Bray - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Thomas b. 1604 and b. 1658

scmw37 — 2009-10-20 03:58:20Z

I agree with you totally. When I saw an obvious error I would answer it to be of some help. Then look down the row at the rest and see the same error repeated countless times. I wish there was some way to end the repetition.Some post their trees and never go back to research any further. I wish there was an answer to this problem. I take anything without a source with a grain of salt.

Re: Bray on Mud Creek Whility county Ky

CristinaMcPherson — 2009-10-06 16:13:50Z

My mother is a Bray and her Grandfather was Benjamin Bray and her Grandmother was Malisa and her Father was Thomas Jackson Bray and her Uncles name is Dewey Bray, Condi, George, Opal, Mary, Lonnie, Thurman and Mary passed away. Please contact if you would like to find out more information. We live in Citrus County, Florida.

Re: Direxcy CARLISLE b. 1840 NB d. 1907 BC Canada

davidmacrae18 — 2009-10-05 18:31:27Z

Hello I have all you need i'm sure beglad to help been off line lately with heart Probs back now and doin OK David

Re: Direxcy CARLISLE b. 1840 NB d. 1907 BC Canada

davidmacrae18 — 2009-10-05 18:20:09Z

Hi. you can reach me at dvm7519@aol.comI have most of the Family back to Nova Scotia, also in B.C. Be glad to help

Re: Charles Mary Bray

Skiftonj — 2009-10-05 03:52:28Z

Dear Sir or Madame,

I am writing reguarding the info about Charles Mary Bray. Charlie and Mary Helen Gauthier Bray were my Grandparents. I am researching the Bray family at this time as well as anything I can find On the Gauthier Family. If you have any more Info or any Pictures, would you please contact me. I am trying to discover Whom the parents were of these 4 people without much success. I do have the married names of the adult Bray children if it is of interest to you.

I shall look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely yours,

Judith Bray Skifton (Daughter of Edward Andrew Bray)

Re: Anderson Green Bray/OK and ARK

huffydeb — 2009-10-04 22:07:43Z

I would love more info on the Bray's. My dad Walter Franklin Bray passed away March 2008. I have a new email since I started talking in 2000. huffydeb@yahoo.com. Thank you for info that has been printed.

We used to travel from Dallas, Texas to Oklahoma every Labor Day for family reunions at a park with a little train for kids when Uncle Claude and Aunt Ivy was alive. I still see his son Claude JR (Tooge). If anyone remembers please contact me. Any one with pics I would love to have some old ones.

BRAY Harold Temple 1893-1954

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-03 21:05:19Z

BRAY Harold Temple 1893-1954

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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BRAY Morgan C and Ette E

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-01 12:26:49Z

BRAY Morgan C and Ette E

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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Re: BRAY, Ardith S. in Oregon

4madigans — 2009-09-24 02:20:32Z

Hello Nick S.

I just found your post on ancestry.com dated November 17 2006 where you included a photo of Hyson Christie's headstone. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I have tried to track Hyson but have so many loose ends. I know he married while in WA but I have not photos of him or anything. The headstone tells me he served in WWI, which I did not know. It just goes to show that you have to keep plugging along and enter all sorts of name variations! I know Hyson worked for the police force in Grays Harbor and would love to have a photo of him. Do you live near there?

Thank you!

Linda Hockel

Re: Bray Ancestors

JBJ1299 — 2009-09-23 16:04:20Z

"Notes for Little Berry Bray:
L. B. Bray was in Coffee Co, AL in 1850 census."

The Littleberry Bray you described in your post, who was born in Washington Co, GA, and whose parents were Jarrett and Rebecca Lausen Bray, was living with his sister Mary, and her husband James Bradley, and their two sons William Bryant and Henry N. Bradley, in the 1850 Census for Sumter Co, GA. (The James and Mary Bray Bradley line is the one I'm researching-trying to find out who James' parents were!)I found a 1790 Duplin Co, NC Census that lists a Joseph Bray, Sr and Joseph Bray, Jr as heads of household. I believe Joseph Bray Sr is Jarrett's father, while Joseph Bray Jr was his older brother. I'll double check, but I think I have saved a copy of his will, which lists Jarrett as a son. Jarrett was born in North Carolina, so it would check out there, too. It's been a while since your original post, so you've probably found out more info than I know by now, but I wanted to reply just in case.

