Gray, Philip, 1775 - 1838

Philip Gray, known as Esquire Gray, was a carpenter and builder from Ledyard, Connecticut. He served as a justice of the peace for North Stonington.  In 1818, he and business partner Gurdon Bill purchased land in Ledyard to build a general store.  Gray sold his interest in the building to Bill the following year for $500. Gray provided services for both the Mashantucket and Eastern Pequot tribes in 1823, 1824, and 1832.

Find A Grave (Ledyard Center Cemetery, Ledyard, CT). Avery, History of Ledyard, 131. Connecticut Register (1835), 38.  Gurdon Bill Store, Wikipedia. Sources for this biography also come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.