Here is what I have on the Bray line from NC that were at least part Quaker. Some of the information is from Edna Bray Reece's book, THE BRAYS OF FISHER RIVER (NC), which unfortunately is out of print. Henry Bray, Sr., b abt 1693, and wife, Mary Wilson, were probably born in England or possibly MD/VA. They settled in Chatham Co, NC, and died there. There were areas of Maryland that became part of Brunswick Co, VA. CHATHAM COUNTY, NC - WILLS - Henry Bray - 1790 ============================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Ashby canova@tstar.net ============================================================= Will of Henry Bray, dated 17 June, 1790 - no probate date. Chatham Co., NC, Record of Estates, pg. 4b, 5 NC State Archives film # C.002.500 In the Name of God amen I Henry Bray of the County Chatham and State North carolina being weak and inform of Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be God Calling to mind the mortallity of my Body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the earth to be burried in a decent christain Burial at the discression of my Executor and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has please god to bless me in this life I give and dispose in the following manner_____ Item I give and bequeath to Mary Bray my dearly beloved wife one Bed and furniture and her Saddle as her own property and the third part of all the rest of my household goods Chattles and moveable Estate as her own property and the use of my home Plantation so long as she continues to be my widow or as long as she pleases to live thereon except she marries__ Item I give and bequeath to my son Edward Bray the sum of Twenty Shillings to him and his Heirs forever; ___ Item I give and bequeath to my son Henry Bray my Land and all the remaining two thirds of my Estate with his paying out of my Estate the sum of five pounds to each of my Daughters Vix. Sarah Ramsour, Mary Johnson, Catharine Jones & Elizabeth Poe) to him & his heirs forever_ I hereby constitute make and ordain my Son Henry Bray Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannull all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legaces, bequests and Executors by me in any wise before named willed and Bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day June one Thousand seven hundred and ninety Signed Seal'd and pronounced in presence of Thos Ragland Henry Bray Signed Henry (his "H" mark) Bray {Seal} A Copy Test John Ramsey C.C. ---------------------------------------------------- Henry Bray, Jr. and his wife, M. Sarah Yokley, inherited the bulk of the estate of his father in Chatham Co, NC. There is no record that they were Quakers. The other son, Edward Bray and wife, Sarah Maynard, settled in Surry Co, NC. Apparently Sarah was Quaker and Edward was not at the time of their marriage, since she was condemned in VA for "marrying out of unity." Their son, Henry Bray, b 22 Aug 1755, and wife, Keziah Jones, settled in Morgan Co, IN and belonged to the White Lick Meeting. Son, Joseph and wife, Elizabeth Lindsey, may have settled in Morgan Co, IN also. Son, Richard Bray, may have gone to Monroe Co, KY. Son, Edward, and wife, Ann Dowdy, are thought to have settled in Monroe Co, KY. Son, John Bray, and wife, Jane Unknown. Possible daughter, Sarah Bray, who married Elijah Graham. Hope this gives some leads..... Bob Bray Descendants of Henry BRAY 1 Henry BRAY 1693 - 1794 .. +Margaret UNKNOWN *2nd Wife of Henry BRAY: .. +Mary WILSON 1700 - 1790 ......... 2 Henry BRAY 1735 - 1812 ............. +M. Sarah (Sally) YOKLEY 1742 - 1817 .................... 3 James BRAY 1762 - 1857 ........................ +Anne WELCH 1767 - 1854 ............................... 4 Eli BRAY 1802 - .................... 3 William BRAY 1764 - 1846 ........................ +Margaret BROOKS 1775 - 1845 .................... 3 John BRAY 1765 - 1825 ........................ +M. H. "Sally" CRAVEN 1765 - ............................... 4 John Harmon BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Henry BRAY 1800 - ................................... +Martha MOODY 1800 - ........................................... 5 Martha BRAY 1821 - 1907 ............................................... +Peterson G. BOON 1812 - 1880 ...................................................... 6 Mary BOONE 1845 - ...................................................... 6 Oscar S. BOONE 1845 - ...................................................... 6 William Holly BOONE 1845 - ........................................... 5 Greenville BRAY 1825 - ............................... 4 William BRAY 1800 - .................... 3 Henry D. BRAY 1768 - 1854 ........................ +Sarah MCCASTLIN 1778 - 1840 .................... *2nd Wife of Henry D. BRAY: ........................ +Elizabeth LANE 1782 - 1864 .................... 3 Edward BRAY 1770 - .................... 3 Mathias (Josiah) BRAY 1770 - 1825 ........................ +Isabel EDWARDS 1770 - 1845 ............................... 4 Mathias BRAY 1800 - 1831 ................................... +Elizabeth RAINS 1800 - ............................... 4 Harmon BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Henry BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 John BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Catherine BRAY 1800 - ................................... +Martin V. FESMIRE 1800 - ............................... 4 Hannah BRAY 1800 - .................... 3 Mary (Polly) BRAY 1772 - 1850 ........................ +John LAMBERT .................... 3 Sarah (Sally) BRAY 1775 - ........................ +Michael WELCH .................... 3 Jesse BRAY 1775 - 1845 ........................ +Nancy JONES 1785 - .................... 3 Solomon BRAY 1777 - ........................ +Hannah CRAVEN 1780 - ............................... 4 Eli S. BRAY 1846 - 1906 .................... *2nd Wife of Solomon BRAY: ........................ +Lynn TAYLOR 1770 - .................... 3 Eli BRAY 1778 - 1855 ........................ +Mary HADLEY 1783 - 1850 ......... 2 Edward BRAY 1735 - 1760 ............. +Sarah MAYNARD 1735 - 1803 .................... 3 Henry BRAY 1755 - 1830 ........................ +Keziah Huff JONES 1761 - 1856 ............................... 4 Jemima BRAY 1778 - ................................... +Joseph TOMLINSON 1775 - ........................................... 5 Martha TOMLINSON 1806 - ............................................... +David FOX 1800 - ........................................... *2nd Husband of Martha TOMLINSON: ............................................... +John A. BRAY 1805 - ........................................... 5 John TOMLINSON 1801 - ............................................... +Martha Jane PEARSON 1804 - ...................................................... 6 Athena TOMLINSON 1833 - .......................................................... +William HARP 1830 - ........................................... 5 William TOMLINSON 1800 - ............................................... +Sarah Jane BRITAIN ...................................................... 6 Quincy Clay TOMLINSON 1830 - ................................................................. 7 Clara Isabelle TOMLINSON 1860 - ............................... 4 John Henry BRAY 1780 - 1874 ................................... +Hannah SHELTON 1791 - ............................... 4 Henry J. BRAY 1782 - ................................... +Sarah SPARKS 1782 - ........................................... 5 Edward S. BRAY 1810 - ............................................... +Eliza Ann MORRIS ........................................... *2nd Wife of Edward S. BRAY: ............................................... +Elizabeth Malinda HUNT 1810 - ...................................................... 6 Benjamin Franklin BRAY 1851 - ............................... 4 Sarah BRAY 1784 - 1803 ................................... +William SUTTON 1784 - ............................... 4 Edward BRAY 1786 - 1872 ................................... +Elizabeth SHELTON 1790 - ............................... 4 Elizabeth BRAY 1792 - 1868 ............................... 4 Mary BRAY 1788 - ................................... +Aaron CHAMNESS 1785 - ............................... 4 Richard BRAY 1790 - ................................... +Mary "Polly" SHELTON 1790 - ........................................... 5 Hannah BRAY 1815 - ............................................... +William JONES 1815 - ........................................... 5 Thomas BRAY 1818 - ............................................... +Elizabeth ROBERTS 1820 - ........................................... 5 Rhoda BRAY 1820 - ............................................... +Owen CHAMNESS 1820 - ........................................... 5 Mary BRAY 1820 - ............................................... +Luke BROOKS 1820 - ........................................... 5 Richard Newton BRAY 1820 - ............................... 4 Joseph Henry BRAY 1792 - 1840 ................................... +ELizabeth (Betsey) STALEY 1792 - ........................................... 5 Elizabeth BRAY 1814 - 1867 ............................................... +Daniel BEALS 1799 - ............................... 4 Abijah BRAY 1793 - 1797 ............................... 4 Abijah II BRAY 1797 - 1842 ................................... +Isabella SCOTT 1802 - 1842 ........................................... 5 Rosa Ann BRAY 1820 - ........................................... 5 Keziah Massey BRAY 1822 - ........................................... 5 Jemima Edith BRAY 1823 - ........................................... 5 Isabella (Ibby) Scott BRAY 1824 - ........................................... 5 Abijah Jones BRAY 1826 - ........................................... 5 Nanny Ann BRAY 1828 - ........................................... 5 Seth Wilson BRAY 1830 - ............................... 4 Mussey (Marcia) BRAY 1805 - ................................... +Jacob HADLEY 1800 - ............................... 4 Keziah BRAY 1806 - .................... 3 Joseph BRAY 1760 - 1847 ........................ +Elizabeth HARVEY 1775 - .................... *2nd Wife of Joseph BRAY: ........................ +Elizabeth LINDSEY 1780 - ............................... 4 Mary "Polly" BRAY 1825 - ................................... +Isaac CARTER 1825 - ........................................... 5 Joseph CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Margaret HINSHAW ........................................... 5 John CARTER 1850 - ........................................... 5 Joshua CARTER 1850 - ........................................... 