'Ray3'
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Families covered: Ray of Bury St. Edminds, Ray of Haughley, Ray of Wickhambrook
| Richard Ray of Whepsted, Suffolk (bpt 06.01.1572-3, d by 1677) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Ray of Denston & Wickhambrook (bur 23.12.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Walter Ray of Denham, Suffolk (bpt 12.12.1634, d before 13.06.1693) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by 'Suffolk Manorial Families' (Joseph James Muskett, 'Edited with extensive additions', vol 1, 1900, 'Griggs, Hammond, Powell, Ray', p265). | |||||||||||||||
| m. (12.06.1667) Elizabeth Orbell (dau of Thomas Orbell of Standfield & Denston, son (by Anne, dau of Thomas Lilly of Denston) of William) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Walter Ray of Bury St. Edminds & London (bpt 27.08.1668, d 10.08.1735, grocer) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1692) Elizabeth Ling (b 06.03.1658-9, d 01.10.1739, dau of Peter Ling of Bury St. Edmunds) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elizabeth Ray (bpt 16.01.1693, d before 22.09.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.10.1729) Henry Craske (d 04.09.1743, Rector of Bury St. Edmunds, son of William of Bury St. Edmunds) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Ray Craske (bpt 25.04.1732, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Walter Craske (b 07.05.1735, dsp 07.05.1790, Rector in Bury St. Edmunds) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.03.1769) Magdalen Fowke of Bury St. Edmunds (a 1790) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Craske (bpt 05.05.1733, d 24.11.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Hasted (b 1721-2, d 20.09.1794, Alderman of Bury St. Edmunds) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Mary Ray (b 1695-6, d 09.08.1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.08.1720) Edward Isaack Jackson (son of Edward of Holkham by Theophila, dau of Matthew ISaack of Hitcham) | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Anne (d unm 04.05.1772), Catherine (b c1700, d unm 21.07.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Richard Ray of Denham (bpt 05.10.1672, bur 09.04.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (bur 27.03.1723) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Walter Ray (bpt 24.06.1702) probably the Walter of Ipswich (d by 1770) who had the following family | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth mother of at least Walter | |||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Walter (bpt 27.03.1729), Anne, Elixabeth, Rebecca | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Richard Ray (bpt 29.10.1703, bur 18.09.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Ray (bpt 16.03.1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 22.08.1722) _ Hustler | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Henry Ray (bpt 29.11.1677, a 1712) possibly the Henry of London (d before 08.07.1763, grocer) who had the following family | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rachel (a 0763) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Elizabeth Ray (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Orbel Ray of Bury St. Edmunds (bpt 13.05.1679, bur 17.09.1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.05.1701) Rebecca Garnham (b c1678, d 26.01.1750, dau of Isaac Garnham of Bury St. Edmunds by Mary, niece of Jacob Johnson of Bury St. Edmunds) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Garnham Ray (bpt 26.03.1701-2, d 09.02.1771, Rector of Bradfield St. George) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.07.1736) Sarah Fairclough (b 1710-1, d 26.07.1748, dau of Nathaniel Fairclouigh of Stowmarket by Elizabeth) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Orbell Ray (bpt 11.09.1747, d 16.08.1829, Rector of Wyverstone, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.02.1773) Priscilla Broke (b 1748-9, d 23.06.1821, dau of Philip Broke of Nacton (son of Robert of Nacton by Elizabeth Hewet) by Anne Bowes) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Orbell Ray (b c1773-4, dsp 09.04.1832) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bridgeman (b 1712-3, d 06.08.1810, dau of Edward Bridgeman of Coney Weston) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Philip Ray (b 08.03.1776, d 14.10.1847, Major General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1805) Anne Dalton (b c1772, d 26.09.1864, dau of William Dalton of Bury St. Edmunds by Bridget Squire | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Walter Ray of Wicken Hall (b 07.1778, d 21.02.1853) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Hussey (b 03.1778, d 31.08.1859, dau of Thomas Hussey of Salisbury of the family of Nsh Court) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Rebecca Ray (bpt 24.06.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Simpson | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Simpson (a 1739) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Sarah or Elizabeth Ray (b c1743, d 20.12.1825) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Moseley (Rector of Drinkstone, son of Thomas (of the family of Moseley of Owsden) by Sarah, sister/heir of George Goodday of Fornham All Saints)) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Orbell (bpt 03.08.1740, d young), Garnham (bpt 26.07.1743), Fairclough (bpt 29.10.1745) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Orbell Ray (bpt 25.07.1708, d 01.05.1768, Alderman of Bury St. Edmunds) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary (b 1702-3, bur 21.05.1742) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Mary Ray (bpt 23.09.1735, d 27.09.