Garret B. Gray Jr (abt. 1755 - abt. 1827)

Born about 1755 in Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Bunnell (Unknown) Gray — married about 1779 in KY

Descendants

Died about 1827 at about age 72 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Garrett was in the Continental Army joined on March 8 1777. He was at Valley Forge, Mount Holly, Scotch Plains Easton, Elizabeth Town and Wyoming. Garrett was called Jr. til his Father died then he was called Garrett Gray Sr.and his son Garrett Gray Jr. The exact burial location of Garrett and Susannah is unknown but there is a cemetery on the old Gray homeplace that two of their sons and their wives are buried with tombstones. There are also two graves without tombstones this could be where they are buried.

He and 3 of his brothers were Revolutionary War vets. He was also at Valley Forge. I read that all 5 brothers were in the war but I have yet to find Robert's record.

Birth years vary, Marriage record gives birth year as 1755 A William, a Lydia and a Garrey Gray are listed as members of Bush River Church, in South Carolina. South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805 By Leah Townsend P 166 In Footnote 124 starting on p 164

Research Notes

Original Details:

1810 Census Name: Garrat Gray Event Type: Census Event Date: 1810 Event Place: Caldwell, Kentucky, United States.

Page: 3 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M252 Affiliate Film Number: 9 GS Film Number: 0181354 Digital Folder Number: 005157066 Image Number: 00010

1830 Census This census may well be his son Garret's census. Death year of 1827 is uncertain but I have yet to find another census for son Garret. Name: Garret Gray Event Place: Not Stated, Caldwell, Kentucky Page Number: 166 Affiliate Publication Number: M19 Affiliate Film Number: 34 GS Film number: 0007813 Digital Folder Number: 004409525 Image Number: 00338

Sources

• Us and International marriage Records 1560 -1900
• US Revolutionary War Rolls 1775 - 1783, New Jersey 01st Regiment, 1777-1783 (Folders 17-19) - 2d Regiment, 1776-1783 (Folders 21-22)
• United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-294 : accessed 17 January 2016), Garrat Gray, 1810.
• FC 1820 ""
• United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGB-BB3 : accessed 22 May 2015), Garret Gray, Not Stated, Caldwell, Kentucky; citing p. 166, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 7,813.
• Sources: Caldwell Co. Deed Book D Page 22/23; marriage bonds Fauquier Co., Virginia and Caldwell Co., Kentucky; Deeds from Newberry Co S.C. and Caldwell Co., Ky.; Garrett was living in S.C. in 1803.
• http://genealogytrails.com/ken/caldwell/caldwell-county-court-order-book-c.html (Where he is made a judge and several relations are mentioned.)

Acknowledgements

• pommernrules originally shared the sketch, deed, and marriage information of Garrett Gray