (16 February 1901 – 18 August 1982)
    3. 3. Carrie Jenkins (Apr 1866 – )
    4. 4. Carolyn (Jenks) Gray (20 April 1866 – 23 Dec 1954) m. James (Tipton) Merrin (25 Nov 1857 – 24 June 1920)
      1. 1. James (Tipton) Merrin (18 Nov 1888 – 16 Feb 1958) m. Ethel (Minnie) Davis (12 Jul 1892 – 27 Mar 1971)
        1. 1. James (Tipton Merrin) III (25 May 1915 – 25 Dec 1994) m. Hope (C) Fishburn (14 Oct 1921 – 14 Jan 2019)
        2. 2. Ethel (Gray) Merrin (14 Jan 1920 – 15 Feb 2000) m. John (Crutcher) Moss
      2. 2. Warren (Gray) Merrin (2 Nov 1890 – 30 October 1963) m. Goldie Coleman (09 Aug 1896 – 26 Nov 1991)
        1. 1. Betty (Frances) Merrin (30 Aug 1924 – 11 December 2003) m. Henry (James) Seegers (1 May 1923 – 3 July 2005)
        2. 2. Warren (Gray) Merrin (13 Sep 1926 – 21 Oct 1996) m. Doris (Eyre) Vance (5 Feb 1929 – 20 Aug 1987) m. Evelyn (Ann) Brantley (Jan 1930 – Feb 07 1988) m. Sue (Helen) Hill (9 Sep 1942 – 15 Dec 2022)
        3. 3. Ann (Coleman) Merrin (19 Apr 1929 – 3 Aug 2003) m. Arthur (Burnham) Cooper (11 Oct 1928 – 10 Dec 1999)
      3. 3. Edwin (Holt) Merrin (7 Mar 1898 – 10 August 1966)
      4. 4. Clifford (Knox) Merrin (27 Sep 1900 – 30 Nov 1977) m. Gertrude Bartels (21 April 1908 – 14 October 1997)
      5. 5. Carolyn (Gray) Merrin (23 Sep 1904 – 4 Oct 1993) m. James (A.) Prewitt (abt 1903 – )
        1. 1. Carolyn Prewitt (3 Oct 1923 – 14 Jun 2012) m. P (W) Bell
        2. 2. James (A) Prewitt (abt 1929 – )
    5. 5. William (Byrd) Gray (18 Aug 1872 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Nelle Gray (6 December 1876 – 27 January 1972)
      1. 1. Nellie Gray (2 April 1902 – 16 March 1968)
      2. 2. Lelia Jones (25 September 1904 – 27 January 1998)
      3. 3. Evelyn Gray (29 July 1909 – 13 February 2000)
  5. 5. Joseph (Watson) GRAY (Abt 1828 – After 1868)
  6. 6. William (Memory) Gray (08 Jan 1828 – 12 Aug 1897)
  7. 7. Thomas Gray (1831 – Bef. 1870)
  8. 8. Caroline (Jane) Dement-Bridgforth (16 January 1833 – 13 September 1857)
  9. 9. George (Washington) Gray (1834 – 1871)
  10. 10. William (L.) Gray (1836 – )
  11. 11. David Gray (1836 – )
  12. 12. M. (E.) Gray (02 Aug 1837 – 23 Oct 1843)
  13. 13. Harvey (W.) Gray (Sep 1839 – )
  14. 14. H.W. Gray (1840 – )
  15. 15. Asa (Memory) Gray (26 Feb 1840 – 12 Feb 1899)
  16. 16. Elizabeth Gray (1841 – )
  17. 17. James (William) Gray (25 Jan 1848 – 25 May 1909)

Mary Byrd's Timeline

3 Records

1805
11 Dec 1805
Birth of Mary Jane Byrd in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
1850
05 May 1850
Age 45
Death of Mary Jane Byrd in Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA
Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Mary Jane Byrd resided here in Division 1, Lezonville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Division 1, Lezonville, Jackson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 1, Lezonville, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Division 1, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 457; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 1850
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, De Soto, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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