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Bettie Hatcher [Female]
Carol Eddleman has that Bettie Hatcher was a daughter of Dr. Eugene M. and Mary (Wilson) Hatcher. After her 1881 marriage to George Jameson, they had one child, Mary, by 1886. My correspondent, Pam Stover, also has the subject George as the father of her grandmother, Ethyl Jameson (1894-1968).
Information from FamilyTreeMaker: The Methvin-Cunningham-McManus-Swartz Family*
Mildred "Mimi" Methvin
Satori ADR, L.L.C. (www.satoriadr.com)
P. O. Box 81483
Lafayette, LA 70598
A-United States
Fax: 888-298-0566
memethvin@@gmail.com
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Your message 1/4/2002 - Lott Gregory was also my 4th great grandfather . My grandfather was James William Gregory, great grandfather was William S. Gregory, Great, Great grandfather Elijah Gregory. Lott Gregory's wife was Nancy??? Unable to find the last name. Received message from TommyandMarie@@ AOL.com saying if this Lott Gregory is the same as their Lott, parents were Hardy Gregory and Lucy Battle and were born in Surry County, VA I do Lott Gregory's family came from VA to the Albemarle area N.C. and settled on Gaylors Branch and Six Runs near Turkey, N.C. Lott Gregory was in the US Army during the American Revolution. Which of Lott's children are you descended from?? Obviously we are distant cousins.
Jim Gregory
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Hi Jim -- thanks for the info. By my calculations, we are third cousins once removed. I'm also descended from Elijah Gregory (the 5th of Lott's seven children according to my records). My line goes as follows: Lott - Elijah - Marshall Hooks -- Elijah Milton -- Myrtis Gregory (married DeWitt Methvin, Sr.) -- DeWitt Methvin, Jr. -- Me.
I appreciate the info re: where Lott settled, etc. I didn't have that info. Have you determined if our Lott is the same as Tommy & Marie's? I'd be interested in getting the info on your Gregory line. I'm attaching a report on all I have on Lott's descendents. Also, let's stay in touch in case we come up with new info. Thanks again.
Mimi Methvin
Lafayette, LA
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NOTE: Lott's parents cannot be Lucy Battle and Hardy Gregory: Lucy Battle was born July 2, 1748. Lucy married twice, 1. Thomas Davis, 2. Hardy Gregory about 1774. Lott was born in 1742, so could not be the son of Lucy, born 1748.
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The following information about the MacGregor clan is taken from "The Clans and Tartans of Scotland" by Robert Bain, pp. 180-181: "Royal is my race" is the claim of the MacGregor clan, one of the most famous of Highland clans and the principal branch of the Clan Alpine. The clan traces their history to Griogar, son of King Alpine, in the 8th century. The home of the clan was the eastern border of Argyll and the western border of Perthshire, including Glenorchy, Glenstrae, Glenlyon and Glengyle. The earliest possession of the clan, Glenorchy, previously owned by the Campbells, was bestowed on the MacGregors for services rendered to Alexander II in his conquest of Argyll. The MacGregors maintained possession of their lands by right of the sword for many years, but the enmity of surrounding clans resulted in attempts to displace the clan, and the inevitable retaliation by the MacGregors, who thus earned the reputation of being a turbulent clan."
Information from FamilyTreeMaker file: The Methvin-Cunningham-McManus-Swartz Family* by
Mildred "Mimi" Methvin
Satori ADR, L.L.C. (www.satoriadr.com)
P. O. Box 81483
Lafayette, LA 70598
A-United States
Fax: 888-298-0566
memethvin@@gmail.com
Elijah "Lige" Gregory was born in Attala Co., Mississippi, in 1864. He was a merchant in Ethel, MS, and there is a photo of him and his brother Cooper taken in 1906 in front of Lane Brothers Stores in Ethel, with a group of other merchants. Elijah married and had several children in Attala County, but moved to Louisiana before 1908. The 1930 federal census of Mangham, Richland Parish, Louisiana, shows Elijah M. Gregory, age 62, retired, living with wife "Hannah," (Anna), age 57, and children Bryan, 31, Louise, 17, and Marshall, 21. Louise was a bookkeeper at a bank, Bryan was a mechanic, electrical, and Marshall was a salesman.
Per Beverly Methvin Warren, "Lige" Gregory and his family lived in Natchez at one point. He moved the family to Mangham, LA, and opened a store there, located on the very front of the main highway. There used to be a marker written in a sidewalk there.
Daddy DT (DeWitt T. Methvin, Sr.) had also grown up in MS, and he had moved to Mangham to become a depot agent between Rayville & Mangham (or between Rayville and Archibald). Daddy DT named a town "Delco" but it no longer exists.