5 Isaac CARTER 1850 - ........................................... 5 Henry CARTER 1850 - ........................................... 5 Solomon CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Jane REYNOLDS ........................................... 5 Edward CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Matilda HUTCHINS ........................................... 5 Hannah CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Moses BROWN ........................................... 5 Mary CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Ralph SHAW ........................................... 5 Rachel CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Lindsay CARLTON ........................................... 5 Ruth CARTER 1850 - ............................................... +Benjamin HINSHAW .................... 3 Richard BRAY 1760 - 1830 .................... 3 Edward BRAY 1760 - ........................ +Ann DOWDY 1771 - ............................... 4 Rachel BRAY 1790 - 1857 ................................... +John JAMES 1790 - 1887 ............................... 4 Sarah BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Mary BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Lucy BRAY 1800 - ............................... 4 Henry BRAY 1805 - ................................... +Emeline UNKNOWN 1807 - ........................................... 5 Pattison "Pat" BRAY 1833 - ............................................... +Sarah Thomas PAYNE 1838 - ...................................................... 6 M. L. BRAY ...................................................... 6 S. J. BRAY ...................................................... 6 J. P. BRAY ...................................................... 6 C. H. BRAY ........................................... 5 Henry Newell BRAY 1845 - ............................................... +Mary Susan PAYNE 1848 - ...................................................... 6 Theophilus BRAY 1868 - ...................................................... 6 Jerome B. BRAY 1871 - ...................................................... 6 Commodore W. BRAY 1874 - ...................................................... 6 Walter Frank BRAY 1876 - ...................................................... 6 Silvanus H. BRAY 1879 - ...................................................... 6 Colonius BRAY 1880 - ...................................................... 6 Floyd BRAY 1880 - ...................................................... 6 Millie BRAY 1880 - .................... 3 John BRAY 1760 - ........................ +Jane UNKNOWN 1770 - ............................... 4 Edward Payne BRAY 1812 - 1875 ................................... +Anna MESSEMORE 1815 - 1855 ........................................... 5 Emeila BRAY 1837 - ............................................... +John Daniel WALL ........................................... 5 Rachel Malinda BRAY 1839 - ............................................... +S. M. WILLIAMS ........................................... 5 Margaret Ann BRAY 1842 - ............................................... +Samuel BARGER ........................................... 5 Nancy Ann BRAY 1845 - ............................................... +Samuel TAYLOR 1845 - ........................................... 5 William M. BRAY 1845 - ............................................... +Maggie E. UNKNOWN ........................................... 5 Sarah H. BRAY 1846 - ............................................... +Robert M. YARNELL ........................................... 5 Joseph A. BRAY 1849 - ............................................... +Ferriba Salina MOORE ........................................... 5 James BRAY 1851 - ........................................... 5 Minerva Adeline BRAY 1854 - ............................................... +Robert TEASLEY ........................................... 5 Jane BRAY 1855 - ............................................... +Samuel TAYLOR ............................... *2nd Wife of Edward Payne BRAY: ................................... +Martha "Patsy" SWEET 1830 - ........................................... 5 Elijah Walker BRAY 1857 - 1936 ............................................... +Elizabeth JOHNSON ........................................... 5 Samuel Judson BRAY 1860 - ............................................... +Sarah Jane BALLEW ........................................... 5 Malissa Jane BRAY 1864 - ............................................... +William D. BALLEW ........................................... 5 Hiley "Phelah" E. BRAY 1868 - ............................................... +John David DEAVERS ........................................... 5 James Lafayette BRAY 1869 - ............................................... +Sarah Frances PRESLEY ........................................... 5 Greenburg Rufus BRAY 1872 - ........................................... 5 Martha C. BRAY 1875 - .................... 3 Sarah BRAY? 1760 - ........................ +Elijah GRAHAM 1760 - ......... 2 Sarah BRAY 1725 - ............. +Adam RAMSOEUR 1725 - ......... 2 Mary BRAY 1725 - ............. +Joe JOHNSON 1725 - ......... 2 Catherine BRAY 1725 - ............. +Michael JONES 1725 - ......... 2 Elizabeth BRAY 1720 - ............. +William POE 1692 -