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From: Tom Dunn <>
Subject: Re: Mary Wilson, wife of Thomas Bray of Gloucester, Mass.
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 06:35:52 -0500

Hi Folks,

Bruce Bardes wrote:
>
> Hello, Erlene, and Essex Researchers --
> My wife has these folks in her lineage, but we're pretty fuzzy as to
> who they are. In our records, their daughter Hannah (b. 21 Mar 1662, d.
> 23 May 1717) married John Roberts 4 Feb 1677/78 in Gloucester. She would
> have been almost 15 when she married. Information came from another
> genealogist, who did not disclose her sources.

Thomas BRAY, ship carpenter was b. in 1614, had with other
grants six acres at the head of Little River in 1647.
Thomas BRAY m. 3 May, 1646 Mary WILSON, she died 27 March
1707. Thomas died 30 Nov. 1691.
Children were:
Mary b. 1647 (note 1)
Thomas b. 1653 m. Mary --
John b. 1654 m. Margaret Lambert in 1679
Nathaniel b. 1658 m. Martha Wadin in 1684
Hannah b. 1662 m. John Roberts in Feb. 1677, (note 2)
Ester b. 1664
Sarah b.
The above from Babson's "History of Gloucester"

Notes:
1. Hammett shows John Ring m. Mary BRAY in 1664.
2. Hannah not quite having completed her 15th year.

Regards
Tom

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