Elizabeth Gray

Biography

Elizabeth Jarrett, daughter of Richard Jarrett and his wife Margery, was born about 1642 in Surry County and died 23 February 1701 in York County.

She married William Gray, who was the son of Thomas Gray, The Ancient Planter.

Elizabeth Jarrett was married to William Gray about 1673. Her father, Richard Jarretts will signed July 1672 lists her as just Elizabeth Jarrett and leaves property to her- indicationg that she was unmarried (or her husband would have inherited her share). The distribution of the Richard Jarrett's estate in Jan 1673 gives her portion to William Gray, indicating they are married by then.

William's 1719 will listed their children: William, Gilbert, Mary, Faith (Ruffin), and Priscilla.

William Gray and Elizabeth Jarrett had the following children:

1. Sheriff William Gray, II (m. Mary Crawford)
2. Elizabeth? Gray (m. William Andrews)
3. Lucy? Gray (m. John Edwards)
4. Faith Gray (m. William Ruffin)
5. Mary Gray (m. William Edmunds)
6. Priscilla m. Cpt. Thomas Hill
7. Gilbert Gray

Guardian is Robert Castle of children.

From https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/LZPR-T2K

Capt. William3 Gray married, ca. 1682, Elizabeth __, and had at least seven children. Order of birth not recorded but apparently about as indicated below.

Captain William Gray I and Elizabeth Jarrett Gray
Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia

References

1. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYZH-B3F
2. Please don't use Virginia historical genealogies by John Bennett Bodie as a reference. The section of Thomas Gray and his children in Virginia historical genealogies by John Bennett Bodie is described in the follow up works as "somewhat defective". Instead see the more researched and updated information in Historical Southern Families. Volume XVII p.81 edited by his wife, Mrs. John Bennett Bodie.
3. Dorman, John Frederick. "Adventures of Purse and Person, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P," page 200. < GoogleBooks > William Gray, son of Thomas, married Elizabeth Jarrett, daughter of Richard Jarrett. His Will, dated 3 June 1719, proved November 1719, names his sons William and Gilbert, daughters Mary Gray, Faith Ruffin, Priscilla Gray, and several grandchildren. Will also names his grandchildren Wm ANDREWS, elizabeth Edwards., wm. Gray, and William Ruffin.
4. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genpcncfir/message/1702
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82935713/elizabeth-gray
6. Elizabeth Jarrett Gray was born 1658 at Lawnes Creek, Surry County, Virginia the daughter of Richard and Margery Billingam Jarrett. She married about 1670 in Surry County, Capt. [William Gray the son of Thomas and Mary Foster Gray. (?)
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82935713/elizabeth-gray shows many more children
8. WikiTree contributors, "Elizabeth (Jarrett) Gray (abt.1642-1701)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jarrett-292 : accessed 28 January 2025). cites
   1. Boddie, J.B. (1954). Virginia Historical Genealogies, (pp. 313). Redwood City, CA: Pacific Coast Publishers. Hathitrust.
   2. Dorman, J.F. (2004). Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P, (pp.1982). Google Books.