I have a lot of Bray information since I am a direct descendant of the ones from North Carolina and England, trying to finds roots for those who came from Ireland and settled in the Northeast. Information shows a relationship as the ones from England moved there during the middle ages. I have a very long database and can send you some if I can get more specific and if I have it I will upload it to you. Mel Ellis

My gggrandfather is from Maine b. 1800. Melzar (Melyar) Bray. Born and died in Phillips, ME, buried in Avon, ME along with 2 wives and several children. Any connection? I can't find anything further back for him. Wives were sisters, Sally and Susannah Clark, parents Elijah and Susannah Thompson Clark. -----Original Message----- From: BRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BRAY-L-request@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Rvlatn23@aol.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:26 PM To: BRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRAY-L] Bray, Angele I have a lot of Bray information since I am a direct descendant of the ones from North Carolina and England, trying to finds roots for those who came from Ireland and settled in the Northeast. Information shows a relationship as the ones from England moved there during the middle ages. I have a very long database and can send you some if I can get more specific and if I have it I will upload it to you. Mel Ellis ==== BRAY Mailing List ==== ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAY, MAIDEN, HOWERTON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/1215.1 Message Board Post: I'm sorry to be so late in replying, but somehow your post slipped by me until now. You didn't say where your Sarah and William were from; was it the Cumberland region, south eastern Tennessee and Kentucky? My great grandparents were Bryant BRAY and Martha Jane HOWERTON. I think her parents were James HOWERTON and Melinda MAIDEN. All these families lived around the southeastern corner of TN and KY: Claiborne Co., TN, Knox Co., KY., Pulaski Co., KY, etc. I would like to share info with you if you have more on the Maidens. I have more on the Brays.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1226 Message Board Post: I am searching for relatives, that I have been unable to get information on, If you have information that may be of help you can check our site to see the name affiliation and contact me with any questions web: http://members.shaw.ca/foyarchives/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bray, Kidd, Schexnayder, Becnel, Faucheux, Roby, Masson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1225 Message Board Post: I am searching for decendents of Zedrick and Elizabeth Bray of Macon, Bibb Cnty, GA. Zedrick Burden Bray died around 1900. Elizabeth and children lived in Macon, GA on Hidrola St. and worked for Bibb Mfg Co. Thanks!

I have finally figured out the Bray family that was associated probably related to my Poe family it is the family of Henry Bray that married Sarah Yokley . my reasoning is that Henry Bray Jr acted as administrator along with widow Susannah when William Poe died, circa 1799 they having qualified having posted bond with Henry Bray Sr (who is the son of old Henry who died circa 1790) Henry Jr was actually Henry lll He was the son of Henry that married Sarah Yokely ) . they are the only ones that fit as the Henry Sr and Henry Jr for that time period . The tax district (Smiths district for Chatham co for 1815) contains many of the sons of Henry and Sarah this is the same district that Susannah would live in based on the folks near her on the 1800 census and also there were several of these same Brays that show up as buyers of the estat e sale for William Poe . I know that about 1826 the John w Poe that I believe is the son of William and Susannah also maintained a connection to this family as he signed a deed wher Harry and Isaac Bray sold land belonging to the Paschal family also connected to this Bray family because Nancy Bray daughter of James Bray (who was another son of Henry and Sarah) Nancy married a Paschal . I still do not know how William Poe that died in 1798 or 1799 who left widow Susannah connects to this Bray family but he definately connects to this particular family I believe he is the son of William Poe and Elizabeth Bray Who I believe migrated to Surry in the late 1799 . any one connected to this bran! ch of the Brays who might have information please contact me Patricia Caviness Perkins

looking for some help on this estate paper It is a copy of the original at the top it starts looks like a Dr The estate of William Poe deceased in acct with ( cut off ) the first line is# 1 To Henry Bray Sen note on agreement 65.41 #2 To James Rawnslys proven acct #3 To Thomas H Perkins judgement #4 cost of warrant against Edward Bray #5 DO do do do #6 John Ratcliff #7 Edward Stuarts proven acct there are other names on this list later on it has Henry Bray Jr as administrator applied to the above use and trouble 77 then just under this allowence made for adminstrig it looks like to L Bray was this a list of debts owed the estate ?? or due from it . as it looks like both due and payable on the same sheet ?? any ideas on who these Brays were this is in 1800 William Poes widow Susannah was the executrix and Henry Bray Jr was executor , they having posted bond with Henry Bray Sr, and were qualified.many of the items sold at the estate sale were bought by the widow Susannah alot also bought by , Henry Bray Sr and Henry Bray Jr as wel l as others. most of the buyers came from the area near the Randolph Co line in Chatham Co NC south of Siler City I would like to know if any one has a clue who were the Bray s mentioned , It looks as if there were a warrant against Edward Bray , any ideas greatly appreciated Patricia Caviness Perkins

