Puffer Genealogy
GRAY, John
1661 - 1732 (70 years)
Generation: 1
1. GRAY, John was born on 1 Oct 1661 in Plymouth, MA (son of GRAY, Dr. Edward Sr. and WINSLOW, Mary); died on 29 May 1732 in Kingston, MA; was buried in Kingston, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=39958419John married MORTON, Joanna on 9 Dec 1686 in Plymouth, MA. Joanna (daughter of MORTON, Ephraim and COOPER, Ann) was born on 27 Jun 1673 in Plymouth, MA; died on 23 Aug 1738 in Plymouth, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- GRAY, Samuel was born on 23 Dec 1701 in Plymouth, MA; died in Oct 1738 in Kingston, MA; was buried in Kingston, MA.
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GRAY, Dr. Edward Sr. was born on 15 Apr 1629 in MA; died on 30 Jun 1681; was buried in Plymouth Colony, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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A Landowner and merchant in Plymouth Colony. Immigrated to America in 1642 with his brother Thomas on the ship "Recovery' out of London. This ship was owned by his uncle Alexander Graie. To Plymouth in 1643. In 1651 he married Mary Winslow, daughter of John and Mary (Chilton) Winslow. Their children were: Desire 1651, Mary 1653, Elizabeth 1657, Sarah 1659, and John 1661. After Mary's death in Plymouth in 1663, Edward married in 1665 Dorothy Lettice. Their children were: Edward II 1666, Susanna 1668, Rebecca 1670, Thomas 1669 (see site #36257503), Hannah1673, Anna 1671, Lydia 1677, and Samuel 1682 (see record# 20495342). Dorothy died in Little Compton, Rhode Island in 1726. Plymouth records show Edward became a merchant, and among the wealthiest in Plymouth Colony. He was a key investor in lands south of Plymouth to Newport Harbor. He died at age 52, young for a time when 70 was not uncommon. He lived to see peace restored with the Indians, but not long enough to see the development of his lands in what is now Rhode Island.
Edward married WINSLOW, Mary on 16 Jan 1651 in Plymouth, MA. Mary was born on 15 Apr 1628 in MA; died on 23 Oct 1663 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. WINSLOW, Mary was born on 15 Apr 1628 in MA; died on 23 Oct 1663 in MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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GRID=153500343Children:
- GRAY, Mary was born on 6 Nov 1651; died on 4 Dec 1690.
- GRAY, Desire was born on 6 Nov 1651 in Plymouth, MA; died on 4 Dec 1690 in Plymouth, MA; was buried in Plymouth, MA.
- GRAY, Elisabeth was born on 11 Feb 1658; died on 22 Dec 1721 in Boston, MA.
- GRAY, Sarah was born on 12 Aug 1659; died on 14 Feb 1736.
- 1. GRAY, John was born on 1 Oct 1661 in Plymouth, MA; died on 29 May 1732 in Kingston, MA; was buried in Kingston, MA.