GRAY'S NECRONOMICON

by T. M. Gray

The meaning of Necronomicon is 'Book of the Dead', hence this is my book of the dead. Youwon't find any living person in these records, but if you're of European descent you may be ableto trace some of your ancestors by using this ebook. Although I've written several novels, Ihesitate to call myself the

author

of this work; 'compiler' is a more accurate term as most parts of this book were previously compiled by ancestors and relatives, which can be found in research books in any well-stocked library or on the worldwide web. As always with ancient (and somenot-so-ancient) lineages, one must keep in mind that occasionally a red herring may emerge fromthe historic depths. Back in the day, it must have been quite a feather in one's cap to claimlineage from royalty—directly from the biblical Adam and Eve. Most people alive today of European descent can make the same claim quite easily and probably many several times over invarious branches of their family trees.The genealogies of nobles and royals, however, tend to be fairly accurate (that is, until you getinto the truly ancient lines and that's when things get a bit fuzzy.) Rulers and nobles were the people with land, money and possessions; therefore, they were the ones most involved with lawsand taxation. At around 200 AD, records of their wills, marriages, births and deaths weremeticulously kept by the Church, and it is upon these records that we rely for information.This does not mean all the information in this compilation is absolutely correct. There are boundto be some discrepancies from unverified information by sources such as the Latter Day Saints,WorldConnect, Britannica, Wikipedia, Ancestry.com and other places on the internet; however,I've done my best to keep everything as accurate as possible with the information available. Thatsaid, you may find unintentional inaccuracies and for that, I offer apologize in advance.In this book, the name of the ancestor is preceeded by a number for cross-referencing. If their spouse has a cross-reference, the spouse's name will be set in bold-face type and followed by anumber in italicized parentheses showing you where to look. In some cases where only the wife'slineage is known (or if her children received her surname), her name often will be listed firstinstead of that of the husband. Children married into other families will have italicized,numbered parentheses following their names so you'll know where to find them in thiscollection. You can use the Search option on the Adobe Acrobat menu—or (even easier) you canuse the clickable family bookmark links by opening the

bookmark

tab to the right. Entries withthe same surname but are not yet found to be related are separated by * * * and their referencenumbers will be followed by a letter (1a, 10b, etc.)Please note: I am not a professional genealogist. Genealogy is a great interest of mine, but I'venever been paid to research family roots. This work is presented to you as a result of more than20 years of research, and it's my hope that this e-book will save you some time, frustration andmoney in the search for your own ancestors. Sincerest thanks to all who helped along the way.~T. M. Gray

ACYE

1. William Acye.

Christened 24 Jan 1563 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England. Died 6 Jan 1627 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire,England. He married Jane Scales on 22 Oct 1593 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England. Buried 13 Jan 1627 in Kirk Ella,Yorkshire, England. Children:i.Peter Acyeii.Thomas Acye2iii.William Acyeiv.Janet Acyev.Margreta Acye

2. William Acye.

Son of William Acye & Jane Scales. Christened 18 Mar 1596 in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England.Died before 30 Sep 1690 in Rowley, MA. He married Margaret Hayton, daughter of John Hayton, on 25 Mar 1620in Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England. Christened 5 Oct 1595 in North Burton, Yorkshire, England. Buried 12 Feb 1675in Rowley, MA. Children:i.Agnes Acyeii.Ruth Acyeiii.Mary Acye*ix.Elizabeth Acye

(See 2 Swan)

x.John Acye; Born 1638

ADAMS

1. John Adams

. Born 1270. He married

Elizabeth Gournay

(See 11 de Gournay)

, daughter of John de Gournay &Olivia de Lovel. Born 1275. Children:2i.Thomas Adams

2. Thomas Adams

. Son of John Adams & Elizabeth Gournay. Born 1295. Children:3i.William Adams

3. William Adams

. Son of Thomas Adams. Born 1315. Children:4i.Thomas Adams

4. Thomas Adams

. Son of William Adams. Born 1340. He married Jane Inge. Born 1345. Children5i.John Adams

5. John Adams

. Son of Thomas Adams & Jane Inge. Born 1364 in Gloucestershire, England. He married ClaraPowell. Born 1365. Children:6i.Roger Adams

6. Roger Adams

. Son of John Adams & Clara Powell. Born 1392 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Hemarried Jane Elliot. Born 1394. Children:7i.Thomas Adams

7. Thomas Adams

. Son of Roger Adams & Jane Elliot. Born 1422 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Hemarried Marie Upton. Born 1424 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Children:8i.John I Adams

8. John I Adams

. Son of Thomas Adams & Marie Upton. Born 1452 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England.He married Jane Rannelegh. Born 1454 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Children:9i.John II Adams

9. John II Adams

. Son of John I Adams & Jane Rannelegh. Born 1482 in Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. Hemarried Catherine Stebbing. Born 1484 in Dartmouth, England. Children:10i.John III Adams

10. John III Adams

. Son of John II Adams & Catherine Stebbing. Born 1502 in England. Died 1542 in Barton, St.David, Somersetshire, England. He married Alice. Born 1505. Children:11i.Henry Adams

11. Henry Adams

. Son of John III Adams & Alice. Born 1531 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England. Died12 Aug 1596 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England. He married Rose. Born 1536 in Barton, Somersetshire,England. Children:12i.Richard Adams

12. Richard Adams

. Son of Henry Adams & Rose. Born 1 Jan 1554/1555 in Barton, Somersetshire, England. Died22 Mar 1603/1604 in England. He married Margaret Armager. Born 1558 in England. Children:13i.Samuel Adams