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William Hugh Wray 1730–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Cork, Cork, , Ireland

Death Date: 11 Mar 1794

Death Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Wray

Mother: Catherine Wray

Spouse(s): Milly Wray

Children(s): Thomas Ray, John Ray, Charles Ray, William Ray, Hudson Ray

In 1730, William Hugh Wray entered the world in Cork, Cork, , Ireland, born to William Wray And Catherine Catey Hamilton Wray. In 1752, William Hugh Wray resided in Orange, North Carolina, USA. William Hugh Wray married Milly Gabriel Wray, and had children including Charles Ray, Christian Wray, Elizabeth Wray, Hudson Ray, Isabelle Wray, John Ray, Robert Wray, Thomas Ray, William Ray. William Hugh Wray passed away in 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William Hugh Wray entered the world in Cork, Cork, , Ireland, born to William Wray And Catherine Catey Hamilton Wray.
  • In 1752, William Hugh Wray resided in Orange, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Hugh Wray married Milly Gabriel Wray, and had children including Charles Ray, Christian Wray, Elizabeth Wray, Hudson Ray, Isabelle Wray, John Ray, Robert Wray, Thomas Ray, William Ray.
  • William Hugh Wray passed away in 1794 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wray
1708–1769
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Catherine Wray
1718–1769
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
CW

Spouses(s)

Milly Wray
1735–1780
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MW

Children(s)

Thomas Ray
1762–1829
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, Colony
TR
John Ray
1772–1836
Birth Location: Tar River, Nash, North Carolina, USA
JR
Charles Ray
1780–1781
Birth Location: –
CR
William Ray
1770–1791
Birth Location: –
WR
Hudson Ray
1791–1791
Birth Location: Orange Co. North Carolina, United States
HR

William Wray's Ancestors

Self
William Wray
1730–1794
Birth Place: Cork, Cork, , Ireland
Parents
William Wray
1708–1769
Cork, Ireland
Catherine ("Catey" Hamilton) Wray
1718–1769
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wray's Descendants

1.
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William (Hugh) Wray (1730–11 Mar 1794) m. Milly (Gabriel) Wray (1735–1780)
  1. 1. Thomas Ray 1762–1829 m. Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Pearce 1766–1844
    1. 1. Chancey Ray 1806–1883 m. Hugh Campbell 1790–1870
      1. 1. Robert (Milton) Campbell 1830–1900 m. Emma (J.) Meredith 1837–
      2. 2. Martha (Jane Campbell) Lafferty 1832–1912
      3. 3. Sophia Campbell 1835–1853
      4. 4. Susan (Ellen Campbell) Keith 1838–1906
      5. 5. Mary (Emmaline Campbell) Payne 1840–1923
      6. 6. Thomas (Franklin) Campbell 1844–1925 m. Harriet (F) Dutton 1849–1933
      7. 7. Ann (E Campbell) Holt 1848–1918
      8. 8. Newton Campbell 1842–1842
      9. 9. Nancy (Maria Campbell) Leach 1829–1911
      10. 10. James (Harvey) Campbell 1826–1912 m. Alazana (S) Stubbs 1828–1915
      11. 11. Elizabeth (A) Campbell 1825–1833
      12. 12. Annaretta Campbell 1849–1917
    2. 2. Martha (Wray) Nail 1803–1865
    3. 3. Hutson (Hudson) Wray 1784–1857 m. Margaret Byerly 1782–1863
      1. 1. Barnabas ("Barney") Ray 1804–1869
        1. 1. Daniel Ray 1824–1908
      2. 2. Bryant Ray 1808–1853
      3. 3. Zebedee Ray 1811–1868
      4. 4. Bailey Ray 1809–1848
      5. 5. Sarah (Sally Ray) Brown 1815–1850
      6. 6. Jesse Ray 1817–1893
      7. 7. Mary Ray 1814–1887
      8. 8. Elizabeth Ray 1819–1839
    4. 4. James (H) Wray 1787–1865
    5. 5. Mary (W.) Wray 1800–1860
    6. 6. Sarah (E) Ray 1805–1827
    7. 7. Gilla (Catherine "Gillie" Ray) Byerly 1787–1870 m. John (W) Byerly 1785–1868
      1. 1. Henry (Farley) Byerly 1809–1888 m. Polly (A) Campbell 1809–1840
        1. 1. Serilda (C) Byerly 1834–
        2. 2. Sarah (J) Byerly 1844–
        3. 3. Isaac (W) Byerly 1833–
        4. 4. Thomas (N) Byerly 1838–
        5. 5. Frances (E) Byerly 1840–
        6. 6. Polly (Ann) Byerly 1840–
        7. 7. Gilly (C) Byerly 1844–
        8. 8. Alexander (C) Byerly 1845–
        9. 9. John (J A) Byerly 1848–
        10. 10. Harriet (L) Byerly 1848–
        11. 11. Missouri (E) Byerly 1850–
        12. 12. Maryette (E) Byerly 1852–
    8. 8. Susannah (Ray) Bass 1797–1869
  2. 2. John Ray 1772–1836
  3. 3. Charles Ray 1780–1781
  4. 4. William Ray 1770–1791
  5. 5. Hudson Ray 1791–1791

William Wray's Timeline

4 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Hugh Wray in Cork, Cork, , Ireland
Cork, Cork, , Ireland
1752
1752-1850
Age 22
William Hugh Wray resided here in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA
1794
11 Mar 1794
Age 64
Death of William Hugh Wray in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1794
1794
Age 64
William Hugh Wray - Probate in Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1752-1850
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1794
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1663-1978, Estate Papers, 1754-1944 (Orange County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Orange, North Carolina
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