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Colonel Jesse Ray

Also Known As: "Jessie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Amherst County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: February 10, 1839 (78)
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Col. William Ray, IV and Elizabeth Ray
Husband of Eleanor Ellender "Nellie" Ray
Father of Elizabeth Jemima "Betsy" Callaway; William Ray; Jessie Ray; John W. Ray; James B. Ray and 7 others
Brother of Elizabeth Ann Vannoy; William Ray; John Ray and James Ray
Half brother of Elizabeth Offutt

DAR: Ancestor #: A093606
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About Colonel Jesse Ray

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER. DAR Ancestor # A093606

Jesse's parents were William Ray and Elizabeth ?. He married Nellie Ellender (or Eleanor) Baker on 8 January 1782 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He and Eleanor had 10 children, including Elizabeth Betsy (1782-1868), William (1784-1876), James (1786-1861), John W. (1789-1867), Nancy (1791-1889), Jeremiah (1793-1872), Larkin (1796-1834), Polly "Mary" (1798-1888), Hiram (1800-1866), and Jennie (1802-1865). Jesse served in several campaigns during the Revolutionary War which is well documented in historical records.

  • Residence: Wilkes, North Carolina - 1790
  • Residence: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina - 1800
  • Residence: Ashe, North Carolina - 1830

Eleanor married Jessie Ray, bond dated 8 Jan 1782, Wilkes Co. Bondsman: Justius Bolling [husband of Eleanor's sister Martha]

References

  1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Jesse_Ray_%283%29
  2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baker-23224
  3. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 22 2017, 18:31:53 UTC
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Colonel Jesse Ray's Timeline

1760
October 16, 1760
Birth of Colonel Jesse Ray
Amherst County, Virginia, British Colonial America
1782
September 20, 1782
Birth of Elizabeth Jemima "Betsy" Callaway
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
1784
October 20, 1784
Birth of William Ray
Wilkes County, NC, United States
1787
1787
Birth of Jessie Ray
North Carolina
1788
July 17, 1788
Birth of John W. Ray
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1789
April 13, 1789
Birth of James B. Ray
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1791
August 10, 1791
Birth of Nancy Margaret Parsons
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1792
1792
Birth of Hiram Ray
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
1793
November 14, 1793
Birth of Jeremiah Ray
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
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