Alexander William Wray

Abt 1802 - Aft 1880  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Alexander William Wray
  Born	Abt 1802	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [3]
  Census	1840	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [4]
  Census	17 Sep 1850	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [1]
  	Address: Eastern District
  Census	3 Jul 1860	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Address: Southern Division
  Census	17 Sep 1870	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [5]
  	Address: Wentworth
  Census	19 Jun 1880	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [6]
  	Address: Wentworth
  _UID	2609F8FD4C3D4079A6EF985071B1CE3508C1
  Died	Aft 1880
  Person ID	I1337	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Andrew Wray,   b. Abt 1767,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hannah Walker,   b. Abt 1768,   d. Abt 1835, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Children	6 children
  1. Alexander William Wray,   b. Abt 1802, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1880
  2. Catherine Wray
  3. Robert Wray,   b. 2 Aug 1806,   d. 28 Dec 1871, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  4. Mary Wray
  5. Eleanor Wray
  6. John Wray
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary “Polly” Barnes,   b. 4 Mar 1800,   d. Aft 1880  (Age > 81 years)  [1, 2]
  Married	29 Feb 1816	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [7]
  Children	1. Permelia E. Wray,   b. Abt 1827,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Martha C. Wray,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Bef 10 Mar 1893, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 64 years) Married: Andrew J. Cole (1853)   3. Andrew W. Wray,   b. Abt 1835,   d. Aft 1905, Guilford County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 71 years) Married: Mary   4. Mary A. Wray,   b. Abt 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Robert Wray,   b. Abt 1841,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Levinia Ann Frances Carrell
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Wray is the son of Andrew Ray, and is identified in the will of Robert Wray as Robert’s nephew. Rockingham Co. Will Book B, pg.18. Rockingham Co. Will book B, pg. 248. Irene B. Webster, Rockingham County North Carolina Will Abstracts 1785-1865, pg. 35. A Polly Barnes married William Ray on 29 Feb. 1816 in Rockingham Co., NC. Bond # 000121444. Jeremiah Martin was the bondsman and J.H. Scales witnessed the bond. Aleses Ray , 48, appears in the 1850 census for Rockingham Co., NC. His household includes his wife Polly, 49; a daughter M.E. Ray, 23 (Permelia or Milly); a daughter M.C. Ray 19 (Martha), a son S.B. Ray, 17, a son A.W. Ray (Andrew), 16; a daughter M.E. Ray, 13; a son R.M. Ray (Robert) 9. 1850 Census of Rockingham Co., NC, pg. 59. Alexander.W. Wray is listed as being 56 years old in the 1860 census. His wife is listed as being 60 years old. In the same household are Milly 30, Andrew W. 25, Mary A, 20 and Robert 19. Daughter Martha is already married by this time. Based on the marriage certificate, I presume that his middle name must have been William. In the 1830 census, Alexander Wray is 20 - 30 years old. He has two female children under 5. His wife is also 20 - 3- years old. pg. 292. A.W. Wray appears in the 1870 census in Rockingham Co., NC. He is 67 years old and living with his wife Polly, 70, and daughter Amelia 40. Rockingham Co., NC Census, pg. 366. Alexander Wray and his wife Mary both appear in the 1880 census for Rockingham Co., NC. Rocingham Co., NC Census, pg. 48. He is 77 and his wife Mary is 79. Daughter Martha Cole is listed as the head of the next family. Granddaughter Suson Combs and her husband James Combs appear in the previous entry. He lists Rockingham Co. as his birthplace. It is likely that Alexander Wray died in Rockingham Co. sometime after 1880. Alexander Wray appears in the 1830 census for Rockingham Co., NC. He is living with 2 females under 5 and 1 female betweeen 20 and 30 (presumably his wife). Rockingham Co., NC Census, pg. 292.

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1850 U.S. Census, Eastern District; 30B; 426; 425; Alex'd Ray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alex'd.. Ray-48-M-North Carolina-farmer Polly Ray-49-F-North Carolina M..E.. Ray-23-F-North Carolina M..C.. Ray-19-F-North Carolina S..B.. Ray-17-M-North Carolina-laborer A..W.. Ray-16-M-North Carolina M.. E.. Ray-13-F-North Carolina R..M.. Ray-9-M-North Carolina [S99] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1860 U.S. Census, Southern Division; 67; 508; 508; Alexander W. Wray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander W. Wray-56-M-North Carolina-farmer Mary-60-F-North Carolina Milly-30-F-North Carolina Andrew W.-25-M-North Carolina-laborer Mary A.-20-F-North Carolina Robert-19-M-North Carolina-laborer [S165] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1830 U.S. Census, 292; Alexander Ray; 22 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). 1 male 20-30 [Alexander Wray] 2 females < 5 [Permelia E., Martha C.] 1 female 20-30 [Polly Barnes] [S161] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1840 U.S. Census, 147; Alexr Wray; 22 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). 2 males 5-10 {Andrew] 1 male 30-40 [Alexander Wray] 1 female < 5 [Mary] 1 female 5-10 2 females 10 - 15 [Permelia E., Martha C.] 1 female 30-40 [Polly Barnes] [S84] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1870 U.S. Census, Wentworth; 387A; 325; 300; Martha ; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander Wray-68-M-North Carolina-farmer Mary-68-F-North Carolina-keeping house Millie E.-42-North Carolina-at home [S86] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1880 U.S. Census, 235; Wentworth; 198D; 30; Alexander Wray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander Wray-head-77-M-Rockingham Co., NC Mary-wife-79-F-Rockingham Co., NC Mille Denton-58-Rockingham Co., NC-?-widowed [S49] North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 (Ancestry), William Ray; Polly Barnes; 000121444; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 2).