Hello listers: ?????????? Long time reader?of the list,?but just now joining.?? ?????????? I've been researching the GRAY families of Fairfield Co., CT for a number of years and on occasion will check to see if anything new has surfaced here in Delaware County.? The other day?I may have come across?the link to join the GRAYs of both counties together.? The following is from "The Public Records of the State of Connecticut", compiled by Leonard Woods Labaree.? Published in 1948.? This is Volume VII, for the time period May 1789-Oct 1792, pages 339 and 340.? Spellings have not been altered.? And yes, in the first paragraph an heir's name is "David Gray", and in the second paragraph the heir's name is "Daniel Gray". ????????? This is dated May 1791.? "Upon the Petition of Hezekiah Bradley, shewing to this Assembly that he recovered a Judgement before the County Court at Fairfield in and for Fairfield County on the third Tuesday of?April 1787 against Seth Gray, as he is Administrator on the Estate of Jacob Gray Deceased, for the sum of 7.11.0 <pounds> Debt the Proper Debt of said Deceased, And for the Sum of 3.14.2 L <pounds> Money Costs of Suit, and that thereon he took out an Execution in due form of Law to recover the said Sums out of the Goods Chattels or Lands of?said Deceased &c, And that he Caused said Execution to be Levied on One Acre of Land and a Dwelling House thereon standing as the Estate of said Deceased, And the same Land and House was duely Appraised by Freeholders &c as the Estate of said Deceased for the satisfying said Execution and said Land and dwelling House was duely described and said Levy duely endorsed on said Execution, and said Execution was duely returned to! the Office of the Clerk of the Town of Fairfield and recorded in said?Office at full length with said Indorsement, and hath been duely returned?and Recorded at full length in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court in said County &c And that said Seth Gray and Nehemiah Gray, David Gray, Jacob Gray?& Naomi Smith Wife of Ebenezer Smith are Children and Heirs of said Deceased?and Seized in fee of said Land and dwelling House, And that said Petitioner hath not by force of said Levy acquired a good Title to said Dwelling House and Land to himself?his Heirs and Assigns, And that said Administrator and his Surety in the?Administration Bond are Poor and Insolvent Praying this Assembly to Order and Decree that the said Levy of the said Execution and the Records thereof be good and effectual in Law to make a good Title to him?the Petitioner and to his Heirs and Assigns forever against each and every of said Children and Heirs of said Deceased Claiming and holding said House and ! Lands as they are Heirs of said Deceased and to divest all said Heirs of all Right Title or Claim thereto as Heirs to said Deceased as per Petition on file ? Resolved by this Assembly that said Levy of?said Execution and the Records thereof be good and effectual in Law to make a good Title to said Hezekiah Bradley And to his Heirs and Assigns forever against said Seth Gray, Nehemiah Gray, Daniel Gray, Jacob Gray and Naomi Smith Wife of?Ebenezer Smith and each and every of them as Children and Heirs to said Deceased Claiming and holding said Dwelling House and Land as Heirs to said Deceased, And this Assembly do Order and Decree that said Heirs and each of them be divested and they and each of them are hereby divested of all Right Title or Claim thereto as Heirs to said Deceased." ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Jeff Gray ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.