Re: Bray decendants from Alabama or Florida.

dls1943 — 2009-09-22 13:18:21Z

http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/PensionFiles/
PensionSearchResults.asp

The above is the link to Florida CW pension applications including Henry Bray's. Henry was the father of George Washington and had moved from Alabama, where George was born, to Santa Rosa Co. about 1856. Henry states he was born in Crawford Co., GA. The application is very informative. My gg-grandmother Sarah Ann Bray Simmons died in Santa Rosa but I don't know of any connection.

Re: Bray decendants from Alabama or Florida.

gatorman1199 — 2009-09-21 17:03:32Z

MY NAME IS BRYANT BRAY AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MORE INFO.
ON THE BRAY FAMILY. AS I UNDERSTAND FROM MY FATHER GEORGE
WASHINGTON BRAY WAS MY GREAT GRANDFATHER AND MY GRANDFATHERS
NAME WAS CHARLES ADAM BRAY AND HE LEFT JAY FL. AND MOVED TO
CARTHAGE MS. TO RAISE HIS FAMILY. OUR FAMILY HAS LOOKED HARD
FOR MORE HISTORY ON OUR FAMILY BUT AS MOST WERE HOME BORN
THERE IS A LOT OF DEAD SPACE OUT THERE.I PRESENTLY LIVE IN
SOUTH AL. AS DOES MY FATHER AND OUR FAMILIES.ANY PROVABLE INFO WOULD BE GREAT...

BRAY Mittie R 1894-1972

t42MountOlivet — 2009-09-04 01:38:34Z

BRAY Mittie R 1894-1972

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,332 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

BRAY Walter C 1885-1955

t42MountOlivet — 2009-09-02 14:47:45Z

BRAY Walter C 1885-1955

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 206,332 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Bray;1907-1930 Montreal,Toronto, Indiana, Wayne Detroit Michigan.

stevecrathorn — 2009-09-02 10:26:42Z

Frank (born 1883 Huddersfield, Yorkshire,England); wife Emma (nee Crathorn, born 1884 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
Children; Douglas Frank (born 24/10/1909 York Township,Toronto), Hilda (born Ohio c.1915),Ralph (born Indiana c.1916), Muriel (born c.1919 Indiana),George (born c.1921). I blieve that Frank and Emma may have arrived at Montreal port on the 5th July 1907 on the ss Ottawa, but i haven't been able to confirm this of yet? I would love to hear from anyone who knows of or has connections to any of the above.

Thank-you

Steve

Re: Absolom Bray

Albionwood — 2009-08-28 16:08:19Z

My father was Bill Bray and his father was William A. Bray. Dad knew your father and grandfather well.

I'll e-mail you for more information.

Re: Absolom Bray

maddogsmaw — 2009-08-28 15:46:54Z

Unfortunatly I too am having trouble finding out anymore info on Absolom. I have their wedding date and Jane's death date. You can contact me at maddogsmaw@yahoo.com if you want to. I also have obituaries on William J. and Jane Amelia. There wasn't a very good one on Jane Hoar.

My grandfather was Walter Henry Bray and my father was Gordon J. Bray. Who are yours?

I will be very happy to help you any way I can.
Thanks, JUNE BRAY MADDEN maddogsmaw@yahoo.com

Re: Absolom Bray

Albionwood — 2009-08-28 04:50:12Z

I'm also looking for more information - Absolom might be my great-great-grandfather. My great-grandfather was William J. Bray of Siskiyou County, California, for whom the town of Bray was named. I was told his middle name was Jeremiah, that he came with his mother Jane by ship to San Francisco sometime "after the Gold Rush" when he was about 12, and they traveled north to Yreka (then a mining camp) where Jane worked as a nurse. That would have been in the mid- to late-1850s, I believe. The story I heard was that Jane was the widow of a soldier and that she came "from an island," so things match up pretty well.

I'd like to know where to find more information about Absalom and Jane. Thanks!

Re: Bray ancestry

braykc — 2009-05-30 01:19:29Z

Where was you David from and what were his children? I have a Thomas Bray married to a Nancy Mathews with four children in 1880 with the miss spelled last name of Brahe. This is the first positive mention of my family. Just wondering if we could be related.
Ken

Re: Loking for CANADA EAST BRAYS (QUEBEC)

genekid — 2009-05-19 05:01:09Z

Hi, I'm working my husband's line and hope someone can help. His family was in Cheboygan, MI and previous to that in Quebec, Canada. Soulanges place name is mentioned as well as Etienne Bray, and LaLond surname. they appear about late 1700s, 1800s in Canada and early 1900 in Michigan. Apparently it is a large family but I haven't been able to pick up a lot of them. Can anyone help me?