Mama Methvin and Daddy DT married in the 1st Baptist Church. Grandma Gregory was a Methodist. Beverly doesn't know what Mama Methvin was before she married, but she was Baptist afterwards.
There is a photo of Elijah, his daughter Myrtis (my grandmother, Mama Methvin) and Myrtis' son, (my father), DeWitt Talmage Methvin, Jr. on Polk Street in Alexandria in about 1926 or 1927. Elijah's half-brother, Marshall Hooks Gregory, is also in the photo, copy obtained from Beverly Methvin Warren.
In his later years, Lige lived across the street from Dad's old home in Castor, in a big wooden house with a porch all around it. He died when Dad was 12, and Dad doesn't remember too much about him. His grandmother Gregory (nee Anna Elizabeth Sweatt) lived until 1958; she and Mama Methvin were close.
From FTM:
Descendants of Isaac Gregory
Isaac Gregory, The Elder
The Patriarch of the Union County, South Carolina Gregorys lived in Virginia before moving with his wife, Alse, and children to the Brown's Creek area of Union District (now County), South Carolina.
The information regarding Isaac prior to his arrival in South Carolina is sketchy at best. Mrs. Josephine Gregory Spears of Raleigh, N.C. has researched the Virginia Gregorys in depth. The following chronology is available through her efforts.
Isaac Gregory of St. James Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia (later Mecklenburg County), registered his earmark for his livestock in April Court, 1761. (Order Book 6, p. 256).
Isaac Gregory bought fifty acres of land from Nicholas and Tabitha Robertson of Lunenburg on 7 May 1762. The land (Recorded in Deed Book 7, p. 294, on 6 July 1762) was located on the lower side of Mitchell Creek. The witnesses to this transaction were: Joseph Dobson, John (X) Johnson and Jno. Dobson.
Isaac Gregory and his wife, Alse, sold fifty acres of land in Mecklenburg County to John Hatchell. This land was located on Eastlines Creek (same as Mitchell Creek). The deed is recorded in Book 1, p. 115, 9 August 1765. Alse signed the Dower, 12 August 1765. The price paid by Hatchell was £25. This deed was witnessed by Jacob Bugg, John Goode and Lucy Bugg. (It should be noted that Isaac also witnessed a deed of John Hatchell executed on 2 August of that year.)
The titheables taken by Edmund Taylor in St. James Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia and later reported in Early Settlers of Mecklenburg County, Virginia list Isaac Gregory: one tithe due for 1764 on fifty acres.
Isaac, his wife and at least two children moved to Mecklenburg, North Carolina where he was granted two hundred acres by Governor William Tryon on 26 October 1767. (North Carolina Land Grants File 2189, Grant 248, Book 23, p. 125.)
The land was located, according to the description found within the grant, on the south side of the Broad River on the South Fork of Brown's Creek, above the "waggon" road.
A boundary dispute between North and South Carolina was settled a short time later and this tract of land became part of Union District, South Carolina. The tract was entered in the Auditor General's Office of South Carolina, 30 September 1772, due to this annexation. (South Carolina Memorials, p. 432.)
Isaac obtained a Royal Grant in South Carolina as well. The second grant, another two hundred acres, was also located on the South Branch of Brown's Creek in Craven County (RG v. 17, p. 89, 12 December 1768; RP v. 39, p. 275, 20 June 1768). A third grant (Union County Deed Book D, p. 296) yielded another two hundred acres in the same area to Isaac. The deed (recorded 5 May 1773) reflects Little Brown's Creek as the location.
The three above-mentioned grants are depicted in the Union County Historical Society's Land Grant Maps of Union District.
Will Of Isaac Gregory
In the name of God. Amen.
1, Isaac Gregory of Union County, State of South Carolina, being weak in body but of sound mind, memory and understanding, thanks be to Almighty God and calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do think proper to settle my worldly affairs wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in manner and form following, viz:
First and principally, I commit my soul to God, who gave it, and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named.
FIRST That all my just debts and funeral expenses shall be discharged as soon as conveniently may be after my decease.
ITEM I lend unto my loving wife, Alse Gregory, the house and plantation with all the land privileges thereto belonging; also three Negroes, viz: Bet, Peter and Adam; also my stock of every kind, utensils of husbandry and household furniture of every kind for her sole and proper use during her natural life. And after her decease, my will and desire is that the said land and premises thereto belonging shall be for my son Jarred (Gerard), his heirs or assigns forever; and my stock of every kind, implements of husbandry and household furniture to be divided in the following manner, viz:
One child's part to be divided equally among my following grandchildren, viz: Sally, Gordon and William, being children of my son, Benjamin, deceased. The remainder to be equally divided among my following children: John, Robert, Elizabeth, Isaac, Jarred and Jeremiah.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son, John, one Negro girl named Pat which he has now in possession and no more.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son, Robert, one Negro boy named Cato which he has now in possession and no more.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth, one Negro woman named Bet with her youngest child named Sal to her, herself, and then to her children.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son, Isaac, one Negro boy named Mark and no more.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son Jarred one Negro boy named Peter and no more.
