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Tag: Gray family
Virginia Chancery Court records are an invaluable resource for genealogists. But once in a while, they do more than confirm dates — they unlock secrets. That’s exactly what happened when I stumbled upon an 1805 court case involving the family of my 7x great-grandfather Richard Gray of Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia. A … Continue reading An Aunt with a Conscience Leads to a New Branch on My Family Tree: Richard Gray of Surry County
On 21 September 1626 at Jamestown, my 10x great-grandmother Rebecca Gray, testified in the witchcraft trial of Joan Wright. She testified that “Goodwife Wright told her she should bury her husband.” This meant Wright predicted the death of Rebecca Gray’s husband Thomas Gray, which fortunately for me did not come true! Rebecca Gray further testified about … Continue reading A Witchcraft Trial at Jamestown: My 10x great-grandparents Thomas and Rebecca (———-) Gray of Jamestown and Surry County, Virginia
Need to catch up? Click https://wordpress.com/post/asonofvirginia.blog/347 for Part 1! In Part 1, we learned that four of my Surry County ancestors and some of their relatives joined Bacon’s Rebellion, a 1676 uprising in the Virginia colony and that the uprising was unsuccessful. My interest is in why my ancestors were willing to risk not only … Continue reading Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia – Part 2 (meeting the ancestors)
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