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/390.393.395.396.397.404 Message Board Post: Hello ,I have a gg granduncle my gr,gr grandfathers brother Everett Bray birthdate June 22,1872 in wilmington,ohio and he died july 25,1956 in Dayton, ohio, he was barred at springfield friend cemetary in springfield ohio. his father was born in kentucky or V irginia still not real sure. according to the 1880 census for clinton county,Ohio. also i have some records about the Ward family that is interesting. the father a Philip Ward Sr. was a Black man age? birth yr.about 1836 bir.pl.,Ohio, and his wife was Paulina Morgan a she was a malotto woman born about 1835 in N.carolina ,they had seven children Anna m ,Everetts wife,then hannah l,Ida,ella, philip jr.,Isaac N, Delilah. thanks in advance, looking forward to talking with you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1224 Message Board Post: Only know she was married to C.N.Carpenter-York Nebraska about 1880. Anybody know her?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1223 Message Board Post: Trying to locate Bray's decended from THOMAS BRAY & NANCY WHITE BRAY from Coffee Co. Alabama. They were married in 1887 in Coffee Co. AL. Thanks, P.J.

Yes, Vern, this "appears to be" my line. I have both volumes of THE BRAYS OF FISHER RIVER by Edna B. Reese, and she, as well as others, seem to think Bryant is one of Peter and Martha's sons. I have established by ancestry back to my greatgrandfather, another Bryant, who had a son named James who died of fever in the Civil War. (Camp Nelson, Union Hosp.) In the 1850 census James was married and living next to his mother, (a Martha, but she was listed as 45) who was listed as a Head of Household with other children, along with a 92 year old pauper from NC named Bryant. Hence my "missing link". James was reportedly born in Hancock/Hawkins Co., TN abt. 1823. He married Winny GOLDEN. Now, to get to your specifics...I have lots of ancestors that were early planters all along the east coast from New Amsterdam to Charleston. My dad's mother was a STEVENSON and her mother was a SWEARINGI(E)N back to Garet Van Sweringen. He was a West Indies trader who sailed from Rotterdam. My mother's family was LEWIS and goes back to the north/south Carolina eastern shore on back to Wales. (Beyond that I don't know specifically.) Her mother was MANNING, earliest immigrant, from her cousin's research, and presumed by the family to have been a John that came over in 1635 from London on either the Globe or the Primrose. I forget offhand which one is supposed to be ours, but ours is said to have been able to sign his name rather than make his mark. (Yeah, the cousin was a school teacher. <grin>) However, I have seen some further research that lists even some of the earlier MANNINGs, and there was an Edward associated with some of the COOPERs in Bertie Co., NC. My husband's line has been verified by DNA to match with David Cooper, presumed to be the s/o Marcome Cooper, b. 1699 Warwickshire, ENG. Now, in researching that line, in some of my earlier hunts for a Cader in NC, I did find records of *a* Peter Bray being called for both jury duty and road service in Bertie Co. If you have not read it, a really good book for helping determine where our English ancestors came from by analyzing their settling patterns in the colonies is ALBION'S SEED by David Hackett Fischer. It is a very detailed and annotated volume, even in thick paperback, but I would recommend it to anybody with English roots. Give me some more specifics and I will be glad to share what I have found. Yours Tree-ly Nancy Bray Cooper -----Original Message----- From: vernbray@sbcglobal.net <vernbray@sbcglobal.net> To: BRAY-L@rootsweb.com <BRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: [BRAY-L] Brays from England 1718-1790 >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Bray >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/1222 > >Message Board Post: > >Yes, I know I'll probably get many responses from this, but if you have family who came into the America's during 1718-1790. Can you please give their names, and any personnal or family information about them? I'm trying to see if I can make any connection to a Peter Bray born around 1718 and married to a Martha Scott in 1790. > > >==== BRAY Mailing List ==== >Help keep free Genealogy on the Internet.. >Join Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative >http://www.rootsweb.com > > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: bray, bartholomew, howard, nielsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1210.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: do you have a robert or aletha bray in your line? their son Roy was my Grandfather.

Joseph Bray married Sarah Arnold in Washington Co., GA February 1,1829. In the 1830 census he is between 50 and 60 years and his wife is between 30 and 40. I cannot find him in the 1840, however there is a J. Bray in Pulaski who could be him. Does anyone have nay information regarding this Joseph Bray in 1830 or the J. Bray in 1840? I'd appreciate any information at all. Don Summers Southport, FL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/1222 Message Board Post: Yes, I know I'll probably get many responses from this, but if you have family who came into the America's during 1718-1790. Can you please give their names, and any personnal or family information about them? I'm trying to see if I can make any connection to a Peter Bray born around 1718 and married to a Martha Scott in 1790.

