John Parrott & Nancy Mewborn Gray Bible
THE HOLY BIBLE; CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY
COMPARED AND REVISED: WITH MARGINAL READINGS, REFERENCES AND
CHRONOLOGICAL DATES.
AUBURN: WILLIAM J. MOSES, AND MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGAN.
NEW YORK: MILLER, ORTON & MULLIGNA, 25 PARK ROW
1855
(photo)Copied by Helen T. Beaman June 10, 1988 (Bible last known to be
in the possession of Annie A. Turnage) Snow Hill, NC
Transcribed from a copy of the original by Patricia Robinson Day (Patty)
JOHN PARROTT GRAY FAMILY BIBLE
MARRIAGES
By Wm R.(?) Croom
John P. GRAY to Nancy MEWBORN fifth Sunday in August 31st A.D. 1856
John Parrott GRAY and Edith Ann MEWBORN were married by Dr. Jones Esqr.
on Thursday 3 o¹clock pm February 23rd 1865 (printed above ³Ann² is
³Drewry² and the date 1801 Bible IEM is printed just to the right of the
same name.)
Mary Ava GRAY and Henry Turnage was married on May 8th 1889-J._.W. Sugg
J P officiating
BIRTHS
John P GRAY son Parrott and Nancy his wife was borned (sic) February the
8th 1837
Edith Ann MEWBORN was born the 12th day of October 1836
Nancy GRAY daughter of Parrott MEWBORNE and Mary his wife was borned
July the 18th 1829
Nancy Parrott GRAY the daughter of John P. GRAY and Nancy his wife was
borned May the 14th 1861
Lydia E. HARDY daughter of B.G. and Mary HARDY was borne March 25th 1861
Felix Tiberias GRAY son of John P. and Edith A. GRAY was borned April
28th 1866
Huldah Arrenie GRAY son of John P. and Edith his mother was born Nov.
16th 1867
Eusebius Cornelius GRAY son of John P. and Edith A. GRAY was borned June
20th
1869
Mary Ava GRAY was borned May 22nd. 1871
Joseph Jones GRAY was borned Sept the 30th 1874
Edith Leone GRAY was born Sept 19th. 1877
Reetho Gold TURNAGE son of N.H. and M. Ava TURNAGE was borned Feb 27h
1891
Emma Gertrude TURNAGE daughter of N. H. and M. A. TURNAGE was born 25th
day of November 1892
Joseph Lester TURNAGE son of N. H. and M. A. TURNAGE was born 22nd day
of March 1895
DEATHS
Nancy Parrott GRAY daughter of John P. and Nancy GRAY died June 11th
1863 aged 2 years and 28 days
Nancy GRAY wife of John P. GRAY died May the 4th 1864- aged 34 years 9
months and 26 days
Huldah Arrenie GRAY died June the 3rd 1871 aged 3 years 6 months 18 days
Lydia E. FERRILL wife of S. D. FERRILL and daughter of B. G. and Mary
HARDY died July 31st 1882
Eusebius Cornelius GRAY died April 4th 1890 age 20 years 9 months and 14
days
John P. GRAY died the 31st day of August 1896. Aged 59 years 6 months
and 23 days.
BIRTHS
John GRAY was borned October the third day in the year our Lord A.D.
1786
Parrott M. Gray son of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned December
the 15 1808
Elizabeth GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned the
26th of May 18__ (?, the ink is smudged)
Lydia GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned July 26th
1813
William GRAY son of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned October the
15th 1815
Juliann GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned May
third 1817
George Mewboorn GRAY son of John GRAY and Edith GRAY his wife was borned
December the 8th 1820
Edithann GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned on
April 1st 1823
John GRAY son of John GRAY was and Edith his wife was borned May 14-1825
Elizabeth GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned 21st
of Sept 1828
DEATHS
John GRAY, the son of John and Elizabeth GRAY died August 16, 1842
Edith GRAY wife of John GRAY dide (died) August 12th- 1844
Parrott M. GRAY died November 22, 1838
Elizabeth GRAY died July 22, 1827
Mary Ann GRAY wife of William GRAY dide (died) __ the 31- 1861
Mary An Lavina GRAY dide (died) No. the 11 1862
Thomas M. GRAY dide (died) July th 26, 1864
Elizabeth Mewborn GRAY dide (died) Oct th 17th 1884
unreadable
unreadable
Mary Ann Elizabeth dide (died) July th 16 (? ink smudged), 1881
M_____ Cornelius died (died) May th 28-1888
Elsy S_______(Sutton? the handwriting was difficult to read) Col. Dide
(died) November the third 1896 age 66 years old
MARRIAGES (although the title of the page is marriages, it contained
births)
John GRAY was borned Oct the third day in the year of our Lord A.D. 1786
Parrott M. GRAY son of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned December
the 15- 1808
Elizabeth GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned the
__ May 26-1810
(unreadable on the other side of the page under marriages)
BIRTHS
Nancy C. GRAY daughter of John GRAY and Edith his wife was borned 23 of
April 1831
John GRAY son of Parrott M. and Nancy his wife was borned February the
8- 1837
Edith GRAY daughter of Parrott Mewboorn and Lidea Mewboorn was born
September the 7th A.D. 1791 the wife of John Gray
William GRAY son of John GRAY died the 6th day of June 1901
BIRTHS
John P. Gray sone (son) of William GRAY an Maryan his wife was bornd
(sic) November the 12 1837
Elizabeth GRAY daughter of Wm GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd
Febuary th (sic) 1-1839
Parrott M. GRAY sone of Wm. GRAY and Mary Ann his wif was bornd February
th 9-1841
Wm. T. GRAY son of Wm GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd July the 24
1843
George. M. GRAY sone of Wm. GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd Feb the
12 1846
Thomas M. GRAY sone of Wm. GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd June the
28 1848
Bennet Francis GRAY sone of Wm. GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was July 26
1849
Thomas Woodly GRAY sone of Wm GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd Feb
th 5 1852
Cornelius GRAY sone of Wm GRAY and Mary Ann his wife wa bornd March th
30 1854
James, __er, GRAY sone of Wm GRAY and Mary Ann his wife was bornd Jan__
th 4 1857
Mary Ann Lavina GRAY daughter of Wm GRAY and Mary his wife was bornd
November 16, 1860.
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