Swink Family History - Person Page 15

Jesse Gray

M, #360, (1785 - 11 Nov 1868)

Parents

Father	John Gray, Sr (abt 1735 - bet 8 Mar 1806 and 4 Aug 1806)
Mother	Ailsie Green (1740 - abt 1795)

Family: Martha Bishop (abt 1780 - 26 Feb 1838)

Daughter	Ailsey Gray
Daughter	Elizabeth Gray
Son	Richardson Gray
Son	Walter Gray
Son	Hezekiah (Ezekiah) Gray+ (5 Sep 1806 - 27 Nov 1854)
Daughter	Mary Green Gray (20 Jul 1815 - 17 Jul 1892)
Son	William Gray (1820 - )
Son	John Manning Gray (abt 1828 - )
Daughter	Martha Caroline ("Carrie") Gray+ (28 Feb 1828 - 6 Oct 1911)
Daughter	Emily Gray (abt 1831 - )

Gray, Jesse - Tombstone - 1868

Biography

Birth	1785	Jesse Gray was born in 1785.^1,2,3,4
Marriage	bef 1806	He and Martha Bishop were married bef 1806.^5,6,7
Death	11 Nov 1868	He died on 11 Nov 1868 at age ~83.^1,8
Burial	1868	He was buried in 1868 at Bramlett Methodist Church Cemetery in Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina.^1,9

Person Source		Jesse Gray had person sources.^{10,7,2,5,11,12}
Property	1806	He owned - buys 148 acres of land on Enoree River in 1806 in Union District, South Carolina.¹³
Misc	8 Mar 1806	He receives two slaves (Rose abt 26 & Pat abt 11 yrs) from John Gray Sr in payment of a $400 debt. (Recd 13 Mar 1806) on 8 Mar 1806 in Union District, South Carolina. (Family stories relate that the deed for this transaction was signed in blood from the wrist of John Gray, sealing an agreement that the slaves be freed within seven years. John Gray died a few months later and Jesse Gray freed the two women in the next year.)^14,15
Misc	10 Nov 1807	He emancipates 2 Negroes, (Rose abt 30 yrs and her daughter Pat abt 15 yrs), witnessed by John Gray on 10 Nov 1807 in Union District, South Carolina.^16,17
Religion	bet 1830 and 1868	He was member of Bramlett's Methodist Church bet 1830 and 1868 in Laurens County, South Carolina. Jesse Gray was one of the founders of Bramlett's Methodist Church abt 1830 and was still active in 1864 serving as a trustee.^8,10,18
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Laurens County, South Carolina.⁴
Occupation	1850	In 1850 Jesse Gray was a farmer.⁴

Last Edited

20 Jun 2019

Citations

[S111] Tombstone, Source Medium: Tombstone
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, Source Medium: Book, 1938: p 16
[S25] Sara M. Nash, Ancestors & Descendants: Nash, Gray, etc., Source Medium: Book, p 108
[S8] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 855, p 259A, Image 118.
[S149] Joseph T. Maddox & Mary Carter, South Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots, & Dependents, Vol I, p 35
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, 1937, p 3; 1938, p 16
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Source Medium: Manuscript, Working papers for application for John Gray.
[S39] Bramlett Methodist Church Records (Original Document), Source Medium: Original Document
[S99] Laurens County Historical Society & Laurens County Arts Council, Scrapbook: Laurens County, Source Medium: Book, "John and Ailsey Gray" by Sara Mary Nash, pp 200-201
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, Source Medium: Book, p 23
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, Source Medium: Book, p 30, Article 78 (Lyles Gordon & Margaret Barnett Bishop)
[S162] Washington Judicial District, South Carolina, Pre-1822 Equity Records for Laurens County, Equity Court Case #8, 1820, Reel LR14, Box 9, South Carolina State Archives
[S123] Union District Conveyances, South Carolina, Original Document, Source Medium: Original Document, Roll C2206, Book H, pp 441-442
[S123] Union District Conveyances, South Carolina, Original Document, Roll C2206, Book H, pp 440-441
[S120] Brent Holcomb, Union County SC Deed Abstracts, Source Medium: Book, Vol II, p 137
[S120] Brent Holcomb, Union County SC Deed Abstracts, Vol II, p 183
[S123] Union District Conveyances, South Carolina, Original Document, Roll C2207, 1806-1809, Book I, pp 363-364
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, p 16

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Martha Bishop

F, #361, (abt 1780 - 26 Feb 1838)

Parents

Father	Absalom Thomas Bishop, Sr (1730 - 1807)
Mother	Martha ("Marthy") Greene (abt 1750 - )

Family: Jesse Gray (1785 - 11 Nov 1868)

Daughter	Ailsey Gray
Daughter	Elizabeth Gray
Son	Richardson Gray
Son	Walter Gray
Son	Hezekiah (Ezekiah) Gray+ (5 Sep 1806 - 27 Nov 1854)
Daughter	Mary Green Gray (20 Jul 1815 - 17 Jul 1892)
Son	William Gray (1820 - )
Son	John Manning Gray (abt 1828 - )
Daughter	Martha Caroline ("Carrie") Gray+ (28 Feb 1828 - 6 Oct 1911)
Daughter	Emily Gray (abt 1831 - )

Bishop, Martha Greene - Gray - 1838

Biography

Birth	abt 1780	Martha Bishop was born abt 1780 in Union District, South Carolina.^1,2
Marriage	bef 1806	Jesse Gray and she were married bef 1806.^3,4,5
Death	26 Feb 1838	She died on 26 Feb 1838.^6,7,2
Burial	1838	She was buried in 1838 at Bramlett Methodist Church Cemetery in Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina.⁶

Note		None of the sources listed have a middle name for Martha. At least one article has listed Greene as her middle name, but these articles seem to confuse her with her mother.
Person Source		Martha Bishop had person sources.^8,9,10,11,2

Last Edited

14 Oct 2019

Citations

[S111] Tombstone, Source Medium: Tombstone, Died in her 53 year
[S25] Sara M. Nash, Ancestors & Descendants: Nash, Gray, etc., Source Medium: Book, p 108
[S149] Joseph T. Maddox & Mary Carter, South Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots, & Dependents, Vol I, p 35
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, Source Medium: Book, 1937, p 3; 1938, p 16
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Source Medium: Manuscript, Working papers for application for John Gray.
[S111] Tombstone
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, 1938: p 16
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, Source Medium: Book, pp 21-24
[S99] Laurens County Historical Society & Laurens County Arts Council, Scrapbook: Laurens County, Source Medium: Book, "John and Ailsey Gray" by Sara Mary Nash, pp 200-201
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, 1937: p 3; 1938: p 16
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, Source Medium: Book, pp 30, Article 78 (Lyles Gordon & Margaret Barnett Bishop)

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Lula Elizabeth Swink

F, #362, (24 Nov 1867 - 13 Dec 1950)

Parents

Father	Jonas Little Swink (23 Apr 1809 - 3 Apr 1899)
Mother	Martha Caroline ("Carrie") Gray (28 Feb 1828 - 6 Oct 1911)

Family: John Marion Gray (21 Jan 1863 - 2 Feb 1930)

Daughter	Marian Gray (abt 1892 - )
Son	Jesse Robert Gray (1894 - 1894)
Daughter	Carrie Lou Gray (abt 1896 - )
Son	John Gray (abt 1898 - )
Daughter	Mary Helen Gray+ (13 Aug 1899 - 4 Nov 1978)
Son	Harold Gray (abt 1902 - )
Daughter	Edna Gray (abt 1904 - )
Son	George Gray (abt 1906 - )
Son	Earle Gray (abt 1909 - )

Swink, Lula - Gray - Tombstone - 1950

Biography

Birth	24 Nov 1867	Lula Elizabeth Swink was born on 24 Nov 1867 in Union County, South Carolina.^1,2
Marriage	25 Dec 1890	John Marion Gray and she were married on 25 Dec 1890.^2,3,4
Death	13 Dec 1950	She died on 13 Dec 1950 at age 83 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^5,2,6
Burial	1950	She was buried in 1950 at Bethel Cemetery in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^6,5

Person Source		Lula Elizabeth Swink had person sources.^7,8,9
Census	1870	She appeared in the census in 1870 in Union County, South Carolina (Bogansville.)¹⁰
Census	1880	She appeared in the census in 1880 in Union County, South Carolina (Bogansville.)¹¹
Education	1887	She was educated and graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1887 at Clifford Female Seminary in Union County, South Carolina. This was the first class to graduate.¹²
Census	1900	She appeared in the census in 1900 in Laurens County, South Carolina.¹³
Census	1910	She appeared in the census in 1910 in Laurens County, South Carolina.¹⁴

Last Edited

6 Mar 2020

Citations

[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Source Medium: Newspaper, Vol 115, #7, p. 13, c. 1
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Source Medium: Manuscript, Working papers for application for John Swink.
[S122] Tommy J. Vaughan & Michael Bicknell, Union County SC Marriage Records, Source Medium: Book, p 174
[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Obituary of John M. Gray, 1 Jan 1931, Vol 95, #1, p. 13, c. 4
[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, dtd 15 Feb 1951, Vol 115, #7, p 13, c 1
[S111] Tombstone, Source Medium: Tombstone
[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Vol 115, #7, p. 13, c.1
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, Source Medium: Book, 1937: p 9
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Working papers for application for John Swink & John Gray.
[S12] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1510, p. 347
[S15] 1880 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T9, Roll 1242, p. 448
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, Source Medium: Book, p 384
[S16] 1900 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series: T623 Roll: 1534 Page: 385
[S18] 1910 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T624, Roll 1464, p 290, (first name listed as Lala)

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John Marion Gray

M, #363, (21 Jan 1863 - 2 Feb 1930)

Parents

Father	Robert Adams Gray (12 Sep 1828 - 30 May 1904)
Mother	Hannah Childress Abercrombie (29 Jul 1834 - 18 Sep 1883)

Family: Lula Elizabeth Swink (24 Nov 1867 - 13 Dec 1950)

Daughter	Marian Gray (abt 1892 - )
Son	Jesse Robert Gray (1894 - 1894)
Daughter	Carrie Lou Gray (abt 1896 - )
Son	John Gray (abt 1898 - )
Daughter	Mary Helen Gray+ (13 Aug 1899 - 4 Nov 1978)
Son	Harold Gray (abt 1902 - )
Daughter	Edna Gray (abt 1904 - )
Son	George Gray (abt 1906 - )
Son	Earle Gray (abt 1909 - )

Gray, John M - Tombstone - 1930

Biography

Birth	21 Jan 1863	John Marion Gray was born on 21 Jan 1863 in Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina.^1,2,3
Marriage	25 Dec 1890	He and Lula Elizabeth Swink were married on 25 Dec 1890.^4,5,6
Death	2 Feb 1930	He died on 2 Feb 1930 at age 67 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^7,8,2
Burial	1930	He was buried in 1930 at Bethel Cemetery in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.⁹

Person Source		John Marion Gray had person sources.^10,11,3
Census	1910	He appeared in the census in 1910 in Youngs Township, Laurens County, South Carolina.¹²

Last Edited

27 May 2019

Citations

[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Source Medium: Newspaper, Vol 95, #1, p. 13, c. 4
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Source Medium: Manuscript, Working papers for application for John Swink & John Gray.
[S56] Emmie Marguerite Tolbert, Family Journal of the Gray Reunions for 1937 & 1938, Source Medium: Book, 1937: p 9
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Working papers for application for John Swink.
[S122] Tommy J. Vaughan & Michael Bicknell, Union County SC Marriage Records, Source Medium: Book, p 174
[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Obituary of John M. Gray, 1 Jan 1931, Vol 95, #1, p. 13, c. 4
[S107] Southern Christian Advocate, Vol. 95, #1, p. 13, c. 4
[S151] Obituary of John Marion Gray, State, Columbia, SC, 4 Feb 1930, p 15
[S111] Tombstone, Source Medium: Tombstone
[S32] Applications for Membership, DAR, by Helen Gray Crotwell (Member #569697), Copy courtesy of Neal Crotwell Posey, Working papers for application for John Gray.
[S84] Southern Christian Advocate, Obituary of Caroline Swink, 30 Nov 1911, p 13, c 2, Source Medium: Newspaper
[S18] 1910 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series T624, Roll 1464, pp 11A-11B

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Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Campbell

F, #364, (6 Sep 1829 - 4 Aug 1872)

Parents

Father	Alexander Campbell (bet 1797 and 1804 - aft 1860)
Mother	Margaret ? (bet 1802 and 1805 - )

Family: Jesse Bishop (28 Feb 1819 - 21 May 1896)

Son	Thomas Jefferson Bishop (5 Dec 1855 - 24 Jan 1941)
Daughter	Nancy Bishop (abt 1857 - bef 1870)
Daughter	Margaret Elizabeth ("Maggie") Bishop+ (13 Jan 1859 - 20 Mar 1929)
Son	Jesse G Bishop (26 Sep 1860 - 7 Mar 1921)
Son	John Wesley Bishop (4 Jan 1863 - 15 Mar 1950)
Daughter	Lena E Bishop (17 Jun 1865 - 6 Jun 1945)

Campbell, Elizabeth - Bishop - Tombstone - 1872

Biography

Birth	6 Sep 1829	Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Campbell was born on 6 Sep 1829 in South Carolina.^1,2
Marriage	30 Nov 1854	Jesse Bishop and she were married on 30 Nov 1854 in Union County, South Carolina.³
Death	4 Aug 1872	She died on 4 Aug 1872 at age 42 in South Carolina.²
Burial	1872	She was buried in 1872 at Fair Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina.²

Person Source		Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Campbell had person sources.^1,4,5,6
Census	1850	She appeared in the census in 1850 in Union County, South Carolina.⁶
Census	1860	She appeared in the census in 1860 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina.⁷
Census	1870	She appeared in the census in 1870 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina.⁸

Last Edited

14 May 2020

Citations

[S46] Death Certificate of Margaret E. Bishop Swink, Source Medium: Official Document, Certificate number: 5428, Cause of death: Angina Pictoris, 2 years duration, contributory cause – chronic myocarditis
[S111] Tombstone, Source Medium: Tombstone
[S122] Tommy J. Vaughan & Michael Bicknell, Union County SC Marriage Records, Source Medium: Book, p. 140
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, Source Medium: Book, pp 26-27
[S12] 1870 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M593, Roll 1510, p 463B, Nickname Lizzie
[S8] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 859, pp 82A-82B
[S10] 1860 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M653, Roll 1227, p 252
[S12] 1870 Census, Series M593, Roll 1510, p 463B

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Thomas Bishop

M, #365, (abt 1782 - 1864)

Parents

Father	Absalom Thomas Bishop, Sr (1730 - 1807)
Mother	Martha ("Marthy") Greene (abt 1750 - )

Family: Mary Burns (bet 1789 and 1792 - 1864)

Son	Martin Bishop
Son	Benjamin Thomas Bishop (abt 1807 - )
Son	Samuel Bishop+ (abt 1817 - 13 Dec 1889)
Son	Jesse Bishop+ (28 Feb 1819 - 21 May 1896)
Daughter	Melissa Bishop (bet 1827 and 1831 - )
Daughter	Sarah Jeanette Bishop (1832 - 1910)
Son	William Bishop (abt 1834 - )

Biography

Birth	abt 1782	Thomas Bishop was born abt 1782 in South Carolina.^1,2
Marriage	abt 1806	He and Mary Burns were married abt 1806.³
Death	1864	He died in 1864 in Franklin County, Alabama.^4,5
Burial	1864	He was buried in 1864 at Maud Burns Cemetery in Colbert County, Alabama.^4,5

Occupation		Thomas Bishop was a Carpenter.^6,7
Occupation		Thomas Bishop was a farmer / planter.^5,2
Person Source		He had person sources.^7,8
Misc	aft 1816	He planned to migrate to Ohio with brothers when Quakers were leaving the South over fear of war due to slavery. According to family lore, a fever swept through killing many children, Thomas & brother Absalom Jr had to stay behind. Their brother Nathan went to Ohio aft 1816.⁹
Census	1830	He appeared in the census in 1830 in Union County, South Carolina.¹⁰
Census	1840	He appeared in the census in 1840 in Union County, South Carolina.¹¹
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Union County, South Carolina.²
Census	1860	He appeared in the census in 1860 in Franklin County, Alabama. He and his wife were living in home of his son Samuel.¹

Last Edited

14 May 2020

Citations

[S10] 1860 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M653, Roll 10, p 717, Image: 179
[S8] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 859, p 18A, Image: 285.
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, Source Medium: Book, pp 21-24
[S58] Find A Grave.com, Source Medium: Internet, Memorial #133560286
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, Source Medium: Book, pp 30-31, Article 80 (Thomas Bishop & His Descendants)
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, 23
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, pp 30, Article 78 (Lyles Gordon & Margaret Barnett Bishop)
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, pp 19, 23
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, p 23
[S5] 1830 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M19, Roll 171, p 165
[S7] 1840 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M704, Roll 516, p 24

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Mary Burns

F, #366, (bet 1789 and 1792 - 1864)

Parents

Father	Robert Burns (bef 1755 - aft 1800)
Mother	Margaret Pearson ( - aft Apr 1775)

Family: Thomas Bishop (abt 1782 - 1864)

Son	Martin Bishop
Son	Benjamin Thomas Bishop (abt 1807 - )
Son	Samuel Bishop+ (abt 1817 - 13 Dec 1889)
Son	Jesse Bishop+ (28 Feb 1819 - 21 May 1896)
Daughter	Melissa Bishop (bet 1827 and 1831 - )
Daughter	Sarah Jeanette Bishop (1832 - 1910)
Son	William Bishop (abt 1834 - )

Biography

Birth	bet 1789 and 1792	Mary Burns was born bet 1789 and 1792 in Union County, South Carolina.^1,2
Marriage	abt 1806	Thomas Bishop and she were married abt 1806.³
Death	1864	She died in 1864 in Franklin County, Alabama.^4,5
Burial	1864	She was buried in 1864 at Maud Burns Cemetery in Colbert County, Alabama.^4,5

Person Source		Mary Burns had person sources.^6,7
Census	1850	She appeared in the census in 1850 in Union County, South Carolina.²
Census	1860	She appeared in the census in 1860 in Franklin County, Alabama. She & her husband were living in home of her son Samuel.¹

Last Edited

14 May 2020

Citations

[S10] 1860 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M653, Roll 10, p 717, Image: 179
[S8] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 859, p 18A, Image: 285.
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, Source Medium: Book, pp 21-24
[S58] Find A Grave.com, Source Medium: Internet, Memorial #133560442
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, Source Medium: Book, pp 30-31, Article 80 (Thomas Bishop & His Descendants)
[S26] Allie Bishop Duffie, Ancestral Line of Absalom Bishop, Senior, 1926, 23
[S117] Mamie Lee Mabry, Union County Heritage 1981, pp 30, Article 78 (Lyles Gordon & Margaret Barnett Bishop)

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William Bishop

M, #367, (abt 1834 - )

Parents

Father	Thomas Bishop (abt 1782 - 1864)
Mother	Mary Burns (bet 1789 and 1792 - 1864)

Biography

Birth

abt 1834

William Bishop was born abt 1834 in South Carolina.¹

Person Source		William Bishop had person sources.¹
Census	1850	He appeared in the census in 1850 in Union County, South Carolina.¹

Last Edited

18 May 2019

Citations

[S8] 1850 Census, Source Medium: Microfilm, Series M432, Roll 859, p 18A, Image: 285.