Notes for Rhoda GREGORY

Rhoda Gregory Hurst Floyd
Birth Jul 29, 1872 Fleming County, Kentucky
Death Jun 7, 1912 Rush County, Indiana
Parents:
Nathaniel Gregory (1823 - 1873)
Sarah Tribby Gregory (1833 - 1905)
Spouse John A Hurst (1872 - 1908)
Siblings:
James Robert Gregory (1849 - 1924) Half-sibling
Edward Templeman Gregory (1853 - 1927) Half-sibling
Jefferson P Gregory (1858 - 1916)
Joseph Hampton Gregory (1861 - 1924) Half-sibling
Luellan GREGORY Stanfield (1863 - 1935) Half-sibling
Burial Goddard Cemetery, Rush County, Indiana
Created by Geneabear Feb 16, 2008
--  Find A Grave Memorial #24680242,
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24680242

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Notes for Richard GREGORY

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Gregorys and Fews in Migration Patterns from the 1700s
By Orville Boyd Jenkins
Posted on Ancestry.com 16 October 2017

One factor in reconstructing a family lineage are patterns of movement and
migration. These migration paths are helpful in finding and evaluating
records in our Gregory and related Few line. We see Gregory records in a
generational pattern along the migration streams along the tidewater area or
valleys southwards and westward.

Westward
Records are being discovered in the westward line from Philadelphia through
Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland, through what is now West Virginia, still
part of Virginia in the era we are looking at, and on to Ohio and Indiana.
Brothers John, Richard and Benjamin Gregory, thought to be sons of Isaac
Gregory of Pennsylvania, are mentioned several times in lists of residents of
old Frederick County, Virginia, a large area at the northern end of the
Shenandoah Valley, also on a common east-west migration route.

Records for a younger Richard Gregory are found in Culpeper County and
Fauquier County, Virginia, on this westward path south of the Pennsylvania
border. These two counties were established in 1749, cut out of Orange
County, the original huge area from which Frederick County was originally
established in 1743. These counties bordered Frederick County on the east.

Dates and locations of various records match a line of movement from the
residence of Richard's likely grandfather Benjamin Gregory of Pennsylvania,
into Frederick County, and later back to eastern Virginia in Prince William
County, across the Potomac from Washington, DC. This westward line of
migration connects with the great Shenandoah Valley running southwestward
along the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains in what is now West
Virginia.

Records for a Lewis Gregory, who appears to be a son of Benjamin, son of
Isaac, are found along this Shenadoah Valley route then across into the part
of Virginia that later became Kentucky, one of the areas where Fews and
Gregorys come into contact. This matches the pattern of residence and
Gregory-Few marriages in some of these areas along this southward line of
migration. Details are found in individual notes for the Fews and Gregorys.
Gregorys from this lineage moved westward a bit to the part of Virginia that
is now northern Kentucky.

Southward
Gregorys are found along the Shenandoah Valley which runs southwestward from
Hagerstown to Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, on the border, on through Jefferson
and Cocke County, which were all one area of North Carolina, then East
Tennessee (current I-81 to I-40 to Knoxville) in the 1700s and early 1800s and
on toward Cherokee and contiguous counties in Alabama.

We find Gregorys that appear to be from two different lineages who followed
the Shenandoah or similar route from Philadelphia-Baltimore through Virginia
into Tennessee, our line through the easterly route of the named east
Tennessee counties, the other a bit more westerly, with members of both lines
in Kentucky.

These two lines seem to be connected to the same line from Pennsylvania and
northern Virginia. But there are indication of one or two separate migration
streams in the same areas. Early sources are not clear on these lines, and
similar names in what may be different lineages seem to have been confused in
some genealogies.

I have been through all these areas and explored these lines of migration so
have these in mind as I read through records and watch for connections and
clues.

Westward Ho
Gregorys in the line of James Henry Gregory and Rachel Lewis are found in
those counties of Tennessee from Jefferson-Cocke on to Knox, McMinn (where we
find both these Gregorys, with apparently no crossover), Franklin, etc, in the
westward migration route. Gregorys of our lineage also seem to have moved
northwestward through the mountain passes toward Louisville.

Fews and Gregorys are connected in the states of Virginia, Kentucky (which was
originally part of Virginia colony), North Carolina and Tennessee (which was
originally part of North Carolina Colony) in several generations. The Fews in
North Carolina apparently followed the westerly route over the Smokies into
Tennessee into Jefferson County, Tennessee, and surrounding counties where
they connected again with the Gregory lineage. We find them in the family of
Francis Marion Few from North Carolina Jefferson County, Tennessee, where his
daughter Letha married Andrew Jackson Gregory, my great great grandfather's
brother.

Crossflow
Traffic went both ways along those Midwestern routes over a period of two
centuries. Fews moved into the Louisville, Kentucky, area from Indiana
(across the Ohio River. Gregorys and Fews also moved from eastern Tennessee
into Kentucky.

Great migrations northward occurred in the 1920s and later because of
extensive floods along the Mississippi, destroying much of the Delta South.
The depression added to this exodus northward. Midwestern droughts
accelerated movement to California. Further industrialization in the next two
decades and after WWII accelerated this migration northward and westward.

The geographical indicators are not only contiguous counties, but similarly in
the counties along these common natural migration routes, which also reveal
patterns of the same family decade to decade and generation to generation.
These patterns match the same kinds of patterns we find in ethnic
investigations all over the world.
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A family genealogy by Carolyn Cooper with sparse details appears to be
reporting family memory information, and includes and outline of a family that
matches James Henry Gregory's birth in 1826. The oldest son Phillip, born in
1824, is the only one for whom full birth and death information are provided.
The child James would match our James Henry Gregory, born in 1826. But we
have reason to doubt some of these names, especially lacking any details at
all.

Richard Gregory, No vital details
Parents:
George Washington Gregory 1790- [may be death date instead of birth date; or
the birth date for son George below]
Mary Hawkins
Marriage 25 Aug 1817 Fauquier County, Va to Dorcas Fishback (1781-)
Birth of Son Phillip Gregory 09-09-1818 Virginia
Other Children, no dates or details:
Miranda Gregory
James Gregory
George Gregory
William Gregory
Death of Son Phillip Gregory October 1895 Bell County, Texas
-- Carolyn Cooper, Ancestry,
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/82712569/person/48465427962/facts?ftm=1

There is some indication that this Richard may be the same Richard Gregory,
also reported to have been born about 1780 in Virginia, as the son of another
Richard Gregory in King William County, Virginia, whose line may not be
connected to the Pennsylvania-Northern Virginia line.

Carolyn does not comment in the genealogy on how she concluded these are all
siblings. Responding to an enquiry from Steve Squier, another Gregory
research, Carolyn said of her source:
"I have a genealogy page that my My Great Great Grand Mother and her daughter
took from family Bible. I do not know if it is right. I received it from my
Dads cousin Thomas Husband who died about 10 years ago and that was the only
contact I had."
-- Carolyn Cooper, email to Steve Squier, cited by Steve Squier, email to
Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 August 2017

Steve suggests that perhaps children from another generation have been
confused as children of Richard.

"Phillip did have children named Miranda, James, George, and William, so
perhaps someone just mistakenly attributed them as his siblings."
-- Steve Squier, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 August 2017

"We know there is a Richard Gregory who married a Dorcas Fishback in Fauquier
Co., VA, which would explain why the name Dorcas keeps popping up [in later
generations]. But based on the dates of birth for some of those proposed
children above, I began to suspect that Richard might have been married
previously and had children by his previous wife. I even predicted that the
first wife might have been named Lucretia, which would explain why that name
keeps appearing in connection with Dorcas in these families. I therefore
found it gratifying to discover another marriage record for a Richard Gregory
in Fauquier Co., VA, to a Lucretia Jones, just early enough to account for the
eldest proposed child."
-- Steve Squier, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 August 2017

Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Richard Gregory
Lucretia Jones
Marriage 14 May 1806 Fauquier County, Virginia

Marrying in 1806 would mean he was born around 1780-1785. This is consistent
with the 1810 census report for Richard Gregory in Fauquier County, Virginia,
when both Richard and his wife were reported as between 26 and 44 years old.
Steve Squier has done an excellent job of analyzing early censuses along with
family groupings reported in later censuses to reconstruct a likely family
configuration for Richard Gregory and his children.

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As it turns out, all of my above hypotheses are supported by the censuses of
1810, 1830, and 1840 for Richard's household (the 1820 census of Tennessee
being lost). Here is how I propose to account for the tally-marks in each of
those years:

1810 Fauquier Co., VA
male 26-44 = Richard Gregory
female 26-44 = Lucretia Jones
female <10 = Sarah Ann Gregory (b. ~1807 VA)
male <10 = an unidentified son (b. 1801-1810) [appears to be William, based on
later discoveries by Steve]
female <45 = an elderly relative
female <45 = an elderly relative

1830 Jefferson Co., TN
male 40-49 = Richard Gregory
female 40-49 = Dorcas Fishback
[note that Sarah Ann is out of the household, having been married the previous
February]
male 20-29 = unidentified son (b. 1801-1810) [William]
male 15-19 = Few H. Gregory (b. ~1813 VA)
male 10-14 = Phillip Gregory (b. ~1817 VA)
female 10-14 = Lucretia Gregory (b. ~1819 TN)
female 5-9 = Mary Jane Gregory (b. ~1820 TN)
female 5-9 = Susan Gregory (b. ~1821 TN)
male 5-9 = James Henry Gregory (b. Apr 1826 TN)
male 60-69 = an elderly relative
female 60-69 = an elderly relative

1840 Jefferson Co., TN
male 50-59 = Richard Gregory
female 50-59 = Dorcas Fishback
[the unidentified son and Few are now out of the household, Few having been
married in 1834]
male 20-29 = Phillip Gregory (b. ~1817 VA)
female 20-29 = Lucretia Gregory (b. ~1819 TN)
female 20-29 = Mary Jane Gregory (b. ~1820 TN)
female 15-19 = Susan Gregory (b. ~1821 TN)
male 15-19 = James Henry Gregory (b. Apr 1826 TN)
female 5-9 = Cynthia Gregory (b. ~1831/32 TN)
-- Steve Squier, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 23 August 2017
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After the death of Lucretia Jones, Richard married Dorcas Fishback, which is
the only wife most genealogies have.

Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Darcus Fishback
Spouse Name Richard Megrigory [McGrigory ?]
Marriage 25 Aug 1817 Fauquier County, Virginia
(no image available to confirm)

Various compilations of the same old records seem to reflect this same couple,
with Richard's name variations of McGregory. This is consistent with the
claims by Gregory lineage researcher Nathan Gregory that his line of Gregorys
go back through Northern Ireland to the McGregor clan centuries before.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Darcus Fishback
Spouse Name Richard Megrig [McGrig ?] Mcgrigory [McGrigory]
Marriage 1817 VA

The following 1930 census record for another Richard Gregory. This would
likely be Richard's son by his first wife Lucretia Jones. But a child named
Richard has not been firmly documented for Richard and Lucretia. Even if they
had a son named Richard, he should be younger than the age range reported for
the one male reported here in Richard Gregory's household in 1830. This may
be a cousin of Richard's, but he has not been identified.

The Gregory family lived in Jefferson County and neighboring Cocke County,
Tennessee. This record reports only one male in the household of Richard
Gregory, age between 30 and 39.

1830 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee
Richard Gregory
1 Free White Male - 30 thru 39
3 Free White Females - Under 5
1 Free White Females - 30 thru 39: 1
4 Free White Under 20
2 Free White 20 thru 49
Total Free White 6
6 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored

In the 1840 census, Few Gregory, in his own household in Jefferson County, was
reported as 20-30 years old. Steve Squier estimates above that Few was born
in 1813, which would fit there. Since Richard and Dorcas married in August
1817, Few would have been the son of Lucretia Jones. This would be a third
child for Lucretia after the male under age 10 reported in the 1810 census
above. Phillip most likely was the son of Dorcas after her marriage to
Richard in 1817, making him born some time in 1818.

If the birth state report for Phillip is correct, the interval between the
birth of Phillip and James would allow time for a move from north central
Virginia (Fauquier County, locale of Phillip's father Richard) to Jefferson
County, Tennessee, where James [matching the James Henry in our family
tradition and marriage records] was born in 1826.

In the 1850 census, there is a Philip Gregory with his family in Cherokee
County, the same county where Henry Gregory is living. The recent research
and analysis by Steve Squier makes a good case for both Phillip and Henry
being sons of Richard and Dorcas. His reconstruction on the 1830 census above
shows that the configuration of Richard and Dorcas' household would
accommodate that relationship.

Carolyn Cooper reports a credible configuration for Richard Gregory's parents
and siblings. But again she has few details. She does report that Richard's
father, George Washington Gregory, came from England. But G W had a son named
George, who matches the older George in the 1840 census above. George
Washington was the nephew of Mildred Warner Washington, who married Roger
Gregory.

They, in fact were the original owners of Mt Vernon, which they deeded over to
Mildred's brother. That is how the plantation came into the Washington family
to be inherited by George Washington, who became President of the United
States. Mildred's first husband had been John Lewis.

In 1837, Richard's son William, born about 1809, died. Richard was appointed
his administrator. But Richard died before the estate was finally settled,
and by 1853 probate was still open on William's estate. We are not sure
exactly when Richard died. His daughter Susan Gregory had married Isaac
Rinehart, and Isaac was appointed the new administrator of William's estate.
It is not clear what year Isaac was appointed.

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1853
Theodore I. Bradford & William Evans v. A. S. Mason, et al.

Jefferson County, Tennessee

Estate Dispute/Settlement

William Gregory [son of Richard Gregory and Lucretia Jones of Virginia], died
intestate, his estate settled [?]. Richard Gregory [father of William] was
made admr of the estate, then he died.

Isaac Rhinehart [husband of Susan Gregory, William's sister] was then made
executor of the Gregory estate, which was insolvent.
Bradford & Evans were security on the estate, sued to settle the estate.

Mentioned: Sarah Gregory [Sarah Ann Gregory, daughter of Richard and his first
wife Lucretia Jones], Isaac Rhinehart [husband of Susan Gregory], D. A.
Gregory [Darthula A Gregory, daughter of William Gregory and Mary Ann
(Bragg)], M. I. Gregory [probably MJ, for Mary Jane, daughter of Richard],
Susan Gregory Rhinehart [daughter of Richard Gregory and Dorcas Fishback of
Jefferson County, Tennessee], Philip Gregory [son of Richard Gregory], James
Webb [husband of Lucretia Gregory], Lucretia [Gregory, Richard's daughter]
Webb, James Gregory [James Henry Gregory of Jefferson County, Tennessee,
brother of William and son of Richard].

East Range 5, Section A, Shelf 3, Box Number 8a, p 117

-- Tennessee Supreme Court Cases, Tennessee State Library and Archives,
https://supreme-court-cases.tennsos.org/search?search=1&search_fields%5B%5D=case_name%2Ccause%2Cnotes&search_fields%5B%5D=case_name&search_fields%5B%5D=cause&search_fields%5B%5D=notes&county=Jefferson&start_year=&end_year=&search_keywords=Gregory
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By 1859, William's estate was involved in another lawsuit. It is not quite
clear from the summary records we have seen, but it appears the probate case
was still open. William was Richard Gregory's son by his first wife, Lucretia
Jones, who apparently died in Virginia. Richard was appointed administrator
of William's estate, but never assigned the proper proportion of the estate,
in the form of dower land, to William's widow, Mary Ann, who subsequently
married Andrew Mason along the way. Richard died during the probate process,
and this may be the reason he did not get to the dower land assignment.

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1859

Andrew L. & Mary Ann Mason v. B. J.& Dorthula A. Ward
Jefferson County, Tennessee

Fraud

Defendant's name is Benjamin F Ward. William Gregory died owning land on
south side of French Broad River, leaving plaintiff Mary Ann (who later
married Andrew) as his widow. Richard Gregory, deceased, administered
William's estate but never assigned dower to Mary Ann, so Plaintiffs now
claims dower out of that land. William & Mary Ann had 1 child, Defendant
Dorthula. At time of suit, both parties lived on the land at issue.
Plaintiffs claim Defendants are trying to cheat & defraud them out of Mary
Ann's dower.

East Range 7, Section G, Shelf 1, Box Number 680, page 126

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I found this regarding Tenn laws.
Dower:
The English common law system of â€œdower rightsâ€ for widows was brought to
America by our early colonists. These dower rights entitled a widow to a
lifetime one-third interest of her husbandâ€™s estate upon his death. The
husband could die intestate yet the widowâ€™s one-third share would still be
recognized. Because of the dower rights of a married woman and her legal
interest in any land being sold or purchased, most early deeds will include
the wife. In 1945, a U.S. federal law abolished dower.
-- Erin M L, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 June 2019
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George Washington Gregory
BIRTH 14 Dec 1790 England
DEATH Unknown
Spouse Mary Hawkins
BIRTH England, DEATH Unknown
Richard Gregory BIRTH 20 Aug 1795, DEATH Unknown
Few Hall Gregory
Susannah H Gregory
George Gregory
-- Carolyn Cooper, Ancestry,
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82712569/person/48465534249/facts

This Cooper family configuration is of interest to this genealogy because
James Henry Gregory later married Rachel Lewis. Lewises also lived in the
Virginia counties where the Gregorys lived and the two lineages had
intermarried in earlier generations. These facts strengthen the
reconstruction here. James Henry and Rachel had a grandson named George.

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Notes for Richard GREGORY

Family Data Collection - Births
Richard Gregory
Father Richard Gregory
Mother Catherine
Birth 1695 Caroline County, Virginaia, USA

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"Richard Gregory moved from Essex County to his plantation in King and Queen
County, returning to Essex again, where he died in 1701.

"Richard Gregory married Katherine (whose surname is unknown), widow of Thomas
Bourne. Mrs. Katherine Bourne-Gregory married, third, Thomas Snead. Mrs
Katherine Bourne-Gregory-Snead died prior to March, 1710-11."

-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 242
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After Richard Gregory died in 1701, his wife Katherine married Thomas Snead
the next year. When Katherine died, all her inheritance and those of her
children with Thomas Bourne and Richard Gregory fell to her husband Thomas
Snead. They were minors at time of writing his wil in 1700 and his death in
1701. They later had to sue Thomas Snead to spur him to make distribution of
their inheritance. The ultimate fate of the three youngest, Elizabeth, John
and Sarah is unknown.

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RICHARD 2 GREGORY (circa 1650-1701) and KATHERINE, his wife, had issue:

1. RICHARD 3 GREGORY of Essex County; of whom hereafter.
2. Elizabeth 3 Gregory.
3. John 3 Gregory.
4. Sarah 3 Gregory
...
[footnotes]
... of the sd. deed. their ful proportion of the sd. decd [es]tate. [Rich]ard
& Katherine by virtue of the sd admraton, possessed themselves â€¢ â€¢ â€¢
aforesd the sd Richard Dyed making his wife the sd Katherine his â€¢ â€¢ â€¢
[the sd Kath]erine since intermarried with the sd Thomas, the deft & dyed, by
virtue of â€¢ â€¢ â€¢ the sd Thomas Snead became possest of all & singular the
goods & chattels of the [said Thomas Bo]urne decd. & of the sd Richard Gregory
& Katherine, his wife & therefore ought to have paid to the orphans of the sd.
decd. Thomas Bourne all their parts or portions of the sd. decd's estate, but
so it is that upon denial of Thomas Snead to pay to the orphans of the sd
Thomas Bourne decd their parts or shares of the sd decds estate they recovered
agt. the pltf as exr of the sd James Taylor decd [certain items of personalty,
cattle, tobacco &c], Thomas Snead apÂpears and confesses same. Ordered that
the deft pay to pltf the like propÂerty out of the estate of sd. Richard
Gregory; also costs. (Essex Records, Order Book, 1708-14. page 311.)

1 Richard Gregory by his will, dated February 17, 1700, bequeathed to his sons
Richard and John and to his daughter Elizabeth certain lands which by their
descriptions in the said will were certainly in Essex County; to his daughters
Sarah and to his sons in law [step-sons]: Thomas and William Bourne he
bequeathed lands which by their descriptions were at that date in King and
Queen County. later King William. (See will of Richard Gregory, above).
It is not positively known what eventually became of Elizabeth, John and Sarah
Gregory. All four of Richard Gregory's children were under age when their
father made his will in February, 1700. At Essex Court, December, 1712, John
Gregory and Sarah Gregory were given liberty to choose their guardians and
they thereupon made choice of William Bourne, who gave bond for his
guardianship in the sum of Â£100 sterling (Essex County Records). For
suggestions as to what may have eventually become of John, Elizabeth and Sarah
Gregory, see post page 247, the discussion in the notes to the will of their
brother, Richard Gregory, who died in 1725.

-- Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 243
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Now as to the Moors. Richard Gregory devises to Betty Moor, a negro man named
Sam; to Thomas, Richard, Mary and Sarah [Moor, children of Thomas Moor], 340
acres of 1 nd to be equally divided between them;2 and to Thomas Moor, sundry
articles of perÂsonalty. In Richard Gregory's will (see ante page 246) there
occurs this peculiarly worded clause:

"To Thos. Bene, 2 dishes, 3 plates, a couch, one pott the biggest. To Thos
Moor, a chest. To Will Bone a case of drawers. The fodder to be divided
amongst 3 Broth. [brothers]."

This clause would seem to signify that Thos. Bone, Thos. Moor and Wm. Bone
were the "3 Broth." amongst whom the fodder was to be divided. There seems
here a suggestion that Thomas Moor may have married a sister of Richard
Gregory's and thus a half-sister to Thomas and William Bourne and in that way
have been "brother" to all three of these men.

By his will Richard Gregory makes a bequest: "to my sister." The clause is
most curiously worded (see ante page 246) and we will not atempt to unravel
it; but though the name of "my sister" is not given, that lady was probably
the wife of Thomas Moor.

