| Cemetery Number | WY044 |
| Town | WESTERLY |
| Cemetery Name | THOMAS RAY GROUND |
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| Location | PARK RIDGE RD - KINGWOOD ESTATES |
| State | RI |
| Direction | N |
| Pole Number | 575 |
| Distance | 300 |
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| Size in Feet | 50 |
| Size in Feet | 60 |
| Inscriptions | 3 |
| Fieldstones | 3 |
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| Comment | Rev. Frederic Denison recorded this lot in 1867-8: "This belongs to a colored family of excellent repute, and is located between the post road and the shore roads, near three fourths of a mile south of the residence of Mr. Nathan Chase, on the old Ray estate, near thirty rods southwest of the Ray House. It contains the remains of Thomas Ray and his wife Sarah, and their son Gideon and others. Thomas lived to be very aged, and saw four generations of his descendants. His grandson, Rev. Charles Ray, has been for many years an able Methodist minister in New York. Gideon Ray was
drowned at the beach of Worden's Pond.
We might here add that the mother of Thomas Ray came from Guinea and was landed on Block Island from the famous ship "Palatine." Falling into the hands of Col. Ray Sands, of BI, she obtained the name of Ray which was accepted by her children. The name of the locality of the Ray family, in this town, was commonly called Guinea Hollow, in honor of the country of the mother of the family."
on north side of 6 Rockridge Road,in front of Doctor Lewis Pond. |
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