The Faw family history book lists Ann Katherine Faw Ray as born about 1801 and dying around 1872. No records have been found to correlate with this. However, the records referenced below do correlate. A death record for a son of Ann lists her name as Annie Faw. This matches the census records and gives an estimated birth date that matches the FAG record which correlates with the death date listed in the Faw family history book.
"North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3FF-M38 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Franklin Ray, 13 Jul 1922; citing Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, reference cn 240, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,086.
Sources
Faw, Thomas E., Linda Faw, and Amy Faw. The Faw Family Record. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Tucson, AZ: 1992. Print.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B7-8S9 : 12 April 2016), Ann Gray in household of Wm Gray, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 1290, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW87-2ZC : 12 April 2016), Ann Ray in household of William Ray, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 4, family 27, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,621.
"Find A Grave, Inc.", FindAGrave.comJulie Ann Faw Ray (8 Jan 1815 - 6 Jun 1871) accessed 6 January 2019; Memorial No. 93942148, Records of Ray-Calloway-Shepherd Family Cemetery, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ann: