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William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray 1789 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia,United States

Death Date: Oct 1851

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Father: Frederick Ray

Mother: Nancy Harwell

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In 1789, William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia,United States, born to Frederick Ussery Ray and Nancy Harwell. William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray passed away in 1851 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray entered the world in Brunswick County, Virginia,United States, born to Frederick Ussery Ray and Nancy Harwell.
  • William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray passed away in 1851 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.

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William Ray's Ancestors

Self
William Ray
1789 – 1851
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia,United States
Parents
Frederick Ussery Ray
1759 – 1837
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Nancy Harwell
1770 – 1858
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ishmael Harwell
1740 – 1770
, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Mary Hardaway
1743 – 1824
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Harwell
1688 – 1753
Mary Coleman
1643 – 1705
Richard Pepper
1716 – 1760
Martha Fox
1715 – 1743

William Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray in Brunswick County, Virginia,United States
Brunswick County, Virginia,United States
1851
Oct 1851
Age 62
Death of William Bartlett "Bartley" Ray in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia,United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1851
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

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