David Gray (abt. 1742)

Born about Feb 1742 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (MacLeod) Gray — married 14 Mar 1769 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Date: ABT FEB 1742

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland^[1][2]

Christening

Date: 20 FEB 1743

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland^[3]

Marriage

Husband: David Gray

Wife: Elizabeth MacLeod

Child: Katharine Gray

Child: James Gray

Marriage:

Date: 14 MAR 1769

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: entry for 9th Feb reads: "David Gray in Mibister in the Parish of Halkirk and Elizabeth Macleod in Achavary were contracted in order to marriage and after ordinary proclamations, and no objections offered, their marriage was solemnized Mar 14th"^[4][5]

Husband: John Gray

Wife: Margaret Fowler

Child: Donald Gray

Child: John Gray

Child: Alexander Gray

Child: Margaret Gray

Child: John Gray

Child: David Gray

Child: William Gray

Marriage:

Date: 18 AUG 1726

Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Note: Entry reads: Jul 1[?]th 1826 John Gray in Southdun and Margaret ffowler there matrimonially contracted by these find themselves to consummate marriage within 40 days. Accomplished Aug 8 (IGI and Brian has 18th, I read it as 8th.)^[6][7]

Residence

Date: Jul 1782 to 1785 (at least)

Place: Toftingal, Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Notes: David was witness to the baptisms of two daughters of Donald GRAY and Janet SUTHERLAND (also in Toftingal)

Elizabeth (1782)

Catherine (1785)

Reference

Reference: 11923

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S55 Marr. 14 Mar 1769 David (Mibister, Halkirk) GRAY & Elizabeth (Achavary) YOUNG, Watten, Caithness, 042 00 0020 0268, copy d/loaded Aug 2013
2. ↑ Source: #S817 Bap. 20 Feb 1743 David s/o John GRAY & Margaret FOWLER, Watten
3. ↑ Source: #S817 Bap. 20 Feb 1743 David s/o John GRAY & Margaret FOWLER, Watten
4. ↑ Source: #S817 Marr. David GRAY & Elizabeth MacLEOD
5. ↑ Source: #S55 Marr. 14 Mar 1769 David (Mibister, Halkirk) GRAY & Elizabeth (Achavary) YOUNG, Watten, Caithness, 042 00 0020 0268, copy d/loaded Aug 2013
6. ↑ Source: #S817
7. ↑ Source: #S617 Marr. 1726 John GRAY and Margaret FOWLER, extracted Dec 2003

• Source: S55 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854)http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S817 Corres. re GRAY between Brian GRAY (Edinburgh, MLN) and LornaHen, from Dec 1994, including booklet: 'The Caithness Connection: A history of one Gray family'

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Gray-6253 through the import of GRAYJohnFOWLER4WikiTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.