ITEM I give and bequeath to Jeremiah one Negro boy named Adam and no more.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Sally, one Negro girl named Rose which her mother, Margaret, shall have in her possession during her life and after her decease, the wench and her increase to her daughter, Sally, and no more; and
LASTLY I do nominate, constitute and ordain my two sons, Isaac and Jarred, Executors of this, my will and testament, revoking and disannulling all other will or wills by me, one heretofore made, and do declare this only to be my last; whereunto I have set my hand and real.
13 August 1796
Witnesses Present
Isaac Gregory ( Seal )
Nathan Sandage
Josiah Tyree
North Carolina land Grant
ISAAC GREGORY: 200 Acres Mecklenburgh south side Of Broad River of the South Fork Of Brown's Creek a little above the waggon road. Beginning at a white oak, north side of the creek, and runs south 75' Et. 180 to a white oak; thence south I5' Et. 180 to a white oak, thence north 75' Et. I80 to a small white oak; thence to the Beginning.
Dated 27 October 1767
Wm. Tyron
Provided by www.gregoryfamily.com
Isaac and Alse Gregory reared six sons and one daughter. These children are named in his will (recorded in Union County Will Book A, p. 61-62, located in Box 2, Package 34, Union County Probate Office): Benjamin, John, Robert, Elizabeth, Isaac, Gerard (also spelled Jarred, Jarret and Jared) and Jeremiah.
Isaac probably died in March 1797. His will, written 13 August 1796, was recorded 3 April 1797. South Carolina estates were required to be filed within thirty days of the date of decease.
Isaac distributed his property as follows: The plantation, three slaves, house, stock, utensils of husbandry and all household furniture were to be retained by Alse in her natural life.
Upon Alse's demise, Gerard was to receive the house and premises. The stock, implements of husbandry and household furniture were to be divided among all the children, including a child's part which was to be divided among the children of his son, Benjamin, who had predeceased him. He also distributed eight slaves among his heirs.
His sons, Isaac and Gerard, served as executors and the instrument was witnessed by Nathan Sandage (Savage?) and Josiah Tyree.
After receiving his land grants in Union County, Isaac and his family had carved a place for themselves and their children in a newly formed nation, state and county.
The Stub Entries to Indents, which are actually receipts for Revolutionary Service, indicate that Isaac and all six of his sons served their new land in the war for freedom from English domination.
Jeremiah, John, Robert, Gerard and Benjamin received payment for service in Colonel Thomas Brandon's regiment. All probably served in Captain Hughes' company though Benjamin's stub entry does not cite the company in which he served. Father Isaac and son Isaac provided rations for the militia.
Revolutionary War Ledgers & Journals
JAMES GREGORY (i.e.) Page 1096
276 3 July 1787 To General Duty 17 £53.9.10/2
286 6 August 1787 By Cash 559 £53.9.10/2
319 15 October 1787 To General Duty 1220 £11.1.7
354 17 February 1788 To General Duty £113.16
370 22 April 1788 By Cash £124.17.7
385 28 May 1788 To General Duty 1220 £23.14.4
420 September 1788 By Cash 559 £23-14.4
From Haygenealogy.com
"After achieving considerable importance in Athens county, Ohio, as its first postmaster, associate county judge, trustee of first library in N. W. territory, trustee of Ohio University [1808-1812], [State Legislator for three terms (1811, 1812, 1814)], organizer and Colonel of first regiment in Ohio in the War of 1812, he sold out in 1815 and moved to Fayette county where he bought a tract of 1040 acres of land on which he lived for the balance of his life. He divided the land into farms for himself and his children and kept them about him up to his death in 1818. The community came to be known as Yankeetown; it is now only a cross road with one or two houses. The burying ground of the family, on Deer Creek, has been obliterated and no tombstones remain. The bodies were removed about 1911 [actually 1903] to Kirkwood cemetery near London, Ohio." -- W.P.Hay (1871-1947). Jehiel enlisted August 3, 1775 in the 4th Regiment of the NY Line in the Revolutionary War and fought in Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Fort Montgomery. He also served in the Bedford militia and a brief tour of duty in Vermont. The move to Ohio -- first Washington County, then Athens by 1804 when he purchased property consisting of a grist-mill, saw-mill and carding machine -- was perhaps precipitated by a land grant due to reparations for the burning of Norwalk or Bedford; no land grant documents have been found, but are known to have been issued for the loss of CT/NY property.
William Perry Hay's Howsmon Genealogy book; page on Jehiel and Elizabeth. "Ancestors and Descendants of Henry Gregory" page on Jehiel.
Note: mine is the only source that has Elizabeth Andrews as being born in CT and not NY. While many published sources list NY, I maintain that the 1850 census data "trumps" all these later sources -- in 1850 Elizabeth herself answered CT on her census data (and her daughter stated NY); Elizabeth's mind was clear, the daughter would have been certain as well. All the later sources are at least 30 years later (see the earliest: 1881 biography; also 1939 Gregory book), and would have been based on recollections of grandchildren/greatgrandchildren (as her children were all deceased by 1881), who undoubtedly remembered the stories of NY during the Revolution, and perhaps had even mentioned that the family moved to Ohio from NY, which got translated for both Elizabeth and Jehiel as being born in NY. Both Jehiel and Elizabeth are thought (by me) to have been born in CT; unfortunately, none of their children lived to 1880 to answer their parents' birthplaces on their census data.
W. P. Hay (1871-1947) lists Jehiel Gregory's (Jr.'s) 1782 birthplace as Spencertown,NY as well as it being the birthplace of two of his siblings in 1784 and 1786; the 1939 Gregory book confirms Spencertown (but the source was likely W. P. Hay). W. P. Hay hypothesized that Spencertown could be the NY birthplace for the mother, Elizabeth Andrews. Spencertown is in Columbia county, about 92 miles north of Bedford and half-way to Fort Ticonderoga. Spencertown is now a part of Austerlitz, New York; the north part of the town of Hillsdale was known as Spencer'stown as it was settled by a dozen Spencer families in the 1750s. There is no Andrews or Gregory listed as one of the 71 original settlers of Spencertown in 1757-1760, confirming this is not the 1757 birthplace of Elizabeth Andrews. (But there were 20 Andrews families with 129 people in Spencertown in 1790 -- see research.) Note that while the 1850 census data would have been theoretically available as of 1922, Elizabeth would have been hard to find as she was not in Yankeetown as expected; it is unknown if at that time the census records were made available in Washington,DC or if you had to look for them locally (i.e., Meigs county,OH).
Many sources likewise have Jehiel as being born in NY (see the earliest: 1914 biography which actually states he was "a New Yorker"), and specifically Gregory Point, NY (1939 Gregory book). Gregory Point is in CT not NY (just south of Norwalk, and considered a part of Norwalk today). William Perry Hay researched "Gregory Point"-92,93,94,95,96 in the 1930s, and concluded there is only one, and it is in CT not NY -- located at the east side of the mouth of Norwalk River in Fairfield County, CT. A very short distance up this river are the towns of South Norwalk on the west side and East Norwalk on the east side of the river. Two or three miles above is the town of Norwalk. Bedford (Westchester county), NY is 20 miles from Norwalk, CT, and it is land-bound which suggests it would not have a "point". As Jehiel's father Nehemiah signed up out of CT in the French and Indian war in 1759 (and married in CT in 1759), it seems certain that Jehiel was born in CT and not NY, and that the family's move to Bedford,NY was subsequent to Jehiel's ~1755 birth.
Gregory Point on the US Geographical Survey map, 20th century - click on image for larger view
Gregory Point USGS Norwalk South Quad, Connecticut, Topographic Map. Gregory Point is a Cape in the state of Connecticut (county of Fairfield), located at latitude - longitude coordinates (also known as lat-long or GPS coordinates) of N 41.08704 and W -73.40151. Gregory Point is shown in the center of the topographic (topo) map, which is sourced from the United States Geographical Survey map USGS Norwalk South quad. The nearest major town is East Norwalk, CT. See also the entries and map about Gregory Point in the 1865 book "The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk.
Elizabeth Andrews and Jehiel Gregory were married in 1775, around the time Jehiel enlisted in the Revolution, but no record has been located -- perhaps in either Spencertown (my guess) or Bedford. After the Revolution, Jehiel and Elizabeth lived in Spencertown at least in 1782-1786, but moved (back) to Bedford by 1789. Further research should be done to locate the Andrews family ties to: Spencertown,NY; Connecticut (where I think Elizabeth Andrews was born in 1757); the Adley family; and the identification of "Major Andrews." Note that the parents of Jared and Ozias Strong were Judge Horatio Strong of Massachusetts and Patience Stevens of Yonkers, NY (originally of Fairfield County, CT) and she was the daughter of John and Lydia Barnum, and Horatio and Patience lived in Athens in 1797-99.
On the early tax rolls in Ohio, Jehiel Gregory is listed: 1800-1803 in Middletown township in Washington county (1803) and in 1806 in Athens county.
It is noteworthy that Jehiel is an early name in the Andrews family as well: Jehiel Andrews (1720 Wallingford,CT-1812 Mt.Holly,VT) married Sarah Cook (1722-1805 Rutland,VT). The Vermont connection is noteworthy too, as Jehiel Gregory is listed as being in VT in the Revolution in 1781. It is thought this is likely to be some relation to Elizabeth Andrews, but they are not thought to be her parents. This Jehiel (son of Daniel) was born 6/1720 in Wallingford, CT, married Sarah Cook on 1/16/1745/46 in Wallingford, CT (daughter of Israel) and their children, all born in Wallingford,CT are: Mabel (1/9/1746/47), Thankful (12/9/1748), Lois (8/30/1750), John (11/12/1752), Ebenezer (5/4/1754), Sarah (12/29/1756), Eunice (3/14/1759) and Chloe (12/16/1760).
Some researchers have a middle name of "Grant" for Jehiel Gregory Sr or Jr. No source has been found to confirm this middle name. It is thought this might have been a result of a listing in "Revolutionary Soldiers buried in the State of Ohio" for Nehemiah Gregory which mentions "For discrepancies on the birth place of Jehiel Grant Gregory Boston (geneal on Jehiel line) repts prob Bedford, Westchester co N Y whr his father Nehemiah lvd before Rev ..." -- this is the only mention I have found for a middle name of Grant. This listing was supposed to correct errors in Jehiel's listing. It is assumed that he did not have a middle name of Grant.
The twins Annis and Andrews are said by some to have been born in Newberry, Massachusetts (specifically that Annis was born in MA), but this is clearly in error; they themselves on their 1850-1870 census data state they were born in NY not MA; perhaps this was confused with her husband Ozias Strong. Note that the 1790 census has the family living in Bedford,Westchester county,NY. *Some sources state Adley’s birthplace as MD but Adley’s 1850, 1860 and 1870 census confirms PA—I believe this is Cumberland County which was formed out of Lancaster County in 1750—en route to Ohio. Jared and Ozias Strong were brothers, and the sons of Judge Horatio Strong and Patience Stevens of Lenox, Berkshire, MA. In 1790, there were 442 Andrews families -- 99 in CT and 57 in NY (and only 1 in Westchester, but in Greenburgh, not Bedford). (And there were 80 Andrus families -- 59 from Connecticut and 1 in NY).
Athens county, Athens township: Silas Pruden, born in Norristown [sic], New Jersey, in 1773, came to Athens county in 1815, and purchased the mills and farm east of Athens, then owned by Col. Jehiel Gregory, who soon after removed to Fayette county, Ohio. Mr. Pruden rebuilt and improved the mills, which were known as the "Pruden mills," till about 1836, when Mr. Pruden sold them with the adjoining farm, etc. to J. B. & R. W. Miles. Mr. Pruden was a man of considerable means, and raised a highly respectable family of six sons and seven daughters. In November, 1832, one of his daughters, Achsah, was married to John Brough, late governor of Ohio. Mr. Pruden was a member of the Presbyterian church during his residence in the county, and a most worthy man. In 1837 he removed to Hocking county, where he died, November 30, 1856.
Note that Jehiel's will, written on July 12, 1817, lists as witnesses W. H. Vaughn, Wm. Bostwick and Retrace Carter. Vaughn is unknown, but Bostwick and Carter are nephews to Jehiel. Specifically, Jehiel's half-sister Annis' daughter Sarah "Sally" Carter married William Bostwick and they died in Fayette,OH in 1821 and 1823 respectively. Retrace Carter is surely a nephew as well who has not yet been researched (see cousins); he may have died 1817-1820 as the only Carter on the 1820 census in Fayette,OH is James, 26-44, assumed to be a son of Retrace; curiously, there have been no records at all found anywhere in America for the unusual name of Retrace Carter. (There was no 1810 census in OH; he is not on the 1800/1810 census in VT.)
Adley research has turned up nothing in CT in our time period. It should be noted that Adley is not a common surname, and that cousin Sally Bostwick named a son Adley as well which is curious since the Bostwick line does not descend from the Andrews line; perhaps the Adley connection is not through Elizabeth Andrews (and specifically her maternal line).
There was a cousin Jehiel Gregory born 11/17/1754, son of Thomas and Mary Betts Gregory of Wilton,CT, who married Phebe Arnold on 3/13/1775 in Norwalk,CT and who is known to have still been living in CT in 1799 (his father's will) and died in Wilton,CT in 1822 (Gregory book), but nothing more is known of him. It appears that he had no issue and no connections to VT or NY; so all the NY and VT records would be correctly assigned to "our" Jehiel Gregory. However, this does call into question assumptions about the origin of the name "Jehiel" in the Gregory line.
The Gregory line was related, through the Olmsted ancestors, to 13th President Millard Fillmore.