All these facts and references, especially with the name of Betty Moore, would
indicate that Richard's sister Elizabeth (Betty) married Thomas Moor, As the
above researcher notes, the given names of the Moor children supports this
relationship to names repeated in the Gregory generations.

A will is found in Essex County, Virginia, records, from 1725, for what
appears to be Richard Gregory, son of Richard and Katherine Gregory. Names
known from other land and probate records related to this family are mentioned
in Richard Jr's will. The 1927 source Winston of Virginia and Allied Families
has a separate entry for Richard Gregory who matches Richard T Gregory, with
his wife and family and records in King William County, Virginia, which, like
Essex County County, had once been part of the old Rappahannock County.

Other factors seems to indicate this is the same famliy, yet this will and
related probate records involving names in Richard and Katherine's family and
neighbors seems to indicate there were two sepaate Richard Gregorys born about
the same time. This son of Richard and Kathernine died with no spouse and the
probate court referred to his niece, whose guardian was Richard's
half-brother, as Richard's heir at law at his death in August 1725.

"I, Richard Grigory in Essex County South Farnham Parish, beÂing very sick
and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory ... [notes from probate for
Richard Gregory:] that no admr be granted till ye heir at law be summoned.
It is therefore ordered that Wm Bourn, guardn of Susannah Meadows be summoned
to appear at ye next court to declare whether he will admr, on ye esta. of ye
sd Richd Gregory, decd. ... How was Susannah Meadows 'heir at law' to Richard
Gregory? ... William Bourn and Richard Gregory were half-brothers"
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 246-248

"In May, 1720, RICHARD GREGORY was a witness to the noncupaÂtive will of John
Meador, Junior, of Essex County. ... FN4 Essex County Records. Memorand. of
the verbal will of John Meador Junr. who deceased May 14th 1720 at his own
dwelling house in this county of Essex in his last sickness called the
deponents to be evidences to this his last will Wch. is as followeth: Item. I
give unto my daughter Susannah Meador all my whole estate ..."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 245-246

"THE WILL OF RICHARD GREGORY Jan. 29, 1725. ... I, Richard Grigory in Essex
County South Farnham Parish, ...The above last will of Richard Grigory decced.
was proved by Thomas Emerson ... At a Court continued and held for Essex
County on Thursday the 19th. day of August 1725."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 247

"John Meadows, Junior, probably marÂried one of the daughters of Richard and
Katherine Gregory, and thus a sister of Richard Gregory (died 1725), and that
she became the mother of Susannah Meadows, who would thus have been a niece of
Richard Gregory's. It is impossible to see how otherwise Susannah Meadows
could have been "heir at law" to the said Richard Gregory."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 248

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Notes for Richard GREGORY

There are some records or references to a Richard Gregory or Grigory born 1660.
One record that has been matched to this person by some genealogies, that
seems to fit this same person, reports his birth year as 1669. However, with
his marriage record commonly reported as 1680, this birth date is too late.
It is possible 1669 in the transcription entry record is a typo for 1660 from
the original handwritten transcription.

The Caroline County record may also be for a different Richard Gregory.
Gregorys were plentiful. Some genealogies report the Essex County Richard
Gregory as born in Caroline County. Could be. Caroline County was created in
1727 out of parts of Essex, King and Queen and King William County, which all
had originally been part of old Rappahannock County.

Family Data Collection - Births
Richard Gregory
Parents John Gregory, Elizabeth Bishop
Birth 1669 Caroline County, VA

The name Bishop connects with Richard Gregory of Essex County. Included in
the records of lands bought or received by Richard Gregory is a transfer of
land patent from a Robert Bishop,

"In April, 1687, James Taylor had a patent for land left by Robert Bishop to
John Gregory and by said John Gregory to his sister Mary, now wife of said
James Taylor. See Taylor Family, ante page 213, where the evidence is given
for Mary Gregory's first marriage to James Taylor, and second marriage to
Rowland Thomas."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 240

Richard's wife is referred to as Katherine throughout records about them,
including his will. No record found so far mentoins her maiden name. She was
a widow when Richard married her, formerly married to Thomas Bourne, whose
name appears in estate records for Richard. Some sources indicate Richard's
wife is unkown. Some genealogies reprot her as Katherine Frances Whiting.
Some spell the name Catherine, though in all records we have seen, it is
always Katherine.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Richard Grigory
Birth 1660 VA
Wife Katherine
Marriage 1680

A genealogical history published in 1927 (see below) reports that he died in
1701. The exact date of death is not known, but it was likley in early May
1701. Probate was opened and the will proved on 10 May 1701.

"The will of Richard Gregory, of Essex County, dated February 17, 1700
[1700/1]; proved in Essex County May 10, 1701"
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 243

Probate records show that the inventory for Richard's estate was not presented
to the probate court until 10 November 1702. It apparently just took that
long to work out the details of the estate. Other cases show similar time
lags. Richard's wife Katherine married a Thomas Snead, a neighbor in Essex
County in 1702.

Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900
GRIGORY, KATHERINE Widow of Richard, married Thomas Snead
Marriage 1702 Richmond and Essex Counties, Virginia, USA
Essex County Marriage Book, page 123

Thomas was apparently one of the administrators of Richard's estate, along
with his wife Katherine. A probate court entry notes an inventory of
Richard's estate, orderd by the court on 10 November 1702 was signed by three
witnesses on 29 December 1702, and presented to the court by "Thomas Snead and
his wife Katherine" on 10 July 1703. No explanation is given for this long
delay in presenting the inventory.

Essex County, Records, 1703-1706
Inventory of Estate Richard Grigory [sic]
Taken by court order of 10 Nov 1702
Long inventory covering 3 pages, total Value L 85 (85 pounds)
Signed William Johnson, Leonard Chamberlaine, John Games
Sworn before Rob' Coleman 29 Dec 1702
Note of 2 mares sold for 1000 lbs of tobacco by Thomas His X Mark Snead
Presented by Thomas Snead and Katherine his wife 10 July 1703 and recorded
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II, original page 39
Typed Transcription of the original handwritten records, p 93

Gregory, Richard, was a burgess for King and Queen county in 1698. His will
was proved in Essex county, February 17, 1701, and names sons, Richard and
John, and daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth.
-- Virginia Biography, p 248, accessed 21 May 2018 on Ancestry.com

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"Richard Gregory moved from Essex County to his plantation in King and Queen
County, returning to Essex again, where he died in 1701.

"There were two Richard Gregorys -- who were contemporariesÂ -- living in
King and Queen County: (1) Richard Gregory (son of [page 263] John Gregory, of
Rappahannock County), who was an extensive landowner in Essex and King and
Queen Counties. He lived first in Rappahannock County and then moved to King
and Queen County, where he was apparently living in 1691, but later removed to
Essex County (which was a part of the old county of Rappahannock), where he
died in the year 1701. (2) Colonel Richard Gregory, of King and Queen
County...."
-- "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 262-263

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4. MARY 2 GREGORY (born 1665; died post 1745), married, first, JAMES TAYLOR,
of KING AND QUEEN COUNTY (see TAYLOR FAMÂILY. ante page 213); second, Rowland
Thomas, of Caroline County.1

RICHARD 2 GREGORY (son of JOHN 1 GREGORY) was born circa 1650; died 1701. He
lived in RappahanÂnock and Essex counties. On February 11, 1679, RICHARD
GREGORY, of Rappahannock County, planter, sold to William Stone, of Gloucester
County, planter, 250 acres on south side Hoskins Creek, Rappahannock County,
adjoining lands of John Meador, John GateÂwood, Thomas Wheeler and Mary
Gregory.2 On OcÂtober 8, 1680, RICHARD GREGORY, of Rappahannock, planter,
brother and heir at law of JOHN GREGORY. late of the same county, planter,
conveyed to Thomas Wheeler 250 acres in Rappahannock County, which said John
Gregory had by deed June 20, 1677 conÂveyed to his sister, Elizabeth, wife of
said Thomas Wheeler; the said land having been granted by patent, with other
lands, to John Gregory, father of said John and Richard Gregory.3

RICHARD GREGORY patented upwards of seventeen hundred acres of land in the
County of New Kent and small acreage in Rappahannock (later Essex) County. The
tracts granted in New Kent fell on division of that county in 1691 into King
and Queen County and on di[vision ... to p 271]

... Ann; sons Thomas, Robert, Richard and John (the last three under fifteen
years of age) ; wife Elizabeth (Essex County Records).

1 In April, 1687, James Taylor had a patent for land left by Robert Bishop to
John Gregory and by said John Gregory to his sister Mary, now wife of said
James Taylor. See Taylor F'amily, ante page 213, where the evidence is given
for Mary Gregory's first marriage to James Taylor, and second marriage to
Rowland Thomas.

2 Rappahannock County Records, Volume 1677-1682, page 270.
3 Ibid., Volume 1677-1682. page 282.

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RICHARD 2 GREGORY (circa 1650-1701) and KATHERINE, his wife, had issue:

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RICHARD GREGORY (son of RICHARD and KATHEÂRINE GREGORY) was born circa
1685-90;1 died 1725. He lived in Essex County and died there, evidently
unÂmarried. There are many references to him in the Essex County records.
On November 24, 1718, RICHÂARD GREGORY, of Essex County, sold to Thomas
Wheeler, of Essex, 300 acres in Essex County as by measures signified in a
plot tested by George Morris, surveyor, dated December 1, 1668; which said 300
acres are part of a patent for 103 acres granted to Thomas Gaines, deceased,
on February 12, 1665, and by the said Gaines sold to John Gregory on November
4, 1667.2

FN 2 Essex County Records, Deeds and Wills, 1716-1718, page 252. The
deÂscription of the property in this deed suggests that the 300 acres hereby
conveyed were the 300 acres bequeathed by Richard Gregory, of Essex County, by
his will dated February 1700, to his son John Gregory (see will of Richard
Gregory, ante page 243. Query: Did John Gregory die and thus this land pass
to his brother Richard Gregory who now sells it to Thomas Wheeler?

"Susannah Meadows was the daughter of John Meadows, Junior, who died in Essex
County May 14, 1720. Richard Gregory was one of the parties summoned by said
Meadows to be "evidence . . . to his last will," which he verÂbally declared.
William Bourn, who is named in the above order of court as "guardn. of
Susannah Meadows" was one of the executors named in the will of John Meadows,
Junior."
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), pp 247-248

"I, Richard Grigory in Essex County South Farnham Parish, beÂing very sick
and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory ... [notes from probate for
Richard Gregory:] that no admr be granted till ye heir at law be summoned.
It is therefore ordered that Wm Bourn, guardn of Susannah Meadows be summoned
to appear at ye next court to declare whether he will admr, on ye esta. of ye
sd Richd Gregory, decd. ... How was Susannah Meadows "heir at law" to Richard
Gregory? ... William Bourn and Richard Gregory were half-brothers"
-- "Gregory Family of Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia," in Winston
of Virginia and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia:
Whittet & Shepperson, 1927), p 246-248

Return to Richard GREGORY

Notes for Richard GREGORY

Richard Gregory is thought to be the son of Isaac Gregory, born about 1690 in
Pennsylvania, probably in the Philadelphia area,where other Gregorys are known
to have settled.  Richard and other sons of Isaac are fpound in area of north
central Virginia (now northwestern Virigina, and their names are found in old
records for Frederick County, which covered an area now administered by
several counties of Virginia and West Virginia.

