Ebenezer Gray

  Noted events in his life were:

• Family History: From History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume II, Page 404. Ebenezer Gray
Son of William
Born 29 March 1723
Died at Fairfield in 1777

He married at Wilton, 26 December 1757, Ann Lockwood of Greens Farms: daughter of John, Born 18 April 1734.

Will 2 September, proved 15 December 1777; wife Ann: five sons: Justus, Gilead, Joseph, Ebenezer, Jabez; three daughters: Anne, Abigail, and Esther.

Children:

Justus, married (1) at Redding, 10 January 1780, Rachel Weed, who died 4 December 1795; married (2) at Wilton, in 1799, Mary Belden.*

Ann.

Gilead.

Joseh, born at Oblong, New York, 19 November 1758 (Pension record), died at Weston, 10 October 1840; married 6 March 1783, Eunice Godfrey; daughter of Daniel, baptized 23 May 1762, living 1843.**

Abigail.

Jabez, ? married at Weston, 20 December 1795, Rachel Chubb.

Esther, ? married at Weston, 7 August 1793, Ebenezer Hubbell.

* Children, recorded Redding: Mary-Levine, born 29 January 1781, baptized at Weston, 20 January 1782; Hannah, born 23 August 1782' Rachel, born and died 13 April 1784; Sally, born 12 June 1785; Eli, born June 1787; Rachel, born 18 July 1789; Edward, born 25 July 1791; Alford, born 15 September 1793; Betsey, born 25 October 1822. One Justus Gray of Redding, by will 14 November 1821, proved 17 December 1788, left all to wife Grissell.

** Children, baptized Weston: Sally, baptized 25 April 1784; David, baptized 19 March 1786; Ellen, baptized 21 September 1788; Levi, baptized 16 October 1791; Aaron, baptized 13 November 1795; Daughter, baptized 23 January 1799; Munson, baptized 26 January 1803; Prissa, daughter of Eunice Gray, baptized 25 April 1784.

Ebenezer married Ann Lockwood, daughter of John Lockwood and Unknown, on 26 Dec 1757 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connnecticut. (Ann Lockwood was born on 18 Apr 1734.)