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Jacob Gregory 1779 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Wayne County, Illinois, USA

Father: Absalom Gregory

Mother: Susannah Collins

Spouse(s): Lydia Wood

Children(s): Nancy Gregory, Elizabeth Gregory, Azariah Gregory, Daniel Gregory, Lott Gregory, Mary Gregory, Jacob Gregory, Eliza Gregory

Jacob Gregory was born in 1779 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Absalom J. Gregory and Susannah Anner Collins. Jacob Gregory married Lydia Anna Wood, and had children including Nancy Gregory, Elizabeth Betsy Gregory, Azariah Bednego Gregory, Daniel E. Gregory, Lott Wood Gregory, Mary Gregory, Jacob C. Gregory, Eliza Gregory. Jacob Gregory passed away in 1860 in Wayne County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Gregory was born in 1779 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Absalom J. Gregory and Susannah Anner Collins.
  • Jacob Gregory married Lydia Anna Wood, and had children including Nancy Gregory, Elizabeth Betsy Gregory, Azariah Bednego Gregory, Daniel E. Gregory, Lott Wood Gregory, Mary Gregory, Jacob C. Gregory, Eliza Gregory.
  • Jacob Gregory passed away in 1860 in Wayne County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Gregory
1756 – 1838
Birth Location: Danville Boyle, Rutherford County, KY
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Susannah Collins
1756 – 1824
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Wood
1788 – 1851
Birth Location: Union Co., South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Gregory
1805 –
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Gregory
1808 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Azariah Gregory
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
AG
Daniel Gregory
1811 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Lott Gregory
1812 – 1877
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Gregory
1815 –
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Gregory
1819 – 1848
Birth Location: Sumner County TN
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Eliza Gregory
1829 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Gregory's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Gregory
1779 – 1860
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Absalom J. Gregory
1756 – 1838
Danville Boyle, Rutherford County, KY
Susannah (Anner) Collins
1756 – 1824
Rutherford, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Joseph Gregory
1738 – 1810
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Amy ((Amie) Amanda) Sartain
1743 – 1810
Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sartain
Mabel Collins
1718 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sartain
1696 – 1756
Dinah Taylor
1695 – 1755

