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Matthias Gray 1740 – 1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Heworth, Durham, England

Death Date: 6 Jan 1792

Death Location: Felling, Durham, England

Father: Matthias Gray

Mother: Ann Laremouth

Spouse(s): Esther Sanders

Children(s): John Gray, Jane Gray, Edward Gray, Stephenson Gray, Catherine Gray, Margaret Gray, James Gray, Joseph Gray, Mary Gray

In 1740, Matthias Gray entered the world in Heworth, Durham, England, born to Matthias Gray and Ann Laremouth. Matthias Gray married Esther Sanders, and had children including John Gray, Jane Gray, Edward Gray, Stephenson Gray, Catherine Gray, Margaret Gray, James Gray, Joseph Stephenson Gray, Mary Gray. Matthias Gray passed away in 1792 in Felling, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Matthias Gray entered the world in Heworth, Durham, England, born to Matthias Gray and Ann Laremouth.
  • Matthias Gray married Esther Sanders, and had children including John Gray, Jane Gray, Edward Gray, Stephenson Gray, Catherine Gray, Margaret Gray, James Gray, Joseph Stephenson Gray, Mary Gray.
  • Matthias Gray passed away in 1792 in Felling, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthias Gray
1714 – 1762
Birth Location: Heworth, Co.Durham
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Ann Laremouth
1722 –
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Spouses(s)

Esther Sanders
1744 – 1819
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Children(s)

John Gray
1763 – 1819
Birth Location: Tanfield, Co.Durham
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Jane Gray
1766 – 1800
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Edward Gray
1769 – 1838
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Stephenson Gray
1771 – 1771
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Catherine Gray
1774 – 1841
Birth Location: Tanfield, Durham, England
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Margaret Gray
1775 –
Birth Location: Tanfield, Co.Durham
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James Gray
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Gray
1782 – 1855
Birth Location: Heworth,.Durham
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Mary Gray
1784 – 1844
Birth Location: Heworth, Co.Durham
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Matthias Gray's Ancestors

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Matthias Gray
1740 – 1792
Birth Place: Heworth, Durham, England
Parents
Matthias Gray
1714 – 1762
Heworth, Co.Durham
Ann Laremouth
1722 –
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthias Gray's Descendants

