Asa McGray (1780–1843) is best known as the minister who established the first church of Free Will Baptists in Nova Scotia, Canada.
William McGray (1777–1861) was a Methodist minister in Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States.
Indirect evidence suggests she may not have been born in Charlestown but in Charlton, Massachusetts, where her father and mother lived and married.
Asa McGray and his family settled in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.
Asa McGray helped organize the Free Will Baptist Church in Greene, Maine.
[13] In addition, he helped form other churches in Nova Scotia's Shelburne, Yarmouth, Kings, and Queens counties.
"He preached without salary, working his land and taking freewill offerings for his support.
"[15] He was a promoter for the public good, including developing agriculture, expanding the local economy, and help build a bridge to cross an island creek.
[16] In addition, in 1831 he was a leader of Cape Sable Island's branch of the Total Abstinence Society, which was a provincial temperance movement.
Edward Reynolds, preaching from 2 Samuel, "Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel."
About 1876, the artist Jacob Blauvelt of Tusket painted an oil on canvas portrait from the old crayon drawing.
In order of birth, their children were: Born in Maine, USA:[15] Born in Nova Scotia, Canada:[18] Siblings Sarah Carpenter McGray and Asa Turner McGray, married siblings John Harvey Doane and Eliza Ann Doane.