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Families covered: Ray of Clare, Ray of Denston, Ray of Sudbury, Ray of Wickhambrook

                               
John Ray of Denston
m. (08.10.1578) Alice Plume (bur 28.01.1589-90, dau of _ Plume of Hawkedon)
1. John Ray of Denston (bpt 12.02.1595-6, bur 23.10.1644)
  m1. (28.12.1607) Elizabeth Paman (bur 21.02.1625-6, dau of Clement Paman of Chevington (Suffolk) by Bridget, dau of Robet Kemp of Spains Hall by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Clement Heigham of Barrow (Chief Baron of trhe Exchequer))
  A. John Ray of Denston (bpt 27.06.1613, dsp 07.03.1635-6)
  m. (1635) Mary Bennett (sister of John Bennett)
  B. Clement Ray of Denston (b 26.02.1618-9, bur 06.04.1686, rector of Stansfield then Denston)
  m. (12.09.1644) Mary Biggs (bur 22.09.1680)
  i. Clement Ray of Denston & Sudbury (b by 1653, bur 29.04.1709, 3rd son)
  m. Anne (bur 28.12.1700)
  ii. George Ray (b 02.12.1657, 6th son)
  m. (09.09.1683) Mary Wright
  a. Clement Ray of Sudbury & Bury St. Edmunds (b 05.11.1687, bur 26.05.1707)
  b. Elizabeth Ray (bpt 26.09.1686)
  m. (17.02.1708-9) John Last of Chevington
  c.+ other issue - Mary (b 06.05.1684, bur 05.12.1703), Sarah (bpt 09.06.1689)
  iii. Mary Ray (bpt 02.05.1651)
  m(1). (06.04.1675) Richard Godfrey
  m2. ?? (09.01.1699-1700) William Taylor
  iv.+ other issue - John (b 08.12.1646-7), Ambrose of Bury St. Edmunds then Stanstead (bpt 07.11.1650, dsp bur 09.02.1727), Joseph (bpt 01.05.1653, bur 02.02.1684), Isaack of Stanstead (b 06.1654, bur 21.04.1720, rector of Denston), Samuel (b 07.12.1660-1, bur 17.05.1661), Elizabeth (b 14.11.1655, bur 23.11.1655)
  C.+ other issue - Elizabeth (bpt 20.12.1611, d young?), Sarah (bpt 17.06.1617)
  m2. (before 12.09.1629) Mary Hovey (dau of William Hovey of Denston, widow of Rev. Samuel Newton of Old Sandford)
  E. Joseph Ray of Denston (bur 10.06.1701)
  m. Grace (bur 21.02.1666-7)
  i. Sarah Ray (b 22.01.1654)
  m. (31.05.1675) Daniel Rawlins
  ii.+ other issue - John (b 14.10.1653, a 1655), Clement (bpt 10.5.1666, bur 21.02.1666-7), Grace (bpt 06.06.1647), Mary (bpt 19.07.1650), Elizabeth (bpt 23.04.1650, bur 31.10.1664)
  F. Elizabeth Ray (a 09.1629)
  m. _ ffrench
2.+ other issue - Joseph (bpt 16.11.1589, bur 27.10.1642?), Daniel (a 1594)

 

 

