William Gray (abt. 1805 - abt. 1880)

Born about 1805 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 1880 at about age 75 in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Biography

William was born about 1804-08 (census 1860 says age 56, census 1865 says age 57, the 1875 census says age 70). He passed away about 1880.^[1]

Census

"United States Census, 1860," New York > Cayuga > Sterling .

Wm Gray 56 1804 Scotland, [value of land 3,000] -*Mary Ann Gray 47 1813 Scotland

1. John Gray Male 15 1845 New York
2. James Gray Male 13 1847 New York
3. David Gray Male 4 1856 New York
4. Jane Gray Female 6 1854 New York

In the 1865 New York census, Mary Ann is not present

William W Grey 57 1808, farmer, owner of land

1. John Grey 20 Son 1845 NY
2. James Grey 18 Son 1847 NY
3. Jane Isabella Grey 10 1855 NY
4. David Grey 8 Son 1857 NY

• Thomas Gilbert 83 Father-in-law 1782 Scotland

• Maria Lillie 48 Servant 1817 Ireland
• William Lillie 8 Servant's child 1857 NY

In the 1875 Census^[2], William is living with his son

John Grey 30 1845

Mary A Grey 26 Wife 1849 1

1. Martha A Grey 5 Daughter 1870 2
2. Margaret Grey 3 Daughter 1872 3

• William M Grey 70 Father 1805 4
• David Grey 18 Brother 1857 5
• James Grey 27 Brother 1848 6
• Jane I Grey 21 Sister 1854 7

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to James Bishop.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5MB-9Q96?cc=1918735&wc=M6LY-Y6D%3A209415601%2C209595301 : 21 May 2014), Cayuga > Sterling, E.D. 01 > image 5 of 43; State Library, Albany.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7R-1CF : 18 February 2021), Wm Gray, 1860.
• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-CV8C : 8 March 2021), William W Grey, , Sterling, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 59, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.