Hi, I double-checked the web site address for JSTOR. It is: www.jstor.org/demo/ Once you get there, scroll down to and select "Search the JSTOR demo" Then, click on "Advanced Search Form" Then type "Bray" (use quotations marks around Bray) (Or you can type any derivative of Bray) Then select "Search" This particular search will pull up 51 entries. Each entry will contain some entry re: Bray. (You can modify your search to be more specific.) ** The first entry on the Bray family is fact-filled and very interesting. ** Good luck and enjoy the results!! Nan Krushinski [email protected]

Hi, I double-checked the web site address for JSTOR. It is: You wrote www.jstor.org/demo/Once you get there, scroll down to and select "Search the JSTOR demo" Then, click on "Advanced Search Form" Then type "Bray" (use quotations marks around Bray) (Or you can type any derivative of Bray) Then select "Search" This particular search will pull up 51 entries. Each entry will contain some entry re: Bray. (You can modify your search to be more specific.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi again, I must tell you how I did on the search of this url you sent The first search I did as you advised but didn't know what year you put in the search form so I used 1900/00/00 to 1900/12/31 and I only got 4 hits. Knew I must have done that wrong as you got 51. I went to the basic search and used the date 1912/12/31 to 0000/00/00 and it read 1912/12/31 or earlier and I hit 145 Bray articles. I have not connected to the Virginia Brays but any one who has them really needs to visit this demo version of this site. You can use different years and come up with even more articles I am sure. All articles in this demo version are 1922 or earlier and it says you can not copy the pages on the demo but I did. I could not copy & paste them but just clicked on print on my Netscape browser and it printed fine. Joyce ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Thank you for sharing this great site. Jo ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

>I have since located only one BRAY household living in Essex County, >VA, in 1790. That was Charles BRAY, and in 1850, there is a Charles and >Susan BRAY living in Essex County, VA . They had a son John who is listed >as 28 yrs old. > >Does anyone have any additional information on this Charles, Susan, or >John BRAY? David - Here is some information I have on a BRAY family of Virginia: James BRAY married Mary STAPLES. They had: Ann m. George W. SMITH (Henrico County, VA) 10 children (Mary V., Henrietta A., Wirt W., Sallie, Amelia, George, Harvey, Harry, Robert, Rufus) Mary m. __ HARWOOD Robert (fought under Davy Crockett) George (drowned) James m. ? Charles (lived in Harrisonburg, VA) James BRAY and Mary STAPLES had an estate in New Bern, NC and are buried in Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, VA. [I also received this information from a very kind person - it has a wealth of info on the BRAYs of VA.] Nan The JSTOR site is a 'huge' site that was set up by a company for one of the large universities back east. They have scanned in the complete first series of the William and Mary Quarterly and have a name search machine that makes it just wonderful to try to find families and lines. I 'believe' the address would be www.jstor.search This should get you to the 'free demonstration' spot. Just click on the DEMO button and then go ahead and do a search on the William and Mary Quarterly. Let me know if you find your line and if it gets you back to join into the early branch that was there in Virginia. Good luck and I hope that we find we are cousins even though it might be waaaayyyy back. If you have any troubles at all, don't hesitate to holler back at me. This is kind of a tricky site, but there is so much good data there to be found that anybody searching out VA roots needs to have a chance to have some fun with it ;) Terri David - Good luck with your search! Nan Krushinski [email protected]

The 1870 Census lists the following for the BRAY family, Reed's Creek Post Office, Washington Township, Lawrence County, AR (later became Sharp County, AR) Ann BRAY age 45 Born: TN Occupation Farmer head of household Matilda BRAY age 16 Born: MO Attended school, cannot read Columbus BRAY age 14 Born: MO did not attend school, [insane or idiotic] Jefferson BRAY age 8 Born: AR Although father is not listed, the only purchaser of land in Washington TWP with surname BRAY was John BRAY, July 1, 1859, according to BLM records. Columbus' father was born in VA according to 1880 census. I have since located only one BRAY household living in Essex County, VA, in 1790. That was Charles BRAY, and in 1850, there is a Charles and Susan BRAY living in Essex County, VA . They had a son John who is listed as 28 yrs old. Does anyone have any additional information on this Charles, Susan, or John BRAY?

Hi all, Has anybody traced their line back to Hertfordshire, UK? I'm looking for Lettice BRAY baptised about 1720. Can anyone suggest any variants? Am running out of ideas. Debs

Hello. I am looking for this family. Can anybody help me? Here is a brief summary of the info I have on this side: James BRAY married Mary STAPLES. They had: Ann BRAY m. George W. SMITH (my gg grandparents) 10 children (Mary V., Henrietta A., Wist W., Sallie, Amelia, George, Harvey, Harry, Robert, Rufus) Mary m. __ HARWOOD Robert (fought under Davy Crockett) George (drowned) James m. ? son Charles (lived in Harrisonburg, VA) (Harvey SMITH was my great grandfather.) James BRAY and Mary STAPLES had an estate in New Bern, NC and are buried in Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, VA. Thank you so much for any help you can offer or if you can point me in the direction to someone who may also be related. Nan Krushinski [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Hello. I am looking for this family. Can anybody help me? Here is a brief summary of the info I have on this side: James BRAY married Mary STAPLES. They had: Ann BRAY m. George W. SMITH (my gg grandparents) 10 children (Mary V., Henrietta A., Wist W., Sallie, Amelia, George, Harvey, Harry, Robert, Rufus) Mary m. __ HARWOOD Robert (fought under Davy Crockett) George (drowned) James m. ? son Charles (lived in Harrisonburg, VA) (Harvey SMITH was my great grandfather.) James BRAY and Mary STAPLES had an estate in New Bern, NC and are buried in Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, VA. Thank you so much for any help you can offer or if you can point me in the direction to someone who may also be related. Nan Krushinski [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Does anyone have anything on Dr. Richard Bray born about 1800-05 Warren County, Georgia, married to Juliann Walton Bray. Two children William Crysostin Bray and Elizabeth A. Bray. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

