Not that this site is all-inclusive but the Early American Presbyterian's site does not list a Rev. William Ray. http://mal.net/EarlyPresbyterians/ --- On Thu, 3/12/09, RKMacmaster@aol.com <RKMacmaster@aol.com> wrote: From: RKMacmaster@aol.com <RKMacmaster@aol.com> Subject: [PRESBYTERIAN] [S-I] Rev. William Ray` To: PRESBYTERIAN@rootsweb.com, scotch-irish@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:23 PM Does anyone know anything about a Rev. William Ray in America c.  1765? This man was a graduate of Glasgow University and licentiate of the Tyrone  Presbytery in 1759.  He was ordained in 1761 as minister at Dundonald Co.  Down and resigned in 1765 to go to America. He advertised the sale of his property in the Belfast News Letter, April 5,  1765, adding that he was to sail for Philadelphia on the New Hope, a ship  belonging to his brother(in-law?) Robert Wills.  The ship arrived at  Philadelphia 10 July.  A number of passengers signed a letter of thanks to  the captain published in the Belfast News Letter November 1, 1765.  There  is a James Ray on this list, not William. Did he return home again?