Solomon Gray, (II)

Abt 1766 - Bef 1809  (< 43 years)

• Name	Solomon Gray  [1]
  Suffix	(II)
  Birth	Abt 1766	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	9 May 1788	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will Solomon Gray gave to son Solomon Gray 60 acres at the northwest end of my plantation. Remainder of my land to my two daughters, Tabitha and Ann Gray, and for want of heirs to my daughter Sarah Gray. To son Thomas Gray, he to have liberty to get timber to support and supply the seaside plantation which he is heir to. William Thornton and Parker Paradise Executors. Witnesses Benjamin West and Richard Sparrow. In order of probate, John Bundick qualified.
  Record ID	30105
  Death	Bef 30 Jan 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of Solomon Gray was granted to Thomas Lewis (of Spencer) with Richard D. Bayly security.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Gray,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 7 Aug 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 33 years)  (Grandfather)  Ann (--?--),   b. Abt 1695   d. Bef 30 Apr 1751, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 56 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  + 1. Thomas R. Gray, (I),   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jul 1824  (Age 59 years) ╚═ Rachel Hinman,  m. Abt 1790 + 2. Solomon Gray, (II),   b. Abt 1766, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jan 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years) ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betsy' Lewis,  m. 27 Dec 1791 > 3. Ann 'Nancy' Gray,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Ephraim Wessells, Jr.,  m. 12 Mar 1801 + 4. Tabitha Gray,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1825, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 50 years) ╚═ Edward Killmon, Sr.,  m. 4 Aug 1792 + 5. Sarah 'Sally' Gray,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ William Melson,  m. 10 Feb 1789
  Person ID	I30105	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Solomon (of Thos & Tab) Gray, (I),   b. Abt 1724, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jul 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 64 years)
  Mother	Sorrowful Ruth Underhill,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 41 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F7668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Lewis,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Dec 1791	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Marriage - Alternate date	5 Jan 1792	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Gray,   b. Abt 1793, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Feb 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 58 years) ╚═ Nancy Justice  m. 25 Feb 1822;    ╚═ Margaret Ann 'Nancy' Melson  m. 19 Feb 1846   2. Hessy Gray,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Major (of Wm) Bull  m. 30 Dec 1818 + 3. Elizabeth Gray,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Gray,   b. Abt 1800   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mahala Byrd  m. 27 Jun 1825 + 5. Mary 'Polly' Gray,   b. Abt 1805, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Sep 1893 (Age < 88 years) ╚═ William Willett  (Age < 33 years)  m. 4 Jan 1827   6. Lucretia Gray,   b. Abt 1807, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Levin R. Ayres  (Age 38 years)  m. 25 Nov 1850;    ╚═ Littleton (of Hathan) Chandler  m. 13 Apr 1854
  Family ID	F6946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1766 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 9 May 1788 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 27 Dec 1791 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Alternate date - 5 Jan 1792 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 30 Jan 1809 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1374] Grey, Montrue, 1374. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 378 (will of Solomon Gray), 570. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 233 (adm of Solomon Gray to Thomas Lewis, of Spencer), 688. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1161 (tract A121), 572. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558. [S2238] FamilySearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5B7-3JK, 2238.