genealogy of Patty Rose

 

 


Genealogy of Patty Rose


Name Alexander GRAY
Birth abt 1680, Berwick, York, Maine
Death bef 7 Apr 1725, Berwick, York, Maine22
Marriage aft 1703
Spouse Elizabeth THOMPSON
Birth abt 1683, Kittery, York, Maine
Death 14 Jan 1777, Berwick, York, Maine22
Father John THOMPSON (1662-<1702)
Mother Sarah EMERY (1663->1744)
Other Spouses Mainwaring HILTON
Thomas BALL
Children:
1 M John GRAY
Birth 29 Jul 1708, Berwick, York, Maine74
Spouse Elizabeth GOODWIN
Marriage 1733
Notes for Alexander GRAY
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Alexander, Berwick, son of George and Sarah Gray; ordered 3 Dec. 1705 to guard Capt. Hill in the woods. He soon m. Elizabeth Thompson (John) and cleared land in the wilderness for a home. D. suddenly 1725, adm. to her 7 Apr. The mo. of two illegit. ch. bef. her mar., and left with 7 small ch. at his death, a colorful life with plenty of work and trouble was hers, her ptn. to the Govr. and Genl. Ct. in 1762 telling the story of her mar. life; her ch. all then dead but one, numerous gr.ch., but those liv. near in poor circum., the est. sold except her dower; yet her life was spun out to 14 Jan. 1777. In a fam. row in Jan. 1731-2 she sued Jos. Jellison and w. Sarah for assault and battery, the church susp. all three for their scand. quarrel. Deposed in Oct. 1755, �74. 7 ch. liv. in 1734 of 9 rec. or bp. 1708-26: John, Nehemiah, Alexander, Timothy, Anne, Abigail, Lydia, Nehamiah, Daniel. In 1743 her daus. and sons John and Danl. q.c. to her, while John Hooper jr., who was her bondsm. with Ebenezer Hilton 1731-2, q.c. the same yr. [ref 22]
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Notes for Elizabeth THOMPSON
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Elizabeth, m. Alexander Gray; in 1748 she sold her inheritance to Samuel Wentworth, 1/6 of 50 a. gr. to fa. John in 1678-9. [ref 22]
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