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Henry Gregory [Male] b. 1796

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Floyd Ogden [Male] b. 12 JAN 1901 - d. 30 APR 1977

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Sarah Moore [Female]
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Thomas (Tom) (Monroe) Albert Clark [Male] b. 12 JAN 1905 Cold Springs Hollow, Smith Co., TN - d. 19 MAR 1967 Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Nashville, TN
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Thomas Bry Gregory [Male] b. 1761 Chatham Co., NC - d. 6 JAN 1846 William Nixon Hollow on Payton Creek, Smith Co., TN

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Chatham County, NC
Smith County, TN
Old Piper Place, Pleasant Shade, Smith Co., TN

Bry was a soldier of the American Revolution.

Bry's name could have been Bray or Berry. He lived on Payton's Creekabove the Gum Springs at the foot of the Mima Gregory Hill. It isthought he was buried about 1 mile down the creek without a mar ker abovethe springs in Nixon Hollow. Some of his family were there at the timeof his death. He lived in this community all of his life and died at theage of 37. Also k nown as Berry Bray.

Bry was a soldier of the American Revolution as was his brother Bill andfather Thomas M. Greg ory. They enlisted in the Continental Army fromChatham Co., North Carolina. Bry Gregory: Rev olutionary W ar Records:Source> The "Lost" Pensions-settled Accounts Of The Acts Of April 6,1 838. Card #5711: Gregory, Bry Nashville, TN

From Family Group Report from cousin Kathy Lynn Gregory Pryor:

Smith County historical records: Bry Gregory in the Revolutionary Warand Death - January 8 , 1846. Buried in Smith County Peyton's Creek. 8children were listed. From Cal's column page 493 he lived near Sycamore Valley Cave Point, where his 16 year old son (Ancil) was killed by a falling tree in 1814. Page 80; came from North Carolina to Smith Co.below Pleasant Shade in the William Nixon Holl ow. Cal's column page 85indicates that he was born in Chatham Co ., NC., in about 1762 or 1763 andentered the American Revolution at the age of 18 years, when he was a giant of a young man, weighing 214 pounds. He left his home in Central North Carolina in 1791 and came to Peyton's Creek, settling in what is now called William Nixon Hollow, below Pleasant Shade. Bry was pensioned as a soldier of the Revolutionary War perhaps about 1820, according to some old records in Nashville. His wife died before her husband, who was thus a lone in some measure. The old man in about 1840 deeded to William Parkhurst, "to care for hi m during his natural life time." was recorded in Carthage, TN.

Also in a book (The Gregory Family) American Genealogy ResearchInstitute, Heritage Press, Inc ., Washington, DC, dated 1975; stated thatBry was born in 1791, Died January 1846; private i n North Carol ina Unit;He was placed on Pension Role in 1833 at the age of 72.

see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/oldpics/brypapers.htm

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Bry is said to have been killed by lightning in January 1847 on the waters of Nickojack Branch of Peyton's Creek and was buried at the present home of Robert A. Earps, formerly known as the Davis place.

We had in our last paper some thing about the life of our owngreat-great-grandfather, Bry Gregory, that might not have been to hiscredit. But surely no one would think that we want to throw off on "Old Daddy Bry," or as he called himself, "Old Cuff." We mean to give merely some of the highlights of the past and things that, we hope, will be of interest to our readers.

While we are writing of Bry, we might add that he was born in ChathamCounty, North Carolina , about 1762 or 1763, and that he entered theAmerican Revolution at the age of 18 years, when he was a giant of ayoung man, weighing then 214 pounds. He left his home in Central North Carolina in 1791 and came to William Nixon Hollow, below Pleasant Shade.His wife's given name was Elizabeth, but this i s all we know of her. Weare descended from this man through his daughter, Bettie who married herown cousin, Big Tom Gregory. Big Tom and his wife were the parents of 14sons and daughters, 10 daug hters and four sons. Our father's mother,Sina Gregory, was one of the ten daughters. She married our namesake andgrandfather, Stephen Calvin Gregory, her third cousin; and one of the tenchildren b orn to them was our own father, Thomas M. Gregory, known asDopher Gregory. Big Tom and Bettie's last surviving daughter, Aunt Jane Bennett, died only a few years ago. About 1914 we secured the names ofthe descendants of thi s pioneer couple, Big Tom and Bettie Gregory. They had 14 children, 142 grandchildren, 565 great-grandchildren, 775 great-great-grandchildren and 100 great-great-great-grandchildren andth is made Aunt Jane the actual aunt of about 1,500 persons. Of the 142grandchildren, all are now dead except nine. It has fallen to our lot to conduct funeral services for perhaps 40 or mor e of these grandchildren.Of the 14 sons and daughters, 13 married and reared families of the irown. One son, Gabriel Gregory, went off to the Mexican War and died, being buried somewhere in Old Mexico. The 13 sons and daughters had an average of 11 children. Of these, there are now left only two groups,four of them being the daughters of Ambrose Gregory, one of the so ns, andthe other five being the son and four daughters of Aunt Jane Bennett.