Ora Lee Bray of Memphis, TX 1929

drbrownlee — 2009-08-18 04:53:30Z

Ora is pictured in the 1929 Sandstorm, yearbook of Memphis High School. She teaches history. I'm not kin but thought this might help someone locate family.

BRAY families of Cornwall

Gentracersworld — 2009-06-23 09:31:05Z

I have begun a new BRAY line on my tree

anyone have BRAY from the Lizard, Helston etc contact me please

http://justin.tv/gentracers/

Brays from upstate NY

Kathleen_Maki — 2009-07-10 14:53:33Z

Looking for info on Mrs John Bray - Hannah Fahey (1854-1935)
and John Bray (1860-). They lived in Clinton Township, NY.

BRAY Thomas Jefferson 1942

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-14 15:46:24Z

BRAY Thomas Jefferson 1942

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Sarah E. Bray of Tennessee

PatriciaMeigs — 2009-06-04 05:06:26Z

Seeking additional information on Sarah E. BRAY. She married W.H. TEAGUE on 23 February 1863 in Weakley County, Tennessee.

Parents of Sarah and identity of W.H. Teague would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Patricia Quinn Meigs
patty719@msn.com

Re: Loking for CANADA EAST BRAYS (QUEBEC)

Rollerskater61 — 2009-05-20 01:00:29Z

Jim, I have a paper tree to and would love to trade copies with you. Email me if you are interested. Thanks

Michelle Bray Wilson

Re: Loking for CANADA EAST BRAYS (QUEBEC)

Rollerskater61 — 2009-05-20 00:55:52Z

I am also an Etienne Bray descendent. I trace down this way:

Etienne Bray m. Helene Ergon (french)
Etienne Bray m. Barbe Daze (pioneers to Canada)
Andre Bray m1. M Francosie Lalonde m2. Therese Seguin
Simon Bray m. Elisabeth Sedilot
Moyse Bray m. Leocadie Chatel, immigrated to Red Lake Falls area of Minnesota about 1880 with his brother Damose.

I have a good deal on this family including an extensive family tree made by Herbert E. Thellin about 1935, would be willing to share info, email me with more information would like to know how we are related and what info you have and want. There are several Michigan persons on this tree.

Thanks much, Michelle Bray Wilson

Re: alabama bray

nancy404861 — 2009-08-21 16:58:36Z

alabama bray is my aunt my dad is adron bray he is alabama brother

Re: alabama bray

nancy404861 — 2009-08-21 16:50:36Z

iam adron bray's and phronie lee bray daug and my name is nancy ruth bray wages

Mary C. Bray of Essex Co Va

oclarke11 — 2009-06-13 15:37:49Z

Need parents & siblings for Mary & her husband U. G. Billips. They were b abt 1830. Their son John W. b abt 1856 marr Frances E. Lumpkin 23 Dec 1891. She was the dau of Winter Bray Lumpkin & Martha Eliza Boughton. Also need children for John & Frances.
Thanks, Ollie

Thomas James Bray

sqshnnn — 2009-05-17 06:05:31Z

Tom was my g.grandfather. I believe he was born abt 1847 in Memphis. He died (1887) before his son, Walter Richard Bray was born, July 1887 in Chattanooga.

Tom was married to Sarah Bolin (b 1865 Ark). I am at a dead end trying to locate Tom Bray's family. Please provide info. sqshnnn@gmail.com

Re: Help!!!!!

mystro56 — 2009-06-25 04:33:44Z

Hi, I'm just getting started looking for African American Bray's - some from Ohio and Kentucky -
Did you get anywhere in your search?
Also - any Bray's from Bellefontaine, Ohio?
Thanks,
SB

African American Brays in Virginia and/or Ohio

mystro56 — 2009-06-26 05:13:39Z

Hi, I'm just getting started and looking for African American (I think!) Brays from Virginia and Ohio. I have a Henry and Mary Bray from Virginia (born about 1815) and their descendants in Bellefontaine and South Charleston, Ohio. Sons of Henry and Mary include Nathan, Tapley, Elizabeth, Charles and others. Henry, Mary and family are listed as Free Inhabitants of South Charleston on the 1850 census.
Any connections or leads would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance.

