Isaac Gray (1772 - 1822)

Born 15 Dec 1772 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Baker) Gray — married 13 Sep 1793 in Salem, Washington, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1822 at age 49 in Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, United States

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Biography

Isaac was born 15 Dec 1772^[1].

Isaac married Elizabeth Baker 13 Sep 1793 in Salem, Washington, New York. She was born in Colrain, Massachusetts.^[2]

Research of John Komar:
Isaac one of the first members of the Associated reformed church of Hebron, New York, organized about 1780. The name of the church has since been changed to the United Presbyterian church in Hebron.^[3]

Isaac (and his brother Elihu) were in tax assessment records in Hebron, Washington, New York in 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803. There is also a tax assessment record for Isaac in Salem, Washington, New York in 1802^[4]

Death

Isaac died 2 Feb 1822 in Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York.^[5][6]
He was presumed to be buried in the Flackville Cemetery, but headstone not located. If indeed he died in Oswego county, lack of a headstone is not unexpected. No headstones documented in Oswego county either (May 2024) ^[7]

Isaac Gray ,Town of Lisbon died intestate, issued to Elizabeth Gray and Isaac H. Gray, 22 Feb 1822.^[8] Isaac Gray, St Lawrence County, letters of administration filed 27 Feb 1822. Inventory filed 25 Jan 1823^[9]

Children:
(most of these dates are not from primary sources)

1. Dorothy Jane GRAY b: 9 Nov 1795 in Hebron, Washington, New York, USA
2. Phebe GRAY b: 3 Nov 1798 in Hebron, Washington, New York, USA
   
3. Isaac H. GRAY b: 26 Feb 1800 in Hebron, Washington, New York, USA
4. Elihu GRAY b: 18 Dec 1802 in Hebron, Washington, New York, USA
5. David Carswell GRAY b: 6 Feb 1804 in Hebron, Washington, New York, USA
6. Thomas Baker GRAY b: 1 Feb 1806 in Hebron Or Lisbon, Washington, New York, USA
7. Alexander T. GRAY b: 3 Dec 1807 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
8. Elizabeth GRAY b: 4 Feb 1810 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
9. Tirzah GRAY b: 15 Mar 1813 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
10. Agnes GRAY b: 13 Sep 1815 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
11. John F. GRAY b: 13 Jan 1818 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA
12. Asahel Benjamin GRAY b: 9 Oct 1820 in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York, USA

Timeline

1800 Federal Census, Hebron, Washington county. Isaac was enumerated there as was his brother Daniel C, and brother-in-law Billius Stocking.^[10]

1810 Census, Lisbon, St Lawrence county, New York^[11]
Isaac Gray, male over 45. The census ages match very will to the list of names and ages of Isaac's known children: 1m<10 (John), 2m10-16 (Alexander and Thomas, 1m 16-18 (David C), 3m 18-26 (2 in household, Elihu and Isaac), 2f<10 (Agnes and Tirzah), 1f 10-16 (Elizabeth), 1f 16-26 (Dorothy - Phebe was married) Isaac was enumerated adjacent to Billius Stocking, his brother-in-law, having married Isaac's sister Patience (Gray) Stocking 3 households away is Isaac's brother Elihu Gray.

Sources

1. ↑ Primary source record not noted. FindAGrave (unsourced) gives birth as 15 Dec 1722. A DAR application (unsourced) states 15 Dec 1772. Ravenscroft, Ruth Thayer, in" John Gray and his descendents of Worcester and Pelham Massachusetts", 1986, gives (unsourced) date of 15 Dec 1772
2. ↑ Ravenscroft, unpaginated
3. ↑ Misc. records, Surrogate court, Court House, Canton , New York.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804
5. ↑ SAR application cites this date (without primary source) Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
6. ↑ Ravenscroft, Ruth Thayer, in" John Gray and his descendents of Worcester and Pelham Massachusetts", 1986, gives (unsourced) date of 22 Feb 1822 (transcribed copy)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed May 3, 2024), memorial page for Isaac Gray (15 Dec 1772–12 Jan 1822), Find A Grave: Memorial #167347383, citing Flackville Cemetery, Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA; Maintained by john komar (contributor 47419032).
8. ↑ Research by John Komar, no source given
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 Notes: Index to Admin of Intes Estates, A-M, 1800-1955, Letters recorded Book 1, p211
10. ↑ 1800 Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Hebron, Washington, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 26; Page: 292; Image: 285; Family History Library Film: 193714
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Page: 30; NARA Roll: M33_79; Image: 170

See also:

• Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass. (Tarrytown, New York, 1887) Page 281
• DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1934) Vol. 136, Page 213: #135684.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sara68&id=I5575
• Ravenscroft, Ruth Thayer, in" John Gray and his descendents of Worcester and Pelham Massachusetts", manuscript, July 1947, microfilmed 1986, unsourced, unpaginated. Available at LDS Family History Library. Also online at FamilySearch.com

• Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine Volume XVI, Feb 1953 p. 70 "Some Descendants of John Gray of Worcester, Massachusetts" Compiled by Anna Harrisonton Warner, Edited and Contributed by Frederick G. Warner, North Amherst, Massachusetts.
  
• Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, Volume XVII Dec 1953, p. 42 "Some Descendants of John Gray of Worcester, Massachusetts" Compiled by Anna Harrisonton Warner, Edited and Contributed by Frederick G. Warner, North Amherst, Massachusetts.
  

• United States Records of men enlisted in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, Image 445 of 609. (Service in 1813. Not known to be same Isaac Gray)

• Source: Baker Genealogy by John Komar at FamilySearch.org
  
• DAR Records on Thomas Baker
  
• DAR Records of Isaac Gray
  
• Sons of the American Revolution (see notes for William George Birkhaeuser greatgrandson)
  
• Sons of the American Revolution (see notes for Theodore Kelso Birkhaeuser G grandson) No sources cited in this application.
  
• McLean-Baker-Pierce Bible Records (provided by Bonnie Waters)
  
• Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 5, Page 742

• (Dead Link, May 2024) www.blanchardweb.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I872&tree=001