From HayGenealogy.com
The dates of birth, marriage and death of Elizabeth Andrews Gregory can be regarded as correct as she survived until well within the memory of those from whom I secured the information. Her birthplace was probably in or near Spencertown, Columbia County, NY. I presume that her later years were spent in Ohio. At the time of her death she was 99 years, 9 months and 15 [27] days old. Her father was known as 'Major Andrews.' Was small and sprightly. Taken to visit her relatives near Londonderry at age of 97. I am told by Mrs. West that there was a connection between the Andrews and Adley families." -- W.P.Hay (1871-1947). Elizabeth was clear-minded and enjoyed reminiscing about her eventful life with her great-grandchildren: the throwing over of the tea at Boston, the battle of Bunker Hill, the stirring events of the time of Washington. Her husband and sons had fought in three great battles: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War. Her great-grandchildren would soon be fighting in the Civil War as well. She was venerated and respected by a large community (source). As of 2010, the reference to "Major Andrews" has not led to the discovery of his first name on Patriot records, nor has Adley research been fruitful (perhaps relating to her maternal line). On her 1850 census, Elizabeth herself said she was born in CT; only later sources (1881 county history, 1939 Gregory book) list her birthplace as NY (see below). Probably the best place for further research is Spencertown,NY, where the Andrews family lived in the 1760s/1770s.
Rev War Vet
February 7, 1957
This Article Appeared In The Times
But Was Not Actually Titled Calâs Column
Transcribed by Janette West Grimes
Will Alex Gregory Dies From Paralysis
Will Alex Gregory, aged 82 years, died at six o'clock Wednesday morning at the home of his son, Casper Gregory, on Nickojack Branch of Peyton's Creek in Smith County, not far from Graveltown. Death followed a paralytic stroke. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Wilburn Gregory; three sons, Richard Gregory, in either Kansas of Missouri; and Buddie and Casper Gregory, both of Route one, Riddleton; four daughters, Mrs. John Earps and Mrs. Johnnie Gregory, both of Riddleton; Mrs. Ernest Matthews, of Turkey's Creek, Smith County; and Mrs. Cordell Shoulders, of Nashville; a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Sam Gregory, of Nashville; and Paul Gregory, address unknown.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed but burial is to take place this [Thursday] afternoon on Nickojack Branch. The deceased ws a professed Christian, although he was not a member of any church. He was the son of Alex and Susie Payne Gregory and was a native of Nickojack Branch.
Alexander Gregory was the son of Milton Gregory and Matilda Grissom. Alexander was
born in Nov of 1848 In Smith Co. Alexander was married To Susan Elizabeth Payne who
was born Jun 11, 1853 in Dixon Springs. She was the daughter of William J. Payne who
was born in 1818 in Buckingham Co, Virginia. His family had immigrated from England
to Maryland, then to North Carolina and finally to Smith County. William was married to
Martha Thornton Garrett who was born Jun 17, 1826. They were married Aug 13, 1843 in
Smith Co. The Garretts had came from England to Virginia, then to Tennessee.
Alexander and Susan had the following children. 1. Victoria Gregory b. Oct 8, 1884 Smith Co
married Walter Chambers. These are my great grandparents. 2. Louis Gregory Married Francis
Satterfield, 3. Martha Gregory, (I know little about her. If anyone has information, please let me know.
4. Mary Gregory b. Apr 30, 1879 married Louis Claridy. 4. Sam Gregory b. Feb 3, 1886 married
Myrtle 5. Paul Gregory b. Feb 17, 1897 6. William Gregory b. Jun 7, 1873 married Martha Wilburn
Information on the Godwyns, Godwins, Goodwins is from:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/goodwin/messages/3654.html
Thomas Elmer Jamison, president of Jamison's Chain Stores and of the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company, is easily one of the leaders in the business life of his city and county, as he is along other lines, for his is a nature that naturally assumes control of affairs and carries them on to a successful completion. He knows exactly what he is aiming for and does not deviate from his planned course, and in his operations carries with him others, so that the rewards which come of enterprising industry and efficient thoughtfulness are not shared by him alone, but are also participated in by his associates.
The birth of Thomas Elmer Jamison took place in Franklin County, Virginia, May 4, 1865, and he is a son of John and Christana (Hartsell) Jamison. Growing to useful manhood in his native county, he attended the local schools and in them secured a solid foundation upon which to erect the superstructure of his after life, supplemented as this instruction was by the lessons inculcated in the home
circle of the dignity of labor and the value of wise economy.
When he reached his majority, the future capitalist left the shelter of the rooftree of his parents and went on the road as a traveling salesman for the Wrought Iron Range Company of Saint Louis. Missouri, his territory being the
eastern part of Virginia. After a year on the road, in 1888 he came to Roanoke, arriving here at a time when the present city was little more than a village. However, with that faculty of looking into the future that is so characteristic of him he realized its possibilities, and commenced at once to plan to develop them.
