Mel, have you come across any reference to a Peter Bray, b abt 1718? He married Martha Scott, b abt 1730, probably in Bertie or Northampton Co, NC about 1742. Martha's family were "free persons of color," but I do not know what combination of races, as that was a general title at the time for free persons of mixed White, Indian or Black ancestry. Peter's family settled in Surry Co, NC. His son, Littleberry Bray, was listed as early as 1774 on the Martin Armstrong District Tax List for Surry Co. Most of his land holding were on Bull Run River, a tributary of the Ararat River, and some on Cody's Creek and Fisher River. His brother, David Bray, b abt 1743, married Amy Pace, b abt 1755, and remained in Surry Co, NC. Other members of the family moved on to Hawkins and Clairborne Co, TN, and Knox/Pulaski Co, KY. My line was from Pulaski Co, KY. So far no researcher in our Brays has been able to locate any reference to Peter's parents. I have wondered if there is not a close connection to your line of Brays. Bob Bray Cincinnati, OH