John
Gray
Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Gray I
and Melatiah (Lewis) Gray
Brother of
Benoni Gray, Preseliah Gray, Gideon Gray, Melatiah (Gray) Godfrey, Mercy (Gray) Gorham, Samuel Gray and Edward Gray II
Husband of
Hannah (Taylor) Gray
— married
25 Dec 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Oliver Gray, Milatiah (Gray) Baker, Edward Gray, Lydia (Gray) Sears, John Gray, Gideon Gray and Richard Gray
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 May 2016
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Biography
John Gray was born 26 Jul 1691 in YARMOUTH. [1]
He married Hannah Taylor 25 Dec 1721. [2]They had (all born Yarmouth):[3]
- Oliver Gray, b 4 Feb 1721/2; m. Sarah Hallett 1746
- Melatiah Gray, b 22 Jan 1723/4
- Edward Gray, b 24 Mar 1725/6
- Lydia Gray, b 25 May 1728
- John Gray, b 31 Oct 1730; d Boston 1805
- Gideon Gray, b 23 Apr 1732
- Richard Gray, b 27 Apr 1734
The family moved to Boston about 1745.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [1] : 10 February 2018), John Gray, 26 Jul 1691; citing YARMOUTH, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 945,511.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch [2] : 9 February 2018), John Gray and Hanah Taylor, 26 Dec 1721; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1598030 IT 1-2.
- ↑ Unless otherwise noted, information is from Leonard H. Smith, "The Yarmouth Family of Gray," in Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, Volume 1, p 913-914.
- Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 5, Page 731
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Fred Gray
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R1b1b2, FTDNA kit #125099
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~0.78%
Pam Sears :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A166052 [compare], Ancestry member PamSCooper
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
L. Ray Sears :
23andMe, GEDmatch SM4840404 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A558251 [compare], Ancestry member LRSEARS1
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~0.78%
Marilyn Sears :
AncestryDNA
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