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Ray, Col. Jesse

Male 1760 - 1839  (78 years)


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  • Name Ray, Jesse 
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth 6 Oct 1760  Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Duncan-Hardin-Ray Cemetery, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1790  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1800  Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1830  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Feb 1839  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 10 Feb 1839  Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I291879  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 10 May 2020 

    Father Ray, William John,   c. 7 Mar 1734, Halton Holegate, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1778, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Mother Gordon, Elizabeth,   b. 3 Feb 1738, Amherst, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1835, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F121358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Baker, Ellender,   b. 24 Dec 1765, North Carolina, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1842, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1782  Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Ray, Elizabeth Betsy,   b. 20 Apr 1782, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1868, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Ray, William A.,   b. 20 Oct 1784, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1876, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Ray, John,   b. 17 Jul 1788, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1867, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Ray, James B.,   b. 13 Apr 1789, Jefferson, Wilkes (now Ashe), North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1861, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +5. Ray, Nancy Margaret,   b. 10 Aug 1791, Wilkes (Now Ashe), North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1839, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     6. Ray, Jeremiah,   b. 14 Nov 1793, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1872, Shady Springs, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +7. Ray, Larkin Bertie,   b. 1796, Jefferson, Wilkes (now Ashe), North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1837, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 42 years)
     8. Ray, Polly,   b. 27 Sep 1798   d. 12 May 1888 (Age 89 years)
     9. Ray, Hiram,   b. 13 Oct 1800, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1866, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     10. Ray, Jane,   b. 9 Jan 1802, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1865, Reddies River Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F112822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Oct 1760 - Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Duncan-Hardin-Ray Cemetery, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jan 1782 - Surry, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Feb 1839 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Feb 1839 - Beaver Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S125092] Jesse Ray, "Find A Grave Index".

    2. [S125070] Elonar Baker, "North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868".

    3. [S125093] Jesse Ray, "North Carolina, Civil Marriages, 1763-1868".