| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Tenth Generation522. Edward GRAY263 was born in April 1623 in Stapleford Tawney, England. He was born on 15 April 1628 in Stapleford, Tawney, England. He was born on 15 April 1628. Edward died on 30 June 1681 at the age of 53 in Plymouth, MA. Edward arrived in Plymouth ca. 1643 with his brother Thomas and became a merchant, among the wealthiest in Plymouth Colony. He was a constable in Plymouth in 1666, was freeman in 1670, deputy for Plymouth 1676, 1677 to 1679. He seems to have been of hasty temper; was fined 10 shillings for using reviling speeches to John Braynont on the Lord's Day as soon as they came out of a meeting. He left an estate of 1751 pounds, the largest at the time in Plymouth Colony. The gravestone of Edward Gray is the oldest original stone still standing on Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA. He arrived in Plymouth in 1643. He was a merchant. According to family tradition, he and his brother were smuggled on board the ship on which they arrived and were sent to America by people who were intriguing for their property. Mary WINSLOW and Edward GRAY were married on 16 January 1651 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. They were married on 16 January 1651 in Plymouth, MA.222 523. Mary WINSLOW8 was born on 15 April 1628 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. She was born about 1632 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. She died after 28 October 1663 at the age of 35 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. For corroborating information, see Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol. 15, James Chilton, p. 15. Children were:
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