John Gray (1588 - 1640)

Born 2 Feb 1588 in England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1640 at about age 51 in Stapleford Tawney, Essex, England [uncertain]

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Disambiguation

• John Grey (b. aft. 1595/9 - d. 04 Feb 1647) of Bradforth in Bamburgh, Northumb. & Burton, son of Ralph Grey of Chillingham, co. Northumb. & Jane Ardington of Ardington, co. Berks. His brother William, 1st Baron Grey of Werke (b. Aug 1593 Chillingham, Northumb. - d. Jul 1674, bur. Epping Essex), bought Epping manor in Essex from Thomas Finch in 1636.

Biography

John was born in 1588 England.^[1][2]

Davies (n.d.), asserts that:^[3]

"It is to be presumed that John Gray was not native to Stapleford Tawney, but was only a resident of that parish for some years. ... John Gray was married before going to Stapleford, and in Harrow-on-the-Hill church records there is a John Gray baptized February 2, 1589 and married on October 6, 1606 to Elizabeth Ward.^[2][4] These dates would correspond with John of Stapleford, as his eldest child was born in 1608."^[3]

It appears that the Gray family was from Harwich, Essex, as a John and Thomas Gray were living there in 1579.^[3]

For Gray of Harwich, co. Essex ... see:

• Richard Gray of Harwich, mariner (d. 1602), Gray-6149.
• Thomas Gray of Harwich (bp. 18 Aug 1572 Harwich - d. bef. 29 Jun 1607), Gray-702

Six of the names in the John Gray family of Stapleford were similar to the names in Edward Grays family. They were:

1. John
2. Elizabeth
3. Edward
4. Sarah
5. Thomas
6. and Rebecca.

Origins

Davies (n.d.), stated that some:

"believed ... John Gray of Stapleford Tawney descended from the Dorset branch of the Gray family.^{[citation needed]} The Dorset Grays are of great antiquity, and were for many generations in high favor with the English kings. Members of this family were for centuries seated in Westminster and in other sections in and about London."^[3]

Besides the Greys who descended from the ancient line at Thurrock, Essex,^[5] another branch existed in Essex, that desc. from Leonard Graye of Northumberland. It was founded by his direct desc. William Graye of Doveland in Essex (b. est. 1540), who married twice. His first wife was Jane Lovett, d. & h. of Thomas of Northants. He remarried to Mary Boade.^[6]

children

Edward immigrated to Mass. abt. 1643. This is three years prior to the beheading of Charles I, but a year into the English Civil War. In 1642, Charles I was already at war with the English and Scottish parliaments. He would not see defeat until 1645, which is two years after Edward is said to have arrived in the colonies.^[7]

Death

FindAgrave asserts that John passed away in 1640 and is buried at St Andrew Churchyard in Chipping Ongar, Epping Forest District, Essex, England,^[1]

Notes

IMMIGRATION

Could the immigration be for his son John Jr.? How could Sr immigrate to the Colonies in 1639 & die in England in 1640?^[8]

prob. neither ... if the person of this profile died in 1646, then son John is prob. the person who was buried in Stapleford Tawney in 1658.

• See also John Gray, draper, of Newcastle upon Tyne ... who had connections to people who were master mariners. John's son Cuthbert Gray of Newcastle (d. 1623), used the given names of John and Rebecca for two of his children.

Poss. Duplicate...

• John Graie or Graye of Stapleford Tawney, Essex (children moved to profile# Graie-5)

prob. unrelated

• Joan (bp. 17 Aug 1606 Hambleden, Bucks), dau. of Adrian Gray.^[9]

Edits

• clean-up 29 Aug 2020 (weblog traced asserting wife, poss. origins, etc).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} John Graie (2 Feb 1588–1640)

   Find A Grave: Memorial #46371463, citing St Andrew Churchyard, Chipping Ongar, Epping Forest District, Essex ; by Carolyn Gray-Yeaw.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} LZPC-F2W; d. May 20, 1658 (Age 69) Yarmouth, Massachusetts

   LDS baptism Oct 30, 1922 (264 yrs aft death) = DIED c. 1658

   Temple: Salt Lake City.

   Endowment: Sep 10, 1941 (283 yrs aft death) = DIED c. 1658

   confirmation Dec 4, 1968 (310 yrs aft death) = DIED c. 1658

   spouse sealing Elizabeth Ward Jan 26, 1995 (336 yrs aft death) = DIED c. 1659

   LDS Temple: Idaho Falls, Idaho.

   LDS child sealing Jan 9, 1998 (339 years after death) = DIED c.1659

   LDS Temple: Ogden, Utah. Aug 17, 2000 (342 years after death) = DIED c. 1658

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} From a Boston Transcript clipping in the Durfee film 804977, "Clarkes Genealogies" and "A History of Wales" by John Davies.

   originally hosted by Gray, Rodney W. (1995, December 28) Gray Family History. Weblog. <wyarg at juno dot com>. (mirror @ http://axon.cs.byu.edu/~randy/gen/gray.html & https://archive.is/N10Ii

4. ↑ John Grey m. (5 Oct 1606 Harrow on the Hill, Essex) Elizabeth Warde.

   "England Marriages, 1538–1973, " John Grey and Elizabeth Warde, 05 Oct 1606] citing Harrow On The Hill, London, England; FHL microfilm 0481081 IT 4, 0547204 IT 3.[1]

5. ↑ see Category: Thurrock, Essex, Gray Name Study
6. ↑ research by Ogle-1294
7. ↑ Wikipedia: Charles I of England
8. ↑ There's a record on his FS ID LC28-6J6 that says: Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England (1620-1691), Shurtleff, Nathaniel B. & Pulsifer, editors, Boston; 1855-61, Page number: volume 8, page 187-196. residence: null; August 1643; Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
   U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Ancestry.com, Provo, UT., 2 citations provide evidence for Name, Arrival; Kerry Fisher; John Gray Boston, Massachusetts, Year: 1639, Page Number: 126
9. ↑ ."England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNQ3-VJ3Z : 20 March 2020), Adrian Gray in entry for Joane Gray, 1606.

See also:

• John Graie or Graye of Stapleford Tawney, Essex, Graie-5
• Geni.com. Web.John Gray of Stapleford Tawney
• "A.P. Clarke in the "Clarkes Genealogies"
• Rootsweb, 1999. Raven Genealogy and Family History