Hello All, Really need help on these questions...completely confused!!!! Thomas Wray was married Alcey Wray. I've seen posts listing his children but I was wondering why all the kids are not listed in Alcey's will?? i.e. Luke Wray?? see will at bottom Alcey mentions her son Joseph Wray and then lists two granddaughters, Ann and Emily Wray dau. of Joseph. I've seen this Emily Wray as Emily Wray Covington, wife of William Covington. If Emily was the daughter of Joseph then why does she show up on a guardianship doc. as the minor heir of Luke Wray along with brother Ellison Wray?? They were put under the guardianship of Daniel Glenn. This doc. actually shows James Tipton as the first guardian with his name crossed off and Daniel Glenn's name written in. Then you have my people....Ealy/Aley Wray who died in Oct. 1835. She lists her five children....Didimia Wray Tipton, Carroll, Miniah, Isaac and Nicholas Preston. These last four are also put under the guardianship of Daniel Glenn. In another court doc. Emily Wray Covington contests the will of my Aley/Ealy Wray....indicating that she does have a connection to these people. Theory has it that my Ealy/Aley Wray is actually Elly Daniel who married to Luke Wray, son of Thomas and Alcey Wray. But I'm not sure he would have been the father of all five children....I think the younger ones were born after Luke died in 1814. I'm not sure though as thier ages do not appear on the guardianship papers...all I have is the years that they "became of age" and where no longer under Daniel Glenn's care....assuming that "of age" was 18 back then, that is how I derived a birth year. By carefully reading these docs. I've also discovered that Carroll was actually James Carroll Wray, Miniah was actually Maria/Mariah....Isaac and Nicholas Preston appear as so. Another theory....there was a Margaret Glenn who married to ?? Wray some have said that Carroll, Miniah, Isaac and Nicholas Preston are the children of these two and that is why Daniel Glenn is the guardian. Margaret Glenn did appear to have an uncle named Daniel Glenn. But that still does explain Ellison and Emily Wray and why they are under the Guardianship of Daniel Glenn. Is it Possible that Margaret Glenn married to an Ealy Wray?? If so who was Ealy Wray??? or was Margaret Glenn one of the wives of Luke Wray??? Please find below the wills of Alcey Wray, wife of Thomas and the will of Ealy/Aley Wray. Any and all help greatly appreciated Julie March term 1835 - Alcey Wray Will >Wilson County Tennessee >In the name of God, amen. I Alcey Wray being sound in mind tho affected >in body and believe from the course of nature that I must shortly die >and being desirous to divide my estate that the Lord has blessed me with >among my three children - Jane Eagean, the wife of Hugh Eagean, Willis >Wray, Joseph Wray, and Ann Wray & Emily Wray my grand daughters, the >daughters of my son Joseph Wray - the above named children and >grandchildren having taken care of me in my latter days in a particular >manner I feel it my duty to commit to writing this my last will and >testament...appoint my son in law Hugh Eagean executor of this my last >will and testament...this 9th day of February 1835...her mark - Alcey >[X] Wray Attest Elisha Vaughan, proven; William W. Eagean, proven The nuncupative will of Ealy Wray. Ealy Wray of the county of Wilson >and state of Tennessee, did in the presence of Milton Taylor, Martha >Taylor and Mary Howell did the 29th day of October 1835 about one hour >before her death, having a knowledge --- neighbours, and answering >questions satisfactory so far as was asked, makes the following >disposition of her property. First that her just debts should be paid >and that her black woman, Ruth and her son Jim an infant should be sold, >Ruth has the priviledge of choosing her master. That which was left >after paying the debt should be equally divided between her five >children, Deddima, wife of ? Tipton, Carroll, Miniah, Isaac, and >Nicholas. This being committed to writing the 1st day of November 1835. > >Test: Milton Taylor & Mary Howell > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx