"Gray, Jacob, s. of Henry. Having a legacy from gr. father William Frost, he bound himself 17 Nov. 1662 not to sell without consent of uncle Daniel Frost and Cornelius Hull. Married (1) Joanna Smith, bapt. at Hartford, 25 Mar. 1649; dau. of Giles, whose will 1669 called her Johanna Gray. Married (2) Sarah, widow of John Bartram of Stratford. He d. at Fairfield, 6 Mar. 1712. Inv. 12 Mar. 1712. Widow Sarah and son Jacob, Adm'rs. Isaac Jennings of Fairfield assigned to bro.-in-law Joseph Gray of Newtown, right in Est. of father-in-law Jacob Gray, Sr., 29 Mar. 1712. Samuel Umberfield of New Haven assigned to bro.-in-law Jacob Gray right in Est. of father-in-law Jacob Gray. Inv. of Sarah Gray, who d. in Stratford, 16 Dec. 1716, taken 2 Feb. 1716/7. Adm'n on estate of Sarah widow of Jacob Gray, Sr., was granted to her son-in-law Charles Lane. Jacob conveyed 11 acres to dau. Rebecca Gray for her portion, 6 May 1690. Jacob, Sr., in case son Jacob marry with Hannah Seeley the dau. of Lt. Nathaniel and leave her a widow, she shall have north-east end of my house during widowhood. He conveyed land to son Joseph, 20 Feb. 1707/8; also to son Jacob, with reservation for himself and wife Sarah. He conveyed to son Joseph, 24 Dec. 1709, reserving life use to himself and wife Sarah, and Joseph with his bro. Jacob obligated themselves to pay father and mother £5 a year and to pay portions to daus. of Jacob, Sr."
