the Grau - Gray Via NJ - VA - SC - GA the real lines of my family
This line of Grau, Graw, Groeuer, Graeuer, Grawu, Graue ,, Gerlach Graw ( Grau - Gray ) that arrived in NYC Nutten Island aka Governors Island in July 1710 line includes the followingGerlach - Anna Catriena, children Anna Elizabeth ( married to Johannes Michiel Moor not in Bergen NJ , but in the reform church in New Amsterdam NY ) Anna Sophia ( Married to Johannes Roorbach ), Johannes Graw - Grau married to Antje Sponheimer ( my line ) = Garret ( Gerritje ) Grau christened 25 Dec 1721 in the Raritan reform Church
Dec. 25.Grauw, Johannes and Antje--Gerritje. Witnesses: Robbert Bolmer and wife, Rosina. << his baptism
We are not related to the Grays that have merged us with their line in Lauren Co SC this is the followingGarret had 5 sons Robert, Johannes ( John ) Isack ( Isaac my line ) Willem ( William ) and Garret B Jr and to anyone connecting the Parks family with our Gray's it is NOT Mary Parks her niece Arena Parks her brother Samuel Parks daughter married a WM Gray not related to us they are English - Irish
Abraham Gray( his father was Isaac A Gray - Mary Brahan, son Of Garret " Gerretje Grau and Lydia ) married to Mary Parks
married Oct 1794 Laurens Co SC
died 1829 as I have a copy of his estate
1- Jenney ( called Zanie ) Gray 25 July 1795 - 23 Jan 1865 married 27 March 1814 to her fathers first cousin John Gray,, children Isaac William Gray , Thomas Abraham Gray, Robert Lesley Gray
2 Elizabeth Gray br 11 Oct 1796 died 1884 Laurens Co SC buried at Rabin Cem next to her husband Willis Cheek children twin boys James William Cheek - Willis Abraham Cheek
3 Mahala Gray br 1797 died in Butts Co Ga married to Nelson Meredith of Laurens Co Sc children Elizabeth Meredith, Martha Meredith , William Meredith, Nancy Meredith, James Meredith and Eliza Jane Meredith all located in Butts Co Ga
4 Lesley Gray Br 26 Sept 1799 died 1850 in Kemper MS - Mar 1817 married to RebeccaFarrow Dean children Harriet Gray , Mary Ann Gray , Alanson Jefferson Gray
5 Melissa Gray br 1803 Married 1821 Laurens co SC John Taylor children Jane Taylor , William Taylor . Louisa Taylor, Martha Taylor, Emiline Taylor, Eliza J Taylor,all located Choctow Mississippi
6 Louisa Gray br 1805 married bef 1834 died before 1840 Abraham Harris Laurens CO SC James Harris , Nancy Harris , Milford Harris , John Harris all located in Forsyth Co GA
7 Bethia Gray 28 Nov 1806 died aft 1860 Alabama, Columbia AR married to Thomas Meadors of Laurens CO SC children Jacob T Meadors, John Meadors, Martha Meadors
8 Tillotson Gray br 1809 Laurens Co SC married to Elizabeth unknown he was a school teacher children John F Gray, Sarah A Gray, Mary A. M Gray, Martha A Gray , Eliza J Gray, Jame P Gray, Francis V Gray
9 Albertine Gray Br 1810 died aft her grandfathers will 1830
10Pulaski Gray Br 1811died aft 1860 Kemper Mississippi married to Unknown Elizabeth
childrenIsabel Gray, James Gray. Pulaski Gray Jr. , Francis Gray, Emily Gray . Nancy Gray
11 Milford Gray ( my Line ) Br 3 Apr 1814 died 20 June 1884 Forsyth Co GA married 2 Jan 1842 Jackson Co GA Sarah A Pettyjohn children Thomas Parks Gray ( my line ) , Perry Pulaski Gray, Melvin Gray, Winfield Scott Gray, Zachary Gray. Mary Albertina Gray, Julia C Gray,James Franklin Gray
12 Medama Gray Br 14 Dec 1817 died 10 Mar 1893 Gadsden Etowah ALA married 6 Sept 1838 Laurens Co SC toJames J Adamschildren Mary Jane Adams, Messina Adams, Charsley Adams, James Adams, Francis Adams, Ida Adams, Ellen P Adams
13 Arthur Parks Gray br abt 1820 died in AR married unknown children William Gray. Mary Gray , Milfred Gray, Martha Gray , Nancy Gray, Francis Gray, Winfield S Gray
Mary Parks died before 1829 and Abraham Gray died 1829 his father Isaac A Gray died 18 Feb 1830 all grandchildren listed in his will and statement abt the heirs of Abraham Gray due to his death the yr before his father Mary Parks was already dead Abraham Gray through wills and family book from the Parks bible ,,, Abraham Gray was actually the 2nd generation to even use the last name Gray ,, his grandfather changed their last name to sound more American than their German name, All of this information is proven through estate papers, census papers and DAR information ,, The Gray line you are after went to Coweta GA we are not related to them,, we are German and before Laurens Co Sc we were from Fauquier Co VA and I have all the deed records for this family there and in SC they came out of Somerset NJ ,,,please do not add Mary Parks daughter of Thomas N Parks and Anne Brockman to the Abraham Gray you have it is impossible he was not married to Jane Wilson ...
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