Nancy, I found the following: John GOLDING md Jane | Stephen GOLDING b. 6 Mar 1788, Monongahela, VA, md ca 1810 Jershua BRAY Jershua b. Oct. 1792, Nelson? KY, d. 6 Nov. 1875 in Utah. Stephen died 20 Dec. 1858 in Utah Territory Jershua was the daughter of Peter BRAY Sarah ATHERTON b. ca. 1770 Peter b. ca. 1767, md. 17 Feb 1790, Nelson, KY. He d. 23 Oct 1838, Ross, OH Jonathan Emerson GOLDING b. 1832 in Fayette, IN d. 15 May 1875 in Salt Lake City, S.L., UT md. in 1869 Elizabeth CHERRINGTON b. 23 May 1846 in Staffshire, Eng, d. 10 Jul 1887 in Costilla, CO Johathan was the son of Stephen GOLDING and Jershua BRAY. Peter BRAY was the son of Henry BRAY b. ca. 1738, Washington, MD d. 2 Mar 1792 in Nelson, KY. Henry was md. before 1753 to Catheryn b. ca. 1831, d. after 1800 in Nelson, KY Do you need any further ancestors on the Athertons? I have a copy of a DAR lineage with the above and others. The Ancestor was Henry Bray of Washington Co, MD who was a Patriot. The applicant is Georgia Ann Evans Halter. Do you have the KY land grants for these and other Brays? I have a list, which may not be complete. I have a family group sheet for Henry Bray and Cathryn. Pat [email protected] wrote: > > Pat and other BRAY Pals, > Thank you for your reply. I do have both of Mrs. Reese's books,THE BRAYS OF > FISHER RIVER, and have found them very helpful. Actually, I should have been > more specific, I guess, in my post. I meant I was seeking others searching > that line. > What I have proof of: > My grandfather was James Edward("Ed") BRAY, b. July 31, 1879 in Barbourville, > Knox Co., KY, s/o Bryant BRAY and Martha Jane HOWERTON. (This from his death > certificate, d. Feb. 2, 1921, construction cave-in in Devol, Cotton Co., OK.) > > Bryant BRAY was 23 when he married Martha Jane HOWERTON,17,from TN, April 7, > 1876 in Barbourville, Knox Co., KY. "at James HOWERTON"s, according to > wedding application dated 5 April, 1876. > > I believe: > from census records, Reese's data, and notes I have received from others: > This Bryant was the son of aforementioned James BRAY,who married Mary "Winny" > GOLDEN, d/o Stephen GOLDEN and James was the s/o the "Old" Bryant BRAY from > Surry Co., NC. who was also married to another Martha, called "Patsy". One > group sheet I have from an "older" researcher(age AND timewise) says Bryant > was the son of Peter and Martha(SCOTT)BRAY, Peter, being b. in England ca. > 1718. > In other words: Peter+MarthaSCOTT>Bryant+Martha?>James and Winney > GOLDEN>Bryant+Martha HOWERTON>James "Ed"+ Sofronie STEVENSON. > > Another group sheet shows James(the elder)b.1826 in Hancock Co., TN., > marriage 14 June 1849 in Knox Co., KY, and d. 14 Sept. 1863 Jessimine Co. KY > buried in Camp Nelson, KY. Lived in Knox, Pulaski, and Whitley Co.s ,KY. > > This information was compiled by Carlyn Bray MILLS, whose greatgrandfather > was James' and Winney's son, John R.(A.) BRAY,(Bryant the second's > brother)who married Mary C. BAYS 17 Oct.1881. It was from 1996 and was > passed on to me last year, with mail to her address in Ludlow, KY being > returned, and her trail lost. > > Would very much like to locate her, if anyone has a connection or > information, as well as confirmation or corrections. I also have some other > land, tax, military records I'd like to share and compare with others. > > Are there others working this line?(further down?) > With all this info and the proximity of all of the various ones in the > Cumberland/Appalachia area, I haven't connected with any *Family* on this > line. > > Who did "Old Bryant" marry? (Patsy who?) > > Thanks for all your help. > Nancy >