Winchester, the county seat of old Frederick County and current Frederick
County, is reported by several historical sources as the headquarters for
General Geroge Washington during the American War of Independence.

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Gregorys and Fews in Migration Patterns from the 1700s
By Orville Boyd Jenkins
Posted on Ancestry.com 16 October 2017

One factor in reconstructing a family lineage are patterns of movement and
migration.  These migration paths are helpful in finding and evaluating
records in our Gregory and related Few line.  We see Gregory records in a
generational pattern along the migration streams along the tidewater area or
valleys southwards and westward.

Westward
Records are being discovered in the westward line from Philadelphia through
Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland, through what is now West Virginia, still
part of Virginia in the era we are looking at, and on to Ohio and Indiana. 
Brothers John, Richard and Benjamin Gregory, thought to be sons of Isaac
Gregory of Pennsylvania, are mentioned several times in lists of residents of
old Frederick County, Virginia, a large area at the northern end of the
Shenandoah Valley, also on a common east-west migration route.

Records for a younger Richard Gregory are found in Culpeper County and
Fauquier County, Virginia, on this westward path south of the Pennsylvania
border.  These two counties were established in 1749, cut out of Orange
County, the original huge area from which Frederick County was originally
established in 1743.  These counties bordered Frederick County on the east.

Dates and locations of various records match a line of movement from the
residence of Richard's likely grandfather Benjamin Gregory of Pennsylvania,
into Frederick County, and later back to eastern Virginia in Prince William
County, across the Potomac from Washington, DC.  This westward line of
migration connects with the great Shenandoah Valley running southwestward
along the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains in what is now West
Virginia.

Records for a Lewis Gregory, who appears to be a son of Benjamin, son of
Isaac, are found along this Shenadoah Valley route then across into the part
of Virginia that later became Kentucky, one of the areas where Fews and
Gregorys come into contact.  This matches the pattern of residence and
Gregory-Few marriages in some of these areas along this southward line of
migration.  Details are found in individual notes for the Fews and Gregorys. 
Gregorys from this lineage moved westward a bit to the part of Virginia that
is now northern Kentucky.

Southward
Gregorys are found along the Shenandoah Valley which runs southwestward from
Hagerstown to Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee, on the border, on through Jefferson
and Cocke County, which were all one area of North Carolina, then East
Tennessee (current I-81 to I-40 to Knoxville) in the 1700s and early 1800s and
on toward Cherokee and contiguous counties in Alabama.

We find Gregorys that appear to be from two different lineages who followed
the Shenandoah or similar route from Philadelphia-Baltimore through Virginia
into Tennessee, our line through the easterly route of the named east
Tennessee counties, the other a bit more westerly, with members of both lines
in Kentucky.

These two lines seem to be connected to the same line from Pennsylvania and
northern Virginia.  But there are indication of one or two separate migration
streams in the same areas.  Early sources are not clear on these lines, and
similar names in what may be different lineages seem to have been confused in
some genealogies.

I have been through all these areas and explored these lines of migration so
have these in mind as I read through records and watch for connections and
clues.

Westward Ho
Gregorys in the line of James Henry Gregory and Rachel Lewis are found in
those counties of Tennessee from Jefferson-Cocke on to Knox, McMinn (where we
find both these Gregorys, with apparently no crossover), Franklin, etc, in the
westward migration route.  Gregorys of our lineage also seem to have moved
northwestward through the mountain passes toward Louisville.

Fews and Gregorys are connected in the states of Virginia, Kentucky (which was
originally part of Virginia colony), North Carolina and Tennessee (which was
originally part of North Carolina Colony) in several generations.  The Fews in
North Carolina apparently followed the westerly route over the Smokies into
Tennessee into Jefferson County, Tennessee, and surrounding counties where
they connected again with the Gregory lineage.  We find them in the family of
Francis Marion Few from North Carolina Jefferson County, Tennessee, where his
daughter Letha married Andrew Jackson Gregory, my great great grandfather's
brother.

Crossflow
Traffic went both ways along those Midwestern routes over a period of two
centuries.  Fews moved into the Louisville, Kentucky, area from Indiana
(across the Ohio River.  Gregorys and Fews also moved from eastern Tennessee
into Kentucky.

Great migrations northward occurred in the 1920s and later because of
extensive floods along the Mississippi, destroying much of the Delta South. 
The depression added to this exodus northward.  Midwestern droughts
accelerated movement to California.  Further industrialization in the next two
decades and after WWII accelerated this migration northward and westward.

The geographical indicators are not only contiguous counties, but similarly in
the counties along these common natural migration routes, which also reveal
patterns of the same family decade to decade and generation to generation. 
These patterns match the same kinds of patterns we find in ethnic
investigations all over the world.
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Documentation is limited for Richard and his parents' family.  Most
genealogies have no records at all.  Vut gradually some records and
connections have come to light.  The following record appears to be for
Richard Gregory, son of Isaac Gregory.  This census places him in Frederick
County, Virginia.

Virginia Census, 1607-1890
1782 Continental Census, Page 21
Richard Gregory
Township 4, Frederick County, VA

Frederick County is in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. 
The original Frederick County included several counties of current Virginia
and West Virginia. It is not far from the Pennsylvania border.  Gregorys lived
early on in Philadelphia, where Richard's father was born.

Richard's brother Benjamin later lived in Prince William County, where he
lived out his life.  Prince William County was across the Potomac River from
the place where the new capital, Washington, DC, was later established.  Today
many people from that area commute daitly to work in Fairfax County, Virginia,
only three counties drive away.

Richard is named along with his bnrothers John and Benjamin as residents of
Frederick County, Virginia, in a 1743 document concerning road repair in the
county.  Additional reference to the Gregorys are found all through the
compilatoin of Frederick County administrativve records over the next few
decades.  A local landmark called Gregory's Frid is mentioned several times.

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Early Virginia Gregory Records
Orville Boyd Jenkins

Focus on Gregorys
Three Gregorys reported to be sons of Isaac Gregory are referred to in several
county administrative documents in 1744 and later in Frederick County,
Virginia, concerning road repair.  The residents required to work it include
John Gregory, Richard. Gregory and Benjamin Gregory.

The son Benjamin Gregory is reported to have been born in Pennsylvania, and
later moved to Prince William County, Virginia, across the border from the
Maryland area that would become Washington, DC, where Benjamin died in 1798. 
Prince William County is a few miles to the east or southeast of Frederick
County, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley of what is now western Virginia.

The document states that the starting point of the road to be repaired was
Gregory's Ford, attesting to the early presence of Gregorys in this region. 
The exact location of this place has not been determined.  It does not appear
on the later map of old Frederick County by John Wood (ca 1775-1822)

A whole list of residents required to assist in the repair, including the
Gregory brothers, were all named as tenants of the "tithables" owned by Thomas
Lord Fairfax.

Frederick County
Frederick County, Virginia, was formed out of old Orange County in 1743.  The
original and current county seat of current Frederick County is Winchester. 
This is at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley, a major north to south
(southwest) migration route, where US Interstate Highway 81 runs today. 
Winchester is on the east to west migration route from Philadelphia and
Frederick, Maryland, to the west.

A few miles north of Winchester is through Hagerstown, Maryland, where US
Interstate Highway 70 runs today through that east-west corridor.  From
today's Frederick County, many people commute daily to Fairfax County,
Virginia, across the Potomac River form Washington, DC.

The county of Frederick, when it was first created in 1743 from the original
Orange County, Virginia, included a huge area:
"'Old Frederick County' encompassed all or part of four counties in
present-day Virginia - Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, and Frederick - and five in
present-day West Virginia - Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan. 
The Virginia Assembly named the new county for Frederick Louis, Prince of
Wales (1707-1751), the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain."
--  "Frederick County, Virginia," Wikipedia, 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_County,_Virginia

The Records
Note:  the word "tithables" in the following records is used approximately
equivalent to taxpayer, or land upon which the resident pays taxes in the
county.  One landmark repeatedly mentioned in description of roads is
Gregory's Ford.  No record has been found to definitely locate this old place
in Frederick County.

The standard format for building or maintaining a road was for all tithables
living within 10 miles of the road to work on it.  One or two overseers were
appointed for each job or road section.

The header paging numbers for each entry is the original page in the original
Frederick County administrative records.
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The following information comes from:
Frederick County (Virginia) Road 1743-1772
G Luckman and A B Miller, published in 2005
Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006360247/

Frederick County Virginia

13 July 1744 O. S., FOB 1, p. 137
On the motion of SAMUEL EARLE, it is Ordered that John Rout[t] be Overseer of
the Road from Gregorys Ford to the Top of the Ridge & that all the male
labouring Tithables belonging to the Honble Thomas Lord Fairfax's Quarter,
James Seabern, Widow Borden, William Remy, Edward Rogers, Jacob Peck, Edwd
Corder, Thos Postgate, John Painter, James Burn, Thomas Hooper, John Gregory,
Richd Gregory, Benjn Gregory, Saml Earle & John Oldrages work on the same &
Observe the said Overseers Order & Directions in Clearing the same And its
further Ordered that the said Rout keep the said Road in Good Repair According
to Law [commas added between names to assist modern readability]
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, June 2005, p 6

10 August 1744 O. S., FOB 1, p. 165
On the Petition of David Vance Gent & Others its Ordered that a Road be
Cleared from John Hites Mill into the Road that Comes from John Funks Mill to
John Gregoryâ€™s & John Niswanger & Robert Warth are hereby Appointed
Overseers of the same & its Ordered that they cause the  8 same to be Cleared
& when cleared that they keep the same in good repair According to Law & its
further Ordered that the Tithables living within two Miles of the said Road
work on the same.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, pp 7-8

11 August 1744 O. S., FOB 1, p. 170
Thomas Postgate & John Gregory are hereby Appointed to View Mark and lay Off a
Road from the said Postgateâ€™s Islands into the Road that comes from Thos
Chesters Gent. & make return of their proceeding to the next Court.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, pp 7-8

2 April 1745 O. S., FOB 1, p. 316
On the Petition of Thomas Branson Thomas Thorntown Thomas Sharp Junr,  John
Downton, Edward Churchman, John Branson, Robert McKay Junr,  Thomas Sharp
Senr,  Thomas Hankins, Joseph Hankins, Marmaduke Vickory, Spencer Jones,
William Smith, Bathany Haines, William Ramor, John Duckworth, John Painter,
Thomas Postgate, William Fearnley, Hugh Caneday, John Arledge, James Sadin,
Thomas Alexander, Edward Cordit, John Gregory, Abraham Crandon, Robert
Catlett, William Remy, James Kempes, Benja Gregory, Christopher Nation, John
Nation, for a Road from the Courthouse to Gregoryâ€™s ford Its Ordered that
the Petitioners Clear & Work on the same, And Samuel Earle is hereby Appointed
Surveyor thereof And its further Ordered that he keep the said Road in good
repair According to Law. [commas added between names to assist modern
readability]
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 12