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Matthias Gray (1740 – 6 Jan 1792) m. Esther Sanders (Abt. 1744 – 22 Mar 1819)
  1. 1. John Gray (Aug 1763 – 27 Nov 1819)
  2. 2. Jane Gray (Abt. 1766 – 28 Jun 1800) m. Eden Fenwick (Abt. 1760 – )
  3. 3. Edward Gray (Abt. 1769 – Dec 1838)
  4. 4. Stephenson Gray (1771 – Nov 1771)
  5. 5. Catherine Gray (Abt. 1774 – 8 Apr 1841) m. John Reay (abt 1770 – )
    1. 1. John (Fenwick) Reay (23 Jul 1797 – Jan-Mar 1848)
    2. 2. Jane (Mary) Reay (30 Mar 1799 – )
    3. 3. William Reay (12 Jan 1802 – 1855)
    4. 4. Esther Reay (7 May 1804 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Reay (20 Nov 1806 – )
    6. 6. Catharine Reay (22 Oct 1809 – )
    7. 7. James (Gray) Reay (abt 1812 – 1878) m. Grace Clough (abt 1812 – Oct 1864)
      1. 1. Ann (Gray) Reay (abt 1840 – ) m. James Wilson (abt 1837 – )
        1. 1. John Wilson (1860 – )
      2. 2. James (Gray) Reay (Apr 1842 – Dec 1873) m. Mary (Ann Riding) Boothroyd (Apr 1839 – Nov 1892)
      3. 3. John (Gray) Reay (abt 1846 – )
      4. 4. Catherine (Gray) Reay (abt 1849 – abt 1841)
      5. 5. Robert Reay (1852 – Oct 1898)
      6. 6. Joseph Reay (9 Jan 1859 – )
    8. 8. Matthew (Dunn) Reay (7 Apr 1814 – 16 Mar 1865)
    9. 9. Joseph Reay (1816 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Gray (May 1775 – )
  7. 7. James Gray (1780 – 29 Sep 1835)
  8. 8. Joseph (Stephenson) Gray (2 Feb 1782 – 2 Mar 1855) m. Jane Knox (1802 – 7 Sep 1827) m. Ann Morrow (30 Nov 1803 – 29 Mar 1856)
    1. 1. Matthias Gray (1823 – Jun 1843)
    2. 2. Anne Gray (1826 – 22 Nov 1826)
    3. 3. Joseph Gray (abt 1834 – )
    4. 4. Robert Gray (abt 1835 – 1 Sep 1886) m. Eleanor Cummings (Abt. 1836 – 14 Jul 1911)
      1. 1. Stephenson Gray (1854 – Mar 1928) m. Catherine (Adelaide) Elder (1856 – Apr 1878) m. Minnie (Wilhelmina Louisa) Meyer (3 Jul 1860 – Jan 1930)
        1. 1. Margarethe (Eleanor Minie Meyer) Gray (24 Aug 1884 – )
        2. 2. Patience (Meyer) Gray (14 Oct 1886 – 1969) m. Sydney (John) Julian (27 Sep 1887 – 1 Oct 1942)
        3. 3. Eleanor (Mary) Gray (5 Apr 1889 – 1962) m. John (Ringham) Curry (11 Sep 1888 – Jul 1945)
        4. 4. Eva (Lyon) Gray (15 Feb 1896 – 21 Mar 1977) m. Charles (Edwin) Bromhead (29 Aug 1892 – 30 Aug 1962)
      2. 2. Matthias Gray (14 Jun 1856 – ) m. Mary (Elis) Thomas (abt 1861 – )
        1. 1. Irene (Scaife) Gray (17 May 1894 – )
        2. 2. Matthias (Robert Lewis) Gray (11 Feb 1902 – ) m. Edna Stever (22 Jul 1908 – Jul 1985)
      3. 3. Ann (Elizabeth) Gray (17 May 1858 – Jan 1951) m. Christian Borries (Jul 1859 – Jan 1918)
        1. 1. Nora (Eleanor) Borries (2 Oct 1886 – Oct 1973) m. Douglas (Edward) Elliott (26 Jun 1887 – Aug 1958)
        2. 2. Mary (Augusta) Borries (abt 1889 – )
        3. 3. Annie (Morrow) Borries (abt 1893 – )
        4. 4. Christian Borries (abt 1898 – Dec 1971)
      4. 4. Edward Gray (1860 – )
      5. 5. Mary Gray (abt 1862 – Oct 1920)
      6. 6. Edward Gray (Abt. 1865 – Apr 1928)
      7. 7. Eleanor Gray (abt 1867 – 02 Feb 1941)
      8. 8. Harriet Gray (abt 1868 – 1944)
      9. 9. Maud Gray (abt 1872 – )
      10. 10. Ethel Gray (abt 1874 – )
      11. 11. Gertrude (Bertha) Gray (abt 1877 – Mar 1968)
    5. 5. Edward Gray (abt 1837 – 1878)
    6. 6. John (Dunn) Gray (Dec 1838 – Jun 1867)
    7. 7. Mary (Esther) Gray (1 Dec 1840 – 6 Feb 1914)
    8. 8. James Gray (abt 1843 – )
    9. 9. Ann (Scaife) Gray (abt 1845 – Jul 1900)
  9. 9. Mary Gray (1784 – 20 Mar 1844)

Matthias Gray's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Matthias Gray in Heworth, Durham, England
Heworth, Durham, England
1792
6 Jan 1792
Age 52
Death of Matthias Gray in Felling, Durham, England
Felling, Durham, England
1792
8 Jan 1792
Age 52
Burial of Matthias Gray in Heworth, Jarrow, Durham, England
Heworth, Jarrow, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Heworth, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Felling, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Heworth, Jarrow, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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