Arthur Gray (1746 - 1809)

Born 1746 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Reading) Ogden — married 3 Apr 1778 (to 24 Nov 1809) in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Nov 1809 at about age 63 in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States

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Biography

Arthur Gray was married in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on 3 April 1778 to Mary Reading, a daughter of Daniel Reading and Euphemia Reid.^[1] He moved to the Chenango area of Tioga County (now Broome County), New York, about 1802. He died in Chenango on 24 Nov. 1809.^[2] His will was written in Chenango on 14 June 1809 and proved in Broome Co. on 27 Dec. 1809. The will named his wife Mary; daughters Hannah Hankerson, Euphemia Dean, Anastasia Ogden, Mary Page and Catherine Gray; and sons William, Daniel, Arthur, Isaac and Barzallai.^[3]

Will, transcribed

Abstract of Will of Arthur Gray of Chenango, Broome NY; New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999; Broome Wills, letters, Vol A-C, 1806-1852 by cchldrss: Wife Mary, son Daniel and John G Christopher Executors; daughters Hannah Hankerson, Euphemia Dean, Anastasia Ogden, Mary Page and Catherine Gray $400 each, Catherine to receive such additional sum to make her share equal to that other daughters have received heretofore; son William $1; grandson Jasper Gray, at age 21, one horse of $40 value; wife Mary third part life estate; devise to sons Daniel, Arthur, Isaac, and Brazallai each fourth part of real estate, to them their heirs and assigns, with stipulations that Daniel relinquish claim on note for about $110, that the devises be subject to the life estate therein; and that, upon Arthur reaching age of 21, or upon his death, said partition of the real estate be made for said sons by Samuel Allen, John G Christopher and Mason Whiting, with proviso that if one of them should die that the surviving two appoint a third person of their choosing. Signed and sealed, Arthur Gray, this fourteenth day of June 1809. Witnesses: Phinehas Bartholomew Jas McKinney Mason Whiting. Recorded 27 December 1809^[4]

Research Notes

There is disagreement about his birth date and who his parents were. Cutter said he was the son of David Gray of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, born about 1755.^[5] Others say he was born in 1746, son of Jacob Gray of Amwell, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, who named a son "Aurt" in his will dated 1756. Still others say this Arthur's father was Abraham Gray of Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, who named a son Art in his will dated 1772. Jacob and Abraham may have been brothers, sons of Isaac Gray, both baptized 14 Aug 1700.

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Sources

1. ↑ New Jersey Marriage Records, ancestry.com.
2. ↑ Mortuary Notice of Monday, 18 Dec 1809, from the Trenton Federalist, Vol. XI, Issue 564, p 3: "Died at his seat at Chenango in New York State on the 24th of November last, Capt. Arthur Gray, formerly of Flemington in this county." Flemington is in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
3. ↑ New York Wills and Probate Records, ancestry.com.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #171507230
5. ↑ William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, 3 vols. (1912), vol. 1, p. 392.

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• Deats, Hiram Edmund, 1870-1963,Hunterdon County Historical Society. The Hunterdon County, New Jersey Militia, 1792. https://archive.org/stream/hunterdoncountyn00deat#page/24/mode/2up/search/Gray

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Gray-2162 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. Gray-5215, a second WikiTree profile, was created by Susan Gillette and merged with Gray-2162 on 23 June 2020. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence, Susan, and others.