John Gray's father, Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Gray, Sr., was the 5th of 10 children of Cloretta (Chloe) Dawkins & Frederick Gray (Rev. War Captain, SC state legislator and planter). Jeff's gr-grandfather, William Dawkins, Sr., served as a Captain in the SC Militia during the Rev. War.
John Gray's mother, Phoebe Carter Brooks was the daughter of Allen Brooks & Narcissa Carter. She was raised in the southwestern part of Lowndes Co., MS, where the Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is located. Her 1st marriage, to Thomas Battle Williams, produced two daughters: Narcissa Elizabeth Williams (Carroll) FAG# 24329746 and Mary E. Williams.
Widowed, Phoebe married Thomas Jefferson Gray, who had migrated to MS from SC with a teenage son, Frederick, and a young daughter, Ann Lucinda, from his first marriage. Jeff and Phoebe had several children together: T.J., Jr., Henry Allen, Joseph Brooks, Emma, and John Micajah.
Jeff was a planter. Per descendants, Phoebe and Jeff had plenty of land, a nice big farmhouse with a large porch that went across the front and around the side of the house. John's father died when he was very young. During the War Between the States, older brother T.J., Jr. fought for the Confederacy while mother Phoebe maintained the farm and her young children. The Yankees came through and caused much damage, burning their barn that was full of stored cotton. The house is no longer there, but was located shortly to the left (on the part of their land John inherited) on the road to Agency.
John Gray was named for his mother's (Phoebe Carter Brooks Williams Gray) uncle Micajah, or perhaps her grand-uncle who was a Rev. War Patriot.
John Gray's mother, Phoebe Carter Brooks was the daughter of Allen Brooks & Narcissa Carter. She was raised in the southwestern part of Lowndes Co., MS, where the Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is located. Her 1st marriage, to Thomas Battle Williams, produced two daughters: Narcissa Elizabeth Williams (Carroll) FAG# 24329746 and Mary E. Williams.
Widowed, Phoebe married Thomas Jefferson Gray, who had migrated to MS from SC with a teenage son, Frederick, and a young daughter, Ann Lucinda, from his first marriage. Jeff and Phoebe had several children together: T.J., Jr., Henry Allen, Joseph Brooks, Emma, and John Micajah.
Jeff was a planter. Per descendants, Phoebe and Jeff had plenty of land, a nice big farmhouse with a large porch that went across the front and around the side of the house. John's father died when he was very young. During the War Between the States, older brother T.J., Jr. fought for the Confederacy while mother Phoebe maintained the farm and her young children. The Yankees came through and caused much damage, burning their barn that was full of stored cotton. The house is no longer there, but was located shortly to the left (on the part of their land John inherited) on the road to Agency.
John Gray was named for his mother's (Phoebe Carter Brooks Williams Gray) uncle Micajah, or perhaps her grand-uncle who was a Rev. War Patriot.
John Gray's father, Thomas Jefferson "Jeff" Gray, Sr., was the 5th of 10 children of Cloretta (Chloe) Dawkins & Frederick Gray (Rev. War Captain, SC state legislator and planter). Jeff's gr-grandfather, William Dawkins, Sr., served as a Captain in the SC Militia during the Rev. War.
John Gray's mother, Phoebe Carter Brooks was the daughter of Allen Brooks & Narcissa Carter. She was raised in the southwestern part of Lowndes Co., MS, where the Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is located. Her 1st marriage, to Thomas Battle Williams, produced two daughters: Narcissa Elizabeth Williams (Carroll) FAG# 24329746 and Mary E. Williams.
Widowed, Phoebe married Thomas Jefferson Gray, who had migrated to MS from SC with a teenage son, Frederick, and a young daughter, Ann Lucinda, from his first marriage. Jeff and Phoebe had several children together: T.J., Jr., Henry Allen, Joseph Brooks, Emma, and John Micajah.
Jeff was a planter. Per descendants, Phoebe and Jeff had plenty of land, a nice big farmhouse with a large porch that went across the front and around the side of the house. John's father died when he was very young. During the War Between the States, older brother T.J., Jr. fought for the Confederacy while mother Phoebe maintained the farm and her young children. The Yankees came through and caused much damage, burning their barn that was full of stored cotton. The house is no longer there, but was located shortly to the left (on the part of their land John inherited) on the road to Agency.
John Gray was named for his mother's (Phoebe Carter Brooks Williams Gray) uncle Micajah, or perhaps her grand-uncle who was a Rev. War Patriot.
John Gray's mother, Phoebe Carter Brooks was the daughter of Allen Brooks & Narcissa Carter. She was raised in the southwestern part of Lowndes Co., MS, where the Brooks-Henkel Cemetery is located. Her 1st marriage, to Thomas Battle Williams, produced two daughters: Narcissa Elizabeth Williams (Carroll) FAG# 24329746 and Mary E. Williams.
Widowed, Phoebe married Thomas Jefferson Gray, who had migrated to MS from SC with a teenage son, Frederick, and a young daughter, Ann Lucinda, from his first marriage. Jeff and Phoebe had several children together: T.J., Jr., Henry Allen, Joseph Brooks, Emma, and John Micajah.
Jeff was a planter. Per descendants, Phoebe and Jeff had plenty of land, a nice big farmhouse with a large porch that went across the front and around the side of the house. John's father died when he was very young. During the War Between the States, older brother T.J., Jr. fought for the Confederacy while mother Phoebe maintained the farm and her young children. The Yankees came through and caused much damage, burning their barn that was full of stored cotton. The house is no longer there, but was located shortly to the left (on the part of their land John inherited) on the road to Agency.
John Gray was named for his mother's (Phoebe Carter Brooks Williams Gray) uncle Micajah, or perhaps her grand-uncle who was a Rev. War Patriot.
