Thanks John! I'll see what I can find. Sincerely, Iva Templeton Holder Bebenjohn@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/31/2000 9:02:55 PM, holderfamily@prodigy.net writes: > > << I am looking for anyone with information on my Hugh Milas Gray b. 15 > July 1815 d. 17 Aug 1886. He was first married to Levinia S. Graham and > second Ruth Catherine Steele. All are buried in the cemetery at Prospect > Presbyterian Church in Mooresville, NC. I am trying to find the parents > of Hugh Milas Gray. I believe he was called Milas Gray. Hugh Milas Gray > and Levinia S. Graham were the parents of my G-Grandmother, Caroline > Josephine Gray. Anyone researching this Gray line?? > >> > > Hello Dan and Iva, > > This sounds as though you could be a descendant of the Grays of Isle of > Wight, Virginia. Some of those Grays intermarried with a Wills family there, > who utilized very frequently the given name of Miles, sometimes spelled Mills > and Milas, probably by the clerks of court who could murder the spelling of > many names. > > Best regards, > > John Fox > Winston-Salem, NC