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Jacob Gray

Male 1700 - 1783  (~ 83 years)

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  1. 1.  Jacob Gray was christened on 14 Aug 1700 in New York City, New York; died on 25 Aug 1783 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    Family/Spouse: Annteje Aersen. Annteje (daughter of Aert Jan Aersen and Elizabeth Andries) was christened on 24 Aug 1701 in Old First Dutch Reformed Church, Brooklyn, New York City, New York; died in 1773; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Isaac Gray  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1816; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Susannah Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Annetje Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Mary Catherine Gray  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1798 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    6. 7. Captain Arthur Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1746; died on 24 Nov 1809 in Chenango, Broome County, New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) died in 1816; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Volume XLII, Abstract of Wills, 1814-1817
    1810, June 25. Gray, Isaac, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co.; will of.
    Daughters, Anne Farley (wife of John), £100; Mary (wife of James Hankinson), £100 and Mercy Gray, £100. Son, Joseph, all claims for any rent due on the house and lot where he lives. All real and personal property to be sold. After debts and legacies are paid, residue to be divided into nine equal shares. Two of such shares to each of sons, Jacob and Joseph, and to children of John, dec’d. One share to each of daughters, Anna, Mary and Mercy. Executors—2 sons, Jacob, Joseph and son-in-law, John Farlee. Witnesses—George Rea, Samuel Downing, Jr., George Maxwell. Proved Jan. 8. 1817.
    1817, Jan. 3. Inventory, $1,953.54 ½; made by Alex Bonnell, Neal Hart. File 2871 J.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Jacob Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Joseph Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. John Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Mary Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 12. Mercy Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 13. Anne Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763; died on 20 Jan 1837; was buried in Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey.

  2. 3.  Elizabeth Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  3. 4.  Susannah Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  4. 5.  Annetje Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  5. 6.  Mary Catherine Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) died in 1798 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Captain Arthur Gray Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born in 1746; died on 24 Nov 1809 in Chenango, Broome County, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: Abt 1776; American Revolution (US) 2nd Regiment, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey Militia (Colonel Hoops commanding) Station at Staten Island May 1776, Elizabetown, Germantown. Under Colonel David Chambers)

    Notes:

    John Rockefeller served in the Revolutionary War. At one time he was a buyer of cattle for the army. He was elected First Lieutenant, Captain David Jones Company, Third Regiment, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Militia, Colonel David Chambers, April 01, 1775. At battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, June 28, 1778; afterwards served as First Lieutenant to the end of the war in companies commanded by Captains John Phillips and John Schenck, Third Regiment, and Captain Arthur Gray, Second Regiment, Hunterdon County,New Jersey Militia, Revolutionary War. John Rockefeller of Revolutionary fame, was a member of a New Jersey regiment that was part of Sullivan's army in the campaign against the Indian in central and western New York in 1779. Historians state that Sullivan's soldiers were so charmed with the " Finger Lake" and the Genesee region that, when the Senecas were placed on reservations in Washington's administration, many soldiers returned to the new country and made homes there. John Rockefeller's descriptions were what induced his sons, Henry and Samuel, to pioneer that choice part of New York State

    ◦Arthur GRAY and John READING of Hunterdon County... [bound to]...
    William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 3 April 1778. ...
    contract of marriage between Arthur GRAY...and Mary READING... [w]
    Sam:ll HENRY, Jas PAXTON
    ◦Captain Gray was in the militia and a member of the county board of chosen freeholders. He was also one of the first trustees of the Flemington Presbyterian church.


