William Gray
- Christened: 11 Aug 1611, Harrow on the Hill, London, England
- Marriage: Susanna Price
- Died: 1663, London, England at age 52
 Noted events in his life were:
• Baptism: From Family Search org, 11 Aug 1611, Harrow on the Hill, London, England. William Gray
England Births and Christenings
Name William Gray
Gender Male
Christening Date 11 Aug 1611
Christening Date (Original) 11 AUG 1611
Christening Place HARROW ON THE HILL,LONDON,ENGLAND
Citing this Record
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMF7-94W : 11 February 2018, William Gray, 11 Aug 1611); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0481081 IT 4, 0547204 IT 3.
• Biography: From Additions and Corrections to the History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield by Jacobus. 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 Ham, and West Ham, co. Essex. The family was armigerous*. [New England Hist. and Gen. Register 42: 72, 61: 386.]
* bearing or entitled to use a coat of arms.
• Will: From A history of one branch of the Fairfield, Connecticut, Gray family; compiled by Mary Sibyl Gray May, Grace Gray Hoch, and Richard Holman May., 1953, 1 Sep 1657, England. The following is that portion of the will which has to do with his brothers the emigrants!
William Gray citizen and merchant tailor of London made his will Sept. 1, 1657. Proved 18 November, I663. He leaves to his son Abraham the copyhold house and orchard in Hamerton in Parish of Hackney. Hackney is the parish from which John and Henry Gray came. He leaves to these two brothers "of New England" the sum of five pounds as an ex- pression of his love. He spoke of his brother Isaac Gray and mentions his daughter and wife with the same names as William Gray of Harrow used thus proving the relationship of the family.
William married Susanna Price, daughter of Unknown Price and Unknown. (Susanna Price was born in England.)
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