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Hi Ross, Many years ago I ran across the record that a Benjamin Ray died in Brunswick Co. Va. and that a man got paid to bury him. I have never placed this Benjamin in a family. My only thought was that he was the son of Benjamin who died on Maggotty Creek in 1749 but you say he was born in 1656. There are many many Benjamins in my family. The Morgan Bryan diary written in 1748 states,
"On Nov 4 we found an almost imposssible way and were compelled to remove many trees. Our wagon stuck fast in a mud hole and it took two hours before we could get it out. The pulley was of much service to us. After a mile we found water again. After four hours we found a little creek where we ate our dinner. In the afternoon we crossed Maggedi Creek. Nearby dwells Benjamin Reh, an old man of some ninety years and his wife who is about a hundred years old. They are both active and cheerful people who gave us milk to drink and were very friendly. Close to this house is a deep mud hole, then follows a steep hill almost immediately." Conclusion: Benjamin had a house and a cow and he was born in the 1660s or 1670s.
They had moved west several times and didn't have a house some of the time and I think their faces showed much age and I don't think they were as old as 90 and 100 years.
Morgan wrote later, "We pitched our tent near a large creek. We had to watch our horses closely at this place for we heard there were people in this neighborhood who steal horses. We prepared dumplings this evening, which tasted very well. After the evening worship we lay down to rest. On Nov 5 we rose early " I think this is very interesting.
Ken Wray
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