References:
(1) Ancestors of the American Presidents, Gary Roberts.
(2) The Magna Charta Sureties.
(3) Royal Ancestors of Some American Families, Michel L. Call.
(3) The Lineages of Members, The National Society of the Sons and Daughters of
the Pilgrims.(4) Americans of Royal Descent, Browning.
(5) Pedigrees of the Descendants of Charlemagne.
This info was provided by David Hennessee and is not sourced. I am trying to document to prove or disprove the information.
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There appears to have been quite a few John Rays (or other variations thereof) around the same time frame. Thus far, I have not found any proof of this John Rhea being the one who married Mary Bolling and son of John Sr. and Hannah Hastey.
I have found a marriage record for a John Ray and a Mary GRAY in Tyrell County, NC on 2 Feb 1763.
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Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in VA... Sep 21, 1763 - John Ray appointed constable at the lower end of the county (p. 106)
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in VA... Oct 21, 1765 - Nicholas Seaborn Jr vs John Ray - Abates by death of defendant (p. 126)
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in VA... Aug 22, 1767 - Jurors John Ray, Moses Williams, John Gray, Nicholas Seahorn (p 139)
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in VA... Aug 21, 1773 - Ray vs Dickinson - Defendant moved for a dedimus to take a deposition of William Watterson, a witness residing in Amherst, alleging that he broke jail in Augusta and would be arrested if he came back - granted (p 171)
ABSTRACTS OF PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILLS, 1767-1820, there is the following entry on pages 4 and 5:
"Page 383-385, 20 May 1771, Pr [Proved] 24 September 1772. JAMES BOULING (BOLLING) well and in good health and sound memory. I give to my children the estate at the death or marriage of my well beloved wife ELIZABETH BOLLING, to be divided as follows: JUDITH, JOHN, MARY, JAMES and ANN shall have one equal part and ANN and WILLIAM shall have 2 equal parts. To my son WILLIAM BOLING (BOLLING) one tract of land in Pittsylvania County on Boling Creek. Appoint my wife ELIZABETH BOLING (BOLLING) and son JAMES BOLING, JR. as executors. [Signed] JAMES (X) BOLING. Wit: WILLIAM EDWARDS, SR., THOMAS EDWARDS, ISHAM EDWARDS. Proved by JAMES BOLING, JR. and ELIZABETH BOLING with THOMAS EDWARDS and JOHN REA their security." Pittsylvania was a parent county of Henry, which was formed in 1777.
Tombstone reads:
In Memory of
Mary Rae
Who departed this life
12th Fe. 1814 age 71 years
She was a pious member
of the Baptist Church for
forty years before her death.Mary's grave is between her husband, Rev. John Rae and daughter, Mary Brazeal.