Life History

Notes

• There are uncertainties about Dorcas and her husband, presented by several poorly-documented genealogies as Richard Gregory.  Two versions of transcriptions of a marriage seem to refer to them, but the variations of Richard's last name may indicate that this was a different family lineage from the Gregory lineages of Virginia, North Carlina and neighboring states, many of whom appear to be kin, but connections have not been confirmed.
  
  The name Gregory is derived from an ancient Greek name, which means Swift or Adept, the name Gregory is associated with ethnic variations like McGregor, MacGregory, and spelled as Grigory and other variations, in various records or informal references, so there is nothing definitive about the name variations in the marriage records below.  Insufficient information is included to clearly document identities.
  
  One old publication has some partial information that notes the compiler (or informant) says they think Dorcas had two children.  the genealogies usually have four names, which have been somewhat documented.  We have been able to well-document a son Philip, but clear documentation of his parentage is weak.  Some details have been found on others, but it is uncertain this is the same family indicated, and clear parental relationship has not been established.
  
  John Philip Fishback
  Born 1728, Died May 1819, aged 91, in Fauquier Co VA.
  Will probated in that county 28 June 1819; he was a physician
  Married Jane Reed
  Daughter Dorcas Fishback, m[arried, husband not reported]
  Think she had two children
  
  Richard Gregory, No vital details
  Parents:
  George Washington Gregory 1790-
  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
  
  Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
  Darcus Fishback
  Spouse Name Richard Megrigory (?)
  Marriage 25 Aug 1817 Fauquier County, Virginia
  (no image available to confirm)
  
  Steve Squier did an analysis of the early censuses on the family of Richard Gregory.
  
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  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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  U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  Darcus Fishback
  Spouse Name Richard Megrig Mcgrigory
  Marriage 1817 VA

Sources

• 1. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • District 5, page 515B
• 2. 1830 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 3. Ancestry Trees
• 4. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
• 5. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• 6. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
• 7. 1840 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 8. 1850 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 25 October, District 13, page 143-144, Hse #992, Fam #1034
• 9. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 23 July, District 3, P O Dandrige, page 2 (scan 337), Hse/56#1034
• 10. 1880 Federal Census, Bell County, Texas
  • 14 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 5, page 24, Hse/Fam #207
• 11. 1870 Federal Census, Washington County, Arkansas
  • [no date] September, Cave Hill Township, PO Boonesboro, page 9 (scan 85), Hse #48, Fam #49
• 12. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 7 July, District 3, PO Blue Pond, page 69 (scan 155), Hse/Fam #461
• 13. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, 34B, Hse #279, Fam #283
• 14. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 6 September, P O Not Reported, page 328, Hse #2325, Fam #2368
• 15. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 20 June, 5th Civil District, Enumeration District 45, page 10A, Hse #162, Fam #169
• 16. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 7 February 1851 [sic], 26th District, Page 61A , Hse #821
• 17. 1880 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 16 June, Civil District 5, Enumeration District 177, p 34B, Hse #280, Fam #284
• 18. Mary Ellen Parker Genealogy Research
  • Email of 4 May 2000 to Alfred and Pam Gregory
• 19. 1860 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 11 June, District 3, PO Ringgold, page 7, Hse/Fam #37
• 20. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 21. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Alabama
  • 26 (?) October, District 26, Hse/Fam #531
• 22. 1860 Federal Census, Independence County, Arkansas
  • 12 September, Greenbriar Township, PO Alderbrook, pages 313 (scan 307), Hse/Fam #2122
• 23. 1870 Federal Census, Indpendence County, Arkansas
  • 25 June, Greenbriar Township, PO Batesville, page 15 (scan 98), Hse #102, Fam #142
• 24. Tennessee State Archives