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Thomas Leander Ray 1727 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Archibald Rhea

Mother: Mary Hastey

Spouse(s): Cecelia Arrington

Children(s): Hiram Ray

The story of Thomas Leander Ray Sr began in 1727 in Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA. Thomas Leander Ray Sr married Cecelia "Celia" Arrington, and had children including Hiram Washington Ray. Thomas Leander Ray Sr passed away in 1815 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Leander Ray Sr began in 1727 in Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA.
  • Thomas Leander Ray Sr married Cecelia "Celia" Arrington, and had children including Hiram Washington Ray.
  • Thomas Leander Ray Sr passed away in 1815 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Rhea
1702 – 1750
Birth Location: Province of Connacht, County Roscommon, Roscommon, Connaught, Ireland
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Mary Hastey
1705 – 1818
Birth Location: Connacht, Roscommon, Ireland
MH

Spouses(s)

Cecelia Arrington
1756 – 1792
Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
CA

Children(s)

Hiram Ray
1784 – 1839
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
HR

Thomas Ray's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ray
1727 – 1815
Birth Place: Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Parents
Archibald John Henry Rhea
1702 – 1750
Province of Connacht, County Roscommon, Roscommon, Connaught, Ireland
Mary (Hannah Keightly) Hastey
1705 – 1818
Connacht, Roscommon, Ireland
Grandparents
John Hastey
1680 – 1750
Connacht, Roscommon, Ireland
Agnes Inglis
1685 – 1774
Carluke, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Hastie
1649 – 1721
Eupham kadie
1652 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Ray's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Leander) Ray (1727 – 1815) m. Cecelia ("Celia") Arrington (1756 – 9 May 1792)
  1. 1. Hiram (Washington) Ray (1784 – 1839) m. Elizabeth Cox (1780 – Feb 1880)
    1. 1. Lovada ("Lovie" Louisa) Ray (13 Jan 1799 – 22 Oct 1890)
      1. 1. Temperance (Ann) Bailey (1834 – 29 Aug 1924) m. Jerry Hughes (abt 1835 – abt 1900)
        1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Hughes (12 August 1855 – 21 January 1942) m. William (A) Tomberlin (Aug 1851 – 27 February 1925)

Thomas Ray's Timeline

18 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in British Virginia, Virginia, USA
British Virginia, Virginia, USA
1726
1726
Birth of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Roscommon, Ireland
Roscommon, Ireland
1726
1726
Birth of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Roscommon Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Roscommon Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
1727
1727
Birth of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Ireland
Ireland
1727
1727
Birth of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
1757
1757
Age 30
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1757
1757
Age 30
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1770
1770
Age 43
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in VA
VA
1771
1771
Age 44
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1774
Bef. 1774
Age 47
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1777
1777
Age 50
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Burke Co, NC
Burke Co, NC
1780
1780
Age 53
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Yancey, North Carolina, United States
1794
08 Mar 1794
Age 67
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Craven, North Carolina, United States
1804
23 January 1804
Age 77
Thomas Leander Ray Sr was married in Bath, Virginia
Bath, Virginia
1815
1815
Age 88
Death of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Yancy, North Carolina, United States/ US Navy Casuality -ship Epervier- lost on vessel
Yancy, North Carolina, United States/ US Navy Casuality -ship Epervier- lost on vessel
1815
1815
Age 88
Death of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1815
1815
Age 88
Death of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1815
1815
Age 88
Death of Thomas Leander Ray Sr in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: British Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Roscommon, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Roscommon Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Ireland or Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1774
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Burke Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1794
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 January 1804
    Event Place: Bath, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Yancy, North Carolina, United States/ US Navy Casuality -ship Epervier- lost on vessel

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: , Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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