http://www.fmoran.com/rockford/bray.html David Bray, Sr. Family David Bray, Sr. was born in Brunswick County, NC in 1743 and died in Surry County, NC in 1836. He was married to Amy Pace before 1772. Amy Pace (1755-1823) was the daughter of John Pace (abt. 1725-abt. 1780) and his wife Sarah Burge (1733-1808). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Generation: Children of David Bray, Sr. and Amy Pace William Bray (1772-1850) m. Leticia M. Hamlin (1773-1859), d/o Peter Hamlin Nathan Bray (1773-bef. 1850) m. Judith Horne (1781-?) Amy Bray (abt. 1774-abt. 1855) m. Arthinarious Bray (1770-abt. 1825), s/o Edward Bray and Sarah Maynard Hanon Bray (1775-1843) m. Nancy Reuben Bray (1777) m. Melinda Butler Ingram Martha Bray (abt. 1778) m. Jesse Alberty (abt. 1778), s/o Frederick Alberty, Sr. David Bray (1779-1850) m. 1) Eleander (Nellie) Wheelas; 2) Sarah Bledsoe (1805-bef. 1870) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Generation Children of William Bray and Leticia M. Hamlin Thomas Hamlin Bray (abt. 1793-1838) m. Nancy Briggs Amy Bray (1796-1879) m. Thomas Pearson Coe (1797-abt. 1866) Leander Bray (abt. 1798) Sally Bray (abt. 1800) Tyre Bray (abt. 1800-1844) m. unknown (1812-?) (died in Carroll Co., IN) Matilda Bray (abt. 1805) m. Samuel Barnes Benjamin Franklin Bray (abt. 1807) Henry Clinton Bray (1810-1866) m. Martha Milner Poindexter (1816-1872) William Robert Bray (abt. 1812-1894) m. Evalaine Savage ----------- Children of Nathan Bray and Judith Horne Martha (Mattie) Bray (abt. 1813) m. John Wood (abt. 1810) Mary Bray (1826-1894) m. George Washington Crockett (1828-1896) ----------- Children of Amy Bray and Arthinarious Bray Moses Bray (1795-18730 m. Lucy A. Walker Sarah Bray (abt. 1796) m. Richard Hill Artha Bray (abt. 1798-1835) m. Mary E. Whitaker (abt. 1800-1867) Millie Bray (abt. 1800) m. Alfred Pace (1793), s/o Edmund Marion Pace and Sarah Elizabeth Walker Reubin Bray (abt. 1802-abt. 1875) m. Rebecca Laffon (1809), d/o James Warde Laffoon and Thankful Frances Gulaspy Female Bray (abt. 1804) Female Bray (abt. 1806) Jemima Bray (abt. 1808) m. Robert Craig Son Bray (abt. 1809) Lebanon Bray (abt. 1811-1865) m. Martha P. Smith (1808), s/o Edward (Ned) and Susan Smith Female Bray (abt. 1814) Son Bray (abt. 1817) ----------- Children of David Bray and 1) Eleander (Nellie) Wheelas Brittania Bray (1806-1860) m. John Bowles (abt. 1800-1865) (died in Howell Co., MO) Mary Amelia (Millie) Bray (1808-1886) m. James Bowles (abt. 1803-abt. 1853) Hanon Bray (1813-1896) m. Polly Durhan Snow Lewis Wheelas Bray (1818-1998) m. 1) Clarissa Jane Roberts (1819-1879), d/o Pleasant B. Roberts and Mary (Polly) Bowles; 2) Mary S. Poindexter (1847-1901) ----------- David Bray and 2) Sarah Bledsoe Christopher Columbus (Chris) Bray (1839-1905) m. Anna Victoria Bray (abt. 1843-1874) Reuben Bray (abt. 1847) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Generation Children of Tyre Bray and his wife John T. Bray (abt. 1821) m. Sarah Cond (born in St. Joseph