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- to Plymouth in 1630, the first from England. settled in Salem in 1634.
14 May 1634, freeman, probably paid off indentureship.
A farmer.
England to Plymouth (1630) to Salem (1631).
commended by Gov Bradford.
Died Spring of 1662.
Lived in New Salem, in what's known as the North Field. When the North Field was laid out is unknown, but it must have been before the town records were begun. Apparently most of the original lots consisted of ten acres each. In 1655 Daniel Ray was owner of a lot was bound on the east by the North River and was south of Sherry's Cove.
He was last in Beverly.
Ref on Rea Family: Historical Collection of the Essex Institute, Vol 18
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A genealogical profile of Daniel Ray
Birth: Daniel Ray was born about 1597, based on his date of
marriage.
Death: He died before June 24, 1662.
Ship: Unknown, 1630
Life in England: Nothing is known of his life in England.
Life in New England: Daniel Ray, a seaman, was one of the
men who originally came to Plymouth Colony but quickly
removed to Massachusetts Bay. On June 9, 1630, Anthony
Annable had sold a dwelling house and "garden plot & fence"
to Daniel Ray in Plymouth. Some time in 1631, he moved to
Salem. There he held various offices, including selectman
(1636?7),Assessor (1639/40),Tythingman (1644), and Constable
(1639). At his death, Daniel Ray owned property including ?a
farm of one hundred sixty acres of upland and ten acres of
meadow.?
Family: Daniel Ray married Bethia ____ by 1637, and probably
years earlier if she was the mother of all his children.They
had two children. She was still living in 1662.
Children of Daniel and Bethia Ray:
? Joshua was born by about 1627. He married Sarah Walters on
February 26, 1651/2, in Salem and had nine children. She
died May 19, 1700.
? Bethia was born about 1630. She married (1) Thomas
Lothrop before 1652. She married (2) Joseph Grafton by June
1676 as his second wife. She married (3) William Goodhue by
1685 as his third wife. She died December 6, 1686, leaving no children.
For Further Information:
Robert C. Anderson. The Great Migration Begins. Boston: New
England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.
Robert C. Anderson. The Pilgrim Migration. Boston: New
England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.
http://www.plimoth.org/media/pdf/ray_daniel.pdf
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Abt 1597 - Bef 1662 (~ 65 years)
