Mary Gray
1792–Female
Brandywine, New Castle, Deleware
The Life of Mary
When Mary Gray was born in 1792, her father, Thomas Gray, was 34 and her mother, Margery Gray, was 29. She married John Bowland from 1817 to 1819.
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Family Time Line
John Bowland
1786–
Mary Gray
1792–
Marriage: from 1817 to 1819
Spouse and Children
1786–Male
1792–Female
MARRIAGE
from 1817 to 1819
Brandywine, New Castle, Deleware
from 1817 to 1819
Brandywine, New Castle, Deleware
Parents and Siblings
1758–1814Male
1763–1826Female
siblings
(7)
1792–Female
1793–1859Male
1794–Female
1796–Female
1805–1867Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
1 English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English græg ‘gray’. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled’, ‘gray’ ( see Reavey ). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages.2 English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning ‘welcome’, ‘pleasing’ + the locative suffix -acum.3 French and Swiss French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-laville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Mary Gray, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
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