6 August 1745 O. S., FOB 1, p. 402
Thomas Postgate & John Gregory having Viewed the Road from the said Thomas
Postgateâ€™s Island into the Road that comes from Thomas Chesters Gent
according to an Order of this Court made their report in these Words, Viewed
and Marked the Road within Mentioned Whereupon it is Ordered that the said
Road be from henceforth Established a public Road & Samuel Earle is hereby
Appointed Surveyor thereof & that the Tithables belonging to Thomas Postgate,
Robert Halfpenny, James Burn, John Painter John Gregory & Thomas Alexander
work on the same And it is further Ordered that the said Samuel Earle cause
the said Road to be Cleared & when Cleared that he keep the same in good
repair according to Law.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 13

2 August 1748 O. S., FOB 2, p. 450
On the Petition of Thomas Ashby Junr for a road from Howels ford to
Gregoryâ€™s Waggon Road It is Ordered that the Tithables from Thomas Hoopers
to Mark Hardins on both sides of the River Clear & Work on the same under
Thomas Ashby Junr who is hereby Appointed Overseer thereof And it is further
Ordered that the said Thomas Ashby cause the said Road to be cleared & make
Bridges thereon where it is requisite according to Law.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 32

2 September 1761, FOB 9, p. 336
James Seaburn is Appointed Overseer of the road from Gregoryâ€™s ford to the
Top of the Blue ridge at the head of Menasses run Ordered that the Tithables
five miles above & two miles below the Ford work on the same.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 109

4 March 1762, FOB 9, p. 398
John Routt is Appointed Overseer of the Road from Gregorys ford to Menasses
run at the County Line in the room of Thomas Cooper. Ordered that the
Tithables formerly Appointed work under him and Keep the same in Repair
According to Law.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 110

2 August 1768, FOB 14 Part 1, p. 295
James Burns is appointed overseer of the Road from McKayâ€™s Chappel to
Gregorys Ford in the Room [in the place] of Robert McKay Ordered that the
usael [usual] Tithables work thereon under him.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 138

7 March 1770, FOB 14 Part 2, p. 591
William Ashby is appointed overseer of the Road from Gregorys Ford to the Top
of the blue Ridge in the Room [in the place] of Joseph King Ordered that the
Tithables Two Miles up & down the River Including those in the forks Work on
the same under him.
--  Frederick County Virginia Road Projects, p 148

We have cited only the references mentioning the Gregorys.  Other insights
into the areas and residents are found in the collection of original
administrative acts of the old Frederick County, Virginia.

Gregory's Ford was again mentioned several times as a location in the area in
various road discussions.  One reference mentions other prominent land areas
in the county.
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Return to Richard GREGORY

Notes for Richard GREGORY

Richard is commonly referred to as Colonel Richard Gregory, often abbreviated
as Collo. Richard Gregory in old records.

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"Gregory Family of King William County Virginia"
Winston of Virginia and Allied Families

"Were Richard Gregory, of King William County, and Roger Gregory, of King and
Queen County, brothers, and sons of 'Collo. Richard Gregory,' of King and
Qeen, who was living as late as 1703?"

(7) In view of the above, the following is presented as a tentative pedigree
of the King WiIliam County Gregorys:

Collo. Richard Gregory,       =       Frances.
of King and Queen Co.; ,     |         "Frances Gregory,
justice of the pence, 1702;  |         Widdo." in King
living as late as July,            |         and Queen in 1704.
1703.  (See Notes 1 and     |         (See Note 3 above.)
2 above.)                             |
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|                                     |                                                                
|
Roger Gregory, of        Richard Gregory,    =    Agnes West.      Hannah
Gregory1;
King and Queen           of King WilIiam       |                               
m. Robert Baylor.
County as early            as Co.; living there  |
1711; living there          1727; justice 1732;|
1726; died prior to      sheriff 1742.             |
1734 ; m. Mildred                                        |
Washington.                                               |
|
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|                     |                    |              |    |    |    |
Roger Gregory,   Richard        West        Frances,  m.  Wm.
b. May I, 1729;    Gregory.     Gregory.      Phillips.
d. Oct. 2, 1803.                                         Christiana, m.
Saml. Meredith.
Agnes.
Unity.

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[footnotes]
1 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXV., page 320, says: 
"In an account of the Brooke family based on family documents are traced the
descendants of Dr. Robert Baylor, who is said to have been the son of Colonel
Robert Baylor and his wife, Hannah Gregory, daughter of Richard Gregory, an
Englishman."

[265]

--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 265
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Notes for Richard GREGORY

Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Richard Gregory
Spouse Name Mary [Mrs] Broadnax
Marriage Date 16 Sep 1777
Sussex County, Virginia

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GREGORY FAMILY of KING WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA

Richard Gregory (1758-1844), son of Roger and Mary C. (Claiborne) Gregory and
grandson of Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory, wrote into his family Bible the
following account of his ancestry:1

"Memo. There were two sisters named Mary Cole and Jane Cole.  Mary married a
Mr. West, a lineal descendant of Lord Delaware, by whom she had two sons, John
and Thomas West.  After the death of Mr. West Mary married Ferdinando Leigh,
by whom she had a son and daughter, viz.:  WiIliam and Mary.  William Leigh
married a Miss Watkins, of Chesterfield,

[page 255]

by whom she had Benjamin Watkins Leigh and several daughters.  Jane Cole, the
other sister, married Colonel Nathaniel Claiborne, by whom she had two sons,
viz.:  Thomas and William, and five daughters. viz.:  Mary Cole and others. 
Mary Cole [Claiborne] married Roger Gregory, by whom she had Richard Gregory
and five other sons and a daughter.1  Jane Claiborne then married Stephen
Bingham, by whom she had a son named Roscoe Cole Bingham.  After the death of
Bingham she married a Colonel Francis West.

Roger Gregory (my father) was the son of Richard Gregory and a Miss West, the
sister of Colonel Francis West, by whom she had three sons -- viz.:  Roger,
Richard and West Gregory -- and several daughters.

Roger Gregory (my father) married Mary Cole Claiborne, by whom she had RIchard
and four other sons, as above stated.  Richard married the widow of William
Broadnax and daughter of Colonel Seth Ward, by whom she [sic] had four
children, viz.:  Martha Ward, Richard, Maria and Seth.  Martha married General
John Pegram, of Dinwiddie, by whom she had five sons -- James West Pegram and
four others -- and several daughters.

After the death of Mary Broadnax, a daughter of Colonel Seth Ward, Richard
Gregory married Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel Nathaniel Wilkinson,
of Henrico, by whom he had Dr. William W. Gregory and four other sons and six
daughters.  Dr. William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of
Thomas Taylor, of Richmond, by whom he has three sons at this time (June,
1843), viz.:  Thomas, Richard and William.  The above is correct from the best
information I can obtain and recollect.                                           
RICHARD GREGORY.

"N.B.  I expect my grandmother Gregory was either the daughter or
granddaughter of Lord Delaware, who was named West."2

The accounts quoted above states that Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory "had
three sons and several daughters."  The three sons are named as:  (1) Roger
Gregory (born May 1, 1729; died October 2, 1803), of whom we have a full
account; (2) Richard Gregory, and (3) West Gregory (who, with others, was a
sponsor at the baptism of Richard Gregory [son of Roger and Mary Cole (
Claiborne) Gregory], February 2, 1758).

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[footnotes]

1 This account of his family by Richard Gregory (1758-1844} is taken from the
Richmond Standard, Volume II., No.4, September 27, 1879.  These data were
communicated to the Standard with the following note: "Responding to the
request in the 'Notes and Queries' Column of The Standard for information
relative to the West family, I send a copy of a transcript which I made from
the family Bible of my brother-in-law, Dr. William W. Gregory, of Charlotte,
North Carolina, when I was at his house in the year 1869.  The Bible in which
the record is contained is a quarto volume entitled 'The Self-Interpreting
Bible (&c.].'  By the late Rev. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at
Haddington.  New York. 1806:  and in it is written:  "RICHARD GREGORY'S BOOK. 
PURCHASED NOVEMBER 20, 1806.  PRICE $20."
(Signed) "T. H. E."

--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), pp 254-255
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1. Richard Gregory (born January 12, 1758; died December 20, 1844); married,
first, September 20, 1777, Mary (1749-1787), widow of William Broadnax and
daughter of Colonel Seth Ward; and, second, July 6, 17891 Elizabeth, daughter
of Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County.
2. Roger Gregory, of Henrico County, born February 12, 1761; married Sarah
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--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), pp 258
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Mr. Richard Gregory, born January 12, 1758, son of Roger Gregory and Mary Cole
Claiborne, left a written statement, which was prepared by him, and which
reads as follows:

"There were two sisters, named Mary Cole and Jane Cole.  Mary married a Mr.
West, a lineal descendant of Lord Delaware, by whom she had two sons, John and
Thomas West.  After the death of Mr. West, Mary married Ferdinand Leigh, by
whom she had a son and a daughter, named William and Mary.

William Leigh married a Miss Watkins, of Chesterfield, by whom she had
Benjamin Watkins Leigh and several daughters.  Jane Cole, the other sister,
married Colonel Nathaniel Claiborne, by whom she had two sons, viz., Thomas
and William, and five daughters, namely, Mary Cole and others.  Mary Cole
Claiborne married Roger Gregory, by whom she had Richard and four other sons,
and a daughter named Mary Cole, who married Herbert Claiborne, of Dinwiddie,
and died after the birth of her son, Gregory Claiborne.

After the death of Colonel Nathaniel Claiborne, Jane [p 37] Claiborne married
Stephen Bingham, by whom she had a son named Roscoe Cole Bingham.  After the
death of Bingham she married Colonel Francis West, by whom she had three sons,
Roger, Richard, and West Gregory, and several daughters.  Roger Gregory (my
father) married Mary Cole Claiborne, by whom he had Richard and four other
sons and a daughter, as before stated."

--  Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), pp
36-37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:

"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.

"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.

"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.

"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.

"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."

--  Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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Notes for Richard GREGORY

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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:

"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.

"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.

"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.

"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.

"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."

--  Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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GREGORY FAMILY of KING WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA

Richard Gregory (1758-1844), son of Roger and Mary C. (Claiborne) Gregory and
grandson of Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory, wrote into his family Bible the
following account of his ancestry:1

"Memo. There were two sisters named Mary Cole and Jane Cole.  Mary married a
Mr. West, a lineal descendant of Lord Delaware, by whom she had two sons, John
and Thomas West.  After the death of Mr. West Mary married Ferdinando Leigh,
by whom she had a son and daughter, viz.:  WiIliam and Mary.  William Leigh
married a Miss Watkins, of Chesterfield,

[page 255]

by whom she had Benjamin Watkins Leigh and several daughters.  Jane Cole, the
other sister, married Colonel Nathaniel Claiborne, by whom she had two sons,
viz.:  Thomas and William, and five daughters. viz.:  Mary Cole and others. 
Mary Cole [Claiborne] married Roger Gregory, by whom she had Richard Gregory
and five other sons and a daughter.1  Jane Claiborne then married Stephen
Bingham, by whom she had a son named Roscoe Cole Bingham.  After the death of
Bingham she married a Colonel Francis West.

