Carol, I am citing this passage in your message: "Richard's son was Henry Bray m. Elizabeth Tomson on 9 April 1668 in London, England.Henry had a son named Henry Bray m. Mary Wilson. Henry (Jr.) was born at St. Sepuchre, London, England on 22 July 1683. He died on 11 Feb. 1794 in Chatham Co. NC. Henry (Jr.) had a son named Henry Bray who was born in 1741 in Orange Co. NC and married to a Sally Yokley." There are, as far as I know, no documents to support the above information. None. If there are, I would love to see them. Where are they? Who did the research? I have personally handled the papers of Henry Bray, d. circa 1794 in Chatham County, NC. This was at the Raleigh State Library in Raleigh, NC. I never saw any connection between this Henry Bray with any records in Great Britain. I, and many other Bray researchers, would love to know the source of the above information. Regards, Jim Jim Bray j.w.bray@att.net -----Original Message----- From: CABWEBB@aol.com [mailto:CABWEBB@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:41 PM To: BRAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRAY-L] Chatham Co Bray family Mel, Thanks for offering your help with my Chatham County Brays. According to Dr. Michael S. Cole from AR (24 June 2000), I can trace my roots all the way back to Richard Bray m. Mary ?? from England (early 1600's). He would have been my 8th GG on my maternal side. Richard's son was Henry Bray m. Elizabeth Tomson on 9 April 1668 in London, England.Henry had a son named Henry Bray m. Mary Wilson. Henry (Jr.) was born at St. Sepuchre, London, England on 22 July 1683. He died on 11 Feb. 1794 in Chatham Co. NC. Henry (Jr.) had a son named Henry Bray who was born in 1741 in Orange Co. NC and married to a Sally Yokley. They had a son named Edward Bray m. Nancy Dowdy and he was born in Orange Co. NC in the early 1760's. Edward had a son named Richard m. Mary ?? who was born on 28 Aug. 1777 in Chatham Co. NC. Richard and Mary had a son named Thomas Bray who married a Jane Aileen (Jennie) Welch. Thomas was born in KY between 1811 and 1812.(I have some census records for the family living in Macon Co. TN in 1850 and a marraige record from Monroe Co. KY circa 1831.) My great-grandfather was Edward Gamaliel Bray who was born in Macon Co. TN on 19 Jan. 1840. (My mother had him born in Monroe Co. KY which I believe is incorrect). Edward G. Bray's wife was Elizabeth Richards from Ralls Co. MO. They were married in St. Louis, MO and took a train to CA on the night of their wedding. They settled in Winters, Yolo Co. CA and had 5 children, the eldest being my grandfather, John Briggs Bray, born in Winters CA on 13 Dec. 1871. He married Nettie Celinda Hubbard, also from Yolo Co. , and had one child...my mother, Marjorie Elizabeth Bray b. 13 March 1911 in New Westminster, BC, Canada. I am her eldest daughter, Carol Webb, and my father was William E. Webb from Long Beach, CA. My mother and father are both deceased. My question is this....do you know why Richard Bray moved to Monroe Co. KY and to Macon Co. TN from NC? Was it because of a religious dispute? I would like to know more about the Bray family and the Welch family in Chatham Co. between the years 1800 and 1850. There has been much "speculation" as to the migration of Richard Bray and to his marriages to a Mary ?? and an Anna ??. I have some records of him on deeds from Surry Co. NC, Barren Co. KY and census records from Monroe Co. KY. Was his son Thomas the son of Mary?? and Richard, and if so, how do I find Mary's maiden name? What information do you have and do you know of any other Bray descendents who can verify more dates and places for these people? Also, do you know how I can get a copy of the book "Bray Nostalgia"? The following people have done research on the Brays of Chatham Co. Do you have any contact with any of these people? Dr. Michael S. Cole from Fort Smith, AR (I have an address for him); Pat Welch from Brandon, MS; Marjorie Rommel from Exeter, CA; Sandra Stutters from Pueblo, CO (Harlan family history connected with Dowdy and Bray families); Pat Mabry from Belleville, IL. I would like to get together with all the family descendents and start a "chat line" so that we can put all the pieces together. Any suggestions? Thanks to all in advance and hoping to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Carol A. Brisson Los Alamitos, CA ==== 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