I am looking for any proof of Samuel Bray born abt. 1801 in New Jersey. He Married Clara Marble in New York, and their first child was born in Wayne County , NY in 1827. I have Samuel in the 1830 & 1840 Wayne Co., NY census, but lack any information on his parents. Numerous census' states he was born in NJ. Any information would help, thank you, Mike Van Hooser Las Vegas, NV

I am looking for documentation of the birth of CORNELIUS BRAY circa 1789 to Andrew and Mary (Brittain) Bray in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ. Any help would be greatly appreciated! -- Amy Wilson Lompoc, CA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/184.1 Message Board Post: There is a Ira Bray from Indiana in the 1900 index of Heceta Precinct, Lane county, Oregon. I have family data though, he is my husbands gggrandpa. Ira married a 16 yr old Georgeanna Starr (Benton Co, Oregon) had 3 dau 2 sons one of which is John and Joseph, dau. Attie, Rosa, Katie. Rosa Married Rufus Stonefield, they had 4 children Fredrick, Vernon, George & Stilnah. Vernon is my husbands grandpa, he married Margaret Bunch and they had 4 children, ect I have more.....just contact me DOB & Cause of deaths history on some newspaper clippings ect. I can help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAY, MOXON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5gF.2ACIB/1221 Message Board Post: Looking for information on a Samuel Bray born 1871 in Thorpe Hesley area of Yorkshire. By 1891 he was married to Sarah Moxon and living in the same area. Not long after they had a son, Frederick Lorenzo Bray (not sur ewhere the middle name came from). Samules father was also Samuel Bray and I beleive his moterh was Ellen Needham. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRAY-JOHN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5gF.2ACIB/1143.1 Message Board Post: Hi Jillian I saw your request re John Bray on message board and decided to have a look for you when I was in the Adelaide library last week. Here's what I found, although I guess you may already have some, if not most, of the info. ARRIVAL FROM OVERSEAS. John Bray, labourer from Cornwall, aged 21yrs, arrived S.Aus. 5th June 1865 aboard the "Coldstream", which sailed from Plymouth. ALSO on the same ship was a James Bray, labourer from Cornwall, aged 23yrs and single. MARRIAGES. 1. John Bray aged 21yrs, marital status not recorded, son of William Bray married 22/7/63 to Emma Dawe aged 20yrs, marital status not recorded, d.o. Joseph Dawe at Residence of Joseph Dawe at Kanmantoo, Dis. Strathalbyn. ref b65 p55. (There is quite a large mine at Kanmantoo. My ex husband used to work there back in the 70's) 2. James Bray, aged 27yrs, single, son of William Bray married 5/5/68 to Ellen Goss, aged 28yrs, single, daughter of Henry Goss, at Residence of Mr. Goss, Payneham, Dis. Adelaide ref. b76 p182. CHILDRN BORN TO JOHN BRAY & EMMA nee DAWE. 1. Emily 3/9/72 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b113 p31 2. Florence 12/10/78 Moonta Mines, Dis. Dal. b210 p421 symbol "E" which denotes "possible clerical error on certificate" 3. Hilda Ma 13/12/82, Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b296 p30 4. James Henry 10/11/84 Moonta Mines ref b340 p287 5. John 7/7/67 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b53 p547 6. John 5/11/80 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b252 p242 7. John Henry 16/8/63 Callington Dis. Dal. Strathalbyn. b29 p255 (note: Callington is a very tiny, very old town almost next door to Kanmantoo) 8. Selina 27/5/74 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b136 p63 9. Thomas 8/6/68 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal. b64 p260 10. William Joseph 19/3/65 Moonta Mines Dis. Dal b33 p198 CHILDRN BORN TO JAMES BRAY & ELLEN nee GOSS. 1. Albert James 8/5/73 Gawler River, Dis. Barossa b122 p43 2. Ella 9/1/71 Payneham Dis. ADel. b90 p276 3. Frank Harold 13/3/78 Gawler River Dis. Bar. b198 p94 4. Henry Goss 27/9/92 Gawler River Dis. Bar. b291 p431 symbol "S" which denotes "supplementary info. on certificate" 5. Horace Turner 8/4/75 Gawler River, Dis. Bar. b149 p387 DEATHS. 1. Ella aged 22yrs, of Gawler River, died 19/1/93 at Gawler River. Daughter of James Bray. Dis. Bar b207 p345 2. Ellen, aged 58yrs, of Gawler River 14/5/97 at Gawler River Dis. Bar. Wife of James Bray. b243 p107 3. John, aged 2yrs of Moonta died 23/7/66 at Moonta son of John Bray Dis. Adel. b24 p465 4. John, 8 days of Moonta died 16/7/67 at Moonta. Son of John Bray Dis. Dal b28 p78 5. John aged 60yrs, of Wallaroo Mines died 27/7/1902 at Wallaroo. Informant not recorded. Dis. Dal. b287 p470 symbol "GH" denoting age of deceased is guessed, and denoting the deceased died in a hospital. 6. Thomas Joseph Bonaventure aged 3 months of Gawler died 8/9/71 at Gawler. Son of James Bray Dis. Burra. b43 p301 Hope this is of some help. Regards Heather