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to emigrate in 1647 across the Potomac to Machodoc, in Westmoreland county. He died in 1677. He was ancestor of the Grays ot' Caroline and Culpeper counties.

Gray, Colonel Joseph, was born in Surry county, and was the son of either Gilbert or William ( Iray Jr., his brother. He was l)ur- gess for Isle of Wight from I73<) to 1749. and for Southamj)ton county from 1754 to 1758. 1762 to 1769. He is believed to have been the father of Colonel Edwin Grey, of Southampton county (q. v.).

Gray, Rev. Samuel, came to Virginia be- fore 1693; one of the first trustees of Wil- liam and Mary College; minister of Christ Church, Middlesex county, till 1699, when he was removed because of his whipping a negro slave to death, for which he was tried for his life and barely escaped condemna- tion. He was afterwards minister of St. Peter's Church from 1707 to 1709, and died on the 25th of December, the latter year.

Gray, Thomas, immigrant, patented land in Surry in 1635, 1639 and 1642. He was born in 1593 and died after 1653. He left four sons — William. Thomas, John and Francis (q. v.). Gray's creek, opposite to Jamestown Island, formerly Rolfe's creek, gets its name from him.

Gray, W^illiam, probably a son of William Ciray. son of Thomas, the immigrant, was justice for Sussex county in 1710; sheriff in 1718, 1719. and burgess for Surry, 1710. 1712, 1713, 1714 and 1715. His will, dated June 3, was proved November 18, 1719. He left a sen. William Gray Jr. (q. v.").

Gray, William, Jr., son of William Gray. was burgess for Surry county, 1723- 1726. In 1736 he married Elizabeth, widow of W'il-

liam Chamberlayne, of New Kent, and re- iioved to that county, of which he was ap- pointed justice in 1742. In 1739 he patented 5.800 acres in ( Goochland county, in which neighborhood still resides a prominent fam- ily of the name.

Green, John son of Colonel William Green, was burgess for Culpeper in 1769-1771; colonel in the revolution, distinguished at I'ranth wine. He married Susanna P>lack- well. and they were parents of William Green, and grandparents of John William Green, judge of the supreme court of appeals o: Virginia, who was father of William Green. I.L. D.

Green, Robert, son of \\ illiam Green, of Kngland, who served in the body guard of William, Prince (»f Orange, came to Vir- ginia in 1712 with his uncle, William DuiT, a Quaker. He inherited much property from Dull'. He was vestryman of St. Mark's I'arish. Orange county, and in 1736 and in 1738 represented the county in the house of burgesses. He married Eleanor Dunn, and his will, dated February 22. 1747-48, was proved in Orange county, July 28, 1748. He had six sons — W' illiam, Robert, John, Nich- olas, James and Moses — from whom are de- scended many men of distinction.

Green, Roger, was minister in Nanse- mond county in 1653, and in 1656 was min- ister at Jamestown. In 1661 he published in ICngland a pamphlet called "Virginia's Cure." Fle was alive in 167 1.

Green, William, son of Robert Green, of (Grange county, was vestryman of St. Mark's Parish and burgess for Culpeper county frf<m 1752 to 1760. He married Miss Cole- man, of Caroline county, and died in 1770.