Robert Ray of Wickhambrook (d c07.1598)
m. (18.06.1567) Margery (or Mary) Bigg (bur 11.05.1612)
1. John Ray (bpt 21.02.1567-8, d before 12.06.1632)
  A. John Ray (bpt 12.02.1595-6, d 16.05.1651?, 2nd son)
  m. (12.10.1621) Martha Owers (sister of Charles Owers of Gifford)
  B.+ other issue - John (bpt 12.01.1594-5, d infant), Clement of Wattisfield (bpt 01.05.1600, bur 05.11.1658, cleric), Samuel (bpt 03.06.1607, a 06.1632), Anne (bpt 26.12.1593), Mary (bpt 03.08.1598), Elizabeth (bpt 18.05.1602), Sarah (bpt 12.08.1613)
2. Thomas Ray of Mildenhall, Suffolk (bpt 06.04.1578, a 1644)
  m. (04.12.1600) Elizabeth Houghton
  A. Samuel Ray of Whepstead (bpt 04.06.1612, bur 09.08.1670)
  m. Marian (d before 11.06.1701)
  i. Mary Ray
  m. (25.09.1695) John Fenton
  ii. Marian Ray (bpt 13.04.1651)
  m. John Isbell
  iii. Sarah Ray (bpt 21.07.1660)
  m. _ Edgley
  iv.+ other issue - Samuel (bpt 18.03.1665-6, bur 05.01.1667-8), Elizabeth (bpt 02.10.1649), Frances
  B.+ other issue - Robert (bpt 05.06.1606, a 1632), Daniel (bpt 21.04.1616, bur 13.02.1616-7), Mary (bpt 01.01.1606-7), Anne (bur 18.03.1611-2), Audrey (bpt 10.11.1614, bur 17.02.1629-30)
3. William Ray in Wickhambrook (a 06.1632)
  m. (23.08.1592) Joan Rownings (bur 23.10.1628)
  A.+ issue - Richard (bpt 13.11.1610), Martha (bpt 04.03.1601-2), Mary (bpt 03.03.1604-5), Anne (bpt 28.05.1607)
4. Charles Ray in Wickhambrook (a 06.1632)
  A. Charles Ray (a 06.1632)
5. Ambrose Ray of Sudbury (bpt 08.09.1578, d before 15.11.1655)
  m. Anne
  A. Daniel of Burstall, Suffolk (b c1636, d before 09.02.1677-8, younger son)
  m. Elizabeth
  i.+ issue - Daniel, Elizabeth, Anne
  B.+ other issue - Stephen (bpt 11.08.1608, bur 20.03.1640-1), Samuel (bpt 11.07.1624), Nathaniel, John (a 1652), Elizabeth (bpt 15.07.1606, bur 21.07.1636), Mary (bpt 06.05.1613), Esther (bpt 01.10.1615, bur 20.03.1636-7), Helen (bpt 21.03.1618-9), Abigail (bpt 23.08.1621), Sarah (bpt 25.08.1627)
6. Simon Ray in Wickhambrook (d befoer 08.09.1630)
  m. Sarah
  A. Philemon Ray of Clare, Suffolk (bpt 09.12.1612, bur 04.10.1679, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth (d by 1706)
  i. Simon Ray of Hundon, Suffolk (d before 05.10.1682)
  m. (26.02.1673-4) Martha Last (a 12.1702)
  a.+ issue - Simon (bpt 02.05.1676), Samuel (bpt 14.04.1678), Elizabeth (bpt 11.02.1674-5)
  ii. Samuel Ray of Clare
  m. (24.03.1679-80) Elizabeth Hart
  a. Daniel Ray (bpt 12.02.1683-4, 2nd son)
  m. Mary
  (1) Daniel Ray (bpt 22.09.1738)
  (2) Mary Ray (bpt 03.1728)
  m. (06.10.1743) John Argent of Hundon
  (3) Elizabeth Ray (bpt 09.06.1730)
  m. (25.12.1751) John Ling
  b.+ other issue - Samuel (bpt 06.08.1681), John (bpt 24.03.1686-7, bur 12.05.1719), Philemon (bpt 24.03.1686-7), Elizabeth (bpt 05.12.1685)
  iii. Daniel Ray (a 1679)
  a. Mary Ray
  B. Judith Ray (bpt 04.03.1605-6)
  m. (after 1632) Mark Balles (Bates?)
  C. Mary Ray (bpt 17.08.1608)
  m. (before 17.07.1637) Richard Neave of Cavendish
  D.+ other issue - Simon (bpt 01.11.1610, d before 25.05.1657), Robert (bpt 21.09.1614, bur 04.08.1618), John (bpt 25.03.1615, bur 09.06.1640), Richard of Hundon (bpt 14.02.1618-9, d (unm?) before 03.11.1637), Dennis (bpt 07.021621-2), Anne (bpt 12.01.1603-4), Sarah (bur 17.06.1622), Margaret (bpt 03.06.1624)
7. Matthew Ray of Wickhambrook (bpt 19.02.1580-1, bur 24.05.1633)
8. Elizabeth Ray (bpt 28.12.1582, a 163)
  m(1). (04.12.1600) Henry Houghton
  m2. (?) _ Haulkes
9. Judith Ray (bpt 01.08.1585)
  m. (05.05.1608) William Hasell

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : MGH (NS3, vol 5 (1904), 'Ray of Denston, Wickhambrook, and other places in Suffolk, together with ...', p223+)
(2) For lower section : MGH (NS3, vol 5 (1904), 'Ray of Denston, Wickhambrook, and other places in Suffolk, together with ...', p246+)
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