His first step in that direction was to ."secure congenial employment, and this was obtained with the P. L. Terrv Milling Company as shipping clerk, and he continued to hold it for a couple of years, and while faithfully performing his allotted duties he was also learning the business, and when the company was reorganized as the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company he was one of the old employees to be retained by the new management, and he was sent on the road. For the succeeding five years he visited the trade, building up wide connections and gaining favor for his company, and when he was recalled from the road it was to
take charge of the sales department. Two years later he was elected vice president of the company, and after he had held that office for two vears he was elected president of the company, and still retains that office. The Roanoke
Grocery & Milling Company controls a lartre wholesale trade in Roanoke and throughout Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and a part of Kentucky.
Not content with what he had accomplished in one line, Mr. Jamison began to branch out and organizing the Roanoke Coffee & Spice Company, of Roanoke, the Salem Grocery Comnany, Salem, Virginia, and the Mullens Grocery Company,
Mullens, West Virginia, he carried these enterprises on as president of each one until they were placed upon a firm foundation. In the meanwhile he became impressed with the value of the chain store system, and September 9, 1921,
established a chain of grocery stores known as Jamison's, there being at the opening of business seventy-six of these stores, but since that time the number has been increased to eighty-one. These stores are conveniently located in the
states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, and it is the hope of Mr. Jamison to have the territory expanded in the near future so as to take in many other states. The Jamison Stores are conducted as subsidiaries to the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company. In organizing this system Mr. Jamison had in mind the plan of furnishing the people of the different communities in which
his stores are placed not only foodstuffs at a much lower price, but also to give them commodities of the very best quality, and so rigidly has he followed this plan that the name of Jamison's is now indissolubly connected with quality and fair prices, and the stores have become very popular. Through his parent company, the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company, he is able to buy direct from the manufacturer in such immense quantities that necessarily he can place his goods on the market at prices that always prove attractive.
With the market furnished by the chain stores the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company has steadily grown, from time to time, increasing its capital until it is now capitalized at one-half million dollars, and is the largest distributor
of foods in Roanoke, if not in this part of Virginia. Not only does the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company distribute foodstuffs to the general trade, but also to a number of public institutions of Virginia, to colleges and to hotels, the volume of business done annually being greater than any other company operating between Richmond, Virginia, and Cincinnati, Ohio. The work entailed upon Mr. Jamison is tremendous, but he not only attends to it in a most capable manner, but finds time to give considerable thought and attention to the affairs of the Magic City, and has succeeded in bettering conditions in a most remarkable
degree. As the principal promoter of the ordinance which provides increased salaries for the fireman, he secured adequate fire protection, and lowered the insurance rate. It was he who began the agitation that resulted in the
establishment of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce, of which he was an organizer and first vice president. In all matters pertaining to improving and beautifying Roanoke Mr. Jamison can be depended upon to take the initiative, and in this connection special mention must be made of his work in purchasing the Terry property for park purposes. Mr. Jamison has served his city as an alderman, and while a member of the council was appointed by the president of the Chamber of Commerce to draft a plan for a better form of government for the city. For many years he served as president of the Wholesale Grocers Association, and was a
member of the Manufacturers Association that was later absorbed by the Chamber of Commerce. The Presbyterian Church has in him an earnest and generous member. His fraternal connections are those which he maintains with the Knights of Pythias.
On November 10, 1892, Mr. Jamison married Miss Lillie Davidson, of Roanoke, and they have three children: Gladys Ann, who married D. R. Carpenter, a teacher in Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia; Thelma Virginia, who married H. K. Adams, who is with the First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke; and Frank Elmer, who has charge of the bakery of the Roanoke Grocery & Milling Company. The children have
all been well educated, Gladys being a graduate of Hollins College, Thelma was also educated at the same college, and Frank is a graduate of the University of Virginia, class of 1926.
[excepted from "Virginia: rebirth of the old Dominion, Volume 3" by Philip
Alexander Bruce, pages 80-82, copyright 1929]
Thomas Elmer Jamison was born 5/4/1865 in Franklin County and is the son of
John And Christiana Hartsell Jamison. On 11/10/1892 he married Lillie Davidson
of Roanoke City. Their children are Gladys, Thelma and Frank. He moved to
Roanoke in 1888 and worked for the Peyton L. Terry Milling Company as a
shipping clerk. I saw his name in a History of Roanoke by Jack. I was looking
for Terry and Jamison at the time. I am interested in Thomas as he worked for
Peyton and as a possible cousin or relation to SW Jamison. Also, he was
instrumental in convincing the City of Roanoke to buy the Terry home and land
for use by the city as a park.