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frederick Wollaston (b 14.07.1735, d 08.03.1801, Rector of Debden & Woolverstone, prebendary of Peterborough) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary (bur 19.09.1755) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Elizabeth (b 1716-7, bur 01.05.1793, widow of James Wickes) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Rebecca Ray (bpt 06.10.1704, a 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Harrison (d 03.05.1765?, "E. India Director"?) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Susan Ray (bpt 29.11.1706, d 02.10.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Oakes of Bury St. Edmunds (b c1701, d 24.08.1759, Alderman, son of William of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Ray (bpt 22.09.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Coppin | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Coppin (a 1767) | ||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Walter (bpt 17.07.1711), Rebecca (bpt 11.05.1703, bur 05.06.1703), Margaret (bpt 10.08.1716, bur 02.05.1717) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | John Ray of Dunstal Green, Dalham (a 1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (bur 15.09.1727) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Elizabeth Ray | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (12.03.1690) Francis Atkins of Sansfield | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (before 1712) Thomas Elliott of Chippenham, Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Ellot (a 1729)t? | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Margaret Ray (bpt 04.06.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Clarke of Postlingford then Garboldisham (a 1712) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (a 1712) - Walter, Ray, Francis, William, Orbell, Richard, Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane (a 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Ray of Wickhambrook (bur 09.01.1680-1) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Brewington (bur 08.12.1671, dau of Clement Brewington of Wickhambrook) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Ray of Wickhambrook (bpt 02.09.1668, a 1701) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | John Ray (a 1701) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Martha (a 1681) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue (a 09.1701) - Richard (bpt 03.07.1679), Martha (bpt 26.03.1675), Margaret (bpt 11.01.1676-7) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Richard Ray (bpt 10.12.1635, d 02.05.1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (bur 18.11.1715) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Ray 'of Haughley' (b 08.03.1675-6, d 08.05.1758, Vicar of Haughley, Rector of Wetherden, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.06.1701) Margaret Walklate of Uttoxeter (b 1680-1, d 04.08.1753) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Ray of Haughley (b 30.09.1721, d 16.02.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1770) Elizabeth Lock (dau/heir of John Lock of Mildenhall by Elizabeth, dau/heir of William Dixon of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Elizabeth Ray (bpt 21.05.1772, bur 17.01.1774) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Ray (bpt 14.10.1779, d 22.08.1826) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1801) Charles Tyrell of Gipping & Plashwood (d 02.01.1872, son of Rev. Charles of Gipping & Thurston by Elizabeth) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Dorothea Ray (b 31.07.1704, d 12.06.1743) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Rawlinson, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (b c1710, d 02.12.1769) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Walter Ray of London (b 03.01.1682-3, d before 23.07.1737, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine (a 1737) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Walter (bpt 13.02.1710-1, d young), Catherine (bpt 07.09.14, bur 05.03.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Ray (b 26.10.1677, bur 09.12.1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Rawlinson (bpt 0412.1680, bur 07.12.1747, Rector, m2. Mary Manningham, son of Daniel by Elizabeth) | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - John (b 03.12.1674, a 1715), Erasmus (b 04.08.1680, d 07.01.1713), Anne (b 20.12.1674, d unm bur 03.07.1729), Mary (b 05.11.1681, d 28.11.1685), Rosamund (a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Henry Ray (bpt 13.05.1644, d by 02.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Ray (a 1641) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.12.1620) Elizabeth Overing (d before 19.04.1648) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Martha Ray | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.04.1635) John Cooke | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Elizabeth Ray (d before 13.05.1701/2?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.12.1630-1) John Bulbrooke | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): MGH (NS4 vol 11 1906), Part 1 (March 1904), 'Oakes of Nowton, Rawlinson of Stowlangtoft, Heigham of Dunston, Hasted, and other families, all of the said County', p17+)
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