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Nelson Gregory 1803–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA

Death Date: 23 May 1861

Death Location: Chesterfield, VA

Father: John Gregory

Mother: Polly Ferguson

Spouse(s): Lucy Bruce

Children(s): Wyndham Gregory, John Gregory, Edwin Gregory, Mary Gregory, Ida Gregory, Emmett Sr, Emmett GREGORY

Nelson Gregory was born in 1803 in Chesterfield, VA, the child of John Gregory And Polly Ferguson. Nelson Gregory married Lucy Lucie Ann Bruce, and had children including Edwin Spencer Gregory, Emmett Nelson Gregory Sr, Emmett W Gregory, Ida B Gregory, Iva B Gregory, John A Gregory, Mary Francis Gregory, W D Gregory, Wyndham Doddridge Gregory. Nelson Gregory passed away in 1861 in Chesterfield, VA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Gregory was born in 1803 in Chesterfield, VA, the child of John Gregory And Polly Ferguson.
  • Nelson Gregory married Lucy Lucie Ann Bruce, and had children including Edwin Spencer Gregory, Emmett Nelson Gregory Sr, Emmett W Gregory, Ida B Gregory, Iva B Gregory, John A Gregory, Mary Francis Gregory, W D Gregory, Wyndham Doddridge Gregory.
  • Nelson Gregory passed away in 1861 in Chesterfield, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gregory
1775–1836
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, VA
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Polly Ferguson
1782–1843
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA
PF

Spouses(s)

Lucy Bruce
1808–1883
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Wyndham Gregory
1846–1890
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA
WG
John Gregory
1832–1856
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA
JG
Edwin Gregory
1840–1912
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA
EG
Mary Gregory
1830–1852
Birth Location: Chesterfield, VA
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Ida Gregory
1849–
Birth Location: Virginia
IG
Emmett Sr
1851–1927
Birth Location: Manchester, Chesterfield County, VA
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Emmett GREGORY
1852–1905
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia
EG

Nelson Gregory's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Gregory
1803–1861
Birth Place: Chesterfield, VA
Parents
John Gregory
1775–1836
Chesterfield County, VA
Polly Ferguson
1782–1843
Chesterfield, VA
Grandparents
John (Thomas Gregory) V
1750–1843
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth LaPrade
1757–1789
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas IV
1726–1773
Elizabeth Nance
1728–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Gregory's Descendants

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Nelson Gregory (1803–23 May 1861) m. Lucy (Lucie Ann) Bruce (1808–1883)
  1. 1. Wyndham (Doddridge) Gregory 1846–1890 m. Judith (Ann Maria) Fisher 1841–1927
    1. 1. Doddridge (M) Gregory 1869–1943 m. Helen (Ruth) Mann 1894–1974
      1. 1. Myra (Anne) Gregory 1919–1996
      2. 2. Edwin (Doddridge) Gregory 1921–1991 m. Rosa (Lee) Doyle 1920–2018
    2. 2. Sherwood (Vanderslice Gregory) V 1876–1938
    3. 3. Eunice (Gertrude) Gregory 1880–1968
    4. 4. Emma (Fisher) Gregory 1871–1952
    5. 5. Mary (Clyde) Gregory 1873–1958
    6. 6. Annie (Myra) Gregory 1884–1916
    7. 7. Wilfred (Bland Gregory) Sr 1879–1940
  2. 2. John (A) Gregory 1832–1856
  3. 3. Edwin (Spencer) Gregory 1840–1912
  4. 4. Mary (Francis) Gregory 1830–1852
  5. 5. Ida (B) Gregory 1849–
  6. 6. Emmett (Nelson Gregory) Sr 1851–1927
  7. 7. Emmett (W) GREGORY 1852–1905

Nelson Gregory's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Nelson Gregory in Chesterfield, VA
Chesterfield, VA
1861
23 May 1861
Age 58
Death of Nelson Gregory in Chesterfield, VA
Chesterfield, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Chesterfield, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1861
    Event Place: Chesterfield, VA
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