John GRAY

Abt 1660 - 1740  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John GRAY
  Birth	Abt 1660	Near Londonderry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	4 Aug 1718	Boston, Massachusetts   [1]
  Death	Between 4 Apr 1739 and 18 Aug 1740	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Notes	According to the Gray Genealogy, John's ancestors came originally from Argylshire, Scotland, and settled near Londonderry, Ireland, in 1612. John was one of a committee in Ireland who wrote to Gov. Shute of the Massachusetts Colony in 1717, to inquire as to the encouragement emigrants would receive if they came to this country. John Gray's family was one of 140 families came from the North of Ireland to Boston in 1718. John bought land in Worcester in 1718, and in 1722-1723. From Lincoln's History of Worcester, it appears that John occupied one of the 'fore-pews' in the church, indicating that he was a man of some position. He was also one of the signers of the "Shute Memorial." [2]
  Person ID	I2917	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S262] Raymond, Marcius Dennison, Gray Genealogy, (Tarrytown, N.Y., 1887), pp. 150 and 156 (Reliability: 3). [S262] Raymond, Marcius Dennison, Gray Genealogy, (Tarrytown, N.Y., 1887), p. 150 (Reliability: 3).