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I found this post in the Ransdell Family Forum:
Posted by: Bob Moore Date: June 15, 2002
In Reply to: Re: John Ransdell m. Lucy Chilton Placed by Rubyann T Darnell
Elizabeth Ransdell, d. 30 Apr. 1828, m. March 1789, Nathaniel [Weedon] Gray, d. 21 July 1843, aged 79 years, 9 months (b. ca. 1763). Dates of birth of children from Gray family Bible at Virginia Historical Society. The order of presentation is from the 1839 Fauquier Co. suit.
a. Nathaniel N.[oble] Gray, b. 25 Dec. 1805.
b. Sarah [R.] Gray, not mentioned in Bible.
c. Caroline C.[ooke] Gray, b. 14 Sept. 1809, d. 5 Feb. 1888.
d. James [Strother -from Bible] Gray, b. 25 Aug. 1792.
e. Mary Gray, b. 15 Jan. 1790, m. Martin Maddux, d. bef. 1839
(1) Margaret E. Maddux
(2) Nathaniel W. Maddux
(3) James S. Maddux.
f. Frances Gray, b. 10 Aug. 1797/8, d. 3 July 1870, m. 8 Apr. 1852, John Ransdell, son of Stephen. Not mentioned in 1839 suit.
g. John French Gray, b. 22 Mary 1801, d. 25 Dec. 1863 from wound received at Fredericksburg. Not mentioned in law suit.
It suggests that Nathaniel Gray may have been related to the Weedon Family of Westmoreland County, VA.
Here's a post I ran across in the Weedon Family Forum:
Posted by: Linda Nolan Layman Date: November 07, 2005:
information from the booklet "Historical Atlas of Westmoreland County, Virginia" by David Eaton, 1942:
"George Weedon patented land south of Atropine Creek and the dams of John Washington's mill. He came from England, the place of his nativity. He was the ancestor of General George Weedon. He died in Westmoreland County in 1681-82.
General George Weedon owned 'Stony Point' and he married prior to 1764, Catherine Gordon, daughter of John and Margaret Gordon of Spotsylvania County. He and Catherine sold their land in Westmoreland County, 535 acres, at Rocky Point to Thacker Washington, Oct. 4, 1786. Her sister married Gen. Hugh Mercer. From the records we find that Gen. George Washington advanced Weedon more rapidly than he did any other officer. As both Washington and Weedon were boys together at one time, may account for this attachment. Washington appointed Weedon an ensign Sept. 17, 1755, made him a lieutenant on July 26, 1776. August 13, 1776 he was promoted to Brigadier General from his last position. General George Weedon died without issue, in Fredericksburg, VA in November, 1793 and his will proved Jan. 24, 1794."
"Augustine Weedon, born in Westmoreland County, VA. in 1751, served as sergeant under Captains James Quarles, William Long, and Colonel William Brent, Virginia Continental Line 1777; engaged in battle of Monmouth. In 1782 he married Jane Wroe, who was born in 1761 and died in 1830. In 1832 he applied for a pension, which was granted, and he died in Prince William County in 1833."
Here's the information I've gathered from Binn's Genealogy 1790 - 1800 Tax Lists:
From Binn’s Genealogy, 1790 – 1800 Tax Lists:
Gray, William Fairfax 1789
Gray, Isaac Fauquier 1790
Gray, Garret Jr. Fauquier 1790
Gray, Garret (free) Fauquier 1790
Gray, Daniel Fauquier 1790
Gray, Thomas Fauquier 1790
Gray, Nathaniel Fauquier 1790
Gray, Nathaniel Fauquier 1799
Gray, James Fauquier 1799
If anyone has any information that connects these families, I would appreciate it!
Janelle Williams Gaughan
janellegaughan@yahoo.com
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