Eli
Bray
Born in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Bray
and Sarah (Yokley) Bray
Brother of
James Bray, John Bray, Mathias Bray, William E Bray, Henry Bray, Mary (Bray) Lambert, Sarah (Bray) Welch, Jesse Bray, Solomon Bray and Edward Bray
Husband of
Mary Hadley (Cox) Bray
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Solomon Bray, Lydia (Bray) Marley, Matthew Bray, Samuel Bray, Eliza Jane (Bray) Brown, Elijah Bray, Jeremiah Bray, William Bray, Ruth (Bray) Luck and Sarah (Bray) Brewer
Died
at age 77
in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Sep 2015
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Biography
Eli Bray was born 28 February 1778, Chatham, North Carolina, he died 19 October 1855, North Carolina. [1] He was the son of Henry Bray and Sarah Yokley. [2][3]
Eli was married to Mary Hadley Cox.
Sources
- ↑ Wills, 1663-1978; Estate Papers, 1781-1928 (Randolph County); Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolina, Eli Bray Probate Date: 1855 Probate Place: Randolph, North Carolina, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1855 Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA Item Description: Original Wills, Barker, Robert - Hinshaw, Rebecca
- ↑ Researcher Jacquie K. Hoggard, provided names of children, and information on their marriages and children. Hoggard also provided a copy of original will xeroxed on 1 May 1986, North Carolina State Archives. Copy in possession of P. Kreutzer
- ↑ Henry Bray's will, ancestry.com, accessed 19 June 2019, WILL
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BN-7W5 : 24 December 2020), Eli Bray, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11361921/eli-bray: accessed 15 November 2023), memorial page for Eli Bray (28 Feb 1778–19 Oct 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11361921, citing Bray Cemetery, Bear Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Catoe4 (contributor 47413036).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli 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 Eli:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli 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 Eli:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Ronald Brooks 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QD3075145 [compare], Ancestry member RonaldBrooksChathamNC
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~1.56%
Katherine (Seals) Ferguson :
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~1.56%
Pam Kreutzer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MN8663040 [compare], Ancestry member kedpam
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~1.56%
Rick Sira :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Brad Bray :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BradfordBray
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~0.78%
Ron Ferguson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sandra (Stovall) Poston :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Randy Howard :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Shauna Parnell :
23andMe, yourDNAportal SHAd2c7209f
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~0.78%
Bonnie Jean (Bray) Brady :
23andMe, GEDmatch AN9423324 [compare]
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~0.78%
Alice Ann Fesmire :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A375139 [compare], Ancestry member aliceannaa1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A375139 [compare]
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~0.78%
Greg Bradfisch :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Yvonne (Armour) McGregor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member setchmom
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~0.78%
James Stovall :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DA4899007 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK31114
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~0.78%
Arthur Fesmire :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Categories: Bray Cemetery, Bear Creek, North Carolina