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William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea 1730–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

Death Date: 11 March 1794

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William (Rea)

Mother: Catherine Hamilton

Spouse(s): Martha Sehon

Children(s): Isabella Ray

In 1730, William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea entered the world in Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland, born to William O Ray Rea And Catherine Hamilton. William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea married Martha Eastman Sehon, and had children including Isabella Ray, James Ray, Robert Ray, William Ray. William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea passed away in 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea entered the world in Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland, born to William O Ray Rea And Catherine Hamilton.
  • William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea married Martha Eastman Sehon, and had children including Isabella Ray, James Ray, Robert Ray, William Ray.
  • William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea passed away in 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rhea's Ancestors

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William Rhea
1730–1794
Birth Place: Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Parents
William O. Ray (Rea)
1708–1769
County Cork, Ireland
Catherine Hamilton
1718–1769
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew Hamilton
1690–1754
Ards, Donegal, Ireland
Jane (Ann Conngham Hamilton) *
1692–1767
Ards, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rhea's Descendants

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William (Hugh Ray Wray) Rhea (1730–11 March 1794) m. Martha (Eastman) Sehon (29 Mar 1740–1830)
  1. 1. Isabella Ray 1773–1840 m. George Cagle 1776–1837
    1. 1. Mary (Ann (Kagle)) Cagle 1805–1865
      1. 1. Emily (Wilmuth) HIGHTOWER 1828–1891 m. John (Wesley) DAVIS 1827–1862
        1. 1. B (W) Davis 1854–1932 m. Matilda (Elizabeth) Johnson 1855–1913 m. Matilda (E.) Davis 1855–1913
        2. 2. Missouri (C.) DAVIS 1856–
        3. 3. George (Augustus) Davis 1858–1948
        4. 4. Mary (A. Lucinda) DAVIS 1852–1943
        5. 5. Aurelia (M. E.) DAVIS 1855–1894
        6. 6. Emley\Emily (Wesley "Emma") DAVIS 1862–1902
        7. 7. Barbara (Lewis) DAVIS 1860–1900
        8. 8. Emily (Wilmuth) DAVIS 1862–1902

William Rhea's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea in Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland
1794
11 March 1794
Age 64
Death of William Hugh Ray Wray Rhea in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Parrish, County Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marked Tree, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills (Orange County, North Carolina), 1753-1865; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Orange County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1794
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills (Orange County, North Carolina), 1753-1865; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Orange County)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills (Orange County, North Carolina), 1753-1865; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Orange County)

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