The Sanders Genealogy Website
DESCENDANTS OF MARGARET ANN SANDERS
SANDERS, COOK, GRAY, BRIGHT, WINTERS, BENSON, MOORE, MURPHY, PASLEY, MC NITT, RENBERGER, HAWORTH, FRYE, DUNCAN, POWELL, BANTA, ORCUTT, JENKINS, GORDON, MOORE,
MC ENERNY, LOWERY, LOWE, BRIGHT, HAMILTON, RECTOR, MC GRIFF, DONAHUE,
WRIGHT, CUNNINGTON, DODD, SANDERS, ?
Note: I want to send out a special thank you to Marilyn (Gray) Dodd for sending me the Gray family information.
Thank you Marilyn.
---Descendants of Margaret Ann Sanders/Saunders
+ 6 MARGARET ANN2 SANDERS/SAUNDERS (ABEDNEGO1)
Father: Abednego SANDERS
Mother: Amy COOK
was born March 1, 1823 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
She died 1880 in Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
MARGARET married MATTHEW GRAY, on May 11, 1842 in Randolph, County, Indiana.
Son of ROBERT GRAY and BARBARA BRIGHT
GRAY
?1 GRAY
Father: ? GRAY, b. abt. 1765
Mother: ?, b. abt. 1765
were married abt. 1790
They had the following children:
F i. ELIZABETH2 GRAY
M ii. JAMES2 GRAY
M iii. ROBERT2 GRAY
M iv. ALEXANDER2 GRAY
---Descendants of Elizabeth Gray
+ 1 ELIZABETH2 GRAY (?1)
Father: ? GRAY, b. abt. 1765
Mother: ?, b. abt. 1765
was born abt. 1790, Pennsylvania.
She died in Cass County, Pennsylvania.
ELIZABETH married JOHN BENSON, abt. 1805 in Alleghency County, Pennsylvania.
BENSON
JOHN BENSON
was born abt. 1780, in Ireland
He died 1865, in Cass County, Indiana
They had the following children
M i. THOMAS3 BENSON
M ii. ALEX3 BENSON
M iii. HUGH3 BENSON
HUGH married NANCY MOORE
F iv. ELIZABETH3 BENSON
ELIZABETH married JAMES MURPHY
F v. MARGARET3 BENSON
was born July 25, 1808, Cass County, Indiana
MARGARET married JOHN PASLEY, on November 3, 1843, in Cass County, Indiana
M vi. JAMES3 BENSON
JAMES married SARAH MARGARET MC NITT
M vii. SAMUEL3 BENSON
was born abt. 1828, Plum Township, Alleghency, Pennsylvania.
SAMUEL married MINERVA RENBERGER, on September 27, 1849, in Cass County, Indiana
MINERVA RENBERGER
was born abt. 1831, in Indiana.
M viii. ROBERT GRAY3 BENSON
was born abt. 1831, Alleghency County, Pennsylvania.
F ix. MARY3 BENSON
M x. JOHN A.3 BENSON
was born November 10, 1823, in Pennsylvania.
JOHN married SARAH ANN HAWORTH, on January 27, 1847, in Cass County, Indiana.
F xi. SARAH JANE3 BENSON
was born June 9, 1833, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
SARAH married SAMUEL FRYE, on September 10, 1851, in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana.
SAMUEL FRYE
was born October 2, 1824, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
---Descendants of James Gray
+ 2 JAMES2 GRAY (?1)
Father: ? GRAY, b. abt. 1765
Mother: ?, b. abt. 1765
was born 1802, Washington, Pennsylvania.
JAMES married KATHERINE DUNCAN, in 1828, Pennsylvania.
DUNCAN
KATHERINE DUNCAN
was born 1803, VA
They had the following children:
M i. JOHN3 GRAY
was born abt. 1829
M ii. JAMES D.3 GRAY
was born abt. 1832, in Pennsylvania.
M iii. THOMAS3 GRAY
was born abt. 1833
M iv. ALEXANDER3 GRAY
was born abt. 1834, in Indiana
M v. HAMILTON3 GRAY
was born abt. 1837
F vi. MARY3 GRAY
was born abt. 1838, in Indiana
F vii. MARTHA3 GRAY
was born abt. 1839
MARTHA married LEMUEL POWELL
---Descendants of Robert Gray
+3 ROBERT2 GRAY (?1)
Father: ? GRAY, b. abt. 1765
Mother: ?, b. abt. 1765
was born February 1796 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
He died December 2, 1868 in Cass County, Indiana.
