Francis, s/o Thomas Gray, ancient planter of Virginia,[1]
and
In a deposition dated 07 November 1690, William state that he was age 28 or thereabouts.[1]
Marriage
m. 1682 Elizabeth ____
To prove that Elizabeth was married to William, A court transaction in Surry,Virginia where Elizabeth names husband William,and signs over her rights of dower on some land either from William Browne or to William Browne, May 2,1710.(See image page 491)[2]
Children
There are conflicting sources surrounding the identity of Captain William Gray's children. While Boddie (1954), lists them as below, Dorman (2004), states they are the children of William II Gray (son of Thomas Gray, ancient planter) and Elizabeth Jarrett. Jester & Hiden (1956), assert that William named five children in his will.[1]
William (1682 - 1736) m. 1702 Mrs. Mary (Crawford) Seward (d. 1765)
Elizabeth (b. c.1684) m. William Andrews
Lucy ? (b. c.1686) m. John ? Edwards
Faith (c.1688 - c.1720) m. (c.1707) William Ruffin (c.1683-1739)
Mary (b.1690)
Priscilla (b. c.1692) m. Cpt. Thomas Hill
Gilbert (abt. 1696 - 1764) m. (abt. 1720) Margaret [...]
Occupation
01 Apr 1671: juror in case of a man who drowned in the river.[3]
1700: Sheriff
1710: Justice of the Peace
1710-1715: Member of the House of Burgesses
1716: Member of the Court
Events
May 26,1679, Surry County,Virginia,
Bond of William Gray,80,000 lbs. tobacco to be with Robert Ruffin and William Nusum, to deliver to Wm. and Mary Chambers orphans,their portion of the estate,when they come of age. [4]
To son William Gray, three plantations consisting of 450 acres at Wixes Bottom, all land on South side of Blackwater Road, consisting of 460 acres.
To son Gilbert Gray, 550 acres, if son, Gilbert Gray, dies without heirs, land to be divided among sons of son, William Gray, i.e., William, Robert, Joseph, and Thomas Gray.
To son Gilbert Gray, land on North side of Blackwater Road, formerly called Babs consisting of 360 acres.
Daughters, Mary Gray, Priscilla Gray and Faith Ruffin.
Grandsons, William Gray, Wm. Andrews, and William Ruffin.
Granddaughter, Eliz. Edwards.
Son, Gilbert Gray, Executor.
Witnesses: Nicho. Maget, Robt. Judkins, and Saml. Maget.[6]
Notes
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Captain William Gray of Surry Co., VA
Birth 1661 OR 1669-00-00 Surry, Virginia
Death 1719-11-18 OR 1736 Surry, Virginia
Parents: Francis Gray and Mary
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.5 Jester, A.L. & Hiden, M.W. (1956). Adventurers of purse and person, Virginia 1607-1625, p. 194. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. FamilySearch. eBook.
Boddie, J.B. (1954). Virginia Historical Genealogies, (pp. 312-313). Redwood City, CA: Pacific Coast Publishers. Hathitrust.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
Gray-2496 and Gray-711 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same location, same time frame, I would take the birth date 1661 and death date of 1736, I believe the death date of 1719 was a confusion with his cousin