    Abstract of Will of Arthur Gray of Chenango, Broome NY; New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999; Broome Wills, letters, Vol A-C, 1806-1852 by cchldrss:
    Wife Mary, son Daniel and John G Christopher Executors; daughters Hannah Hankerson, Euphemia Dean, Anastasia Ogden, Mary Page and Catherine Gray $400 each, Catherine to receive such additional sum to make her share equal to that other daughters have received heretofore; son William $1; grandson Jasper Gray, at age 21, one horse of $40 value; wife Mary third part life estate; devise to sons Daniel, Arthur, Isaac, and Brazallai each fourth part of real estate, to them their heirs and assigns, with stipulations that Daniel relinquish claim on note for about $110, that the devises be subject to the life estate therein; and that, upon Arthur reaching age of 21, or upon his death, said partition of the real estate be made for said sons by Samuel Allen, John G Christopher and Mason Whiting, with proviso that if one of them should die that the surviving two appoint a third person of their choosing. Signed and sealed, Arthur Gray, this fourteenth day of June 1809. Witnesses: Phinehas Bartholomew Jas McKinney Mason Whiting. Recorded 27 December 1809

    "died on the 24th of Nov 1809; Mortuary Notice of Monday, December 18, 1809, Trenton Federalist, Trenton, NJ, Vol. XI, Issue: 564, Page 3: "DIED-At his seat at Chenango, in New York State on the 24th of November last, Captain Arthur Gray, formerly of Flemington in this county.

    Arthur married Mary Reading on 3 Mar 1778 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Mary (daughter of Daniel Reading and Euphemia Reid) was born on 31 Mar 1756 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died in 1838 in Chenango, Broome County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Daniel Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Hannah Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Euphemia Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Anastasia Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 18. Mary Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 19. Catherine Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 20. William Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 21. Isaac Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 22. Brazillai Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 23. Arthur Gray  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 24. Rebecca Gray  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1786 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 30 Mar 1871 in Oswego County, New York; was buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Jacob Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1)

  2. 9.  Joseph Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1)

  3. 10.  John Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1)

  4. 11.  Mary Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1)

  5. 12.  Mercy Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Anne Gray Descendancy chart to this point (2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1763; died on 20 Jan 1837; was buried in Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. George W. Farlee  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 Oct 1821; was buried in Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey.
    2. 26. Honorable Isaac Gray Farlee  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1787 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 12 Jan 1855 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

  7. 14.  Daniel Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  8. 15.  Hannah Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  9. 16.  Euphemia Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  10. 17.  Anastasia Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  11. 18.  Mary Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  12. 19.  Catherine Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  13. 20.  William Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  14. 21.  Isaac Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  15. 22.  Brazillai Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  16. 23.  Arthur Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1)

  17. 24.  Rebecca Gray Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1786 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 30 Mar 1871 in Oswego County, New York; was buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Jacob E. Hoagland. Jacob was born in 1783 in Somerset County, New Jersey; died on 14 May 1861 in Granby, Oswego County, New York; was buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. John Gray Hoagland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1807 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died in 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
    2. 28. Joseph Hogeland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1808 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died in 1881 in Michigan.
    3. 29. Ezra S. Hoagland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1813 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 18 Feb 1899 in Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York.
    4. 30. Cynthia Hoagland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1823 in New York; died in 1898 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa.


Generation: 4

  1. 25.  George W. Farlee Descendancy chart to this point (13.Anne3, 2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1) died on 6 Oct 1821; was buried in Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey.

  2. 26.  Honorable Isaac Gray Farlee Descendancy chart to this point (13.Anne3, 2.Isaac2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 18 May 1787 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 12 Jan 1855 in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; was buried in Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

    Notes:

    US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey'd 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1843 to 1845. He was defeated in 1844. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1819 to 1821, and 1828 to 1830, Member of the New Jersey State Senate from 1847 to 1849, and Common Pleas Court Judge from 1852 to 1855. (bio by: K)


  3. 27.  John Gray Hoagland Descendancy chart to this point (24.Rebecca3, 7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1807 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died in 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.

  4. 28.  Joseph Hogeland Descendancy chart to this point (24.Rebecca3, 7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1808 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died in 1881 in Michigan.

  5. 29.  Ezra S. Hoagland Descendancy chart to this point (24.Rebecca3, 7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1813 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 18 Feb 1899 in Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Jacksonville Cemetery, Lysander, Onondaga County, New York.

  6. 30.  Cynthia Hoagland Descendancy chart to this point (24.Rebecca3, 7.Arthur2, 1.Jacob1) was born in 1823 in New York; died in 1898 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa.


 

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