Capt. Ephraim Pray

• Parents seen as Elisha Pray & Lydia White.
• Also seen as Epherem Pray, Grace Pray (born Booth).

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Revolutionary War: CAPTAIN, 3RD REGT, DUTCHESS CO MILITIA.

DAR Ancestor # A092546

Ephraim Pray

Service: NEW YORK Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 11-20-1733 DUTCHESS CO NEW YORK
Death: 4-10-1805 PAWLING DUTCHESS CO NEW YORK
Service Source: ROBERTS, NY IN THE REV, PP 241, 242; NY CAL OF HIST MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO THE WAR OF THE REV, VOL 1, P 152
Service Description: 1) 3RD REGT, DUTCHESS CO MILITIA

Family

Susannah Sheldon (21 April 1735 – 17 June 1820), daughter of Thomas Sheldon, Sr. (1708-1758) & Harriet Winters

Married Ephraim Pray 1733–1805 (m. 1754) (son of John Pray & Sarah Dowling)

Children of Susannah Sheldon and Ephraim Pray:

1. Nathan Pray 1755–1788
2. Ephraim Pray 1758–1786
3. Obadiah Pray 1760–1793
4. Joseph Pray, Esq. 1762–1821
5. Thomas Pray. 1763–1827 Listed at DAR. Married Mary Sheldon.
6. Nehemiah Pray 1768-1854 (not Capt. Nehemiah Prey)
7. Simon Pray 1768–1817
8. Andrew Pray. 1772–1822 Listed at DAR. Married Mary Dunkin.
9. Sarah Pray. 1775–1802. Listed at DAR. Married Asa Hurd.
10. Jeremiah Pray 1778–1797
11. Parzy Pray 1781–1847

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Will

• Will dated September 17, 1803.
• Lived in Pawlings, Dutchess County, NY.
• Wife: Susannah.
• Sons: Simon. Nathan (deceased). Nehemiah (deceased). Thomas. Joseph. Andrew.
• Daughters: Elizabeth Hunt.
• Son or daughter: Perzi Pray. Possibly Perzi (Pray) Hurd?
• Granddaughters: Abigail Hurd. Phoebe, daughter of son Nathan.
• Grandsons: Arby Hurd. Hibum? Hurd.
• Tubal Cain Pray, son of Nehemiah. Susannah, daughter of Nehemiah. Other children of Nehemiah, names unknown.
• Named executors: sons Thomas and Andrew. Ebenezer Presten Jr.
• Died before May 3, 1805. Son Andrew was still living.

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Another list of children:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MFLZ-KM7

• 1. Nathan Pray 1755 Dover Dutchess County New York to 9 May 1788 (32-33 years but the inscription says 28 years) Dover Dutches New York Burial in South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess County NY 154439492,
• 2 Ephraim Pray (Captain) 1758-1786, (28 years) born and died in Dover NY South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess NY 154439523
• 3 Obadiah Pray 1760-7 April 1793, (age 32-33) born and died in Dover NY burial South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess NY 154439568
• 4 Joseph Pray 16 April 1762 Dover Dutchess NY to 23 March 1821, South Dover Dutchess NY ( 61 years 11 months 17 days) 169382444
• 5 Thomas Pray 1763 Dover Dutchess NY to 6 February 1827 (who departed his life in the 64 year) Burial Brookfield Baptist Cemetery Essex, NY 180326359, He was married twice, 1st to Mary Sheldon Pray1759-1815 and then Elizabeth Pray 1765-1841. He had five children: Aaron R. Pray 1783-1868, Ephraim Pray 1785-1864, Lucy Pray Hayward 1787-1837, Hannah Pray Hubbell 1792-1869 and John Pray 1795-1820. (John was still in the family’s minds. John Browne and John Brown Jr.
• 6 Simon Pray 2 November 1768 Dover Dutchess NY to 27 November 1817, (age 49y 2 m 5 d) Dover Dutchess NY Burial South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess County NY 169382445
• 7 Andrew Pray 20 October 1772 Dover Dutchess NY to 16 July 1822, aged 49. Burial South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess NY 154439531 Andrew married in 1796 to Mary Duncan 1778-1848 They had a daughter in the same cemetery named Hannah Pray born 1799 who died 1880. The mother lived about 26 years with her daughter Hannah before her death and then Hannah lived about 32 years without either parent.
• 8 Sarah Pray 22 June 1775 to 2 February 1802 (aged 26) Burial South Amenia Cemetery Amenia Dutchess NY 22585772 Sarah Pray married Asa Hurd (1767-1837) They had one child born 28 May 1795 to 22 February 1854 his name was Hebron Hurd 22585601 who married Eliza Barlow 1800-1875 and had two girls, Maria Hurd 1821-1822 Infant death & Charlotte Hurd 1830-1834 child death 4 years.
• 9 Jeremiah Pray 1778 Dover Dutchess NY to 25 April 1797 aged 18-19 years Burial South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess NY 154439477
• 10 Parzy Pray 18 December 1781 to 13 October 1847 (aged 65) Dover Dutchess NY South Dover Rural Cemetery Wingdale Dutchess NY 19763772 Parzy Pray married Rachel and had 3 sons:

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Notes

Susan SHELDON born 1741. (SHELDON ENC 117): Per SFA Fam. Gr. Sheets printed July 1995 records S#862 Susan SHELDON born 04/21/1735 in South Kingtown, RI. PLACES OF RESIDENCE: Dover, NY DEATH DATE NOTES (SHELDON ENC 1) Susan's death date recorded as 1820. (SHELDON ENC 2A) SFA Card 1983 copy of S#862 Susan (SHELDON) PRAY recorded as 17 Jun 1826.

References

1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2VS-FRQ
2. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHQ1-JSM
3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202000159/ephraim_pray cites
   1. Gravesite Details per 1924 book "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County New York" J. Wilson Poucher, M.D.; Dutchess County Historical Society; volume II. Book OCLC Number: 1305676
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169382446/susanna-pray
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pray-218 cites
   1. His will: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28664-41597-13?cc=192... : accessed 7 April 2016), Dutchess > Wills 1796-1806 vol B > image 331 of 418; county courthouses, New York.