Molly
(Mary Mollie)
Bray
formerly Stubblefield
Born in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Stubblefield
and Elizabeth Llewellen McDaniels
Sister of
Rhoda (Stubblefield) Looney, John Stubblefield, Fielding Stubblefield, Melissa Milly (Stubblefield) McWilliam, Michael Stubblefield, Parthenia Theny (Stubblefield) Looney, Margaret Peggy (Stubblefield) Job and Moses Stubblefield
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Bray) Estes
Died after
after age 71
in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2012
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Biography
Alternate Birthplace: Yadkin River, Wilkes, North Carolina
Molly was born in 1788. She is the daughter of William Stubblefield and Elizabeth McDaniel. Molly Stubblefield Bray of Claiborne is mentioned in her mother's probate, dated March 1st, 1823, in Lawrence county, Arkansas.
1830 census finds Mary "Molly" Bray living in Claiborne County. The household was composed of three males aged 20 but under 30 years, one female aged 15 but under 20 years, one female aged 20 but under 30 years, and a female aged 60 but under 70 years.
1850 census finds Molly in Claiborne County living with Thomas Bray, employed as a farmer, Eliza Bray, and four children: Melvina, Clinton, James, and ?? (Unable to make this out) Bray. There is another Bray family living nearby, the James Brays.
Research Notes
She is found in a Mortality Schedule for 1860: Surname Mary Bray Year 1860 County Claiborne CO. State TN Age 72 Gender F (Female) Month of Death Feb State of Birth TN ID# 197_34763 Occupation HOUSEKEEPER
Mary Bray is also found in the 1830-1850 censuses living in Claiborne County, TN.
Sources
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 27; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Page: 55
- Ancestry.com. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. A portion of this collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP9-WJ4: 20 February 2021), Mary Bray, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing 111, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 180; FHL microfilm 24,538.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD4-VJP : 23 December 2020), Mary Bray in household of Thomas Bray, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States; citing NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Mollie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary Mollie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary Mollie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary Mollie:
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~0.78%
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She is found in a Mortality Schedule for 1860: Surname Mary Bray Year 1860 County Claiborne CO. State TN Age 72 Gender F (Female) Month of Death Feb State of Birth TN ID# 197_34763 Occupation HOUSEKEEPER
Mary Bray is also found in the 1830-1850 censuses living in Claiborne County, TN.