18. | Rachel NEAL (4.Winifred3, 2.John2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 08 Feb 1784 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 10 Sep 1852 in Gallia County, Ohio; was buried in 1852 in Flag Springs Cemetery, Sec 19/Walnut Twp., Gallia County, Ohio. Notes:
WFT #1736 has death date as April 10, 1882
WFT #3597 has birth date as January 16, 1784
"Neals of Bedford County, Virginia", Chester I. Miller, 1992:
Rachel Neal, my great great grandmother, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in the beginning of 1784. Walter Neal, her father, owned land and lived in the vicinity of Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, north branches of the Otter river. Both of her grandparents owned or had owned land in the same area. This was within sight of the Peaks of Otter. Winifred, her mother, was the daughter of John and Agnes Wood. When Rachel was ten years old, her father, Walter, purchased land and moved his family to an area on the waters of Dropping Lick and Turkey Creek in what became Monroe County, Virginia, and there Rachel grew up to womanhood. When Rachel was 17 years old her father died, and one year later in 1802 she was married to a neighbor, Thomas Wray, also of Virginia. After their marriage her husband purchased land on the lower part of Peter's Mountain on the waters of Dropping Lick. Here their family, all except the youngest of 14 children were born. Rachel outlived her husband by about nine years. She remarried to a man by name of Charles Knox. Her three youngest sons all of them of age are living next door to them in the census of 1850.
On Rachel's Tombstone:
"Her name is graven on this stone, Her bones are in the clay,
And ere another day is done, Myself may be as she."
From Donna Bott, Valdese, NC:
1850 census, Symmes Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio #850 lives next to Edwin & Deborah Wray, Valentine Wray and William Wray, her sons. Charles Knox, age 60, farmer, born Virginia; Rachel, age 60, born Virginia.
Rachel married Thomas A. WRAY on 26 Sep 1802 in Monroe County, Virginia. Thomas (son of John WRAY and Susannah UNK) was born on 15 Dec 1776 in Ashe, Rockingham County, Virginia; died on 17 Oct 1843 in Lawrence County, Ohio; was buried in 1843 in Flag Springs Cemetery, Sec 19/Walnut Twp., Gallia County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. John WRAY was born on 13 Feb 1805 in Peters Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died on 06 Feb 1879 in Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 28. James WRAY was born in 1807 in Peters Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died on 20 Nov 1870 in Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio; was buried in Centennial Cemetery/Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
- 29. Matilda WRAY was born on 15 Oct 1808 in Peters Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died after 1870 in Nordaway County, Missouri.
- 30. Nancy WRAY was born on 04 Feb 1810 in Peters Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died on 02 Feb 1903 in Nordaway County, Missouri; was buried in Van Sant Cemetery/Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 31. Eli WRAY was born on 25 Dec 1812 in Monroe County, Virginia; died on 22 Mar 1892 in Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri; was buried in Myrtle Tree Cemetery/Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 32. Rachel WRAY was born in Dec 1814 in Peter's Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died in 1903 in Nodaway, Missouri; was buried in White Oak Cemetery/Nodaway, Missouri.
- 33. Thomas WRAY, Jr. was born on 04 Sep 1816 in Monroe County, Virginia; died on 10 Mar 1868 in Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri; was buried in Coleman Cemetery/Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 34. Andrew Jackson WRAY was born on 06 Feb 1818 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died on 18 Mar 1896; was buried in Rehoboth Cemetery/Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.
- 35. Winifred WRAY was born on 28 Jan 1819 in Gallia County, Ohio or Peter's Mountain, Monroe County, Virginia; died on 02 Feb 1890 in Lawrence County, Ohio; was buried in Rehoboth Cemetery/Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio.
- 36. Rebecca WRAY was born in 1821 in Monroe County, Virginia.
- 37. Edwin B. WRAY was born on 03 Oct 1824 in Rockingham, Virginia; died on 13 Mar 1873 in Nodaway, Missouri; was buried in Coleman Cemetery/Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 38. Volentine WRAY was born on 29 Sep 1827 in Lawrence County, Ohio; was buried in Coleman Cemetery/Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri.
- 39. Lucinda WRAY was born on 10 Sep 1830 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died on 21 Jan 1896 in Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio.
- 40. William G. WRAY was born about 1836 in Lawrence County, Ohio; died on 22 Oct 1864 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland; was buried in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland.
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Family/Spouse: Charles KNOX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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