ROBERT married BARBARA BRIGHT, on 1821 in Pennsylvania.
BRIGHT
BARBARA BRIGHT
Father: Michael BRIGHT
Mother: Barbara Ann WINTERS
was born February 22, 1793 in Pennsylvania.
She died 1868.
They had the following children:
M i. MATTHEW3 GRAY
was born October 16, 1822, in Plum Township, Alleghency, Pennsylvania.
He died April 17, 1893, in Denton County, Texas
F ii. SARAH3 GRAY
was born November 11, 1824, in Pittsburgh, Alleghency, Pennsylvania.
She died December 17, 1889, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
M iii. SAMUEL3 GRAY
was born abt. 1829, in Pennsylvania.
SAMUEL married MARY ?
F iv. BARBARA3 GRAY
was born September 22, 1832, in Indiana
She died December 26, 1832, in Indiana
M v. JOHN W.3 GRAY
was born 1834, in Ohio
F vi. MATILDA3 GRAY
was born abt. 1837, in Indiana
M vii. DAVID3 GRAY
was born in PA
F viii. MARGARET3 GRAY
was born ?
+1 MATTHEW3 GRAY (ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Robert GRAY
Mother: Barbara BRIGHT
was born October 16, 1822 in Plum Township, Alleghency, Pennsylvania.
He died April 17, 1893 in Harrison Township, Delaware, Indiana.
Occupation: Farmer.
Source: 1860 & 1870 US Federal Census Records
Source: Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Record list Margaret A. Saunders
MATTHEW married (1) MARGARET ANN SANDERS
MATTHEW married (2) NANCY HAMILTON
MATTHEW GRAY and MARGARET ANN SANDERS had the following children:
F i. MATILDA JANE4 GRAY
was born in 1847, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
She died August 13, 1903 in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
M ii. JAMES WALTER4 GRAY
was born July 15, 1851, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
Source Notes: Ida McGriff, per old family letter dated August 2, 1942.
My Grandmother had ten children, my Father being the oldest and Aunt Elizabeth Cunnington of Muncie the youngest, and the only one living. If you would like to get in touch with her the address is 2912 S. Pershing Drive, Muncie, IN. As to the men of the Sanders family, Uncle Merril was killed in the Mexican War. He was never married.
These children below were listed as living with Matthew and Margaret Ann (Sanders) Gray on their census records:
M i. JOHN W.4 GRAY
was born in 1843, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
F ii. SARAH A.4 GRAY
was born 1854, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
F iii. MATILDA JANE4 GRAY
was born in 1847, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
She died August 13, 1903 in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
M iv. WILLIAM B.4 GRAY
was born in 1849, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
M v. JAMES WALTER4 GRAY
was born July 15, 1851, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
F vi. AMY C.4 GRAY
was born in 1853, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
M vii. ISAAC H.4 GRAY
was born abt.1855, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
M viii. ANDREW J.4 GRAY
was born in 1858, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
F ix. PHEBE4 GRAY
was born in 1861, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
F x. ELIZABETH C.4 GRAY
was born in1863, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
ELIZABETH married ?, on March 19, 1891 in Delaware County, Indiana.
MATTHEW GRAY married (2) NANCY HAMILTON
HAMILTON
NANCY HAMILTON
was born November 20, 1823 in Tennessee.
She died July 18, 1874 in Denton, Denton, Texas
They had the following children:
M i. ROBERT4 GRAY
M ii. CHARLES4 GRAY
M iii. JOHN M.4 GRAY
M iv. JAMES WALTER4 GRAY
+ 1 JOHN W.4 GRAY (MATTHEW3, ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Matthew GRAY
Mother: Margaret Ann SANDERS
was born in 1843, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
JOHN married NANCY RECTOR
RECTOR
NANCY RECTOR
Father: RECTOR
Mother:
was born
She died
They had the following children:
F IDA BELLE5 GRAY
Father: John W. GRAY
Mother: Nancy RECTOR
was born December 22, 1868 in Indiana.
She died December 11, 1961 in Blackmon Township, Michigan.
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Muncie, Indiana.
IDA married JAMES ARTHUR MC GRIFF, on December 18, 1887 in Delaware County,
MC GRIFF
JAMES ARTHUR5 MC GRIFF (William4, Thomas3, Richard2, John1)
Father: William MC GRIFF
was born September 3, 1865 in Indiana.
He died August 3, 1895 in Colorado.
Burial: Muncie, Indiana.
They had the following children.
F i. ETHEL ANNA6 MC GRIFF
was born May 22, 1899.
She died April 3, 1979
ETHEL married TRACY DONAHUE, on June 1915.
