William Gregory of Bluestone

Some DNA databases including the GREGORY surname:

WILLIAM GREGORY

OF BLUESTONE CREEK, MECKLENBURG CO., VA

(born bef. 1748 per 1764 tax list)

(died 1784/1785)

No Sons

Files of Jo Lee Gregory Spears

These pages are under construction and will/may change daily as
I sift through my files. Any corrections, additions are welcomed.

This page was updated May 9, 2007

Under Construction	1784/1785 This William Gregory died in Mecklenburg Co., VA leaving a will naming only daughters, thus no male Gregory descendant for YDNA purposes. However, this record may help in placing the various William Gregorys. Per 1764 tax list, William was born bef 1748, possibly the only son of Zener/Ziner/Lena Gregory, apparently widowed by 1763. Who was her husband? Was she already living on that tract and had the means to purchase it as a widow? Why would she have come from some distant county as a widow to live there? William must have been close in age to other Gregory young adults in the area, such as Joseph (Sr), Andrew, James, Ambrose, etc. That would place William's father an age of the generation before. Was there a relationship? The tract Ziner Gregory purchased on Bluestone was in the general vicinity of where Andrew Gregory settled.

1763	Lunenburg DB 9:343 Robert Cary of Chesterfield Co to Zener Gregory of Lun. for 18pd 100 acres on a br of Little Bluestone Cr, adj Darby on Reedy Br, Morric[Morris]. Wit: David Christopher, John Hayes, David (X) Constable, John Smith. Note: This land fell in Mecklenburg Co. in 1765. History of tract: Lun DB 7:245 John Adams of Lun surveyed for abt 100a to Robert Cary, 15 pd, on a br of Little Bluestone Cr, Darby's line on Reedy Br, Wf Susannah relinq., May 3, 1762, rec May 4, 1762 Lun DB 7:238 John Adams of Lun to Edward Inroughty of Lun 10 pd, abt 100a on Reedy Br of Little Bluestone Cr adj Robert Cary. abst. says later in deed tract is said to be 200 a. 4 May 1762, 4 May 1762 Lun DB 6:96 John Adams of Lun to John White of Lun tract both sides Reedy Cr adj Morris, Little Bluestone Cr, Reedy Br surv for 100 a., wf Susanna relinq dower 2 Jun 1760, 3 Jun 1760 Lun DB 6:98 John Adams of Lun to William White of Lun 26 pd 7 sh 6 p., a certain tract [acres not stated in abstr] on both sides Little BlueStone Cr in Lun adj Morris on th cr, new lines, Talbot, being part of 400 a. of land. Wf Susanna relinq dower 21 Feb 1760, rec 3 Jun 1760. Lun DB 5:291 Drury Stith of Brunswick Co to John Adams of Lun, 50 pd, tract in Lun on both sides Little Bluestone Cr on both sides Reedy Br, abt 800a bounded by Morris, Lucas. Signed Drury Stith, wit: Gray Briggs, Thomas Stith, Silv Stokes, 27 Jun 1758, 1 Aug 1657

1764	On List of Tithables St. James Parish, Lunenburg Co. fo 1764 (St. James Parish became Mecklenburg Co. in 1765) William Gregory taxed with Lena Gregory, 1 tithe, 100 acres. (Does the 1 tithe suggest "Lena/Zener" was female?) (William 16 or over, b. bef 1748)

1782	Meck. DB 6:206 2 Aug 1782; 111 Nov 1782 Ziner Gregory of Mecklenburg to her son William Gregory of Mecklenburg for 50 pd, 100 acres in Mecklenburg adj land of John Hudson, Charles Royster & William Naish. Wit: John Berry, Samuel Harriss, John Harriss. [Meck. Deeds 1779-1786 abstracts by TLC Genealogy]

1784/1785	William Gregory died (no sons) Mecklenburg Co., VA WB 2:129 6 Mar 1784; 12 Sep 1785 Will of William Gregory names Wife: Anne Naish/Nash Children: Anne Gregory, Elizabeth Gregory, Sarah Gregory, Susanna Gregory Estate to wife Ann, afterward to 4 children. Exor: Wife Ann and her father William Nash Wit: John Hudson, George Hudson, Franky Hudson

1795	Anne Gregory appeared on the 1795 Pers. Prop. Tax List of Joseph Banister Clausel, Mecklenburg Co., VA. She was not taxed with any males or negroes.

1796	Meck. WB 3:372 1796 William Nash/Naish died Mecklenburg Co. naming wife Sarah, children: John Naish, William Naish, Abraham Naish, Thomas Naish, Anne Gregory, Elizabeth Naish, Mary Naish, Lucy Naish, Jane Naish, Sarah Crews; son-in-law Jesse Munday; grandau Sarah Munday dau of my late dau Judith Munday, dau Lucy Naish[Lucy Willis]. Wit: John Freeman, John Hudson, William Hudson.

	BIBLES


	PHOTOGRAPHS