Ebenezer Gray (1723 - 1777)

Born 29 Mar 1723 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Lockwood) Gray — married 26 Dec 1757 in Wilton, CT

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1777 at age 54 in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Ebenezer Gray, born in 1723, son of William & Elizabeth (Meeker) Gray, married 26 Dec 1757 at Wilton to Ann Lockwood of Greens Farms parish, daug of John Lockwood. Ebenezer died in 1777 at Fairfield, CT. Will dated 4 Sept, proved 15 Dec 1777 mentions wife Ann, 5 sons, Justus, Gilread, Joseph, Ebenezer, Jabez; 3 daug Anne, Abigail, Esther.^[1]

Children:

1. Justus
2. Ann
3. Gilead
4. Joseph
5. Abigail
6. Ebenezer
7. Jabez
8. Esther

Sources

1. ↑ "History and genealogy of the families of old Fairfield" compiled and edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, vol 2 p 404, publ 1930 download from https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/43068?availability=Family%20History%20Library

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Fairfield, Page 45. Birth record.
• Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass. (Tarrytown, New York, 1887) Page 200 & Page 209
• Bailey, Frederic William. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800 (Frank Allaben Genealogical Co., 1896) Book 3, Page 65
• Genealogy Trails History Group: "Ebenezer Gray m. Anne Lockwood (of Grensfarms) Dec 26, 1757."
• Last Will & Testament
• Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 5, Page 734