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William Wray 1555–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England

Death Date: 13 Aug 1617

Death Location: Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England

Father: Christopher Wray

Mother: Anne Girlington

Spouse(s): Lucy Montagu, Frances Drury

Children(s): Elizabeth Wray, Edward Wray, Wray None, Philip Wray, Nathaniel Wray, Nathaniel Wray, Charles Wray, John Wray, Benjamin Wray, Christopher Wray, William Wray, Christopher Wray

William Wray was born in 1555 in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England, the child of Christopher Wray And Anne Girlington. William Wray married Frances Drury, Lucy Montagu, and had children including Benjamin Wray, Charles Wray, Christopher Wray, Edward William Wray, Elizabeth Wray, John Wray, Nathaniel Wray, Philip Wray, William Wray, Wray. William Wray passed away in 1617 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Wray was born in 1555 in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England, the child of Christopher Wray And Anne Girlington.
  • William Wray married Frances Drury, Lucy Montagu, and had children including Benjamin Wray, Charles Wray, Christopher Wray, Edward William Wray, Elizabeth Wray, John Wray, Nathaniel Wray, Philip Wray, William Wray, Wray.
  • William Wray passed away in 1617 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Wray
1524–1592
Birth Location: Bedale, Yorkshire, , England
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Anne Girlington
1517–1592
Birth Location: Normanby, Yorkshire, , England
AG

Spouses(s)

Lucy Montagu
1559–
Birth Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire, , England
LM
Frances Drury
1576–1642
Birth Location: , Northamptonshire, , England
FD

Children(s)

Elizabeth Wray
1600–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
EW
Edward Wray
1599–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
EW
Wray None
1598–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
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Philip Wray
1596–
Birth Location: –
PW
Nathaniel Wray
1593–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
NW
Nathaniel Wray
1591–
Birth Location: , , , England
NW
Charles Wray
1588–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
CW
John Wray
1586–
Birth Location: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
JW
Benjamin Wray
1584–
Birth Location: , , , England
BW
Christopher Wray
1583–
Birth Location: , , , England
CW
William Wray
1581–
Birth Location: , , , England
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Christopher Wray
1601–1646
Birth Location: Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England
CW

William Wray's Ancestors

Self
William Wray
1555–1617
Birth Place: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
Parents
Christopher Wray
1524–1592
Bedale, Yorkshire, , England
Anne Girlington
1517–1592
Normanby, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wray's Descendants

1.
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William Wray (1555–13 Aug 1617) m. Lucy Montagu (1559–) m. Frances Drury (8 Jun 1576–1642)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wray 1600–
  2. 2. Edward (William) Wray 1599–
  3. 3. Wray 1598–
  4. 4. Philip Wray 1596–
  5. 5. Nathaniel Wray 1593–
  6. 6. Nathaniel Wray 1591–
  7. 7. Charles Wray 1588–
  8. 8. John Wray 1586–
  9. 9. Benjamin Wray 1584–
  10. 10. Christopher Wray 1583–
  11. 11. William Wray 1581–
  12. 12. Christopher Wray 1601–1646 m. Albinia Cecil 1595–1659
    1. 1. Albinia Wray 1641–
    2. 2. Cecil Wray 1635–
    3. 3. Drury Wray 1633–
    4. 4. Edward Wray 1627–
    5. 5. Willam Wray 1625–
    6. 6. Frances Wray 1617–1679 m. Sir (Henry) Vane 1613–1662
      1. 1. Frances Vane 1660–1720 m. Richard Buffington 1655–1748 m. John Grubb 1652–1708
        1. 1. Richard Grubb 1704–
        2. 2. Hannah Grubb 1702–
        3. 3. Samuel Grubb –1760
        4. 4. Nathaniel Grubb –1760
        5. 5. Peter Grubb 1702–1742
        6. 6. Henry Grubb 1692–1770
        7. 7. Elizabeth Grubb 1690–1730
        8. 8. Mary Grubb 1687–
        9. 9. Charity Grubb 1687–1761
        10. 10. Joseph Grubb 1685–1747
        11. 11. David Grubb 1684–1686
        12. 12. John Grubb 1684–1758
        13. 13. Emanuel Grubb 1682–1767
        14. 14. Phoebe (John) Grubb 1694–1769 m. Richard (Richard) Buffington 1679–1741

William Wray's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Wray in Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England
1617
13 Aug 1617
Age 62
Death of William Wray in Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England
Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Glentworth, Lincolnshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1617
    Event Place: Ashby, Lincolnshire, , England
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