Isaac Gray (abt. 1652 - abt. 1705)

Born about 1652 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Died about 1705 at about age 53 in Long Island City, Queens, New York

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GRAY (I: 232). Henry and John, the founders of this family, were brothers of William Grey, citizen and merchant tailor of London, whose will 1 Sept. 1657, proved 18 Nov. 1663, mentioned them, referring to John as in New England. He also mentioned real estate in Hamerton, in the parish of Hackney, and water mills and real estate in Barking, East Hamton, and West Hampton, county Essex. The family was armigerous. [New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Register, 42: 72; 61: 386.]^[1]

John (I: 233) settled in Newtown, Long Island, and was almost certainly father of Isaac of Newtown who m. Susanna Simons. Isaac removed to New York City, and his sons Abraham and Jacob (who m. respectively Ariaantje and Annetje Aertsen, sisters), after sojourning on Staten Island and in Harlingen. N. J., died in Hunterdon County, N. J., where they fathered a respect¬able tribe of Grays at Amwell and Kingwood^[1].

The second wife of Henry (II: 398), named as Elizabeth at his death in 1713, may have been Elizabeth Alcock. b. at New Haven, 6 Feb. 1679, who was named as Elizabeth Gray in her father's estate records in 1715. She was daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Mitchell) ^[1].

William (II: 412), baptism 8 Nov. 1767, was b. 24 June 1767, d. at New Fairfield, 22 Sept. 1844, and m. at Kent. 17 May 1793, Sarah Jennings. His brother Allen, b. 1781; his half-brother Russell, b. 1794, m. Hannah Jones^[1].

Isaac was born in 1652^[2], in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut^[2], to parents John Gray and Elizabeth Frost^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Additions and Corrections, Page 15. Additions and corrections to History and genealogy of the families of old Fairfield : supplement to the American Genealogist, October 1943
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Title Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2012 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA Edit Repository Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current View Record NameIsaac GrayBirth Date1652Birth PlaceFairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of AmericaHas Bio?YSpouseSusanna SimonsURLhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172296729
3. ↑ May, Mary Sibyl Gray; Hoch, Grace Gray; and May, Richard Holman, compilers A history of one branch of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Gray family, published 1953. Reference pages 3-10
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Name: Susanna Simons Birth Date: 1665 Birth Place: New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Isaac Gray URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172297121 Find A Grave Biography of Susanna Simons: Daughter of Simon Barentsen and Wyntie Arents -- John Reynolds Totten, "Van Der Beek Family Notes", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.240 fn. Married Isaac Gray, son of John Gray and Elizabeth Frost Children: Simon bap. 22 Apr 1688, Isaac bap. 14 Dec 1690, Samuel bap. 9 Apr 1693, second Samuel bap. 22 Jan 1696, Abraham and Jacob both bap. 14 Aug 1700. All baptisms at Dutch Reformed Church New York NY

See also:

• Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; DTB Baptism

Source Information Ancestry.com. Netherlands, Baptism Index, 1557-1902 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: DTB Dopen. WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/: accessed 24 May 2016. Description This collection consists of an index to baptism records held at various archives throughout the Netherlands. Name: Wijntie Arents Gender: Vrouwelijk (Female) Spouse: Simon Barentszen Child: Susanna Barentszen URL: https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/srcid/22416151

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Author Yates Publishing Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 View Record Name Simon Barentsen Gender Male Birth Year 1642 Spouse Name Wyntie Arents Marriage Year 1661 Number Pages 5 Household Members NameAge NameSimon Barentsen NameWyntie Arents

• New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s

Author Genealogical Research Library, comp. Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - For specific source information see the publication information listed with each entry. Many of the source documents are available in the Genealogical Research Library Repository Information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com New York City Marriages, 1600s-1800s Name Simon Barentszen Spouse Name Wyntje Arents Marriage Date 1661 Marriage Place New York City, New York, New York Marriage ID 2220320016 Other Comments On microfilm at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Source The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly), 1875, selected extracts Publisher New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Publication Place New York, NY Page 143 Household Members NameAge NameWyntje Arents NameSimon Barentszen

• Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; DTB Baptism

Source Information Ancestry.com. Netherlands, Baptism Index, 1557-1902 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: DTB Dopen. WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/: accessed 24 May 2016. Description This collection consists of an index to baptism records held at various archives throughout the Netherlands. Name: Simon Barentszen Gender: Mannelijk (Male) Spouse: Wijntie Arents Child: Susanna Barentszen URL: https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/srcid/22416151

• Nationaal Archief Nieuw-Nederland; Den Haag, Nederland; DTB Baptism

Source Information Ancestry.com. Netherlands, Baptism Index, 1557-1902 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: DTB Dopen. WieWasWie. https://www.wiewaswie.nl/: accessed 24 May 2016. Description This collection consists of an index to baptism records held at various archives throughout the Netherlands. Name: Susanna Barentszen Gender: Vrouwelijk (Female) Baptism Date: 22 sep 1665 Baptism Place: Ndg Father: Simon Barentszen Mother: Wijntie Arents URL: https://www.wiewaswie.nl/personen-zoeken/zoeken/document/srcid/22416151

• The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1876) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 26

Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Name: Susanna Barentszen Baptism Date: 1665 Baptism Place: New York City

• Ancestry.com. Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Name: Susanna Simons Birth Date: 1665 Birth Place: New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Spouse: Isaac Gray URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172297121 Find A Grave Biography of Susanna Simons: Daughter of Simon Barentsen and Wyntie Arents -- John Reynolds Totten, "Van Der Beek Family Notes", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 64, pp.229-243; 367-387 (1933): p.240 fn. Married Isaac Gray, son of John Gray and Elizabeth Frost Children: Simon bap. 22 Apr 1688, Isaac bap. 14 Dec 1690, Samuel bap. 9 Apr 1693, second Samuel bap. 22 Jan 1696, Abraham and Jacob both bap. 14 Aug 1700. All baptisms at Dutch Reformed Church New York NY