William
Wray
aka Ray
Born about in Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Wray
[uncertain]
and Elizabeth (Johnson) Wray
[uncertain]
Brother of
William (Rae) Wray
Husband of
Polly (Barnes) Wray
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James P. Wray
Died about
at about age 73
in United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2020
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Biography
William M. Wray was born about 1796 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States. William married Mary Polly Barnes on the 25th of February, 1816 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.[1]
William died about 1869 in Berrys, Jackson, Alabama, United States.
Research Notes
Parents are uncertain. No source to prove connection. However he may be the grandson of the parents listed here.
Death Date is about 1869 - William appears on the 1860 Census. Then his wife appears as Widowed on 1870 Census.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK8-D3F : 28 May 2021), Mary Ray, 1870.
There is a will, posted on FamilySearch Tree here
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GL-KL2 : 14 February 2020), William Ray, 1816.
See Also;
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5M-Y6H : 19 December 2020), William M Ray, Jackson, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDT-W1X : 18 February 2021), Wm Ray, 1860.
- Teresa Patterson, Personal family information, 5th Great grandfather
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Jack Graham
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A128024 [compare], Ancestry member jgg111
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~0.78%
Troy Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HG3281609 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sara (Hopkins) Howard :
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