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William Ray Rea 1660–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Manchester, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jan 1737

Death Location: Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States

Father: Alexander RAY

Mother: Joane Immigrant

Spouse(s): Mary Ray

Children(s): William Senator, Priscilla Ray, Mary Ray, Joseph Ray, Frances Ray, Jane Ward, John Ray, Francis Ray, Elizabeth Boyd

William Ray Rea was born in 1660 in Manchester, Cheshire, England, the child of Alexander Ray And Joane Beville The 1664 Immigrant. William Ray Rea married Mary Ray, and had children including Elizabeth Ray Boyd, Frances Ray, Francis Wittner Ray, Jane Ray Ward, John Ray, Joseph Ray, Mary Ray, Priscilla Ray, William Ray Senator. William Ray Rea passed away in 1737 in Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • William Ray Rea was born in 1660 in Manchester, Cheshire, England, the child of Alexander Ray And Joane Beville The 1664 Immigrant.
  • William Ray Rea married Mary Ray, and had children including Elizabeth Ray Boyd, Frances Ray, Francis Wittner Ray, Jane Ray Ward, John Ray, Joseph Ray, Mary Ray, Priscilla Ray, William Ray Senator.
  • William Ray Rea passed away in 1737 in Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander RAY
1630–1675
Birth Location: Stradishall, Suffolk, England
AR
Joane Immigrant
1630–1676
Birth Location: Standishall, Suffolk, England
JI

Spouses(s)

Mary Ray
1663–1732
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MR

Children(s)

William Senator
1685–1760
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
WS
Priscilla Ray
1687–
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
PR
Mary Ray
1696–1747
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
MR
Joseph Ray
1684–1760
Birth Location: Lancastershire, England
JR
Frances Ray
1690–
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
FR
Jane Ward
1691–1734
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, USA
JW
John Ray
1680–1718
Birth Location: , Lancashire, , England
JR
Francis Ray
1697–
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
FR
Elizabeth Boyd
1689–1737
Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
EB

William Rea's Ancestors

Self
William Rea
1660–1737
Birth Place: Manchester, Cheshire, England
Parents
Alexander RAY
1630–1675
Stradishall, Suffolk, England
Joane (Beville The 1664) Immigrant
1630–1676
Standishall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Roger) Ray
1604–1654
Lincolnshire, Suffolk, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Christmas*
1613–1655
Prexwold, Lincolnshire, England
Johannes(nis) ('John' Bevill(e)) Beavill
1611–1666
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary(e) (Maria) Clement
1618–1647
Woodston, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ray
1557–1647
Marjorie Bigg
1552–1612
Dictoris Christmas
1580–1654
Isobel Goodman
1585–1613
Robert (England)
1567–1611
Mary Saunders
1570–1618
JOHN Rev.
1591–1653
Margaret Williams
1594–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Christmas
1552–1668
Agnes Border
1560–1672
John Beville
1545–1618
Frances Lascelles
1540–1618
ROBERT (Clemens)
1569–1654
ELIZABETH (CASTLEE)
1574–1602

