Husband: William RAY
Birthdate: 1805
Birthplace: Orange Co., NC
Death date: before 1860
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Father: Thomas RAY
Mother: Mary Ann "Polly" WOODS

Marriage date: December 31, 1832
Marriage place: Orange Co., NC

Wife: Mariah BARLOW
aka: Mary Ann BARLOW
Birthdate: ca 1810
Birthplace: NC
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Father: Thomas BARLOW
Mother: Lucretia HARGIS

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Child No. 1: Mary A. RAY
Sex: F
Birthdate: ca 1835
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Child No. 2: Thomas D. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1836
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Child No. 3: Joseph J. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1838
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Child No. 4: William Hugh RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1840
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Child No. 5: Lucy P. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1845
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Child No. 6: Rotha J. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1847
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Child No. 7: John Lindsey RAY
Sex: M
Birthdate: ca 1848
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Child No. 8: Richard B. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1850
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Child No. 9: Eliza R. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1853
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Child No. 10: Nancy E. RAY
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Birthdate: ca 1857
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Documentation:
* Source for his date of death is from the website of Susan Barlow Holmes.
* 1840 Orange Co., NC census
Wm. Ray
3 males under 5
1 male 30-40
1 female 5-10
1 female 20-30
* 1850 McNairy Co., TN census Dist. 7
RAY William, 46, farmer
Maria, 40
Mary, 15
Thomas, 14
Joseph, 12
Hugh, 10
Lucy, 8
Rothy, 5
Lindsey, 4
(all born in NC)
* 1860 McNairy Co., TN census Dist. 13
RAY Mariah, 467 farmer $400/885
Mary A., 25
Thomas D., 24
J.J., 22
Wm. W., 20
Lucy P., 17
Rotha J. 14
John L., 12
R.B., 10
Eliza R., 7
Nancy E., 3
(all born in NC)
* 1870 McNairy Co., TN census Purdy post office page 340
RAY Mariah, 57, keeps house 800/800
Mary A., 34
Thomas D., 32
Joseph J., 30
Lucy P., 25
Rotha J., 22
Richard B., 19
Nancy E., 12
(all born in NC)
* (From the RAY website)
William RAY, who was born in 1805, in Orange County, North Carolina, and who on December 31, 1832, married Maria/Mary Ann BARLOW, a sister of Nancy who as the wife of William's brother James my ancestor and of Lucreita, wife of another brother, Charles RAY. William died between 1857 and 1860. Their children were
Mary A. RAY, born about 1835;
Thomas RAY, born about 1836;
Joseph J. RAY, born about 1838;
William Hugh RAY, born about 1840;
Lucy RAY, born about 1842;
Rothy RAY, born about 1845;
Martha RAY, born about 1846;
John Lindsey RAY, born about 1846;
R. B. RAY, born about 1849;
Eliza R. RAY, born about 1853.