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William Wray 1640–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1731

Death Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Wray

Mother: Elizabeth Lancaster

Spouse(s): Mary Braithwaite

Children(s): Benjamin Wray

William Wray was born in 1640 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Wray And Elizabeth Lancaster. In 1700, William Wray resided in N Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore, Maryland. William Wray married Mary Braithwaite, and had children including Benjamin Wray. William Wray passed away in 1731 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Wray was born in 1640 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Wray And Elizabeth Lancaster.
  • In 1700, William Wray resided in N Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • William Wray married Mary Braithwaite, and had children including Benjamin Wray.
  • William Wray passed away in 1731 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wray's Ancestors

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William Wray
1640–1731
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Wray
1610–1693
Dacre, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lancaster
1613–1692
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew Wray
1590–1663
Cumberland
Jennet Atkinson
1590–
Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Anthony Lancaster
1576–1638
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Margret Turner
1575–1612
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wray's Descendants

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William Wray (1640–1731) m. Mary Braithwaite (1640–1700)
  1. 1. Benjamin Wray 1663–1754 m. Grace Hanley 1687–1758
    1. 1. Moses (Wray) I 1701–1780 m. Mary (Ann) Murphy 1711–1773
      1. 1. Moses Ray 1733–1802 m. Elizabeth Morris 1743–1805
        1. 1. Ezekiel Rhea 1759–1819 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor 1771–1840

William Wray's Timeline

6 Records

1640
1640
Birth of William Wray in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1641
15 Jan 1641
Age 1
William Wray was baptized in Dacre,Cumberland,England
Dacre,Cumberland,England
1700
1700
Age 60
William Wray resided here in N Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore, Maryland
N Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore, Maryland
1715
1715
Age 75
William Wray resided here in Ramsden Bellows and Craies, Essex, England
Ramsden Bellows and Craies, Essex, England
1730
1730
Age 90
William Wray resided here in Prince George Winyah Parish, South Carolina, United States
Prince George Winyah Parish, South Carolina, United States
1731
1731
Age 91
Death of William Wray in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Dacre,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: N Side Patapscounty Hund, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Ramsden Bellows and Craies, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Prince George Winyah Parish, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Jury Lists, 1731, Acts #530 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 31; Family Number: 75

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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