Person:James Gray (122)

Rev. John GRAY of Dalmarnock, minister of High Church, Glasgow, born 1691, married 1st Margaret MORTON in Bothwell, Lanarkshire in 1714 and 2nd Mary AIRD of Miltown in abt. 1716 (latter day saints). The testament dative of John Gray, minister at Glasgow was registered 1729 at Glasgow. From “Commissariot Record of Glasgow, Register of Testaments 1547-1800” (pub. 1901): Mary Aird, relict of Mr. John Gray, minister in Glasgow, reg. 12may1739. Margaret Morton was born abt. 1695, daughter of Rev. Morton, minister at Bothwell and Miss Porter of Liviland near Stirling (latter day saints, „Genealogical account of the principal families of Ayrshire“ by George Robertson,1824). Mary Aird was daughter of ? Aird of Miltown near Galston and Elizabeth Nisbet of Greenholme in the parish of Loudoun („Genealogical account of the principal families of Ayrshire“ by George Robertson,1824) From the 1st Wife he had a son:

           M    ?      Andrew GRAY (1715-1776), minister of New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, who acquired Kilmardinny House („Genealogical account of the principal families of Ayrshire“ by George Robertson,1824). Andrew was possibly born in Glasgow (latter day saints). The testament dative of Andrew Gray of Kilmardiny, minister at Easter Kilpatrick, was registered 1776 at Glasgow.

From the 2nd wife he had a son,

           M    ?       James GRAY, born in 1717 („Genealogical account of the principal families of Ayrshire“ by George Robertson,1824) possibly in Glasgow (latter day saints), minister of Strathblane, Stirlingshire („Genealogical account of the principal families of Ayrshire“ by George Robertson,1824). James married Agnes FOGO 18jul1749 in Strathblane, Stirlingshire (latter day saints).