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From: Tomikin <>
Subject: [RHEA-L] Re: William & Margt. Ray of Ohio Co., VA 1807
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:11:31 -0800


>For several years I have been looking for my gt-grandmother's (Maud Ray)
>ancestors. I didn't have much except her name and that she married Robert
>Sattler of Cincinnati, OH ca 1880, and died before 1900.
>
>Yesterday, I learned that she descends from Wm. & Margt. Ray who were in Ohio
>Co, VA when their son, Joseph was born on 25 NOV 1807. I checked my current
>atlas and there is no Ohio Co. in VA, but there is one in WV. Back in 1807
>was this all VA?
>
>Does this William & Margt. Ray sound familiar to anyone? I'm guessing from
>Joseph's birth date that William was born ca 1777 and that Margaret was born
>ca 1780.
>
>Thanks for your help.

William Ray, b. 17 June 1782 in Ireland, married Margaret Graham 25 Feb
1807, died 12 May 1866, Ohio Co. VA, buried Dement Cemetery, Ohio Co., VA.
His father was Thomas Ray, born ca 1750-1755 (Ireland?), died 1838/1839,
Ohio Co., VA, wife Mary. ( I list of Thomas and Mary's children)

Margaret Graham, born 13 April 1782, Chester Co., PA, died 24 May 1857,
buried Dement Cem. same as above.

Ch of Wm and Margaret:
Joseph, b. 25 Nov 1807, West Liberty Twp., Ohion Co., Va, Married Catherine
Gano Burt. He died 16 April 1855

David
Moses
Ruth
Thomas
Mary
Eliza
William, Jr.
George

I have more detailed data and complete references on this and several other
Ohio Co., VA Ray families sent to me years ago by
Dean Froehlich
1014 Goler House
Rochester, Ny 14620
I do not know if he is still living

I have some family group sheets of Rays in Guernsey Co., OH descend from VA
Rays.

Tom Rea
San Francisco <>
Adams (VA), Alfrey(KY), Anderson (VA), Armstrong (OH),
Ayres (OH), Baldwin (PA, NJ), Banta (KY), Blankenship(VA, OH),
Bradfield(VA), Carey (NY), Crouch (MD), Enlow (PA),
Forman (VA, KY), Garrett (VA), Goodman (PA OH IA),
Graham (MD, OH, IN), Griffin (VA, IN), Hartman (PA),
Hawley (NY, OH), Hedges (KY), Henderson (MD, OH, IL),
Hill (PA), Houston (MD, PA, NC), Jolly (PA),
Lewis (DE, PA, NC), Martin (VA, OH, IL),
Patton (SCT, PA, NC, IN), Pierce (VA), Rea (DE, PA, NC, IN),
Shaffer (VA), Tomblin (DE, NC), Vankirk (PA),
Vestal (NC, KY, IN), Wade (VA, KY), Wainscott (IN), Wood (IA).

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