William M. Gray
b. 1801, d. 24 May 1848
| Birth | 1801 | William M. Gray was born in 1801.2,4 |
| Devisee | 5 May 1846 | William's father wrote his will in May 1846. On the same day the two men exchanged tracts of land, leaving the younger William with the parcel on which his parents were living. The will also left William $575 as part of this transaction, however the younger William was charged with paying each of his siblings or their heirs $142. The will empowered William to receive title from his father's estate to 3 parcels held by his father, totalling about 149 acres. William and his brother John were designated as their father's executor.1 |
| Will | 18 May 1848 | Two years later William wrote his own will. He left the family plantation he had acquired from his father 2 years earlier for the benefit of his mother. William designated his nephew William M. Gray, son of his brother John, to live with his mother and manage the farm for her. On her death the younger William would inherit the farm. However he was charged with paying $1,000 of the amount William owed his siblings under the will of his father William Sr. William also directed that land on which his brother Emmet lived was to eventually be sold, with $200 of the proceeds going to William's nephews William Snoddy, William Sandoe, William Carmack and William Gray (son of Emmet). William's brother John Gray received William's mountain land in Tennessee. Other relatives were also remembered. One interesting bequest directed that El_anah Conly, a young boy who lived with William, be sent to school for two years.3 |
| Death | 24 May 1848 | William died on 24 May 1848.5 |
| Burial | | He was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 |
| Will-Recd | 26 Jun 1848 | William's will was recorded on 26 Jun 1848 in Washington County. James L. Davis, William's executor, posted a $10,000 bond.3 |
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- [S701] William Gray Sr. will (1846), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 99. The will was dated 5 May 1846 and recorded 25 May 1846. It was witnessed by Wm A. Preston, Francis Preston, William Lynch and Jacob Lynch.
- [S1637] King Albert Hagey and William Anderson Hagey, Hagy Families in America, p. 193.
- [S680] William M. Gray will (1848), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 11: 16. The will was dated 18 May 1848 and recorded 26 June 1848. It was witnessed by Connaly F. Trigg, Francis Preston, Edward Campbell and Moses L. Gray.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 374. Year of birth calculated from yr of birth and age on stone.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 374. William M. Gray, d. 24 May 1848, age 47y, 2m (?)d.
