Alice Moorman
Spouse
Francis Gray
Francis Gray
???? - 1667
 

Timeline

1637


Age: 17y
1637 Elizabeth Poole becomes the first woman to have founded a town (Taunton, Massachusetts) in the Americas.

1638


Nov 26
Age: 18y

marriage


Francis Gray
Maryland, USA ⇓
The marriage application was signed by Francis Gray on November 26th.
2 Sources ⇓
1638 Pedro Teixeira makes the first ascent of the Amazon River, from its mouth to Quito, Ecuador. The same trip had been made in the opposite direction in 1541.

1651


Dec 30
Age: 32y

deed


Westmoreland County, VA ⇓
Her name is mentioned in Westmoreland in the following deed from her husband: "Know All Men by these presents that I, Francis Gray, of the County of Northumberland in ye Colony of Virgina for divers good causes and considerations and in the true and ardent love I beare unto Alice Gray, my loving wife, have given & and do by these presents freely give and grant unto the said Alice Gray one browne cow...and a browne calfe...with their increase: To have and to hold the said Cow & Calfe with their increase to her and her heires forever." Wit: John Rosier
1 Source ⇓
1651 30Battle of Berestechko in the Ukraine: The army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth defeats the Zaporozhian Cossacks in one of the biggest land battles of the century, with some 205,000 troops in the field.

1654


Apr 16
Age: 34y

patent


Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA ⇓
Her husband patented 1000 acres on the south side of the Potomac River, choosing to settle the family in Virginia after the political conflict in Maryland.
2 Sources ⇓
1654 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, is crowned. His absolutist style of leadership becomes a benchmark for the rest of Germany.

Tags