GRAY, William of Braikie, Master of Gray 1 2
- Baptised: 31 July 1621, Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 3
- Marriage (1): GRAY, Anne 30 November 1637 (contract) 1
- Died: August 1660, near London, England 1
Another name for William was GRAY, Williame.3
User ID: C280.
General Notes:
"GRAY
WILLIAME
WILLIAME GRAY/GEILS SMYTH FR567 (FR567)
M
31/07/1621
685/1 20 324
Edinburgh"
from Births and Baptisms
"Having no surviving issue he (Andrew, 7th Lord Gray) resigned his honours in the King's hands, and on 8 January 1638 obtained a new patent to himself in liferent, with remainder to William Gray, eldest son of William Gray of Pittendrum, and the heirs-male to be procreated betwixt him and Anne, Mistress of Gray, his future wife, whom failing, to the other heirs-male of the body of William Gray, junior, whom failing, to the said William Gray of Pittendrum and his heirs-male whatsoever bearing the name and arms of Gray ; the said William Gray, junior, bearing the style and title of Master of Gray during Lord Gray's lifetime and after his death the title of Lord Gray, with all the dignities, privileges, and precedency due to the Lords Gray, his predecessors, which patent was ratified in Parliament 17 November 1641. By a deed dated 5 March 1639 the estates were entailed on the same series of heirs."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4)
"The Durhams had not retained Kinnell long after the date of that retour (21 July 1643), as Patrick Gray acquired it a short time thereafter. On 26th May, 1660, Patrick Gray, the son of the purchaser of the barony, was retoured (No. 422) in them as heir of his father. The lands were those of Braikie, Newbigging, Linmill, and Boghall, Hatton with the mill, Mains and Mainsbank, and Balnaves, all united in the barony of Kinnell, A.E. £20, N.E. £30."
from Angus of Forfarshire 2 3
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."
from Scots Peerage (vol 4) 1
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