Display Patriot - P-169533 - Presley GRAY

Presley GRAY

SAR Patriot #: P-169533

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A047718

Birth: 23 Dec 1764 / Fairfax / VA
Death: 19 Feb 1838 / Bedford / KY

Qualifying Service Description:

1780 or 1781, he served as a Private in the company of Captain Charles Little, commanded by Major Dennis Ramsey. Service of about five months


Additional References:

Revolutionary War Pension file R4226V


Spouse: (1) Elizabeth Cotton; (2) Agnes Singleton
Children: James R; Betsy; William S; Mary/Polly C; Nancy;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1961-09-26 KY Unassigned Robert L Sammuel Jr (86799) Nancy   
1972-01-14 KY Unassigned William Evarts Gray (102530) James   
Burial:
Corn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (C-0375206)
Location:
Milton / Trimble / KY / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1183521
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.674010 / -85.348830
Find A Grave Memorial #:
22060930
Marker Type:
SAR Granite
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
14 Apr 2024

Comments:

Photo courtesy of Allen Manning, Clifty Creek Chapter, IN SAR



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Allen Manning

Presley Gray was born on 23 December 1764 in Fairfax County, Virginia.

He served under General John Payne in 1781 and marched from Alexandria under Major Dennis Ramsey, Captain Charles Little, Lieutenant Thompson Mayson, and Ensign James Doneal.  He served for about three months under Colonel Joseph Lewes, then in Fairfax County, Virginia, under Captain Charles Little. He stated in his pension claim, "No Pay was had for that service as the Continental Money was then at its worst."  In 1784, he moved to Kentucky and fell immediately into the Indian War. He lived on the north side of Nelson County from that time until the Spring of 1796. He mentioned he lived through three wars and served in them from time to time from when he was seventeen for about 33 years

On 3 September 1783, he married Barbara Cotton. Among their children was:

  • Betsy was born on 16 November 1786 and married Jesse Connell.

On  21 May 1790, he married Agnes Singleton for a second time. Among their children were:

  • William S. was born on 12 May 1791 and married Linny Anne Ford.
  • James R. was born on 12 January 1793 and married Margaret Beall Helm.
  • Mary "Polly" C. was born on 23 July 1801 and married John H. Sanders.
  • Nancy was born on 29 October 1809 and married Washington Samuell.

The Patriot died on 19 February 1833 in Bedford County, Kentucky.

Sources:

  1. Revolutionary War Pension Number R4226V

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