The Alexanders may have come from the Shanondoah Valley in Virginia like some of the other families who lived in the area of Back Creek. My 5th great grandfather Joseph Wray (who named Back Creek) was Scott-Irish and I believe one of his sons married a Alexander. His descendants also moved to Randolph Co., Missouri. This isn't a lot of info. but maybe it will help.
This is probably a long shot.....I have a Martha J Wray that was born in MO bet 1848 - 1850, she married Sylvester Pyle in 1866, died in 1887 in Wapello Co, Iowa, which is 3 or 4 counties north of Randolph Co, MO. Do you have any dates of when your Wray's were in Missouri? Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:51 PM Subject: [KYGARRAR] Re: KYGARRAR-D Digest V03 #18 > The Alexanders may have come from the Shanondoah Valley in Virginia like some > of the other families who lived in the area of Back Creek. My 5th great > grandfather Joseph Wray (who named Back Creek) was Scott-Irish and I believe one of > his sons married a Alexander. His descendants also moved to Randolph Co., > Missouri. This isn't a lot of info. but maybe it will help. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >
Thank you for your response. I am curious if you know the county in Virginia where your ancestor Joseph Wray was from? I have not encountered the Wray family before, but after reading your message, I did find Wrays listed in some Randolph County, Missouri cemeteries. Thanks again. David [email protected] wrote: The Alexanders may have come from the Shanondoah Valley in Virginia like some of the other families who lived in the area of Back Creek. My 5th great grandfather Joseph Wray (who named Back Creek) was Scott-Irish and I believe one of his sons married a Alexander. His descendants also moved to Randolph Co., Missouri. This isn't a lot of info. but maybe it will help. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237