Roger Gregory (my father) was the son of Richard Gregory and a Miss West, the
sister of Colonel Francis West, by whom she had three sons -- viz.:  Roger,
Richard and West Gregory -- and several daughters.

Roger Gregory (my father) married Mary Cole Claiborne, by whom she had RIchard
and four other sons, as above stated.  Richard married the widow of William
Broadnax and daughter of Colonel Seth Ward, by whom she [sic] had four
children, viz.:  Martha Ward, Richard, Maria and Seth.  Martha married General
John Pegram, of Dinwiddie, by whom she had five sons -- James West Pegram and
four others -- and several daughters.

After the death of Mary Broadnax, a daughter of Colonel Seth Ward, Richard
Gregory married Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel Nathaniel Wilkinson,
of Henrico, by whom he had Dr. William W. Gregory and four other sons and six
daughters.  Dr. William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of
Thomas Taylor, of Richmond, by whom he has three sons at this time (June,
1843), viz.:  Thomas, Richard and William.  The above is correct from the best
information I can obtain and recollect.                                           
RICHARD GREGORY.

"N.B.  I expect my grandmother Gregory was either the daughter or
granddaughter of Lord Delaware, who was named West."2

The accounts quoted above states that Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory "had
three sons and several daughters."  The three sons are named as:  (1) Roger
Gregory (born May 1, 1729; died October 2, 1803), of whom we have a full
account; (2) Richard Gregory, and (3) West Gregory (who, with others, was a
sponsor at the baptism of Richard Gregory [son of Roger and Mary Cole (
Claiborne) Gregory], February 2, 1758).

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[footnotes]

1 This account of his family by Richard Gregory (1758-1844} is taken from the
Richmond Standard, Volume II., No.4, September 27, 1879.  These data were
communicated to the Standard with the following note: "Responding to the
request in the 'Notes and Queries' Column of The Standard for information
relative to the West family, I send a copy of a transcript which I made from
the family Bible of my brother-in-law, Dr. William W. Gregory, of Charlotte,
North Carolina, when I was at his house in the year 1869.  The Bible in which
the record is contained is a quarto volume entitled 'The Self-Interpreting
Bible (&c.].'  By the late Rev. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at
Haddington.  New York. 1806:  and in it is written:  "RICHARD GREGORY'S BOOK. 
PURCHASED NOVEMBER 20, 1806.  PRICE $20."
(Signed) "T. H. E."

--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), pp 254-255
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Notes for Richard Henry GREGORY

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Richard Henry Gregory
Spouse Mary Elizabeth Hatchett
Spouse Birth Year 1818 Virginia
Marriage 1839 Virginia

FN 1 We are indebted to George Craghead Gregory, Esquire, Richmond, Virginia,
an authority on the Gregory family history, for a critical reading of the data
herein offered relative to Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory, their children
and grandchildren.... George Craghead Gregory is the son of Archibald Hatchett
Gregory and his (first) wife, Lucy Jane Brodie; grandson of Richard Henry
Gregory and Mary Elizabeth Hatchett; greatÂ grandson of Herbert Gregory and
Lucy Osborne Thweatt.
--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 259

In the 1850 census, Archibald and his brother Hubbard are reported, but the
adult woman of the household is name Lucy Gregory.

1850 Federal Census, Granville County, North Carolina, 12 June, Abrams Plains,
page 12, Hse/Fam #92
Richard H Gregory 37 M Farmer $2550 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1813]
Lucy Gregory 33 F b Virginia [b abt 1817]
Archibald Gregory 10 M b North Carolina [b abt 1840]
Hubbard Gregory 8 M b North Carolina [b abt 1842]

We know from Archibald's son George that Archibald's mother was Mary Elizabeth
Hatchett.  In fact, her maiden name was Archibald's middle name.  Lucy is
likely a sister of Richard, named after their mother, Lucy Osborne Thweatt.

On the same page is F R Gregory, age 434, who is likely Richard's brother. 
From the name of the

1850 Federal Census, Granville County, North Carolina, 12 June, Abrams Plains,
page 12, Hse/Fam #96
F R Gregory 43 M Farmer $2550 Real Estate b Virginia [b abt 1807]
Nancy Gregory 41 F b Virginia [b abt 1809]
Hubbard Gregory 17 M Student b North Carolina [b abt 1833]
Mark Gregory 15 M Student b North Carolina [b abt 1835]
Francis R Gregory 13 M b North Carolina [b abt 1837]
Mary Gregory 10 F b North Carolina [b abt 1840]
William Gregory 6 M b North Carolina [b abt 1844]

In 1860 Richard wsa enumerated with only his son Archibald.

1860 Federal Census, Granville County, North Carolina, 28 August, Abrams
Plains, P O Sassafras Fork, page 97, Hse/Fam #609
R H Gregory 46 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $2360 Personal born Virginia [b
abt 1817]
Archibald Gregory 20 M born North Carolina [b abt 1849]

1870 Federal Census, Granville County, North Carolina, 28 July, Sassafras Fork
Township, P O Oxford, page 2, Hse #22, Fam #18
Gregory, Rich H 56 M Farmer $2000 Real Estate $500 Personal born Virginia [b
abt 1814]
Seag [Seay?], John 16 M Works on Farm born Virginia [b abt 1854]

Some genealogies report his death in 1886, but provide no record or
explanation.

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Notes for Richard Kidder GREGORY

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... from the Bible of Richard Gregory, which was owned by Doctor William W.
Gregory, of Charlotte, North Carolina:

"Roger Gregory, my father, married Mary Cole Claiborne, and had Richard and
five other children, as stated above.

"Richard married the widow of William Broadnax, who was the daughter of
Colonel Seth Ward, and had four children, Martha, Richard, Maria, and Seth.

"Martha married General John Pegram, of Dinwiddle County, and had five sons,
James West Pegram and four others, and several daughters.

"Richard Gregory married, secondly, Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Colonel
Nathaniel Wilkinson, of Henrico County, by whom he had William W. Gregory,
four sons and six daughters.

"Doctor William W. Gregory married Elizabeth R. Taylor, daughter of Thomas
Taylor, of Richmond, Virginia, by whom he had, in 1843, three sons, Thomas,
Richard, and William Gregory."

--  Peyton Neale Clarke, Old King William homes and families; an account of
some of the old homesteads and families of King William County, Virginia, from
its earliest settlement (Louisville: John P Morton And Company, 1897), p 37,
https://archive.org/stream/oldkingwilliamho00clar/oldkingwilliamho00clar_djvu.txt
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Dr Richard Kidder Gregory
Birth 1 Jun 1836 Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Death 10 Sep 1910 (aged 74) Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, Section
3 / Lot 5 / Grave 7

Parents:
William Wilkinson Gregory 1807-1885
Elizabeth Randolph Taylor Gregory
Spouse Augusta Josephine Love Money 1857-1926 (m. 1892)

Siblings:
William Henry Harrison Gregory 1840-1927

Half Sibling Elizabeth Gregory Brown 1862-1951

Created by Kelly Jane O 17 Apr 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial 68498123,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68498123/richard-kidder-gregory
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Notes for Richard T GREGORY

FN 1 We are indebted to George Craghead Gregory, Esquire, Richmond, Virginia,
an authority on the Gregory family history, for a critical reading of the data
herein offered relative to Richard and Agnes (West) Gregory, their children
and grandchildren.... George Craghead Gregory is the son of Archibald Hatchett
Gregory and his (first) wife, Lucy Jane Brodie; grandson of Richard Henry
Gregory and Mary Elizabeth Hatchett; greatÂ grandson of Herbert Gregory and
Lucy Osborne Thweatt.
-- "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 259

Richard West Gregory
Birth 1734 King William, King William, Virginia
Death 17 MAY 1817 Springfield, Washington, Kentucky
** Father Richard T Gregory **
Birth 1695 Essex Co, Virginia
Death AFT 1742 New Kent County, Virginia
Mother Virginia Agnes West
Birth 1704 King William, King William, Virginia
Death 27 MAY 1733 Mount Pleasant, King William, Virginia
Wife Nancy Ann Vaughan
Birth 7 JAN 1735 Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia
Death 21 OCT 1821 Springfield, Washington, Kentucky
-- William Thomas Watkins,
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/15292026/person/265999030/facts?ftm=1

Family Data Collection - Deaths
Richard T Gregory
Death 1742 New Kent County, Virginia USA

The following compilation record appears to be for this Richard T Greogry. It
matches other reprots that he died in New Kent, and the marriage in that
county seems consistent. He was, however, an officer of the county of King
and Queen and was sheriff of that county as late as 1727. But this record
reports his parents as Richard Gregory and Frances Whiting.

This name may reflect a confusion with another Richard Gregory, born in Essex
County, which was, like King and Queen Co, orginally part of old Rappahannock
County. That Richard's mother is reported as Katherine Frances Whiting. That
name, however, may be a conflation of Frances Whiting and Katherine (Unknown).
Most sources indicate no maiden name for Katherine, wife of Richard Gregory in
Essex County, though some trees report her as Kathernine or Katherine Frances
Whiting.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Richard T Gregory
Spouse Agnes West
Parents Richard Gregory, Francis Whiting
Birth 1695 VA
Marriage 1724 New Kent Co, VA
Death 1742 New Kent Co, VA

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GREGORY FAMILY of KING WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA

RICHARD GREGORY, the earliest ancestor to whom the KING WILLIAM COUNTY family
of that name has been traced was born circa 1695-1700, and died post 1742.
His name first appears (in extant records) In 1727. On June 16, 1727, RICHARD1
GREGORY, of KING WILLIAM COUNTY, patented 1000 acres of land in Spotsylvania
County adjoining the lands of Michael Guiney and Robert Baylor. On April 4,
1730, RICHARD GREGORY, of KING WILLIAM COUNTY (for Â£850 currency) conveyed to
John White, of King William County, 1000 acres in St. George's Parish,
Spotsylvania County, which had been patented by said Gregory June 16, 1727.
AGNES, wife of the said RICHARD GREGORY, relinquished her dower in the said
land.

RICHARD GREGORY was a magistrate in King William County in 1732, and sheriff
of that county in 1742.

RICHARD GREGORY married AGNES WEST, daughter of THOMAS WEST, of KING WILLIAM
COUNTY (see WEST FAMILY, post page 267), and had issue:

1. ROGER GREGORY (1729-1803), of KING WILLIAM COUNTY; of whom hereafter.

2. Richard Gregory, of whom nothing further is known.

3. West Gregory (living as late as January, 1758), married Susannah West,
daughter of Colonel Francis West, son of Tromas [p 254] West, of King William
County (see West Family, post page 281). Mrs. Susannah (West) Gregory
married, secondly, Colonel Holt Richeson.

4. Frances Gregory, married William Phillips.

5. Christiana Gregory, married Samuel Meredith.

6. Agnes Gregory.

7. Unity Gregory.
-- "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 253-254
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THE PARENTAGE OF RICHARD GREGORY, OF KING WILLIAM

No evidence has been so far discovered in extant records examined proving the
parentage of Richard Gregory (circa 1690-1700 -- post 1742), of King William
County, though the following data suggest a solution of that problem.

