James Gray

James was born in 1661 in Melville, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland and his baptism took place there on March 29th, 1661.  James' father was Abraham (Abraham Gray The Elder) Gray and his mother was Elspet Huntar.  His paternal grandparents were Alexander or William Gray and Unknown. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named William, Alexander, Alexander, Abraham Gray The Younger, Robert, James, David, James, Janet, Margaret and Eupham.  He was the second youngest of the twelve children.