Thomas Gray (abt. 1572 - 1607)

Born about 1572 in Harwich, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Myles) Coytemore — married 1593 in Sutton, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 7 May 1607 at about age 35 in Harwich, Essex, England

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Biography

Thomas Gray of Harwich, Essex (bp. 18 Aug 1572 Harwich - d. bef. 29 Jun 1607),^[1][2][3] was the son of:

• Richard Grey (b. c 1551 - d. 1602).^[1]
• and Susan (b. c. 1553).^[1]

Marriage

m. Katherine, dau. of Robert Myles of Sutton, Suffolk (b. 17 Mar 1576 - d. 29 Nov 1659) & Parnell Reve.^[1][2][4][5]

children

• Susan (bp. 31 Jan 1593 Harwich)^[4]
• Thomas (bp. 04 May 1595 Harwich)^[4]
• Robert (bp. 08 Oct 1598)^[4]
• Parnell (b. abt. 1602 - d. 25 Mar 1687 Charlestown, Mass).^[4]

m.1 [. . .] Parker

m.2 Increase Norwell (d. 01 Nov 1655)

• Katherine (b. abt. 1604/6 - d. 21 Feb 1682 Charlestown, Mass).^[1][4]

m. Adm. Thomas Graves (d. 31 Jul 1653)^[4]

Will

• Date: 16 Aug 1606.^[2][6]
• Proved: 29 Jun 1607.^[2][6]

Thomas Gray, of the Borough of Harwich in the County of Essex and Diocese of London, 16 August 1606, proved 29 June 1607.^[6][7]

To wife Katherine all my moiety of the messuages, lands & tenements &c in Sutton in the County of Suffolk, late of Robert Miles, of Sutton aforesaid, yeoman deceased, father of the said Katherine; the other moiety, part or put-part whereof one Thomas Wysemau Esq., my brother-in-law, now holdeth.

The said property to my wife to hold during her natural life, then to Thomas Gray, my soul, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten; failing such issue then to Susan Gray, Parnell Gray and Katherine Gray, my daughters, and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten.

If they die without heirs &c, then to the said Katherine, my wife & her heirs forever.

I give & bequeath to daughters Susan, Parnell & Katherine each one hundred pounds at the age of eighteen years.

Wife Katherine to be executrix, Hugh Branham, clerk, to be supervisor and a bequest to him of three pounds for his labor.

Wit: Anthony Branham, Richard Reynoldes and John Moore (by mark.)

Huddleston, 49.

Death

Thomas was buried on 07 May 1607.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Lewis, M. (n.d.). Thomas Grey #77134, b. 18 August 1572," citing: Richardson, D. (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd ed. ORTNCA. Web.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Putnam, E. (1894/5). "Notes on the ancestry and connections of 'Rear Admiral' Thomas Graves of Charlestown, Mass." Essex Institute Historical Collections, 31, pp. 174. Essex Institute. Google Books.
3. ↑ Thos. wife remarried on 27 Dec 1610 to Cpt. Rowland Coyotemore. She immigrated to colonial Mass. abt. 1636.
   see also: Thomas Gray Birth 18 AUG 1572 Harwich. Death 07 MAY 1607 Harwich, Essex.

   Gray, Rodney W. "Gray family history." Web.[2]^{DEAD LINK}

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Appleton, W.S. (1880). "Gray and Coytemore." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 34, pp. 253. NEHGS. Google Books.
5. ↑ Lewis (2013). Katharine Myles, #77135, b. 17 March 1576, d. 29 November 1659; parents: citing, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2011, 2nd ed, 1, p. 561. ORTNCA. Web.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Waters, H.F. (1901). Genealogical Gleanings in England, 1, pp. 404. NEHGS. Google Books.[3]
7. ↑ Gray and Coytmore. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 34:256. p. 254 link Google Books

See Also...

• Joiner, D. & Joiner, S. "Cary family history." <carver at ime dot net>.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #153592131
• Leavitt, Emily Wilder. The Starkeys of New England and Allied Families (Springfield Printing & Binding Co., 1910) Page 105: "An indenture between ..."