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GRAY, William of Braikie, Master of Gray
(1621-1660) |
GRAY, William of Braikie, Master of Gray 1 2
Another name for William was GRAY, Williame.3 User ID: C280. General Notes: "GRAY William married Anne GRAY, daughter of Andrew GRAY 7th Lord Gray and Anne OGILVY, 30 November 1637 (contract).1 (Anne GRAY was born about 1621.) Marriage Notes: "William, Master of Gray, eldest son of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum .... was in terms of the charter of 8 January 1638 before mentioned styled Master of Gray during the lifetime of his father-in-law, Andrew, seventh Lord Gray. He jointly with his father had a charter under the Great Seal on 5 March 1640 of the barony of Gray, and on his marriage he had 232,000 merks given by his father. On 4 April 1649 he was served heirgeneral to him .... He was killed near London, while fencing, by the Earl of Southesk, in the end of August 1660, during the lifetime of his father-in-law, and therefore never succeeded to the title. He married, first (contract dated 30 November 1637), Anne, daughter and heiress of Andrew, seventh Lord Gray, and had issue." |
1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 4 (1907).
2 e-books, Angus or Forfarshire The Land and The People vol.4 by A.J.Warden (1884).
3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.
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