Lt. John Watson Bray, Revolutionary War veteran

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Lt. John Watson Bray, Revolutionary War veteran

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Freehold, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey, British America, Kingdom of Great Britain
Death: July 07, 1806 (67)
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Place of Burial: Grandin, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andrew Bray, Revolutionary War veteran and Margaret Bray
Husband of Susannah Bray
Father of Margaret Peggy Bray; Nancy Ann Taylor; John Watson Bray and Andrew Bray
Brother of Sarah Bray
Half brother of Thomas Bray and Deliverance Schurts

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About Lt. John Watson Bray, Revolutionary War veteran

BRAY, JOHN, DAR Ancestor #: A013893
Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 11-13-1738 MONMOUTH CO NEW JERSEY
Death: 7-7-1806 LEBANON TWP HUNTERDON CO NEW JERSEY
Service Source: PENSION OF ANDREW BRAY, *S856; NJ, REV WAR SLIPS: SINGLE CITATIONS OF THE NJ DOD MATERIALS, FHL ROLL #568995
Service Description: 1) CAPTS THOMAS JONES, BENJAMIN COOPER; COL JOHN MEHELM, 4TH REGT, HUNTERDON CO

  • John's birth, military, and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199241754/john-bray
  • The following write-up is available at the above-mentioned URL:
    • "A private in Capt Samuel Growendyck's Co. 2nd Reg. Hunterdon Co, New Jersey Militia 1776: Capt. Thomas Jones' Co. 4th Reg, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey Militia; a Lieut. in Capt. Benj. Cooper's Co. 44th Reg. Hunterdon Co, New Jersey Militia at Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, June 26, 1778.
    • "(Source: Clarence Roy Adelberg petition to the Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, a descendent)"
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Lt. John Watson Bray, Revolutionary War veteran's Timeline

1738
November 13, 1738
Freehold, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey, British America, Kingdom of Great Britain
1760
1760
of New Jersey
1769
July 26, 1769
Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1781
March 3, 1781
Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1784
1784
Age 45
Monmouth County, NJ
1788
December 18, 1788
Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ, United States
1806
July 7, 1806
Age 67
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
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Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard, Grandin, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States