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| Husband: | Mark RAY (c. 1762-1848) | |
| Wife: | Nancy MASON ( - ) | |
| Marriage | Dec 28, 1843 | Georgia, USA |
| Name: | Mark RAY | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | George RAY (1732-1804) | |
| Mother: | Cathryn Mary SAVAGE (c. 1736-c. 1806) | |
| Birth | c. 1762 | North Carolina, USA |
| Death | Oct 24, 1848 (age 85-86) | Monroe, Alabama, USA |
| Name: | Nancy MASON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
Mark was 80 when they married.
He was born about 1760 in either England or North Carolina (1880 Census) and was the son of George Ray. His mother's name may be Catherine Savage, but there is no proof of this. He served as a private in the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. He is also listed as a soldier from both North Carolina and Georgia in the DAR records and he probably served from both states. He married Rebecca Long about 1810. He married second to Nancy Mason on 28 December 1843. He wrote a will on 24 October 1848, which was probated on 8 January 1849 in Monroe County [later Lamar County], Georgia.
Source: Georgia Wills & Probate Records 1742-1992.
The 8 children for Mark mentioned in his will are as follows; please note that some of their birth and death dates came from Ancestry without any documentation. If anyone has documentation, please contact the manager of this memorial.
Thomas (b. 1795 GA., d. before 24 Oct 1848 GA., m. Mary Clark)
Nancy (b. 1799 GA., d. 5 Jun 1888 GA., m. Kinchen Bridges after 1848)
Solomon (born 1801 GA., died 1853 GA., m. Eliza Ann Vinson)
David G. (b. 1806 GA., d. 1860 GA., m. Permela __)
Naomi (born 1809 GA., d. 1860 GA., m. John Perminter)
Temperance (b. 23 Feb 1811 SC., d. 28 April 1891 GA., m. William A. Hartsfield). **Her info is documented in Hartsfield records.
Mary (b. 11 Sep 1813 GA., d. 11 Jul 1895, m. James Hardaway) **Her info is documented on her gravestone.
The following 3 children were not listed in his will:
Elizabeth and James (No further info on either, but found on Ancestry Trees without documentation)
Mark Jr. (mentioned in land records for his father)
Burial:
Ray Family Cemetery
Barnesville
Lamar County
Georgia, USA