Joab Gray (1771 - 1821)

Born 8 Aug 1771 in Sedgwick, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Wilson) Gray — married 23 Aug 1794 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 13 May 1821 at age 49 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joab Gray; b. 8 Aug 1771 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine;

m. Abigail Wilson 23 Aug 1794 ^[1] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; he and Abigail Wilson were marriage cert. 28 Aug 1794 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine;

He died 13 May 1821 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 49.

From the Gray Family of Hancock County, Maine :

Joab Gray lived at West Sedgwick on what long has been called the Lewis Grindle place. According to the Stanley Gray manuscripts, her neighbors believed that "Aunt Nabby Joab" practiced witchcraft and could "charm", and "put on curses."

Known children of Joab Gray and Abigail Wilson were as follows:

• i. Joseph H. Gray; b. 28 Apr 1794 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; b. 28 Apr 1796 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Harriet B. Ginn, daughter of Abraham Ginn and Hannah Downs, 9 Sep 1819 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Harriet B. Ginn, daughter of Abraham Ginn and Hannah Downs, 9 Sep 1819 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 11 Sep 1860 at Orcutt's Harbor, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 64; drowned.

• ii. Adam Gray; b. 15 Aug 1797 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Sarah Saunders were published 28 Nov 1819 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Jan 1875 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 77; age 78 years.

• iii. Edith W. Gray; b. 8 Jul 1798; m. Robert Oliver Gross, son of Joshua Gross and Mary Brooks, 14 Jan 1819; d. 20 Dec 1883 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 85.

• iv. Amos E. Gray; b. 7 Mar 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Hepsibah Dougharty were published 6 Aug 1819; he and Hepsibah Dougharty were cert 21 Aug 1819 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Hepsibah Dougharty, daughter of Henry Dougharty and Hepsibah Ingalls, 26 Aug 1819 at Orland, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Judith Howard Gray; b. 22 Dec 1801 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Alfred Metcalf Blaisdell, son of Dudley Daniel Blaisdell and Anna Saunders, 8 Jan 1824 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 3 Feb 1886 at Otis, Hancock, Maine, at age 84.

• vi. Tryphena Gray; b. 3 Dec 1803 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; b. 3 Dec 1804 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. John Leach III, son of Joseph Leach and Thirza Eaton, 31 May; m. James Leach, son of Capt. James Leach and Sally Mograge, 31 May 1821 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Tobias Billings, son of John Billings and Jane Gray, 29 Mar 1825; m. Nathan Cottle, son of Nathan Cottle and Rhoda Savash, 29 Aug 1832 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. Nathan Cottle, son of Nathan Cottle and Rhoda Savash, 29 Aug 1832 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. John B Frazier, son of Isaac Frazier and Jane Brown, 9 Jun 1861 at Otis, Hancock, Maine; d. 20 Dec 1878 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, at age 75.

• vii. Nancy Gray; b. 14 Dec 1804; b. 14 Nov 1805 at Hancock, Maine; m. Jonathan Perkins, son of Stover Perkins and Lydia Hatch, 26 Apr 1825; d. 29 Aug 1847 at age 41; d. 30 Aug 1847 at age 41; she was buried at Perkins Cemetery, Castine, Hancock, Maine.

• viii. Malinda P. Gray; b. 4 Jul 1808; m. Zenes Moore; He was from Newport; d. 1879.

• ix. John Morris Gray; b. 16 Sep 1814 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Julia A. Jordan were published 21 Dec 1845; m. Julia A. Jordan 9 Jan 1846 at Castine, Hancock, Maine; d. 19 Apr 1896 at Castine, Hancock, Maine, at age 81.

Sources

• Brad Gonzales, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Brad and others.

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FT-PMQ : 10 February 2018), Joab Gray and Abigail Wilcom, 23 Aug 1794; citing Sedgwick,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,248.