James Ray Jr (1800)

Born 1800 in South Carolina, United States

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Died [date unknown] in Henry County Tennessee

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Biography

He passed away in 1839.

James and Elizabeth had three children together:

• Sarah Jane Ray
• Alice Caroline Ray Holley
• Virginia Elizabeth Ray Lamb

James Ray was granted 50 acres of land in Robertson, Tennessee

• Name James Ray
• Record Date 15 May 1817
• Location Robertson, Tennessee
• Warrant Number 10013

• Listed on the Kentucky Death Certificate of Alice Caroline Ray Holley as her father.
• Listed on Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1837 for Henry County

Joseph Lamb patented 160 acres of land in the Jackson Purchase area of Western Kentucky. Witnesses were Charles Shearman and James Ray Jr.

• Patent number: 4511, receipt number: 6367, dated 23 April 1833.
• Grant date: 3 February 1835, Grant book 6, page 111

Sources

• Tennessee Marriage Records

• Will of Washington Franklin Ray

• Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
• Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
• Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
• Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
• Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

• Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
• Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• Ancestry.com. North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
• Original data: Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.

• Henry County, Tennessee Will Books; Author: Tennessee County Court (Henry County); Probate Place: Henry, Tennessee
• Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• Original data: Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts.

• http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/jacksonpurchase/