Co., IN) Mahala H. Bray (abt. 1829) m. George Frazier (married in St. Joseph Co., IN) Martha Ann Bray (abt. 1832) m. Benjamin Ruch Bronson (married in St. Joseph Co., IN) Emma Bray (abt. 1835) m. Daniel Thomas (married in St. Joseph Co., IN) Sarah A. Bray (abt. 1839) Lydia C. Bray (abt. 1841) ----------- Children of Henry Clinton Bray and Martha Milner Poindexter William Alexander Bray (abt. 1834-1863) Robert Franklin Bray (1836-aft. 1910) m. 1) Louiza (Ludie) Poindexter (1840-1893); 2) Sally J. Williams (1863-?) Permelia Ellen Bray (abt. 1838-bef. 1850) Josephine Bray (abt. 1840-bef. 1850) Anna Victoria Bray (abt. 1843-1874) m. Christopher Columbus (Chris) Bray (1839-1905) Martha Frances (Fannie) Bray (abt. 1846) Mary Wentworth Bray (abt. 1853-1907) m. Mr. Carson Henry Poindexter (Deck) Bray (1853-1930) m. Margaret (Magaline) E. Minnish (abt. 1858-abt. 1881); 2) Lisa Jane White (1854-1921) Letitia Elizabeth (Lettie) Bray (abt. 1850-abt. 1884) m. Robert Henderson (Hen) White (abt. 1852-abt. 1895) ----------- Children of Mary Bray and George Washington Crockett David Jesse Crockett (1848-1848) Richard M. Crockett (abt. 1849) Finley M. Crockett (1850-1887) m. Mary Ellen Cooper (abt. 1856-?) Elnora (Ella) Crockett (1858-1917) m. 1) Richard H. Newton; 2) James Ceirtes McCann Alice Bray (1862) (born in IN) George Bray (1867) Fannie Bray (1868) m. Roe Wilson (Fannie born in MO) Anna Bray (?-1927) m. Dick Newton Eddie Franklin Bray ----------- Children of Artha Bray and Mary E. Whitaker Oliver Bray (1824-1891) m. 1) Mary (Polly) Butcher (1829-1884); 2) Nancy Reavis (1851-1915) ----------- Children of Hanon Bray and Polly Durhan Snow Sarah Bray m. Mr. Pierce ----------- Children of Lewis Wheelas Bray and 1) Clarissa Jane Roberts Leonard Hambleton Bray m. Rebecca Chaney ----------- Children of Lewis Wheelas Bray and 2) Mary S. (Polly) Poindexter Fannie Belle Bray (1880-1952) Fourth Generation Children of Christopher Columbus (Chris) Bray and Anna Victoria Bray Hulda Bray (abt. 1868) William McHenry (Will) Bray ----------- Children of Robert Franklin Bray and Louiza (Ludie) Poindexter Hery C. Bray (abt. 1860-bef. 1900) Robert William (Will) Bray (1863) Melton Frank Bray (1865) Lee (Harden) Bray (abt. 1868-bef. 1900) Mary (Ellen) Bray (1870-1892) Thomas (Crawley) Bray (abt. 1872) Rev. Martha Milner Bray (1874) John W. Bray (abt. 1876) Lillie Mae Bray (abt. 1878-1880) Albert R. Bray (1880-bef. 1907) Samuel F. Bray (1885) ----------- Children of Oliver Bray and 1) Mary (Polly) Butcher William Hiram (Hi) Bray (abt. 1849-1861) Sion (Si) Bray (abt. 1852-1861) Martha Ellen Bray (1856-1937) Lacy Jasper (Lace) Bray (1859-1930) Matilda (Tilda) Bray (abt. 1860-abt. 1861) Nancy E. Bray (1861-1919) Cornelia (Nealey) (1864-1947) John Clarendon Columbus Bray (1866-1919) Mollie Kapp Bray (1870-1933) Richard Oliver Bray (1873-?) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Database generously contributed by Judy Stanley Cardwell. Judy's e-mail is: JudySCard@aol.com