Peyton Neale Clarke, in Old King William Homes and Families, pages 58-59,
says:

"The name of Roger and Richard Gregory is a familiar one in the early history
of Virginia. ... Richard Gregory was a vestryman in Gloucester County, 1677,
and may have been the same as Richard Gregory (1). ... Then there was Anthony
Gregory, public officer in Gloucester County, 1698. Our line begins with:
(1) Richard Gregory, justice in King and Queen County. February 25, 1699, who
was undoubtedly the father of Roger (2) and Richard (3). (2) Rogery [sic]
Gregory, son of Richard Gregory (1) ... married Mildred, daughter of Lawrence
Washington. (3) Richard Gregory, son of Richard Gregory (1), married a Miss
West, and had Roger, Richard, West, and several daughters."

There were two Richard Gregorys -- who were contemporariesÂ -- living in King
and Queen County: (1) Richard Gregory (son of [page 263] John Gregory, of
Rappahannock County), who was an extensive landowner in Essex and King and
Queen Counties. He lived first in Rappahannock County and then moved to King
and Queen County, where he was apparently living in 1691, but later removed to
Essex County (which was a part of the old county of Rappahannock), where he
died in the year 1701. (2) Colonel Richard Gregory, of King and Queen County,
of whom we will now proceed to treat.

-- "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 262-263
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"Gregory Family of King William County Virginia"
Winston of Virginia and Allied Families

"Were Richard Gregory, of King William County, and Roger Gregory, of King and
Queen County, brothers, and sons of 'Collo. Richard Gregory,' of King and
Qeen, who was living as late as 1703?"

(7) In view of the above, the following is presented as a tentative pedigree
of the King WiIliam County Gregorys:

Collo. Richard Gregory, = Frances.
of King and Queen Co.; , | "Frances Gregory,
justice of the pence, 1702; | Widdo." in King
living as late as July, | and Queen in 1704.
1703. (See Notes 1 and | (See Note 3 above.)
2 above.) |
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| |
|
Roger Gregory, of Richard Gregory, = Agnes West. Hannah
Gregory1;
King and Queen of King WilIiam |
m. Robert Baylor.
County as early as Co.; living there |
1711; living there 1727; justice 1732; |
1726; died prior to sheriff 1742. |
1734 ; m. Mildred |
Washington. |
|
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| | | | | | |
Roger Gregory, Richard West Frances, m. Wm.
b. May I, 1729; Gregory. Gregory. Phillips.
d. Oct. 2, 1803. Christiana, m.
Saml. Meredith.
Agnes.
Unity.

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[footnotes]
1 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XXV., page 320, says:
"In an account of the Brooke family based on family documents are traced the
descendants of Dr. Robert Baylor, who is said to have been the son of Colonel
Robert Baylor and his wife, Hannah Gregory, daughter of Richard Gregory, an
Englishman."

[265]

-- "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 265
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Notes for Richard W GREGORY

The following genealogy provided fairly complete information, reflecting wnat
we find in most genealogies for Richard W Gregory.  He is generally reported
to be the son of Richard T Gregory and his wife Agnes West of King William
County, Virginia.  Other souces propose a different set of parents for Richard
W Gregory.

One researcher presents a will that matches Kentucky records and the date of
his death in Springfield, Kentucky.  But children reported there differ from,
or exist in addition to, those commonly reported for Richard W Gregory, son of
Richard T Gregory and Agnes West.  So two lines of the broad Gregory family
may be mixed here.

The main line of Gregorys we know in northern Kentucky counties are descended
from Benjamin Gregory of Pennsylvania and Prince William County, Virginia. 
Other members of this family were pioneers, settlers and road buiolders in the
old northwestern Virginia counties of Frederick and Augusta.  So far (29 May
2018) the connections between that line of early Gregorys and the Gregorys of
Rappahannock or King William counties have not been determined.

Richard West Gregory
Birth 1734 King William, King William, Virginia
Death 17 MAY 1817 Springfield, Washington, Kentucky
Father Richard T. Gregory
Birth 1695 Essex Co., Virginia
Death AFT 1742 New Kent County, Virginia
Mother Virginia Agnes West
Birth 1704 King William, King William, Virginia
Death 27 MAY 1733 Mount Pleasant, King William, Virginia
Wife Nancy Ann Vaughan
Birth 7 JAN 1735 Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia
Death 21 OCT 1821 Springfield, Washington, Kentucky
--  William Thomas Watkins,
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/15292026/person/265999030/facts?ftm=1

Several genealogies report his name as Richard West Gregory.  But a 1927
publication on the colonial families of Virginia outlines extensively all the
details gleaned from the whole range of colonial archives, and reports that
his purported parents Richard Gregory and Agnes West had two separate sons
named Richard and West.

That research notes that records on West's life in King William County,
Virginia, but that "nothing further is known" of Richard Gregory.  No
information has been found on his  West Gregory's death and burial or his
will.  This would match other reports that Richard, under the name Richard W
Gregory, moved to Kentucky, where he died in Springfield.

The name Richard Gregory was pervasive in colonial Virginia counties, making
it difficult at times to clarify identities.  This compilation from colonial
records cites and quotes old records including wills, providing rich detail if
available.  Richard's FAG memorial below notes that his middle name as West
had not been proved from any record.  It has been surmised from some
researchers based on his mother's maiden name.  But his name could very well
be William, a very common name in successive generations in the Gregory line.

But if Agnes West was this Richard's mother, then the records on his brother
West Gregory (no middle name known) would seem to confirm it was not Richard's
middle name.  The burial memorial also points out that even the parentage of
the Richard Gregory who was born in Virginia and moved to Kentucky is
uncertain.

In a marriage index record for Richard W Gregory and Nancy Ann Vaughan, no
marriage date is reported.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Richard W Gregory
Birth 1735 VA
Spouse Nancy Ann Vaughan
Married in VA

But another version of this index record reports the marriage year as 1759. 
This record, however, reports the marriage in Kentucky.  It is uncertain the
year in which Richard W West moved to Kentucky.

But the appearance of what appears to be a version  of the same record is
accounted for by the fact that Kentucky was originally a part of Virginia
colony, and it was not made a separate state until 1792, after independence. 
Thus a copy, or multiple copies, of the same record would be found in
different local and state jurisdiction records.  At the date reported for this
marriage, Richard would have been age 32-35.

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Mancy [sic] Ann Vaughn
Richard W Gregory, Birth 1730 VA
Marriage 1759 KY

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GREGORY FAMILY of KING WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA

RICHARD GREGORY, the earliest ancestor to whom the KING WILLIAM COUNTY family
of that name has been traced was born circa 1695-1700, and died post 1742. 
His name first appears (in extant records) In 1727. On June 16, 1727, RICHARD1
GREGORY, of KING WILLIAM COUNTY, patented 1000 acres of land in Spotsylvania
County adjoining the lands of Michael Guiney and Robert Baylor.  On April 4,
1730, RICHARD GREGORY, of KING WILLIAM COUNTY (for Â£850 currency) conveyed to
John White, of King William County, 1000 acres in St. George's Parish,
Spotsylvania County, which had been patented by said Gregory June 16, 1727. 
AGNES, wife of the said RICHARD GREGORY, relinquished her dower in the said
land.

RICHARD GREGORY was a magistrate in King William County in 1732, and sheriff
of that county in 1742.

RICHARD GREGORY married AGNES WEST, daughter of THOMAS WEST, of KING WILLIAM
COUNTY (see WEST FAMILY, post page 267), and had issue:

1. ROGER GREGORY (1729-1803), of KING WILLIAM COUNTY; of whom hereafter.

2. Richard Gregory, of whom nothing further is known.

3. West Gregory (living as late as January, 1758), married Susannah West,
daughter of Colonel Francis West, son of Tromas [p 254] West, of King William
County (see West Family, post page 281).  Mrs. Susannah (West) Gregory
married, secondly, Colonel Holt Richeson.

4. Frances Gregory, married William Phillips.

5. Christiana Gregory, married Samuel Meredith.

6. Agnes Gregory.

7. Unity Gregory.
--  "Gregory Family of King William County, Virginia," in Winston of Virginia
and Allied Families, by Clayton Torrence (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet &
Shepperson, 1927), p 253-254
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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Richard Gregory
Birth Year 1732
Spouse Nancy Vaughan
Marriage State VA

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Richard W Gregory
Nancy Ann Vaughan
Parents Richard T Gregory, Agnes West
Birth 1731 King William Co, VA
Death 17 May 1817 Washington Co, VA (later became Kentucky)

Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
Richard Gregory
Residence Washington County, No Township Listed, KY
1800 Tax list
KY Early Census Index (no image available)

Richard W Gregory is reported to have died in 1817, and his wife Nancy Ann
Vaughan in 1821.  Some genealogies report a second wife as Margaret Overby. 
Given these other reports and death dates, Margaret must have been the first
wife.  The will of Richard Gregory of Washington County, Kentucky, in 1812
(probated 1817) refers to his wife as Ann, matching Nancy Ann Vaughan,
consistent with the dates of death as reported in the above tree.  Some
children's names mentioned in Richard's will are not among those reported as
children of Richard and Nancy, so these may be the children of Margaret
Overby.

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Richard W Gregory
Birth 1731 Virginia, USA
Death 1817 Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA

Richard W Gregory was born around 1731, presumably in Virginia. His parents
have not been proved.  Many have theorized that his mother was Milderidge
Gregory Vaughan but she only named two sons in her will (Ambrose and Joseph)
and does not list the names of the other children.  Others theorize he is the
son of Richard T Gregory and Virginia Agnes West and his middle name is West
(again no documentation of this).

Richard W lived in Halifax and Mecklenburg counties in Virginia until 1788. In
1788, he and several of his family migrated to Springfield, Washington County,
Kentucky (which at that time was still part of Virginia - Kentucky becoming a
state in 1792).  His will was probated in 1817.  He had at least 9 children: 
Smith, William A, Abel, Godfrey, Mary Ann Polly (Litsey), John, Asa, Leroy,
and Uriah.

There is no doubt he was married to Nancy Ann Vaughan daughter of William
Vaughan.  Some researchers believe that his first wife was Margaret Overby
daughter of Zachariah and Millarson Overby and that his second wife was Nancy
Ann Vaughan.  If all this isn't confusing enough, Mildridge Gregory (Richard's
potential mother) second husband was William Vaughan the father of Nancy Ann
Vaughan (Richard's wife)!  Richard educated his sons, as the Virginia census
shows his sons in school.

Spouse Nancy Anne Vaughan Gregory (1735 - 1821)

Children:
Smith Gregory (1760 - 1832)
William A Gregory (1764 - 1825)
Abel Gregory (1772 - 1838)
Godfrey Gregory (1777 - 1850)
Mary Ann Gregory Litsey (1779 - 1863)
Burial Gregory Cemetery, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Created by Daniel Gregory Mar 26, 2014
--  Find A Grave Memorial #126940313,
https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126940313
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Notes for Robert GREGORY

Robert Gregory is listed in the 1779 South Carolina state census.

South Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Robert Gregory
No Township Listed, Ninety-sixth District, South Carolina
1779 SC Early Census Index

Ancestry.com's library has a record for Robert in their collection on "census
substitute" records.  This entry was found in a jury list for Spartanburg in
Old 96 District, South Carolina.  (Ancestry's index transcription has the
designation district for both the County and the town.)  The colony of South
Carolina established administrative districts in 1789.  The Ninety-Six
District existed form 1769 to 1800.

In 1785 six counties were organized inside Ninety-Six District:  Abbeville,
Edgefield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartan, and Union.  The county where
Spartanburg was located was named Spartan county.  In 1791, the state
legislature changed the name from Spartan County to Spartanburg County.  The
old districts were abolished in 1800 and the various counties that had been
established within the state's districts became the primary regional
administrative jurisdictions of the state.
--  "Ninety-Six District, South Carolina" and "Spartan County, South
Carolina," Carolina.com,
http://www.carolana.com/SC/Counties/ninety_six_district_sc.html

U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
Robert Gregory
Spartanburg, Ninety Six District, South Carolina
1780 He is on "A List of Petit-Jury Men and Jury Men in Civil Causes."

In the 1790 census, Robert was enumerated in Union District, South Caroina,
with his brothers John, Jeremiah and Isaac, and his father Isaac following on
the next few pages.

1790 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, p 41
Robert Gregory
1 Free White Males - 16 and over
3 Free White Males - Under 16
5 Free White Females
0 slaves

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Robert Gregory

Robert Gregory was the third son of Isaac and Alse Gregory.  Our earliest
written record of Robert is a Colonial Land Grant of 100 acres under the hand
of Governor William Bull.  the acreage, granted 4 March 1773, was situated on
Little Brown's Creek.

--  A Gregory Colonial Family, Ben T Gregory, MD, editor, published by New
South Press, Pensacola, Florida, 1986, p 79,
https://books.google.com/books?id=GCxPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22A+Gregory+Colonial+Family%22&dq=%22A+Gregory+Colonial+Family%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu4L_hnsjbAhXIi7wKHQ0xDiMQ6AEIJzAA
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Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution, p 386
Gregorys listed in the roster:
(The following appear to be a family, Isaac and his sons)
Isaac, militia under Capt Hughes and Col Brandon, horseman and infantry,
during 1782 and 1783
Jeremiah, militia under Capt Hughes and Col Brandon, from 1779 to 1781
alternatively
Jerrel (Jarrod), militia under Col Brandon, before and after the fall of
Charleston
Benjamin, militia under Capt Hughes and Col Brandon, from 1782 to 1783
alternatively
John, militia under Capt Hughes and Col Brandon, from 1780 to 1782
alternatively
Robert, militia under Capt Hughes and Col Brandon, from 1781 to 1782
alternatively
(These appear to be from other families)
Henry, Third Regiment, 10 February 1779 to 1 February 1780
John, Fifth Regiment, enlisted on 16 April 1776
John, Ediston Island Volunteer Militia, under Capt Joseph Jenkins and Col
Joseph Glover
Thomas, Second Dragoons under Capt Isaac Ross, Col Myddleton and Gen Sumter
and was dead about September 1781

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1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama, 9 June, Beat 11, District 126,
page 6A, Hse/Fam #104
Gregory, Berry A Head W M Nov 1853  46 Married 22 yrs [mar abt 1868] AL SC SC
Farmer Owns
Gregory, Sarah E Wife W F Sept 1856  43 Married 22 yrs 8 children/7 living AL
NC GA
Gregory, Josie Dau W F May 1881  19 TN TN TN
Gregory, Charlesie Dau W F Feby  1884  16 AL AL AL
Gregory, Walker Son W M Aug 1886  13 AL AL AL
Gregory, Alexander Son W M Nov 1888  11 AL AL AL
Gregory, Mary Dau W F July 1891 81 AL AL AL
Gregory, Wallace Son W M Dec 1894  5 AL AL AL
Gregory, Estell Dau W F Mar 1899  1 AL AL AL

Robert Alexander Gregory
Birth Nov 25, 1888 Alabama, USA
Death Feb 1979 Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Parents:
Berry Alexander Gregory (1856 - 1950)
Sarah Elizabeth Burk Gregory (1856 - 1929)
Spouse Annie Mae Yarbrough Gregory (1892 - 1974)
Children:
R Hoyt Gregory (1913 - 1966)
E T Gregory (1919 - 1996)
Opal Gregory (1922 - 1922)
Mable Gregory (1923 - 1923)
Annie Louise Gregory (1925 - 1984)
Sonny Lamar Gregory (1928 - 1931)
Siblings:
Sally Josephine Gregory (1881 - 1965)
Wilburn Wallace Gregory (1894 - 1983)
Burial Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Collinsville, DeKalb County,
Alabama, USA
Created by Jessica Reed May 24, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #70329385,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70329385/robert-alexander-gregory

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Notes for Robert Berry GREGORY

1850 Federal Census, Union County, South Carolina, 21 September, page 83 (scan
42), Hse/Fam #610
Robert Gregory 24 M Planter $400 Real Estate b South Carolina [b abt Jan 1826]
Marguerite Gregory 20 F b South Carolina [b abt Jan 1830]
Sarah Gregory 6mos F b South Carolina [b abt Jan 1850]

He is referred to in some places as Berry Gregory and others as Robert
Gregory.  Some of his children's Find a Grave memorials call him Robert
Gregory, as in his daughter Sarah Sally Gregory's memorial:  "Daughter of
Robert Gregory and Margaret J Word Gregory."

A credible, documented genealogy by Larry James Robertson reports him as
Robert Gregory, son of Benjamin F Gregory of Union County, South Carolina.  He
cites a publication on the Gregorys, by one of the Gregorys:   A Gregory
Colonial Family, Ben T Gregory, MD, editor, published by New South Press,
Pensacola, Florida, 1986.

Robert and Margaret moved from Union County, South Carolina to DeKalb County,
Alabama, in about 1851, before the birth of William T in late 1851. 
Interestingly William's grave has only his birth year and reports it as 1856. 
Other records match 1851 or close to that.  The memorial for him on Find a
Grave also has his name as William Francis, the only instance I have seen of
that name.  Every record has his name as William T, except a couple of his
children's death certificates which have no middle initial.  Several
genealogies report his full name as William Thomas Gregory.

1860 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, 13 June, Division 2, page 6 (scan
98), Hse #40, Fam #42
Robert Gregory 34 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $230 Personal born South Carolina
[b abt 1826]
Margaret J Gregory 30 F born South Carolina [b abt 1830]
Sarah E Gregory 10 F born South Carolina [b abt 1850]
William T Gregory 8 M born Alabama [b abt 1852]
John B Gregory 5 M born Alabama [b abt 1855]
Berry A Gregory 3 M born Alabama [b abt 1857]
Theodore H Gregory 8 months M born Alabama [b abt Sept 1859]

1880 Federal Census, DeKalb County, Alabama, 1 June, Township 8, District 56,
page 1 (scan 596), Hse/Fam #9
Gregory, Robert W M 55 Head Married Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1825]
Gregory, Margaret J  W F 50 Wife Married Keeping House SC SC SC [b abt 1830]
Gregory, William T 27 Son W M Single Works on Farm SC SC SC [b abt 1853]
Gregory, Mary L F 13 Dau W F Single House Keeper SC SC SC [b abt 1867]

Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Wm Thomas Gregory
Death Apr 1934 DeKalb County
Volume 16, Page
7924

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Notes for Robert F GREGORY

1930 Federal Census, Saline County, Arkansas, 10 April, Salem Township,
District 63-20, page 6A, Hse #114, Fam #117
Gregory, Ben A Head Owns No Radio M W 43 Married at age 27 [mar abt 1906] AR
AR AR General Farmer [b abt 1887]
Gregory, Lula Wife Owns F W 40 Married at age 24 [mar abt 1906] AR AR AR [b
abt 1890]
Gregory, Antonia Dau F W 14 AR AR AR [b abt 1916]
Gregory, Benjamin Son M W 11 AR AR AR [b abt 1929]
Gregory, Robert Son M W 3yrs11mos AR AR AR [b abt Feb 1906]

1940 Federal Census, Saline County, Arkansas, 5 April, Salem, District 63-22,
page 3B, Chigo-Collegeville, Hse #45, Owns $200
Gregory, Ben A Head M W 53 M Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935
Farmer [b abt 1887]
Gregory, Lula Wife F W 50 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 [b abt
1890]
Gregory,  B A Son M W 21 Single Grade H2 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer
[b abt 1919]
Gregory, Robert Son M W 13 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas same house in 1935 [b abt
1927]

Social Security Death Index
Robert F Gregory
Last Residence Benton, Saline, Arkansas 72015
Born 14 May 1926
Died 24 Oct 1989
SSN 432-50-7872 issued Arkansas - Before
1951

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Notes for Robert Irvin GREGORY

1900 Federal Census, Saline County, Arkansas, 29 June, Owen Township, District
145, page 12A, Hse #201, Fam #204
Gregory, John B Head W M Aug 1853  46 Married 19 yrs [mar abt 1881] AL SC SC
Farmer Owns
Gregory, Jane Wife W F Oct 1854  55 Married 19 yrs 9 children/7 living AL TN
TN
Gregory, Evie Dau W F Aug 1882 17 Single AR AL AL
Gregory, Martha E Dau W F Nov 1884 14 Single AR AL AL Farm Labor
Gregory, Ben A son W M Feby 1886 14 Single AR AL AL Farm Labor
Gregory, Robt E Son W M June 1888 11 Single AR AL AL
Gregory, Alex Son W M Sept 1893 6 Single AR AL AL
Gregory, Stella Dau W F June 1895  4 Single AR AL AL

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Robert Irvin Gregory
Single, Farmer
Birth 19 Jun 1889 Alexander, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Residence Alexander, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Medium Height & Build, Brown Eyes, Light Brown Hair
Registered 5 June 1917 Benton, Saline County, Arkansas
Signed Robert Irvin Gregory

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Robert Irvin Gregory
Age 53
Birth 19 Jun 1889 Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Residence Rt 1, Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Contact Mrs Maude Gregory, Rt 1, Benton, Arkansas
Self-Employed
Signed R I Gregory
(back)
5'8" 135 lbs, Brown Eyes, Bald, Light Complexion
Registered 27 April 1942 Benton Arkansas

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Robert Gregory
Birth Date 19 Jun 1889
Death Date 31 Mar 1978
Enlistment Date 26 Jul 1918
Release Date 10 Feb 1919
SSN 430509595

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Robert Irvin Gregory [Robert I Gregory]
Birth 19 Jun 1889 Benton, AR
Death Date 31 Mar 1978
Claim Date 29 Sep 1961
Father John B Gregory
Mother Louise J Ragan
SSN 430509595

Robert Gregory
Birth 1889
Death 1978
Spouse Maude M Gregory (1894 - 1955)
Burial Pipkin Cemetery, Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Created by Rebecca McCraw Aug 30, 2010
--  Find A Grave Memorial #57894400,
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57894400/robert-gregory

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