Nathaniel Gray (abt. 1737 - 1810)

Born about 17 Mar 1737 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Lothrop) Gray — married 15 Feb 1763 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York

Husband of Bethiah (Newcomb) Gray — married 30 Dec 1773 in Kent, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1810 at about age 73 in Sherburne, Chenango, New York, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel Gray is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A047704.

Nathaniel Gray performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Gray served with Civil Service, Connecticut during the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Gray was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, March 17,1736 (sic). Son of John Gray and Anna Hibbard. The family moved to Sharon, Connecticut in 1743, where Nathaniel spent his childhood. Nathaniel married Deborah Lothrop February 15, 1763 in Amenia, New York, daughter of Melatiah and Marah Lathrop. Deborah died in 1770 and Nathaniel moved back to Kent, Connecticut and married Bethiah Newcomb Raymond (Widow of David Raymond), December 30, 1773.

Nathaniel was a Veteran of the French and Indian Wars. He was the patriarch and leader of the new settlement of Sherburne, New York; a Deacon of the 1st Congregational Church of Sherburne, Justice of the peace, on the committee of Public Safety (Kings District) during the American Revolution. He took the Freeman`s Oath in 1777. ^[1]

Nathaniel Gray died June 24, 1810. Buried at Sherburne Quarter Cemetery, Sherburne, Chenango Co., New York^[2]. The inscription reads:

Here lies the body of Nathaniel Gray Having previously explored this country. He in the winter of 1793 whilst it yet was a wilderness, took up his abode and cultivated this field, a small portion of which his remains still occupy. Before his departure from this life, he had the satisfaction to see the wilderness blossom like the rose.

He was a devout man & a pious Christian, influenced by the divine precepts of that Religion which he not only professed but practiced.

He acquitted himself of his duties to this family and society with truth and sincerity.

On the right lies the Body of Bethiah, his widow, born February 26th - died 18th August 1811. They were happily united in their views here and hereafter, and cheerfully marched hand in hand in humble hopes of obtaining the reward appointed for the elect - eternal bliss. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Dec 2021), "Record of Nathaniel Gray", Ancestor # A047704.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Index

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, (FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray, Mar 1736; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, (FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Elijah Gray, 12 Mar 1764; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, (FamilySearch: 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Elisha Gray, 03 Aug 1766; citing AMENIA,DUTCHESS,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,516.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, (FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Ruth Gray, 21 Dec 1766; citing AMENIA,DUTCHESS,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,516.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, (FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Eunice Gray, 01 Mar 1768; citing AMENIA,DUTCHESS,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,516.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, (FamilySearch : 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Deborah Gray, 31 Oct 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, (FamilySearch: 11 February 2018), Nathaniel Gray in entry for Bethiah Gray, 04 Jul 1776; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, (FamilySearch: accessed 14 May 2020), Nathaniel Gray, Sherburne, Chenango, New York, United States; citing p. 798, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 28; FHL microfilm 193,716.
• Child, Hamilton. "Gazetteer and business directory of Chenango County, N.Y., for 1869-70." [p 127-130.
• Doherty, Frank J., The Settlers of the Beekman Patent (1990) Vol. 5, Page 736-7
• Newcomb, Bethuel. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, and His Descendants. (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co, New Haven, Conn., 1923) Page 47
• Raymond, Marcius Denison. Gray Genealogy: Being a Genealogical Record and History of the Descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass. (Tarrytown, New York, 1887) Page 53, Page 56
• Van Alstyne, Lawrence. Born, Married and Died, in Sharon, Connecticut (Pawling Chronicle, Sharon, Conn., 1897) Page 57
• "Find A Grave Index," database, (FamilySearch : 13 December 2015), Nathaniel Gray, 1810; Burial, Sherburne, Chenango, New York, United States of America, Sherburne Quarter Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #33619750

See Also:

• Profile of Benjamin Newcomb from Miner Descent