I'm posting these abstracts because of the above names within the wills. Sometimes the families knew each other long before SC. Audrey "GRAY, William: Leg - To Charles TUCKER and Henry CLARK, each a cow. The rest of my estate to my wife, Mary, and my son, Thomas, to be equally divided. Wife, Mary, Exerx. Friends Wm FOSTER, and David ANDREWS, overseers of Will. 8 Feb 1710. Probate: 20 Oct 1714. Wit; Wm FOSTER, David ANDROS (sic). Book 5, p. 212." "GRAY, William: Leg - To my son, William GRAY, land where Thomas COCKERHAM lived and where Thos. MATHEWS lived and John COCKS now lives - To Robert SNIPES, to Mr. Samuell THOMPSON'S and land formerly BABB'S. To son, Gilbert GRAY where Thos. ROSE lives called REGON'S (REGAN'S) - To Wm. GRAY'S four sons, Wm GRAY, Rob't GRAY, Jos. GRAY and Thomas GRAY. To daughter Mary GRAY, Faith RUFFIN, Priscilla GRAY. Son grandson, William ANDREWS, granddaughter, Elizabeth EDWARDS, to grandson, Wm GRAY, to grandson, Wm RUFFIN. Son Wm. Overseer of Will. Son, Gilbert, Exer. 3 June 1719. Probate: 18 Nov 1719. Wit: Nich. MAGET, Rob't JUDKINS, Samuell MAGET. Book 7, p. 226." "GRAY, William: Leg - To my son, Wm GRAY, all my Plantation and land where he now lives and Negroes and stock, etc. on the Plantation and 30 lbs money. To son, Robert GRAY, all my land and Plantation where he now lives and all my land adj. To it left me by my father called BABB'S land and land purchased by me of my brother, Gilbert GRAY, also 6 Negroes, stock, cattle, etc. and 20 lbs. To my son, Joseph GRAY,all my plantation and land where he now lives and land purchased by me of Charles JONES and his wife adj. To it, 7 Negroes, stock, cattle, etc. and 20 lbs. To son, Edmund GRAY, my land purchased of Rob't SCOTT, lying in Isle of Wight Co. If my son die before 21 years old to my son, James GRAY. To son, Charles GRAY, one Negro and 420 lbs. To son, James GRAY, 470 lbs. Cur. Money. To my daughter Lucy BRIGGS, wife of Howell BRIGGS, 20 shillings. To my wife, 3 Negroes for life then to all my children. The remaining of my estate to be divided between my wife and my ! children, Wm GRAY, Rob't GRAY, Jos. GRAY, Thos. GRAY, Lucy BRIGGS, Edmund, until he is 21, have educated, etc. Son, Robert, to have care of son, James, until he is 21 yrs old. Four sons, Exer. 10 March 1731. Probate: 16 June `736. Wit: Timothy THORPE, Sampson WILLSON, Nath. GIBBS. Bk. 8, p. 604." Source: Surry County, Virginia, Wills and Estate Accounts and Inventories, 1730-1800 by Hart "EDMUNDS, William of Surry. Will. Date: 19 Feb 1730. rec: 16 July 1740. Mary EDMUNDS, Executrix. Sons: William, David, John Edmondgray (not 18). Daughters: Mary, Sarah, Susannah, Elizabeth, FAITH, Fillis (Phillis) and Christian. Wife: Mary. Witnesses: Richard PARKER and Nathaniel MOSS."