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Alexander Gray 1736 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Aug 1736

Birth Location: Blainslies, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Alexander Gray

Mother: Margaret Thynne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fitzhugh

Children(s): james Gray, John Gray, Alexander Gray, Mary Gray, Robert Gray, Henry Gray, George Gray, Elizabeth Gray, Sally Gray

1736 marked the beginning of Alexander Gray III's life in Blainslies, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, to parents Alexander Gray and Margaret Thynne. Eventually, Alexander Gray III married Elizabeth Fitzhugh, and they welcomed james Gray, John Gray, Alexander Gray, Mary Polly Gray, Robert Gray, Henry Gray, George Gray, Elizabeth Gray and Sally Gray. Alexander Gray III passed in 1796 at Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Alexander Gray
1692 – 1765
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
AG
Margaret Thynne
1707 –
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
MT

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1745 – 1823
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
EF

Children(s)

james Gray
1758 – 1832
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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John Gray
1760 – 1838
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
JG
Alexander Gray
1766 – 1812
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States
AG
Mary Gray
1768 – 1877
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MG
Robert Gray
1770 – 1874
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
RG
Henry Gray
1775 – 1814
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
HG
George Gray
1775 – 1840
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Gray
1777 – 1824
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
EG
Sally Gray
1781 – 1805
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
SG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 Aug 1736
    Event Place: Blainslies, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1774; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1774
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1774; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1782
    Event Place: Amelia County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1796
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File
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