David Ray

Evidence needed to support as child of William Rea of Orange County

The Southeast United States Ancestors and Kin of David Alan Jones, first generation yankee (djones007@comcast.net), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=dajones&i...

Children of David Ray and Alse or Alice ? are:

	2	  i.	Alexander Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807.

3 ii. David Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. He married Elizabeth Lashley.
4 iii. Henry Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. He married Nicy Lashley.
5 iv. Hugh Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. He married Rachel Lashley.
6 v. James Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. He married Hannah Lashley.
7 vi. Jenny ( Ginney ) Ray. She married Sylvester Jones BEF. 14 NOV 1807.
8 vii. John Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807.
9 viii. Mary Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. She married Simon Beckum or Baucom 8 FEB 1798 in Orange County, North Carolina.
10 ix. Rachel Ray died AFT. 14 NOV 1807. She married William Gibson.
11 x. William Ray was born BEF. 1782, and died AFT. 14 NOV 1807.
+ 12 xi. Ellender (Nelly) Ray was born ABT. 1782 in North Carolina, and died NOV 1859 in Maury County, Tennessee. Married Samuel Ricketts or Picketts on 28 Jan. 1800 in Orange County

in 1790 tax list of Hillsborough, he is shown as 1 white, 3 black, 498 acres, 3 lots.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/court/taxes01.txt

Note: William Rea left a Will proved Orange Co., N.C., 1774 in which he named wife, Catherine, son, William, grandson David Rea, sons-in-law Michael Robbinson (sic), John Mordah, James Mordah, Patrick Rutherford. Exs: Joseph Allison, William Rea. Witnesses: Robert Wilson, James Rea, Jr., Samuel Sample.

The family came to Orange Co., N.C. from Lancaster Co., Pa. The Robinsons were from Marlboro Twp, Chester Co., PA, next to Lancaster.