Emma, There has been speculation (from cousins) regarding my BRAY line of Effingham Co. and Screven Co., Georgia that this Rev. Thomas BRAY may be our line. He was from Shropshire, England. There are some books written about him. He did have descendents, but I haven't had a chance to trace them yet. Thank you for posting this. Maybe it will inspire someone who knows his line to post it to to the board. If anyone is related to Sarah BRAY who married William PEARCE in (1780-1) GA, I'd love to hear from you. Other family names connected to this line include: GREEN(E), TANNER, TALBOT, DUNWOODY, MUNSON, & ROBERT of NC, GA, LA, MS & TX. Marianne Gilbert Phoenix, AZ >Here is a bit of Bray family trivia which might be of interest to some >Bray researchers. In the Advent 1997 issue of The Anglican Digest, on >page 21 is an article titled "The Story of S.P.C.K.- 300 Years" it >details the formation of a group originally called Society for Promoting >Christian Knowledge, on 8 March 1698 in Lincoln's Inn, London, England. >The inspirer of the group was a priest in the Church of England named >Thomas Bray. The main objective of the group was to promote religion and >learning in the plantations abroad and to propagate Christian knowledge >at home. But after a visit to Maryland, Bray modified his original >intention and obtained instead, in 1701, a Royal Charter establishing >the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G.) >which would send out missionaries to the American colonies. Whether >this Thomas Bray had any descendants, I don't know. Perhaps some of you >do know. Emma Gene Gentry