Born about in Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Gray
— married
18 Aug 1726 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Gray, Donald Gray, John Gray, Alexander Gray, Kaithrin (Gray) Manson, John Gray, David Gray and William Gray
Died after
after about age 44
in Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2013
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Biography
Margaret (Fowler) Gray was born about 1705 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland.
When Margaret was about 21 she married John Gray (~1700 - >1749) on 18 August 1726 in Watten, Caithness.[1]
The entry for the marriage reads:
- Jul 1[?]th 1726 John Gray in Southdun and Margaret ffowler there matrimonially contracted by these find themselves to consummate marriage within 40 days. Accomplished Aug 8 (IGI and Brian has 18th, I read it as 8th.)
Their children were...
- Donald Gray (~1727 - >1765)
- John Gray (~1729 - <1739)
- Alexander Gray (~1730 - )
- Kaithrin (Gray) Manson (~1733 - >1773)[2]
- Margaret Gray ( - ~1736)[3]
- John Gray (~1739 - )[4]
- David Gray (~1742 - )[5]
- William Gray (~1746 - )[6]
- Margaret Gray (1749 - )[7]
Margaret died after 1749 in Watten, Caithness.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
Margerat Fowler in entry for John Gray, 1726. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
Kaithrin Gray, 1733. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
Margaret Gray, 1736. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
John Gray, 1739. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
David Gray, 1743. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
William Gray, 1746. - ↑ Child's Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021)
Margaret Gray, 1749.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~0.78%
Marina (Rankine) Eaton
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Brian Gray :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T746536 [compare]
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~0.39%
I H McKie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T883411 [compare]
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