I am from Thomas Gray born 1806 thru his daughter Amanda Gray who married Abe Turney in Van Buren Co Arkansas....could the wife of Thomas Gray - Nancy - have been an Etheridge? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <ginnykeefer@cox.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Gray Family > Hi Gypsy, Not my line but I did a bit of looking. Remember I prove none of > this. Just share what I find. Ginny K > > TN Cousins by Worth S. Ray, 1950 > pp 732-734 > Some of the first Settlers in Madison and the town of Jackson, TN > Anthony Gray was the first merchant to set up a business in Jackson, TN. He > built a small log house near the intersection of the railroad and College > Street. His nephew, John Hyde, was later his partner in the business. > > Other persons who bought lots at the first sale held on Dec 17, 1821, > included; > S.F. Gray > > In 1828, a number of flat boats were constructed for the purpose of carrying > corn and other produce down the Forked Deer to New Orleans. These boats gave > considerable impetus to cotton growing. E.F. Gray and his partner Jack > Copeland made trips annually to New Orleans for 28 years, until the > railroads were inaugurated. > **** > Ancestry.com posted Oct 2002 by Randy Dutton. > > Thomas Gray b 1 Feb 1786 Rowan Co NC, died 1810 Iredell Co NC [ they were > same place at different times] Married Jane McGahee b NC. Children were > listed as; > Elizabeth; Ellen; Helen B.; James; Jane; John W. ; Mary; Peggy, Thomas b > 1806 NC; Burgess b 10 May, 1805 Iredell Co NC. > > Burgess Gray b 10 May 1805 Iredell Co NC, d 4 Feb 1868 Lincoln Co TN. [son > of Thomas Gray and Jane McGahee] married Elizabeth Cunningham b 8 Oct 1822 > Rowan Co NC. Married 23 Jan 1835 Lincoln Co TN. > > Thomas Gray b 1806 NC [son of Thomas Gray and Jane McGahee].listed as a > teamster in 1850 TN. 1850 Lin Co TN census, Dist 8, page 58, line 1020. > Microfilm Agriculture Schedule, 1860, Giles Twp. Van Buren Co Arkansas. > Arkansas History Commission. > > In 1860, Thomas Gray has 200 acres with 60 acres of it improved land. His > farm's cash value was $1200 and farm implements and machinery $75.00. His > livestock consisted of 6 horses, 4 cows, two working oxen, 17 other cattle, > 16 sheep, 30 swine, all valued in $705.00. He had produced 300 bushels > wheat, 600 bushels Indian corn, 60 bushels oats, five bales ginned cotton, > 35 pounds wool, 100 bushels Irish potatoes, 100 pounds butter and 12 pounds > honey. Home manufacturers were valued at $40.00 and animals slaughtered at > $100.00. > > Cleburne Co Arkansas Federal Land Records; > May 1, 1860 purchased 80 acres of land Sec T 11 N R 12 W > > US Census 1850 Lincoln Co TN, Dist 8, page 58, line 1020 > > US Census 1840 Lincoln Co TN. > > Thomas Gray b 1806 NC, md Nancy Gray b 1814 Lincoln Co TN, d 1849, [daughter > of Thomas Gray], b 1806 NC. > Children; > 1. William C. b 1833 TN > 2. Amanda Jane b 15 May, 1836 TN d 15 Feb 1876, buried Higden.McLehaney Cem. > md Abraham Turner > 3. John Wilson b ca 1837, LCT, d 1875, md Lucy Carpenter Potter in Van > Buren, AR > 4. Susan C. b 1838 > 5. James A. b 1839 TN > 6. Wade M. b 1840 TN, md Harriet Potter b 1846 TN > 7. Elizabeth b 1842 TN, d 1867, buried Higden Cem above listed, md Daniel > Moses Barnum 1864 > 8. Rufus b 1846 TN > 9. Robert L. b 1848 TN md Alis L. Gray b 1855 TN > 10. Thomas M. b June 1849 TN [Twin?] > 11. Francis M. b June 1849 TN [twin? > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Register yourself with other LCT researchers: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/volun.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >
I'm looking for the parents of Julia Ann Gray b. 1820 in Tn.who married John Mullins Aug 5, 1842 in Lct. And Martha Jane Gray b. 1829 in Tn. who married Thomas Jefferson Mullins Sept. 14, 1846 in Lct. John and Thomas were brothers and son of Anthony Mullins. I would appreciate any help or ideas. Cindy Mary Miller <hlm@qtm.net> wrote:I am from Thomas Gray born 1806 thru his daughter Amanda Gray who married Abe Turney in Van Buren Co Arkansas....could the wife of Thomas Gray - Nancy - have been an Etheridge? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [LCT] Gray Family > Hi Gypsy, Not my line but I did a bit of looking. Remember I prove none of > this. Just share what I find. Ginny K > > TN Cousins by Worth S. Ray, 1950 > pp 732-734 > Some of the first Settlers in Madison and the town of Jackson, TN > Anthony Gray was the first merchant to set up a business in Jackson, TN. He > built a small log house near the intersection of the railroad and College > Street. His nephew, John Hyde, was later his partner in the business. > > Other persons who bought lots at the first sale held on Dec 17, 1821, > included; > S.F. Gray > > In 1828, a number of flat boats were constructed for the purpose of carrying > corn and other produce down the Forked Deer to New Orleans. These boats gave > considerable impetus to cotton growing. E.F. Gray and his partner Jack > Copeland made trips annually to New Orleans for 28 years, until the > railroads were inaugurated. > **** > Ancestry.com posted Oct 2002 by Randy Dutton. > > Thomas Gray b 1 Feb 1786 Rowan Co NC, died 1810 Iredell Co NC [ they were > same place at different times] Married Jane McGahee b NC. Children were > listed as; > Elizabeth; Ellen; Helen B.; James; Jane; John W. ; Mary; Peggy, Thomas b > 1806 NC; Burgess b 10 May, 1805 Iredell Co NC. > > Burgess Gray b 10 May 1805 Iredell Co NC, d 4 Feb 1868 Lincoln Co TN. [son > of Thomas Gray and Jane McGahee] married Elizabeth Cunningham b 8 Oct 1822 > Rowan Co NC. Married 23 Jan 1835 Lincoln Co TN. > > Thomas Gray b 1806 NC [son of Thomas Gray and Jane McGahee].listed as a > teamster in 1850 TN. 1850 Lin Co TN census, Dist 8, page 58, line 1020. > Microfilm Agriculture Schedule, 1860, Giles Twp. Van Buren Co Arkansas. > Arkansas History Commission. > > In 1860, Thomas Gray has 200 acres with 60 acres of it improved land. His > farm's cash value was $1200 and farm implements and machinery $75.00. His > livestock consisted of 6 horses, 4 cows, two working oxen, 17 other cattle, > 16 sheep, 30 swine, all valued in $705.00. He had produced 300 bushels > wheat, 600 bushels Indian corn, 60 bushels oats, five bales ginned cotton, > 35 pounds wool, 100 bushels Irish potatoes, 100 pounds butter and 12 pounds > honey. Home manufacturers were valued at $40.00 and animals slaughtered at > $100.00. > > Cleburne Co Arkansas Federal Land Records; > May 1, 1860 purchased 80 acres of land Sec T 11 N R 12 W > > US Census 1850 Lincoln Co TN, Dist 8, page 58, line 1020 > > US Census 1840 Lincoln Co TN. > > Thomas Gray b 1806 NC, md Nancy Gray b 1814 Lincoln Co TN, d 1849, [daughter > of Thomas Gray], b 1806 NC. > Children; > 1. William C. b 1833 TN > 2. Amanda Jane b 15 May, 1836 TN d 15 Feb 1876, buried Higden.McLehaney Cem. > md Abraham Turner > 3. John Wilson b ca 1837, LCT, d 1875, md Lucy Carpenter Potter in Van > Buren, AR > 4. Susan C. b 1838 > 5. James A. b 1839 TN > 6. Wade M. b 1840 TN, md Harriet Potter b 1846 TN > 7. Elizabeth b 1842 TN, d 1867, buried Higden Cem above listed, md Daniel > Moses Barnum 1864 > 8. Rufus b 1846 TN > 9. Robert L. b 1848 TN md Alis L. Gray b 1855 TN > 10. Thomas M. b June 1849 TN [Twin?] > 11. Francis M. b June 1849 TN [twin? > > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Register yourself with other LCT researchers: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnlincol/volun.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== Please support the LCT Genealogical Society :-) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!