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Anis (Annis) Valentine m. Mar 19, 1611 London, England |
Jane b. 1619? England |
Francis b. 1620 or 1630/35 England? d. by 1679 |
William b. 1622? England d. 1714 Surry Co. VA |
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John |
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Margaret ?Foster m. 1624? b. Biddenden, Kent Co. England d. 1625? |
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Rebecca Hutton m. by Sep 11, 1626 b. 1593 England d. 1645 VA |
Thomas b. VA d. 1667/72? |
Rebecca b. 1629? d. by 1655 |
Mary |
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Anne |
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William b. 1648/9 d. 1719 Surry Co. VA |
John b. 1651? d. by 1683 |
Thomas b. 1652? d. by 1676 Surry Co. VA |
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Son Francis, at only 15 years of age, arrived at Jamestown Virginia on May 15, 1735
aboard the Plain Joan.
Thomas Gray is known to have been living in James City in 1623 and 1624. |
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| By 1635, Thomas Gray had taken out a patent on land bordered by Gray's Creek (presumably named for the family) and the James River in what is now Surry County, Virginia. He took out additional patents in the region in 1639 and 1642. | ||||
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Surry County was chartered in 1652, formed from James City County, south of the
James River.
See map of Virginia about 1676
and present day map of
counties showing location of Surry County Virginia. |
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The Gray and Swann families owned adjoining lands in Surry County. On Nov 15, 1677
sons John and William were joint heirs of 100 acres of land sold to Col. Thomas
Swann (1616-1680), the son of William Swann,
1585-1638. |
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Swann's Point was located on the James River in Surry County opposite Jamestown.
Virginia Historical Marker (K231) for Swann's Point, located ten miles
southwest from Swann's Point. |
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Thomas Gray and Francis Gray are listed as
Qualifying Ancestors for membership in the Jamestowne Society. |
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Sources: Boddie, John Bennett, Colonial Surry, 1966; p. 136-7. Davis, Eliza T., Wills and Administrations of Surry Co, Va., 1671-1750, Plain Joan List of Passengers with age, Pilgrim Ship Lists Early 1600's, website, Nov, 2007. Geneal. Publ. Co., Baltimore MD, 1980, p. 84. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, supr. ed., Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, vol. 1, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1915, p. 246-7. |
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