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Sir William Gray of Pittendrum

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pittendrum, Fraserburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: 1648 (50-59)
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Gray of Brighouse and Margaret Gray
Husband of Egidia Smith
Father of Janet Campbell; Rev. Andrew Gray, Min. of Outer High Kirk of Glasgow; Isobel Fraser; Ann Gray; Helen Gray and 9 others
Brother of John Gray and Andrew Gray

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About Sir William Gray of Pittendrum

OCCUPATION: Merchant of Edinburgh. OFFICE: Burgess of Aberdeen 1620.

HONORS: Knighted before 1642.

PROPERTY: Acquired much landed property. FINANCES: Amassed a large fortune. PUNISHMENT: Imprisoned> Fined by Parliament at St. Andrews for corresponding with Montrose; and was imprisoned in the Castle and Tolbooth of Edinburgh.

DEATH: As result of the many hardships he had undergone.


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• Name William Gray [1, 2]

Prefix Sir Suffix of Pittendrum Born Abt 1593 [1]

Gender Male Died 1648 [2]

Father Thomas Gray, of Brighouse, d. Aft Jun 1620

Family Egidia Smith, b. Abt 1597, d. Yes, date unknown

Married 20 Jun 1620 Scotland [3]

Children +
1. Sir William Gray, of Pittendrum & Master of Gray, c. 21 Jul 1621, d. Aug 1660 (Age ~ 39 years)

+ 2. Agnes Gray, b. 5 Dec 1622, bur. 15 Dec 1669 (Age ~ 47 years)

+ 3. Janet Gray, b. 28 Sep 1623, Pittendrum, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown

+ 4. John Gray, of Crichie, c. 28 Oct 1627, d. Yes, date unknown

+ 5. Mary Gray, c. 2 Apr 1630, d. Bef 27 Feb 1668 (Age ~ 37 years)

	6. Rev. Andrew Gray,   c. 23 Aug 1633,   d. 8 Feb 1656  (Age ~ 22 years)

+ 7. Helen Gray, c. 7 Sep 1643, d. Yes, date unknown

• Sources

1. [S5] International Genealogical Index - submitted, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Submission Search: 570414-093099155422 LDS Medieval Famil i es Unit (Reliability: 3).

2. [S15] The Peerage, Darryl Lundy, (Compiler: Darryl Lundy ('darryl.lundy','xtra.co.nz'); 128 Heke Street, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND), Gray2 (Reliability: 3).

3. [S6] Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, Gray2 (Reliability: 3).


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Sir William Gray of Pittendrum's Timeline

1593
1593
Pittendrum, Fraserburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1621
1621
1622
December 5, 1622
Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1623
September 28, 1623
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1627
1633
August 1633
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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