William Rea's Descendants

1.
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William (Ray) Rea (1660–7 Jan 1737) m. Mary Ray (1663–25 July 1732)
  1. 1. William (Ray) Senator 1685–1760 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pritchett 1686–1722 m. Mary MNU –1760
    1. 1. William (Arthur Ray) III 1705–1782 m. Anne Poutney 1707–1778 m. Mary Nee 1729– m. Sarah Wilson 1714–1802
      1. 1. Capt (John Samuel Ray) I 1733–1814 m. MARY (ELIZABETH) BRASHEARS 1729–1780 m. Sarah (Penn) Isaac 1714–1814
        1. 1. Elizabeth"Lillie" Ray 1770–1848 m. Nathaniel (Lang) Martin 1758–1848
        2. 2. John (Samuel) Ray 1756–1844 m. Margaret Clifton 1768–1847
        3. 3. Richard Ray 1758–1827 m. Susannah Royal 1773–1827
        4. 4. Benjamin (B) Ray 1760–1820 m. Elizabeth Royal 1771–1852
        5. 5. Absalom (Elias Ray) Sr 1762–1812 m. "Anna" (Susannah Nell) Mattingly 1768–1832
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Ray 1764–1766
        7. 7. Rachel Ray 1761–1834
        8. 8. William (Harvey) Ray 1770–1820
        9. 9. Sarah (Margaret) Ray 1770–1838
        10. 10. Joseph Ray 1772–1813
        11. 11. Ann RAY 1775–1854
        12. 12. Darcas RAY 1766–1792
        13. 13. Phillip Ray 1774–
        14. 14. Sarah (Sallie) Ray 1772–1819
        15. 15. Captain (John) Ray 1765–1820 m. VERLINDA SWEARINGEN 1775–1846
        16. 16. Absalom Ray 1759–1812
      2. 2. Anne Ray 1743–1805 m. WILLIAM (P BRASHEAR) Lt 1741–1781 m. Peter Cummins 1730–1814
        1. 1. Nicolas (Ray) Brashear 1762–1781 m. MARTHA (ELIZABETH) SIMMONS 1777–1786
        2. 2. Samuel (Mason) Brashear 1764–
        3. 3. Anne Brashear 1764–1780
        4. 4. Henry (Alexander) Brashear 1765–1829
        5. 5. Miriam Brashear 1766–
        6. 6. Nancy Brashear 1773–1861
        7. 7. Ithra (Brashears) Brashear 1779–1863 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Middletown 1784–1846
        8. 8. Sarah Brashear 1772–
        9. 9. William (Gowan) Brashear 1760–1856
        10. 10. Jemima Brashear 1779–
        11. 11. Joseph Brashear 1770–1856
        12. 12. Nicholas (Ray) Brashear 1762–1804
        13. 13. Elizabeth (Betsy) Brashear 1768–1835 m. Reason Howard 1763–1852
        14. 14. Sarah (Sally) Brashear 1761–1849
        15. 15. James (Turney) Brashier 1761–1790
      3. 3. Phillip Ray 1728–1782
      4. 4. Joseph Ray 1735–1819
      5. 5. Thomas RAY 1728–1815
      6. 6. Martha (Dinah) Ray 1747–1779
      7. 7. Nicholas Ray 1747–1819 m. Prudence Taylor 1750– m. Susanna Sheckles 1749–1796 m. Prudence Peters 1758–1851
        1. 1. Samuel (Taylor) Ray 1804–1884
        2. 2. Nicholas Ray 1782–1865 m. Mary (Polly) Smith 1783–1864
        3. 3. Francis Ray 1770–1877
        4. 4. Hezekiah Ray 1772–
        5. 5. Joseph Ray 1774–1823
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ray 1778–
        7. 7. Fanny Ray 1780–
        8. 8. Hezekiah Ray 1787–1844
        9. 9. Mary Ray 1776–
        10. 10. Susannah Ray 1784–
        11. 11. Mary Ray 1793–
        12. 12. George (W.) Ray 1797–1886
      8. 8. George Ray 1752–1804 m. Catherine (Sarah (Sally)) Stewart 1750–1801
        1. 1. William (George) Ray 1774–1837 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Langston 1776–1860
      9. 9. Seth Ray 1751–
      10. 10. Abigal Ray 1765–1804
      11. 11. William Ray 1750–
      12. 12. Amy Ray 1763–
      13. 13. James Ray 1746–
      14. 14. William Ray 1734–1782
      15. 15. Abial Ray 1753–
    2. 2. Luke Ray 1709–1763 m. Tabitha Willett 1740–1799
      1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Ray 1751–1801 m. John (Footman) Harrison 1751–1791
        1. 1. Luke (Ray) Harrison 1790–1873 m. Martha ("Patsey") Hammill 1792–1848
        2. 2. John Harrison 1771–1829
        3. 3. Lovell Harrison 1773–
        4. 4. Hannah (Footman) Harrison 1777–
        5. 5. James Harrison 1785–
        6. 6. Littleberry Harrison 1775–1850
        7. 7. William Harrison 1779–
        8. 8. Wiley (O) Harrison 1782–
        9. 9. Nancy Harrison 1788–
      2. 2. Luke Ray 1742–1812
    3. 3. Ruth Ray 1721–1760
    4. 4. Margaret Ray 1711–1799
    5. 5. Elinor Ray 1716–1760
    6. 6. Mary Ray 1718–1799
    7. 7. Thomas Ray 1722–1795
    8. 8. Elizabeth Ray 1713–1760
    9. 9. Rebekah Ray 1707–
    10. 10. Sarah Ray 1708–
    11. 11. Rebecca (Rayonne) Ray 1720–1799
    12. 12. John Ray 1705–1782
    13. 13. John Ray 1707–1779
  2. 2. Priscilla Ray 1687–
  3. 3. Mary Ray 1696–1747
  4. 4. Joseph Ray 1684–1760 m. Alice Cranby 1684–1714
    1. 1. Mary Ray 1716–
    2. 2. Cranby Ray 1718–
    3. 3. Katherine Ray 1713–
    4. 4. Priscilla Ray 1713–1735
    5. 5. Margaret Ray 1711–
    6. 6. John Ray 1709–
    7. 7. William Ray 1707–
  5. 5. Frances Ray 1690–
  6. 6. Jane (Ray) Ward 1691–1734
  7. 7. John Ray 1680–1718
  8. 8. Francis (Wittner) Ray 1697–
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Ray) Boyd 1689–1737

William Rea's Timeline

3 Records

1660
1660
Birth of William Ray Rea in Manchester, Cheshire, England
Manchester, Cheshire, England
1715
9 February 1715
Age 55
William Ray Rea was married in Prince George Co, MD
Prince George Co, MD
1737
7 Jan 1737
Age 77
Death of William Ray Rea in Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States
Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Manchester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 51.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GV1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 February 1715
    Event Place: Prince George Co, MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1737
    Event Place: Upper Marlborough, Prince George's Co, Maryland, United States
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