Thomas Ray 1661 memorandum

[BronwenS]

Kia ora

Someone has already kindly transcribed most of this memorandum for me, but if someone else has the time to look over it for me and identify anything else that would be really helpful.

This is the information I have about his family:
Thomas Ray married Margaret Oviatt 7 Aug 1628 at St Thomas, Salisbury and they had four children: Mary Ray 10 February 1631 (m.Gabriel Barnaby of the Close), Margaret Ray bapt 23 March 1633, Thomas Ray 19 February 1636, William Ray 28 March 1641.
Thomas Ray Gentleman of Salisbury, Wiltshire died 1661 WILL

THE WILL

Memorandum that Thoms Ray the younger late of this city of
?  in the county of  ?   being of perfect mynde and memory
? intent                                                    Will and ?
Nuncupative to his ? and effort following that is to say on ?
about the twenty sixth day of September one thousand five hundred and sixty one and  ?  did give
and bequeath     and benefit of all       unto     my wife  during
her natural life And after      gave    the    to be equally divided be
tween his brother and silford ??         William
be  seven pounds in gold
in his executor to buy ? to ? for his sake which would  ? ? effort
  within
his last will and testament in the profound and ?   credible witnesses
Tho. Raye &  ? Gunter

Nga mihi
Bronwen Summers
Aotearoa

[goldie61]

... late of the Citty of
new Sarum in the County of Wilts............
with an Intent to dispose of his Estate spake uttered and declared his last Will and Testam(en)t
Nuncupative or by word of mouth to the Tenor and effect followinge That is to say on or
about....................................... six hundred sixtye one hee did give
and bequeath the use and benefit of all his Estate unto Barbara Ray his wife...
... And after her decease he gave the same to be equally devided bee
tween his brother and sisters Item hee have unto his uncle William Ray All his wear
inge Apparrell Item he gave unto his mother seaven pounds in Gould which hee said was
in his Trunncke to buy her a ring to weare for his sake which words or the like in effect
hee spake uttered and declared with an intent that they should stand for and bee as
his last will and Testament in the presence and hearing of credible Wittnesses
Tho Raye and Tho Gunter
 

[BronwenS]

Many thanks, a different mother to what I have, so I need to do a bit more.

Nga mihi
Bronwen
Aotearoa

[shanreagh]

This is a document of Thomas Ray the younger ie I am thinking the one born 1636.  Unless the father was also a Thomas Ray the younger.  So he may have been about 25 when he died.  Hence possibly being married but not having children.  Therefore giving property to his sisters and brother and to his mother & uncle. 

it is a nuncupative will ie an oral one given in extremis (hence the words 'spake'/'uttered')
'A nuncupative will is given when a person is sick or injured and is confined to a hospital or care situation with little time expected to live'.

[BronwenS]

Many thanks this makes a lot more sense with the wife being Barbara and no children etc. 

[trish1120]

Re the witness to the Will Tho Gunter

MARGARETT Raye married Thomas GUNTER 31 Aug 1657, St Thomas, Salisbury
Note;  Thomas and Mris Margarett

THOMAS Raye married Barabarah SWANTON of St Edmond's Parish 23 Feb 1657/8 St Thomas

BARBARAH Raye, Widow*, married Robert PINCKNEY of Rushall 25 Oct 1663 St Thomas

All on FreeREG

Trish

[trish1120]

I also noticed the Margarett OVIATT/Thomas RAY Marriage 07 Aug 1628

Did siblings marry siblings?

Alice RAY/Thomas OVIATT married 28 May 1628   

[BronwenS]

Thanks Trish, most of what you have sent me makes sense, except this:
Alice RAY/Thomas OVIATT married 28 May 1628   

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE AND I CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND THE IDEA THAT THEN THERE WERE TWO COUPLES OF THE SAME NAME SOME 100 YEARS LATER

Thomas Oviat 1520 Tring, Hertfordshire married Alice Ray (1510) their three sons were John Oviat 1535-1599, Phillip Oviat 1550, Hugh Oviat 1553-1610
Alice Oviat (Ray) died February 1589

Nga mihi
Bronwen
Aotearoa

[trish1120]

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