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Bray Family History
Bray Genealogy & Family TreeBray is an English name from Northampton, England, where the family was granted lands for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to those from the town of Bray in Normandy. The earliest known ancestor--Alnod de Braio--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book.
Other spellings include "Braye," "Brey," "Breye," "Brae," and "Braie." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete John Bray (running), American musician and record producer Stephen Bray (Madonna), and American actress Deanne Bray (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Universal Signs, Heroes). The first Bray to come to America was Mistris Bray in Virginia in 1622.
Bray Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Hershell Waylan Bray -- --, 1915 March 7, 1974 Texas
- Elizabeth Bray -- --, 1692 February 22, 1774 Virginia
- Thomas Bray -- --, 1630 December 0, 1700
- Michael Bray -- --, 1576 November 4, 1613
- Thomas Bray -- --, 1528 February 16, 1590
Bray Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Bray -- --, 1280 December 0, 1310
- Basilia Bray -- --, 1108 December 0, 1194
- Mathias Bray -- --, 1766 October 24, 1825
- John Nathaniel Bray -- --, 1654 December 0, 1677 Maine
- Marian Bray -- --, 1913 January 13, 1995 Indiana
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