Individual Details
Jacob Gray
(16 Nov 1792 - 30 May 1872)
Events
| Birth | 16 Nov 1792 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 7 Mar 1822 | Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts - Elizabeth B. "Betsy" Leavitt |  | ||
| Residence | 1830 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | | ||
| Residence | 1840 | Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Feb 1842 | Nashua, New Hampshire - Mary Goodell | | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Ossipee, Carroll, New Hampshire | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | Residence Post Office: East Wilton - Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Residence Post Office: Wilton - Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | | ||
| Death | 30 May 1872 | Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth B. "Betsy" Leavitt (1790 - 1841) |
| Child | William Gray (1823 - 1864) |
| Child | Hiram Gray (1825 - 1894) |
| Child | Daughter Gray (1826 - ) |
| Child | Esther Gray (1828 - 1896) |
| Spouse | Mary Goodell (1801 - 1874) |
| Father | Thomas Gray (1758 - 1823) |
| Mother | Mary Holt (1758 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Amos Gray (1781 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Phebe Gray (1783 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Hannah Gray (1784 - ) |
| Sibling | Abiah Gray (1786 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Gray (1788 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Noah Gray (1797 - 1851) |
Notes
Biography
Source for Betsy Leavitt – volume 5, p 88https://archive.org/details/leavitt05noye/page/88/mode/2up
Mary Goodell
https://archive.org/details/historyhillsbor00towngoog/page/258/mode/2up
Property
On 2 May 1821 (recorded 7 May 1821), Thomas Gray conveyedto his son Jacob for $1,200 several tracts of land in Andover plus all thehousehold furniture, farming utensils, and stock animals and all his goods andchattels of every description.[1] Jacobperhaps ran into financial hardship as on 10 June 1830, Jacob Gray of Andoverwith his wife Betsey mortgaged the entirety of his property with buildings inAndover to Jeremiah Goldsmith, Jr. for one hundred dollars. Jacob was to repayone hundred dollars with interest. On 14 February 1834, Jeremiah Goldsmithassigned the note to William Gleason of Billerica. The mortgage note was paidon 7 March 1840 by Jesse Harnden of Reading and the deed for the property wasreleased to Jesse Harnden.[2][1]Massachusetts Land Records, Essex County, 226:109
[2] MassachusettsLand Records, Essex County, 267:3, 275:25, 330:110
Probate
Here is his willhttps://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/403938:8996?_phsrc=Fgz31597&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=jacob&gsln=gray&ml_rpos=2&queryId=adc799bc8bf1185c3f18763c80884400
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), Topsfield Historical Society; Topsfield, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849.
2. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1830; Census Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 61; Page: 180; Family History Library Film: 0337919.
3. Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 179; Page: 144; Family History Library Film: 0014676.
4. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
5. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Ossipee, Carroll, New Hampshire; Roll: 426; Page: 99b.
6. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_673; Page: 378; Family History Library Film: 803673.
7. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M593_844; Page: 333A.