Life History
1704 |
Born in King William, King William, Virginia.1,2 |
1724 |
Married Richard T GREGORY in New Kent County, Virginia.2,4,2 |
about 1725 |
Birth of son West GREGORY in King William County, Virginia.5 |
about 1728 |
Birth of daughter Frances GREGORY in King William County, Virginia |
1st May 1729 |
Birth of son Roger GREGORY in King William County, Virginia.3,6 |
about 1730 |
Birth of daughter Christiana GREGORY in King William County, Virginia |
about 1733 |
Birth of son Richard W GREGORY in King William County, Virginia.1,7,7,2,6 |
27th May 1733 |
Died in Mount Pleasant, King William, Virginia.1 |
1740 |
Birth of daughter Unity GREGORY in King William County, Virginia |
Notes
- 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; great 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
A land record in 1730 indicates Richard and Agnes sold land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, that may have been her dower lands. The record index notes that Agnes "acknowledged her dower," with no further clarification.
Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
Agnes Gregory
4 Apr 1730 Spotsylvania Co VA
Property 1000 acres in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Coounty
This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I, edited by William Armstrong Crozier.
Richard Gregory of King William Co to John White of same county, 85 curr., 1000 acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co, granted the sd. Gregory by pat. June 16, 1727. April 7, 1730. Agnes, wife of Richd. Gregory, acknowledged her dower, etc.
Registered Spotsylvania County Land Book B
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Agnes West
Spouse Richard T Gregory
Parents Thomas West
Birth 1704 VA
Marriage 1724 New Kent Co, VA
Death 1724 New Kent Co, VA
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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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