M ii. JOHN WILLIAM6 MC GRIFF
was born September 14, 1890.
+ 3 MATILDA JANE4 GRAY (MATTHEW3, ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Matthew GRAY
Mother: Margaret Ann SANDERS
was born in 1847, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
She died August 13, 1903 in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
MATILDA married DAVID W. WRIGHT, on January 2, 1868 in Delaware County, Indiana.
+ 7 ISAAC H.4 GRAY (MATTHEW3, ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Mathew GRAY
Mother: Margaret Ann SANDERS
was born abt.1855, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
Source: 1910 US Federal Census Record Residence: Muncie Ward 2, Delaware County, Indiana
ISAAC married HARRIET J. ?
?
HARRIET J. ?
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
was born abt.1847, Indiana.
They had the following children:
M i. CLAUSEY D.5 GRAY
was born abt.1883 in Indiana.
F ii. JOSEPHINE V.5 GRAY
was born abt. 1885 in Indiana.
REVA NELSON
was born abt.1894 in Indiana.
(living with Gray's listed as Servant)
+ 10 ELIZABETH "LIZIE" C.4 GRAY (MATTHEW3, ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Matthew GRAY
Mother: Margaret Ann SANDERS
was born in 1863, in Monroe Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
Source Notes: Ida McGriff.
Residence: 2912 S. Pershing Drive, Muncie, Indiana.
ELIZABETH married ? CUNNINGTON, on March 19, 1891 in Delaware County, Indiana.
+ 2 SARAH3 GRAY (ROBERT2,?1)
Father: Robert GRAY
Mother: Barbara BRIGHT
was born November 11, 1824 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
She died December 17, 1889 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona.
SARAH married FREDRICK NUTTS BANTA, on March 2, 1843 in Hanging Grove, Cass County, Indiana.
BANTA
FREDRICK NUTTS BANTA
was born
He died
They had the following children:
F i. KATHERINE5 BANTA
KATHERINE married (1) ORCUTT
KATHERINE married (2) JENKINS
F ii. BARBARA5 BANTA
BARBARA married GORDON
M iii. HENRY5 BANTA
F iv. MIRANDA5 BANTA
MIRANDA married MOORE
M v. THEODORE5 BANTA
F vi. MARGARET5 BANTA
F vii. MARY ANN5 BANTA
MARY ANN married MC ENERNY
M viii. ROBERT5 BANTA
F ix. SARAH5 BANTA
SARAH married LOWERY
7 DAVID3 GRAY (ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: Robert GRAY
Mother: Barbara BRIGHT
was born in PA
DAVID married ?
They had the following children:
M WILLIAM4 GRAY (DAVID3, ROBERT2, ?1)
Father: David GRAY
Mother: ?
WILLIAM married MAY LOWE
LOWE
MAY LOWE
Father: Hugh LOWE
Source: Marilyn (Gray) Dodd
According to all information I can find out our Grays were Scotch-Irish. My grandmother who was May Lowe, daughter of Hugh Lowe, married Wm. Gray, son of David Gray. Hugh Lowe owned 2100 acres of land between Monon and Monticello. The Grays owned property north of Monon and into Jasper Co. Both families were early settlers of that area before 1840. The Grays came in the 1830's from Pa. I know that John W. was born in Ohio but do not have a clue where.
---Descendants of Alexander Gray
+ 4 ALEXANDER2 GRAY (?1)
Father: ? GRAY, b. abt. 1765
Mother: ?, b. abt. 1765
was born December 15, 1792, in Washington, Pennsylvania.
ALEX married ELIZABETH BRIGHT
BRIGHT
ELIZABETH BRIGHT
was born February 22, 1793
Source Notes: Marilyn (Gray) Dodd
Barbara and Elizabeth Bright were twins. I have history of the Bright's back to 1600's.
They had the following children:
M i. MICHAEL3 GRAY
was born October 17, 1819, in Pennsylvania.
M ii. JOHN3 GRAY
was born October 10, 1821, in Pennsylvania.
F iii. MARY3 GRAY
was born July 11, 1824, in Pennsylvania.
M iv. ALEXANDER3 GRAY
was born March 1827, in Pennsylvania.
F v. MARGARET3 GRAY
was born June 9, 1828, in Pennsylvania.
M vi. HARRISON3 GRAY
was born September 26, 1830, in Pennsylvania.
F vii. BARBARA3 GRAY
was born July 13, 1833, in Indiana.
M viii. JAMES A.3 GRAY
was born September 28, 1836, in Indiana.