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William Ray 1735 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland

Father: William Rea

Mother: Mary Lockhart

Spouse(s): Lucinda Lee

Children(s): Thomas Ray

William Ray II was born in 1735 in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland, the child of William Rea and Mary Lockhart. William Ray II married Lucinda Lee, and had children including Thomas Ray. William Ray II passed away in 1815 in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William Ray II was born in 1735 in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland, the child of William Rea and Mary Lockhart.
  • William Ray II married Lucinda Lee, and had children including Thomas Ray.
  • William Ray II passed away in 1815 in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rea
1688 – 1785
Birth Location: Londonderry, Templemore, , Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Lockhart
1690 – 1790
Birth Location: Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Lee
1734 – 1764
Birth Location: Drumskee, Dromore Parish, County Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Ray
1750 – 1839
Birth Location: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
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William Ray's Ancestors

Self
William Ray
1735 – 1815
Birth Place: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
Parents
William Rea
1688 – 1785
Londonderry, Templemore, , Ulster, Ireland
Mary Lockhart
1690 – 1790
Skipness, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Gavin Lockhart
1660 – 1715
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marie McClellan
1655 – 1723
in Netherlaw, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lockhart
1644 – 1696
Robert McClellan
1630 – 1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir 1627)
1605 – 1680

William Ray's Descendants

1.
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William Ray (1735 – 1815) m. Lucinda Lee (1734 – 1764)
  1. 1. Thomas Ray (1750 – 14 Jan 1839) m. Martha (Elizabeth) Manning (1750 – Aft 1815)
    1. 1. Thomas Ray (1790 – 24 Jul 1874)
      1. 1. Jane Ray (20 Jun 1827 – 11 Feb 1875)
        1. 1. James (Edward) McClellan (Abt. 1850 – ) m. Mary (Catherine Van) Camp (27 Nov 1859 – 16 Feb 1933)

William Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of William Ray II in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
1815
1815
Age 80
Death of William Ray II in Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Ballynahinch, County Down, Ireland
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