Bry was pensioned as a soldier of the Revolutionary War perhaps about1820, according to som e old records in Nashville. His wife died beforeher husband who was thus alone in some measur e. The old man about 1840deeded to William Parkhurst, "to care for his during his naturallife time," the following property as is recorded at Carthage: "One mareand yearling colt, one sow and seven shoats, ten barrels of corn, all mynotes and accounts, one log chain, six knive s and forks, one patentclock, one writing desk, one weeding hoe, one sprouting hoe, one froe, one axe," and perhaps a few other items. It has been many years since weread this old record and naturally part of it has slipped away from us. Afew years after this deed was made by t he old man, he was on a visit to afriend or relative, who lived in a little house that once sat on the side of Frog Branch of Nickojack Branch of Peyton's Creek, just below the present home of Mrs. George Earps. A winter thunderstorm arose andlightning struck close to the hou se. Old Bry went to the door, raised his arm in defiance of the Almighty, ripped out a big oath, cursed God andcalled on Him to "Try Old Cuff a pop." The words had hardly left the oldman 's lips when lightning struck him and he fell into the yard. His shoestorn from his feet an d the old man struck dead in a moment of time. It is needless to add that this dreadful end to a man 85 years of age had a very sobering effect on others who might have been inclined to trifle with the Almighty. He was buried in a cemetery at the present home of Robert Earps, about half a mile down the valley, but we have never been able to locate the grave for no monument marks the last resting place ofthis man who fought with his father, Thomas Gregory, and hi s brother,William Gregory in the early struggle of the United States to attain its independence from the mother country.110834672BRY GREGORY:
from Cal's Column: "entered the American Revolution at the age of 18 years, when he was a giant of a young man, weighing then 214 pounds. "

"He was on a visit to a friend or relative, who lived in a little house that once sat on the side of Frog Branch of Nickojack Branch of Peyton’s Creek, just below the present home of Mrs. George Earps. A winter thunderstorm arose and lightning struck close to the house. Old Bry went to the door, raised his arm in defiance of the Almighty, ripped out a big oath, cursed God and called on Him to "Try Old Cuff a pop." The words had hardly left the old man’s lips when lightning struck him and he fell into the yard. His shoes torn from his feet and the old man struck dead in a moment of time. It is needless to add that this dreadful end to a man 85 years of age had a very sobering effect on others who might have been inclined to trifle with the Almighty. He was buried in a cemetery at the present home of Robert Earps, about half a mile down the valley, but we have never been able to locate the grave for no monument marks the last resting place of this man who fought with his father, Thomas Gregory, and his brother, William Gregory in the early struggle of the United States to attain its independence from the mother country."

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Christine Elizabeth Austin [Female] b. 1763 Chatham Co., NC - d. BEF. 1876 Smith County, TN

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Chatham Co., NC
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Benjamin Franklin Shoulders [Male] b. MAR 1849 Smith Co., TN

Unknown if same Benjamin found in marriage records:

Shoulders, Benjamin F.
Gregory, Lucinda
Sep 22, 1868

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Marvin R. McFarland [Male]
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Claude R. McFarland [Male]
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Charlie McFarland [Male] b. 1909 - d. 1957 Auburn, KY
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Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, KY
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William "Bill" McFarland [Male]
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Dorothy Louise Ogden [Female] b. 28 MAY 1925 Wichita, kansas - d. MAR 2006 Carlsbad Ca.

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Divorced Marvin
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Albert McFarland [Male] b. 1917
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Albert was cleaning his gun and it went off and he accidently shot andkilled his mother - orp hening the 11 children - who were then adopted out- but most retained their name of McFarland .

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Leroy McFarland [Male]
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Luke McFarland [Male]
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Infant I Clark [Male] b. 25 APR 1907
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Robert McFarland [Male]
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female McFarland [Female]
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Claude McFarland [Male]
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David McFarland [Male]
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