John
Grey
Born about in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Gray
and Elizabeth (Frost) Gray
Brother of
Luke Watson Esq [half], Johanna Watson [half], Susannah Watson [half], Sarah (Gray) Hobby and Isaac Gray
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 81
in Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 25 May 2018
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Biography
John was born between 1640 and 1645, likely in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was the son of John Gray and Elizabeth Frost. John died in Jamaica, New York, in 1724. His wife's name was Hannah.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Mary Sibyl Gray May, Grace Gray Hoch, and Richard Holman May, compilers; A history of one branch of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Gray family; published 1953. Reference pages 10-11 via HathiTrust
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NXK7-NL4 : 12 February 2018, John Gray, ); citing Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,526,327. NOTE: Different John Gray
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S (Hill) Willson
S (Hill) Willson
The baptism in England likely applies to a different person. John Gray and Elizabeth (Frost) Gray were living in Connecticut at this time. According to this source, he was born in Fairfield, Connecticut between 1640-45. A history of one branch of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Gray family, compiled by Mary Sibyl Gray May, Grace Gray Hoch, and Richard Holman May; published 1953. page 10
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Rejected matches › John Gray (abt.1645-)
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