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John Gray 1746 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1746

Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1 July 1816

Death Location: Spring Hill, Grayville, West Virginia

Father: John Gray

Mother: Jean WARDROP

Spouse(s): Mary Gray

Children(s): Pvt Gray

According to available records, John Gray jr was born in 1746 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Gray and Jean WARDROP. Following those early years, John Gray jr married Mary Sherrard Cowan Gray, and their family grew to include Pvt Joshua Gray. In the later years of life, John Gray jr died in 1816 in Spring Hill, Grayville, West Virginia.

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Parents

John Gray
1702 – 1756
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Jean WARDROP
1719 – 1771
Birth Location: West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gray
1744 – 1803
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Pvt Gray
1785 – 1875
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 March 1746
    Event Place: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 July 1816
    Event Place: Spring Hill, Grayville, West Virginia
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