Re: BRAY in NC, SC region

tmblax — 2009-05-26 03:41:20Z

yo in Bladen County North Carolina my father Brendhan Bray and his father David Bray live. Maybe other family of urs.

BRAY Julia M and Richard Allen Rick

t42Parkdale — 2009-05-15 00:26:07Z

BRAY Julia M and Richard Allen Rick

I photographed this gravestone in the Parkdale Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,355 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Brays of Georgia

ctbray1 — 2009-05-25 13:50:10Z

Please contact me ctbray@hotmail.com

CT Bray

Re: Eastman, Georgia (Bray's)

ctbray1 — 2009-05-25 13:49:01Z

Yes, email me at ctbray@hotmail.com

CT Bray

Re: Hawkins Co, TN Brays

JanicePilling28 — 2009-07-10 11:29:28Z

On the 1880 Census the next family after Noah Morgan is Elisabeth (Sullivan)Bray 70 and son Lafayette 24 who has typhoid fever. This is the husband of Ella Frances Morgan. They list him as single, but that is a mistake. Cornelia Bray 16 is a grandaughter of Elizabeth,& niece of Lafayette. Ella & Lafayette had a son Evan was born later that year in Dec 1880 so they may have been nursing him back to health and not wanted pregnant Frances to be near the sickness? Or maybe they were caring for her with morning sickness-both of them sick? Anyway, on the 1900 Census they are together in Upper Clinch, Hawkins, TN-Lafayette & Frances Bray; the 1910 census in Dist 3, Hawkins,TN-Lath U. & Ealie F. Bray; 1920 Census in Upper Clinch, Hawkins,TN Lathiel & Elea Bray; 1930 Census Dist 3 Clinch Hawkins,TN Lathe Bray wd.

Re: Anderson Green Bray/OK and ARK

oufan58 — 2009-07-13 22:42:30Z

thank you for the info. my great grandmother was Amey Wallace.

Re: Brays from upstate NY

Mark_Friden — 2009-07-14 04:34:40Z

In New York, we have "Towns". Many states use "Township", but we have Towns - and in the Upstate/"North Country" region where I live, Towns are comprised of Townships. The Township is an archaic and seldom-used political division that most people are unaware even exists.

As a local history 'expert', I recently gave a public talk that included a bit on the history of the changes to our local political divisions. I live in the Town of Clifton (St Lawrence County), which is made up of the townships of Harewood, Sherwood, and Chaumont. The last three names don't even show up on today's maps. They haven't for years, maybe close to a century or more.

So, while we have a Clinton County here in NYS, you are probably most likely looking for someone from the Town of Clinton - and I am unsure which County that is in.

In our case, townships were added and subtracted in the 1800s before our Town was formed the way it looks today. And what is even more confusing to those researching history and genealogy here is that there is an archaic township named Clifton as well (which, remember, does NOT appear on modern maps - townships are just not used in New York any more). It always helps to understand the correct terminology for the area in which youb are doing research!

Re: Thomas b. 1604 and b. 1658

Mark_Friden — 2009-06-10 08:48:59Z

It is very easy to explain how 'these people' show up on so many of "Ancestry's" Family Trees: they are submitted by amateur genealogists who, when they find something online, take it as gospel and run with it! I began doing genealogy research years ago, pre-internet, when you had to read the microfilms in a genealogy library, tramp through cemeteries, read original records, and write letters that took weeks for replies. Nowadays, any and everyone posts whatever they want on the net, and everyone else assumes that, because it IS on the net, that it is correct!

Sidebar story: I was having a conversation once and the topic of genealogy came up. I mentioned that I have been doing resaearch for many years. The other person's reply was, "Oh, we wenmt online and did ours last weekend." Ha! I have been at this for over 40 years, and, as any semi-competent genealogist knows, you are NEVER finished!

BRAY, George, occupation: Butcher, residence: St Luke, Holborn, England

TPrinceAU — 2009-08-13 14:55:30Z

Looking for family of George BRAY who was a Butcher and who was witness at the marriage on 11 April 1870 in Holborn of his daughter Jane BRAY born c1850 London Middlesex England living at St Luke to Edward PRINCE, Railway Clerk living in Surbiton, Surrey born c1846 Lymington Hampshire England.

