Alexander
Gray
Born in Slains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of George Gray Sr
and Mary (Ligertwood) Gray
Brother of
Mary (Grey) Ligertwood, George Gray Jr, Isobel (Gray) Robb, Andrew Gray, Christian (Gray) Simpson, George Gray Jr, Margaret Gray, William Gray, John Gray and Thomas Gray
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2020
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Biography
Alexander was the eldest child of George Gray Sr (c.1768–1844) and his wife, Mary Ligertwood (1776–1857). He was probably born at his parents' home, Knapsleask Farm,[1] in the Aberdeenshire parish of Slains and was baptised in the parish on 20 March 1800.[2] The entry made in the baptismal register was:
"1800 […] March 20th / George Gray in Knaps Leask had a Son baptized (procreate betwixt him & his wife Mary Ligertwood) & named Alexander — witnesses Mr Andrew Mitchell & Andrew Robb".
His date of death and marital status has not been researched..
Sources
- ↑ Knapsleask Farm is located at DMS coordinates 57°22'57"N, 1°57'00"W.
- ↑ “Old Parish Registers, Births and Baptisms, 1553–1854,” database and images, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 9 May 2020), image, entry for Alexander Gray, baptised on 20 March 1800 in Slains, Aberdeenshire, citing reference no. 239/ 20 107.
See also:
- Alexander Gray on FamilySearch.org. Person ID: LTM8-XSL.
- Research by Alexander’s great great great great nephew, David Dobie.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bob Gray
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #B549843, MitoYDNA ID A11568 [compare]
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~1.56%
David Dobie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A765193 [compare], Ancestry member Colin_Angel
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