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Dinah Jones Bray

Birth
Death
1760 (aged 75–76)
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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Dinah was the daughter of Jonathan (1660-1740) & Susan Jones.

Dinah's parental connection is base on a 1740 Pasquotank County will for Jonathan Jones. In the will Jonathan mentions his sons Jonathan & Cornelius, daughters Mary Elezibath, Ruth & Dinah. ... I give to my daughter Dinah Jones Forty shillings. ...

NOte, William Bray was a witness to Jonathan's will. He was the father of Dinah's husband Henry Bray.

Dinah & her husband Henry had 12 children:

1. Elizabeth, m. Bailey Forbes, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
2. Christopher, m. Susanna, 2 Sons
3. William Sr, m. Abigail Gilford or Forbes, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
4. Mary, m. unknown Shawdaily
5. Sarah, m. John Squires, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
6. Henry Jr, m. unknown, minimum 1 son Henry
7. John,
8. George,
9. Daniel,
10. Jeremiah,
11. Jacob
12. Caleb

When her husband Henry died in 1758 Dinah was shown as the executor and heir in his will. She did not file the required papers with the court to settle his estate.

Court records show that Dinah died between June 1759 and June 1760.

Dinah's burial location in present day Camden County is unknown. It probably was on a family farm cemetery. The local grave marker used at that time were wooden and they just did not last long.


Dinah was the daughter of Jonathan (1660-1740) & Susan Jones.

Dinah's parental connection is base on a 1740 Pasquotank County will for Jonathan Jones. In the will Jonathan mentions his sons Jonathan & Cornelius, daughters Mary Elezibath, Ruth & Dinah. ... I give to my daughter Dinah Jones Forty shillings. ...

NOte, William Bray was a witness to Jonathan's will. He was the father of Dinah's husband Henry Bray.

Dinah & her husband Henry had 12 children:

1. Elizabeth, m. Bailey Forbes, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
2. Christopher, m. Susanna, 2 Sons
3. William Sr, m. Abigail Gilford or Forbes, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
4. Mary, m. unknown Shawdaily
5. Sarah, m. John Squires, 2 Dau & 4 Sons
6. Henry Jr, m. unknown, minimum 1 son Henry
7. John,
8. George,
9. Daniel,
10. Jeremiah,
11. Jacob
12. Caleb

When her husband Henry died in 1758 Dinah was shown as the executor and heir in his will. She did not file the required papers with the court to settle his estate.

Court records show that Dinah died between June 1759 and June 1760.

Dinah's burial location in present day Camden County is unknown. It probably was on a family farm cemetery. The local grave marker used at that time were wooden and they just did not last long.




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