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Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory 1795 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1861

Death Location: Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Gregory

Mother: Jeriah Gregory

Spouse(s): Stephen Messer

Children(s): Hannah Messer

In 1795, Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory entered the world in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Graves Gregory and Jeriah Parson Messer Gregory. Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory married Stephen "Steve" Taylor Messer, and had children including Hannah "Haney" Messer. Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory passed away in 1861 in Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory entered the world in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Thomas Graves Gregory and Jeriah Parson Messer Gregory.
  • Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory married Stephen "Steve" Taylor Messer, and had children including Hannah "Haney" Messer.
  • Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory passed away in 1861 in Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gregory
1773 – 1828
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Jeriah Gregory
1772 – 1840
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Stephen Messer
1788 – 1866
Birth Location: Edgefield District, Ninety-Six District, Ninety Six, Providence of South Carolina. Colony of Virginia
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Children(s)

Hannah Messer
1820 – 1905
Birth Location: Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Gregory's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Gregory
1795 – 1861
Birth Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Graves Gregory
1773 – 1828
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Jeriah (Parson Messer) Gregory
1772 – 1840
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Margaret (Agnes) Taylor
1735 – 1784
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Catherine Pendleton
1699 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Pendleton
1654 – 1721

Sarah Gregory's Descendants

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Sarah ("Sally" Messer) Gregory (1795 – 4 Dec 1861) m. Stephen ("Steve" Taylor) Messer (1788 – abt 1866)
  1. 1. Hannah ("Haney") Messer (1820 – abt 1905) m. Elijah (Lige Fuller) Messer (1820 – )
    1. 1. GEORGE (WASHINGTON) MESSER (02 Feb 1855 – 04 Apr 1925)
      1. 1. Lissmia (( Linnie)) Messer (26 May 1879 – 8 February 1920) m. Floyd Risner (10 August 1876 – 26 February 1962)
        1. 1. Pearl Risner (1 November 1908 – 16 March 1942)
        2. 2. Woodrow Risner (1910 – 1910)
        3. 3. Hagan Risner (4 November 1911 – 31 January 1985)
        4. 4. Kelly Risner (July 12, 1901 – January 09, 1971) m. Sallie Risner (19 November 1897 – 17 January 1983)

Sarah Gregory's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1861
4 Dec 1861
Age 66
Death of Sarah "Sally" Messer Gregory in Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Buckhorn Fork, Troublesome Creek, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA
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