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Thomas Bray 1615 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1615

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 30 Nov 1691

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Bray*

Mother: Elizabeth Allyne

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson, Abigail Collins

Children(s): Edmund Barrow, Sarah Bray

Thomas Bray sr was born in 1615 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Bray* and Elizabeth Allyne. Thomas Bray sr married Mary Wilson, Abigail Collins, and had children including Edmund Edward Barrow, Sarah Bray. Thomas Bray sr passed away in 1691 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bray sr was born in 1615 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Bray* and Elizabeth Allyne.
  • Thomas Bray sr married Mary Wilson, Abigail Collins, and had children including Edmund Edward Barrow, Sarah Bray.
  • Thomas Bray sr passed away in 1691 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bray*
1582 – 1639
Birth Location: Columbia Major, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Allyne
1591 – 1639
Birth Location: South Molton, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wilson
1625 – 1707
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Collins
1618 –
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, England
AC

Children(s)

Edmund Barrow
1642 – 1721
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Bray
1651 – 1727
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Bray's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bray
1615 – 1691
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Bray*
1582 – 1639
Columbia Major, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Allyne
1591 – 1639
South Molton, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bray's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Bray (29 Jan 1615 – 30 Nov 1691) m. Mary Wilson (3 May 1625 – 27 March 1707) m. Abigail Collins (1618 – )
  1. 1. Edmund (Edward) Barrow (1642 – 1721)
  2. 2. Sarah Bray (14 May 1651 – 24 Apr 1727) m. James Sawyer (1636 – 1703-05-31)
    1. 1. John (Nathaniel) Sawyer (24 Apr 1670 – 10 Nov 1756)
    2. 2. James Sawyer (18 Nov 1691 – 5 February 1776) m. Hannah Babson (22 Dec. 1695 – 9 Sept. 1747)
      1. 1. Hannah Sawyer (9 Mar 1717 – 7 Feb 1803)
      2. 2. Cpt (James) Sawyers (1722 – 15 Jun 1790) m. Rachel Ball (1728 – 1776)
        1. 1. Rachel (Bell) Sawyers (30 Apr 1750 – 04 Sep 1821) m. William CRAWFORD (01 Jun 1744 – 15 Oct 1792) m. William Wright m. Rachel Sawyers (1750 – )

Thomas Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1615
29 Jan 1615
Birth of Thomas Bray sr in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1646
3 March 1646
Age 31
Thomas Bray sr was married
None
1691
30 Nov 1691
Age 76
Death of Thomas Bray sr in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1615
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 March 1646

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1691
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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