These are New Englanders who changed their names to/from Bray. Pat

Does this lady belong to anyone on the Bray mailing list? Pat

Another note from St. Joseph, Buchannan Co., MO says Rev. William L. BRAY was the first pastor of the Congrgational Church there, which was organized in May of 1867 and erected in 1869 on Edmond between 9th and 10th. Rev. Bray resigned in July 1868. The church is now at 13th and Jules St. (uncertain when "now" was) Was this "the " Rev. Billy? Nancy

>From a city directory of St. Joseph, MO for 1908: BRAY, Bryant 2619 St. Joseph Ave. teamster BRAY, Mrs. Martha 2619 St. Joseph Ave. helper BRAY,Joseph 322 S. 5th syrup maker Bryant and Martha Jane(Howerton)BRAY were my great grandparents, but I don't know when they died or where they might be buried. And I am unfamiliar with the Joseph. Does anybody have anything on them? Any help or ideas appreciated. Nancy Bray Cooper

I saw a request for info on a Bray family with two of the children by the names of Jemima and Moses. There were 6 - 8 children listed in all . I found a reference to this family in a book I have. If the one reqesting this could respond today I would appreciate it. I won't be back at my computer until Tuesday the 26th. Thank you, Karen

Emma, There has been speculation (from cousins) regarding my BRAY line of Effingham Co. and Screven Co., Georgia that this Rev. Thomas BRAY may be our line. He was from Shropshire, England. There are some books written about him. He did have descendents, but I haven't had a chance to trace them yet. Thank you for posting this. Maybe it will inspire someone who knows his line to post it to to the board. If anyone is related to Sarah BRAY who married William PEARCE in (1780-1) GA, I'd love to hear from you. Other family names connected to this line include: GREEN(E), TANNER, TALBOT, DUNWOODY, MUNSON, & ROBERT of NC, GA, LA, MS & TX. Marianne Gilbert Phoenix, AZ >Here is a bit of Bray family trivia which might be of interest to some >Bray researchers. In the Advent 1997 issue of The Anglican Digest, on >page 21 is an article titled "The Story of S.P.C.K.- 300 Years" it >details the formation of a group originally called Society for Promoting >Christian Knowledge, on 8 March 1698 in Lincoln's Inn, London, England. >The inspirer of the group was a priest in the Church of England named >Thomas Bray. The main objective of the group was to promote religion and >learning in the plantations abroad and to propagate Christian knowledge >at home. But after a visit to Maryland, Bray modified his original >intention and obtained instead, in 1701, a Royal Charter establishing >the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G.) >which would send out missionaries to the American colonies. Whether >this Thomas Bray had any descendants, I don't know. Perhaps some of you >do know. Emma Gene Gentry

We are looking for Bray family from Nebraska, Kansas, and/or Idaho. We know that Nathan Bray (born 01/12/1796) married Nancy Lenora (last name and date unknown). Their children were Thomas N. (b. 10/08/1843), Martha Ellen (11/17/1844), Mary Esther (02/20/1846), David Byrs (04/05/1849), John Wycliff (03/24/1850), Salrna Frances (08/01/1846), Samuel Br (11/26/1854), Ira (04/04/1856). Thomas N. Bray (d. 02/22/1925) married Annie Flora Carver. Children were Lewis Wickleff Bray (b. 02/10/1881 in Tecumsen, Nebraska d. 11/01/1966 in Gooding, Idaho) and NIley S. Bray (b. 05/18/1885). Lewis's children were Oyama Lewis (b. 04/10/05 d. 09/15/05 Oakley, KS), Opal Venus (b. 07/07/06 Monument, KS), Iradell Dale (b. 03/18/11 Oakley, KS d. 11/28/90 in Santa Barbara, CA), Myron Don (b. 10/16/13 in Oakley, KS d. 02/26/98 in Eugene, Oregon), Cleroa Lorell (b. 02/13/16 in Oakley, KS still living), Geraldine Beth (b. Idaho - still living), and Burt "Buddy" Milton (b. 11/05/23 d. 07/14/39 in Bliss, ID). If you can help us find anyone prior to Nathan Bray and/or where we come from, or any other information, it would be greatly appreicated. Thank you! -Andrea Bray Gard

Here is a bit of Bray family trivia which might be of interest to some Bray researchers. In the Advent 1997 issue of The Anglican Digest, on page 21 is an article titled "The Story of S.P.C.K.- 300 Years" it details the formation of a group originally called Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, on 8 March 1698 in Lincoln's Inn, London, England. The inspirer of the group was a priest in the Church of England named Thomas Bray. The main objective of the group was to promote religion and learning in the plantations abroad and to propagate Christian knowledge at home. But after a visit to Maryland, Bray modified his original intention and obtained instead, in 1701, a Royal Charter establishing the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G.) which would send out missionaries to the American colonies. Whether this Thomas Bray had any descendants, I don't know. Perhaps some of you do know. Emma Gene Gentry

I hope this gets through this time. Sorry I goofed. Emma Gene Gentry

Sorry I goofed. Emma Gene Gentry