I have a certified copy of Jane and Edward's marriage and it is very difficult to decipher despite scanning it and zooming in.

Sarah BRAY m James SAWYER & Cyrus BRAY m Charlotte WHITNEY

abl0nd2nd — 2009-07-06 17:28:22Z

I am looking for a connection between these two families.

Sarah BRAY who married James SAWYER and
Cyrus BRAY who married Charlotte WHITNEY

Hopefully the BRAYs are related. If yes, how? Has anyone worked this out yet? I have tried but seem to be hitting brick walls.

Lois
abl0nd2nd@aol.com

AFRICAN AMERICAN BRAYS OF ALBANY, DOUGHERTY, GEORGIA

JSMAY342371 — 2009-07-20 15:27:04Z

Looking for James "Jim" Bray married to Louise Sanders on 18 April 1892 in Albany GA family--ancestral and descendency. 1900 U.S. Census has them living in Militia District 945, Dougherty, GA with daughter Ophelia b. 1894(Cora Lee?). Moved to Florida after 28 June 1900. James died 1900-1910 as l910 census lists Louise as a widow.

Re: Direxcy CARLISLE b. 1840 NB d. 1907 BC Canada

davidmacrae18 — 2009-05-28 01:04:12Z

Hello I have, some info on Direxcy and her Husband Would be happy to help you anytime David

Re: Help!!!!!-(BRAY in KY)

NancyBrayC — 2009-07-14 04:36:26Z

Ooops-correction-meant to say southEASTERN KY, specificaly Knox Co. They are also recorded in Rockcastle, Whitley, and Pulaski Co. of KY.

Re: Help!!!!!

NancyBrayC — 2009-06-25 16:51:08Z

Hi just a short reply to say HI and Welcome. My Brays were in KY too, the southwestern part, from my grandfather, J.E. or Ebonezer, who called himself Ed, back to, supposedly Bryant, who was a son of Peter, the "red-headed English preacher" who married Martha Scott ca 1740ish. Have you gone back far enough yet to have heard that Martha Scott Bray was a "free woman of color" originally from MD, then North Carolina? Her father was Abraham or Abram Scott also a "free person of color". There are some other posts on them on here, if you do a search by their name.

I also wanted to tell you my sister has a good friend she emails and has worked with who is an African American woman named Sylvia Bray. They joke about being related. I don't know anything about her ancestry, and don't know if she does, but I can send you her email addy if you like.

Re: Thomas b. 1604 and b. 1658

jdjones124 — 2009-06-10 13:34:10Z

You are truly preaching to the choir in my case. I do look at the trees of others for...I guess "suggestions" is the best word, but I've also been a happy field researcher since long before the 'net. This Bray/Farrar error is perhaps the least intuitive jump I've encountered online, beyond the collections of children born long past their mother's life, or in different parts of the country even though their mother never went to those areas, and so on. At least, those families share a last name, even though it's spelled several different ways. I suppose it's just more exciting to have a Salem man in the family than the actual father. Ah, the pain...

Thomas b. 1604 and b. 1658

jdjones124 — 2009-06-07 15:37:08Z

Many of the family trees in Ancestry have Thomas Bray b. 1658 and son of Mary Wilson with what appears to be the wrong father. After a review of other sources, the right father, and husband to Mary, appears to be Thomas Bray b. 1604. The alternate in these trees is Thomas Farrar, one of the accused in the Salem Witch Trials. When I read about T. Farrar, I found records of his marriages to other women, but not a Mary Wilson. On the other hand, Mary Wilson and Thomas Bray were married on a date just three months away from the date "everyone" seems to have for Wilson-Farrar wedding. Such trees also show all three of the Bray children as Mr. Farrar's. I do not feel Wilson and Farrar were ever together, but I am very curious if anyone knows how this came to be a part of Ancestry's body of trees. As well-known as the Salem trials are, it seems very unusual that an error like this occurred and has been repeated.

Re: joseph jackson bray/ katie lee babb(marriage

FBray1947 — 2009-06-27 16:33:17Z

Joseph Jackson Bray was my grandfather and Frank Calvin Bray was my dad and I carry his name. What would you like to know, please contact me at f_bray1947@yahoo.com