Jacob Gregory's Descendants

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Jacob Gregory (1779 – 1860) m. Lydia (Anna) Wood (1788 – 1851)
  1. 1. Nancy Gregory (1805 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Gregory (1808 – )
  3. 3. Azariah (Bednego) Gregory (23 May 1809 – 07 Mar 1880) m. Matilda Henson (11 May 1809 – 06 Jan 1892)
  4. 4. Daniel (E.) Gregory (1811 – 1850) m. Nancy Garrett
  5. 5. Lott (Wood) Gregory (1812 – 09 Feb 1877) m. Susanna Windle m. Nancy Hatchett (1816 – 1855)
    1. 1. Martha Gregory (1835 – )
    2. 2. Lydia Gregory (1856 – 1944)
    3. 3. Charitie Gregory (1861 – 1865)
    4. 4. Albert Gregory (1865 – Abt. 1896)
    5. 5. Bishop Gregory (1865 – 1897)
    6. 6. Nancy Gregory
    7. 7. Aylesbury (B.) Gregory (18 Feb 1836 – 02 Apr 1902) m. Lydia Hayes (11 Nov 1836 – 01 Dec 1907)
      1. 1. Elisha (T. Gregory) Hayes
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Mahulda) Gregory (1841 – )
    9. 9. Jacob Gregory (27 May 1843 – 06 Dec 1923)
    10. 10. Thomas (C.) Gregory (1845 – 20 Mar 1862)
    11. 11. Cinderella Gregory (1847 – 16 Aug 1870)
    12. 12. Mary (Jane) Gregory (29 Jan 1850 – 30 Aug 1930) m. Francis (Morton "Frank") Wood (16 Dec 1844 – 17 May 1923) m. John (D.) Tinkler
      1. 1. Charles (Lott) Wood (17 Jan 1868 – 22 May 1938) m. Artemus (Esta Louisa) Lane (18 Nov 1867 – 15 Oct 1938)
        1. 1. Lottie (Mary) Wood (22 Jan 1892 – 21 Feb 1940)
        2. 2. Coney (Oscar) Wood (11 Dec 1893 – 21 Mar 1945)
        3. 3. Ross (Otto) Wood (21 Sep 1895 – 02 Jun 1948) m. Goldia (Zephyr) Fleming (21 Sep 1895 – 02 Aug 1986)
        4. 4. Dewey (Charles) Wood (11 Apr 1898 – 20 Jun 1987) m. Rella (Fern) Hands
        5. 5. William (Franklin) Wood (14 Oct 1900 – 13 Jul 1995)
        6. 6. Golda (Marie) Wood (23 Sep 1905 – 09 Aug 1938)
        7. 7. Hardy (Vester) Wood m. Corda Madeline
      2. 2. John (Henry) Wood (21 Dec 1868 – 04 Oct 1869)
      3. 3. Albert (Eugene) Wood (07 Oct 1871 – 28 Apr 1904) m. Margaret (Ethel) Garrison (05 Feb 1871 – 26 Dec 1955)
        1. 1. Retha Wood (1892 – 1894)
        2. 2. Lou (Wreatha) Wood (Abt. 1893 – Abt. 1895)
        3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Wood (27 Aug 1894 – 05 Dec 1958)
        4. 4. Bessie (Bell) Wood (11 Apr 1900 – 27 Oct 1992)
        5. 5. Grace (Mae) Wood (24 Dec 1901 – 26 Nov 1980)
        6. 6. Guy (Albert) Wood (27 Feb 1904 – 26 Aug 1975)
      4. 4. James Wood (1875 – Apr 1900)
      5. 5. Hattie (N.) Wood (1877 – 15 Aug 1895) m. Harris (Burton) Soloman (14 Jun 1874 – )
        1. 1. Infant Soloman (1895 – 1895)
      6. 6. Oscar (Mortin) Wood (05 Dec 1878 – 29 Oct 1918) m. Lena (Leona) Braddy (24 Dec 1880 – 18 Jul 1932)
        1. 1. Infant1 Wood (1898 – 1898)
        2. 2. Infant2 Wood (1900 – 1900)
        3. 3. Mildred (Lucille) Wood (1916 – 1993)
        4. 4. Albert (Clarence) Wood m. Louise (Vivian) Harrison
        5. 5. Bonnie (Alberta) Wood
        6. 6. James (Walter) Wood
        7. 7. Virgil (Frank) Wood
        8. 8. Vernon (Jasper) Wood
        9. 9. Roy (Earl) Wood
        10. 10. Ross (Oscar) Wood
        11. 11. Emory (Eugene) Wood
      7. 7. Henry (Martin) Wood (Dec 1879 – 1880)
      8. 8. Stella (Mae) Wood (01 Jul 1882 – 13 Nov 1969) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Edmison (01 Jan 1876 – 24 Jan 1931)
        1. 1. Charles (Henry) Edmison (12 Oct 1898 – 16 Apr 1979) m. Lola (Ann) Gregory
        2. 2. Ruby (Irene) Edmison (05 Aug 1900 – 04 Jan 1962) m. James (Guy) Bruce
        3. 3. Nina (Belle) Edmison (29 Jan 1903 – 28 Dec 1976) m. Roy Rainwater (1900 – 1972)
        4. 4. Frank (Albert) Edmison (24 May 1905 – 23 Sep 1995) m. Esther (M) Ramsey (26 Oct 1903 – 12 Mar 1994) m. Gertie Keen (26 Jul 1909 – 30 Jun 1928)
        5. 5. Herbert (Eugene) Edmison (25 Feb 1908 – 18 Jan 1971) m. Violet (Irene) Robertson (1908 – 1982)
        6. 6. James (Morton) Edmison (30 Sep 1910 – 24 Jan 1997) m. Susan Keen (04 Sep 1911 – )
        7. 7. Woodrow (Thomas) Edmison (20 Apr 1913 – 09 Jan 1996) m. Margery Jackson (04 Nov 1916 – 23 Jan 2003)
        8. 8. Noel (Edward) Edmison (10 Oct 1915 – 08 Feb 1932)
        9. 9. Homer (Conard) Edmison (20 Mar 1918 – 30 Aug 1998) m. Norma (Lucille) Keen
        10. 10. Jewel Edmison (1920 – 1920)
        11. 11. Myrtle (Rowena) Edmison (21 Oct 1921 – 2010)
        12. 12. Mervin Edmison (21 Oct 1921 – 21 Oct 1921)
        13. 13. Donald (Dean) Edmison (10 Aug 1924 – 2021) m. Deloris McKitrick
      9. 9. Larcy (Belle) Wood (13 Feb 1885 – 13 Nov 1969) m. Robert (L.) Cates (31 Jul 1882 – 28 Jun 1974)
      10. 10. Charity (Elizabeth) Wood (08 Oct 1889 – 24 Dec 1977) m. Willie (Oscar Pace) Edmison (09 Jul 1882 – 05 Feb 1949) m. Roseve Richards
        1. 1. Fred (Eugene) Edmison (19 Nov 1906 – 06 Mar 1984) m. Mary (Katherine) Ellis (26 Dec 1906 – 05 Jul 2001)
        2. 2. Larcie (Mae) Edmison (29 Mar 1909 – 13 Aug 1993) m. Leslie (Earl) Ellis (11 Jul 1903 – 13 Oct 1966)
        3. 3. Joe (Oscar) Edmison (15 Nov 1911 – 01 Feb 1946) m. Dona (Elizabeth) Shook (05 Jul 1912 – 23 Oct 2005)
        4. 4. Carl (Lott) Edmison (02 Mar 1920 – 28 Jul 2009) m. Dorthy (Opal) Vaughn (30 Jul 1922 – )
        5. 5. Donald (Elliot) Richards (1934 – 29 Dec 1935)
      11. 11. Solomon Wood
    13. 13. Nettie Gregory (1869 – )
    14. 14. Sarah (Ann) Gregory
  6. 6. Mary Gregory (1815 – )
  7. 7. Jacob (C.) Gregory (1819 – 29 Nov 1848) m. Mary (May Ann) Garrison (09 Feb 1823 – 06 Aug 1891)
    1. 1. Lida Gregory
    2. 2. Letta Gregory
    3. 3. Harvey Gregory
    4. 4. Martha Gregory
  8. 8. Eliza Gregory (1829 – ) m. Charles Harlow

Jacob Gregory's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Jacob Gregory in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 81
Death of Jacob Gregory in Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Wayne County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wayne County, Illinois, USA
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