This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kUB.2ACE/1773 Message Board Post: Jeremiah Bray, born abt 1812, married twice. First wife Elizabeth Lane. Second wife was Elizabeth Mann Whitehead of the Chatham Co. Manns..... we would very much like to know WHY Jeremiah was called CAPTAIN! Was he involved in the Civil War in some way? Nancy Jones

Nancy It could be that he was the captain of a tax district ,In 1820 there was a Capt Brays district in the extreme south east corner of Randolph co don 't know if it is the same one or if this is why Jerimiah was called captain . might be though Patricia Caviness Perkins ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:28 PM Subject: [NCRand] Captain Jeremiah S Bray > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kUB.2ACE/1773 > > Message Board Post: > > Jeremiah Bray, born abt 1812, married twice. First wife Elizabeth Lane. Second wife was Elizabeth Mann Whitehead of the Chatham Co. Manns..... we would very much like to know WHY Jeremiah was called CAPTAIN! Was he involved in the Civil War in some way? > Nancy Jones > > > ==== NCRANDOL Mailing List ==== > ~~ The List's GOLDEN RULE ~~ > Keep to genealogy, history, anything ancestors! Keep it clean & cool. > Treat others as you want them to treat you...Positively *NO* selling! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >