Second Generation

2. Edward Bray^1,5,6,7 was born on 5 January 1719 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He died on 5 January 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina. I cite James E. Wall as my source. He provides the following: Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America.vol 17. New York: The American Historical Company, Inc. 1953. pgs. 30-34. "Of local derivation, the surname Bray at one time denoted residents of parishes so called in Devonshire and Berkshire, England. It is also found on the roll of Battle Abbey, which traces the antiquity of the name to the time of William the Conqueror, and to a place in Normandy spelled Brai, whence members of the de Bray family accompanied the Conqueror and fought in the invasion of England in 1066."

Also from James E. Wall: Edward's will is extant. Those that attemt to place children in the family after 1760 are typically unaware of Edward's will. Edward and Sarah Maynard Bray moved to Cane Creek, Orange County, North Carolina from the Fairfax Friends Monthy Meeting, Waterford, Fairfax County, Virginia. Henry was born in North Carolina, so the move was before 1755. Sarah Maynard Bray presented the Cane Creek MM with her Quaker credentials from the Fairfax, Virginia MM.

Sarah Maynard and Edward Bray were married in 1742 in Fairfax Friends, Waterford, Fairfax County, Virginia.⁸ Marriage date also given as 27 Oct 1759 in North Carolina. Marriage date also given as about 1750 in Virginia. Neither of these dates seem very credible.

3. Sarah Maynard^1,7,8,9 was born between 1720 and 1725 in Virginia. She died on 15 March 1803 in Deep Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina. She was buried after 15 March 1803 in Deep Creek Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina. Sarah Maynard is described has half Indian. If so, her mother Susannah must be full-blooded Indian. It seems more likely that Susannah was half Indian and that Sarah Maynard was 1/4 Indian.

I cite James E. Wall as my source on this family. His data came from the following: source for MAYNARDs is William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Geneaology vol. 1. pgs 375, 528 and F. Douglas Halverson: "County Histories of the United States"

On 5 Jan 1760 Sarah MAYNARD was accepted on certificate from the Fairfax Co. Va. Monthly Meeting.

Children were:

	i.	Richard Bray1,10 was born in 1742.
	ii.	Susannah Bray1,10 was born about 1744.
	iii.	Rachel Bray1,10 was born about 1746.
	iv.	Elizabeth Bray1,10 was born about 1748.
	v.	Sarah (Sally) Bray1,10 was born about 1750.
	vi.	Edward Bray1,11 was born between 1752 and 1760 in Virginia. He removed to removed to Monroe Co. KY where he died.
	vii.	#6 Henry Bray Sr1,8,12 was born on 29 August 1755 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He died on 27 August 1838 in Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana. He was buried on 27 August 1838 in White Lick Cemetery, White Lick, Morgan County, Indiana.
	viii.	James Bray1 was born about 1756.
	ix.	Mary Jane (Polly) Bray1,10 was born about 1757 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
	x.	Joseph Bray1 was born about 1760.
1	xi.	John Bray.