Theresa Ann Graff Jamison, died Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Born in Roanoke, Va. on October 26, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Mary Burwell Graff and John Paul Graff. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Anson Jamison; son, John Anson Jamison; and sister, Eleanor Graff Hodges. Following her graduation from Jefferson High School in 1935, she attended Hollins College and graduated from Longwood College in 1939. After teaching school in Low Moor, Va. and Martinsville, Va., she worked with the Army Signal Corps in Washington until her marriage in 1946. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Episcopal Church, a member of the Roanoke Assembly, The Junior League of Roanoke Valley, Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the D.A.R. and Modern Arts Club as well as having served on the boards of numerous civic and social organizations.
"Mary Jane Scott Giles, age 69, of Coleman, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at Medical City Dallas. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, March 27, 2004 at the First Christian Church with The Rev. Dr. Henry N. Chisholm officiating and eulogy by Collier Watson. Burial followed at the Coleman Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
"She was born Mary Jane Scott on July 7, 1934 in Coleman to the late Mr. and Mrs. Gilford Scott and was the granddaughter of early Coleman settlers Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stobaugh. Mary Jane grew up in Coleman and graduated from Coleman High School in 1951 and attended the University of Texas. She was married to Jarrell Giles and he preceded her in death. Mary Jane joined the Christian Church as a child and continued her membership after the Christian and Presbyterian Churches united in Coleman, forming the UCPC. She served on the Church Board and Council, was past president of the Women of the Church, served as an Elder and had been a long-time member of the choir. She was a member of the hospital auxiliary in Coleman and Brownwood.
"Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Camille and Don Reed of Grapevine, Texas and Dru Ann Thompson of Greenville, Texas; one son, Mark Jamison of Flower Mound, Texas; one grandson, Christopher Thompson of Greenville, Texas. Memorials may be made to The Living Gift, c/o Transplant Center, Medical City Dallas, 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, Texas 75230 or the UCPC, 1609 Commercial Avenue, Coleman, Texas 76834."
(Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas, March 30, 2004, page 11. Used with permission.)
Second of two children of John and Virginia Moomaw.
Assuming birth date of November 14, 1862, in family records and on headstone is correct, her mother's recorded birth date of March 11, 1835, and/or death date of October 3, 1862 must necessarily be incorrect.
(However, taking her mother's recorded birth date of March 11, 1835, and advancing it by her age of 27 years, 6 months, 23 days, does indeed result in the death date of October 3, 1862---which cannot be the case. Assuming her age is correct, her birth year would have to be 1836 and death year 1863, or 1837 and 1864, or 1838 and 1865, etc. Based on Karen's research, one source records birth as 1838 and death as 1865.)
Mother of John Cary, Paul Howard, Ethel Virginia and Joseph Andrew Jamison.
Abilene Reporter November 26, 1998
Julia Jamison
LEADAY - Julia (Mrs. Manton) Jamison, 95, died Wednesday in a Coleman nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman with the Revs. Ferris Akin and Mark Smith officiating. Burial will be in Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Jamison was born in Ellis County and moved to the Leaday area in Coleman County as a child. She farmed in the Voss and Leaday area and also raised livestock. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Leaday Baptist Church and was the widow of Manton Jamison, whom she married in 1921 in Voss.
Survivors include three sons, Curtis "Dick" Jamison of Voss, and Jimmie "Jinks" Jamison and Johnny Jamison, both of Leaday; three daughters, Martha Hafner of Gouldbusk, Billie Ruth McCorkle of Coleman and Betty Scarborough of Shields; one sister, Myrtle Pepper of Coleman; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
"Billie Ruth McCorkle age 80 of Coleman, Texas passed from this life on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 10: 38 am at Coleman County Medical Center. Services will be Friday at 2:00 pm at Concho Baptist Church with Rev. Daniel Stovall officiating. Interment will follow at the Coleman City Cemetery with services under the direction of Henderson Funeral Home of Coleman. The family will receive friends Thursday until 7:30 pm at Henderson Funeral Home.
"Billy Ruth was born on October 29, 1930 in Coleman County, Texas to the late Manton Lindsay and Julia Ann Skelton Jamison. She was raised in Coleman County and graduated in 1948 from Mozelle High School. On November 13, 1953 Billie married Roy E. McCorkle in Brownwood, Texas and they have celebrated fifty seven years of marriage. Billie was a lifetime resident of Coleman County where she was a member of the Concho Baptist Church. She was a housewife and had worked for General Telephone and was Coleman County Precinct 3 Election Judge for many years.
Survivors include, her husband, Roy E. McCorkle of Coleman; one daughter – Jami & husband Randy Burdick of Coleman; one son, Billy Roy and wife Judy McCorkle of Silver Valley; one sister, Betty and husband Glen Scarborough of Shields, Texas; three brothers, Curtis (Dick) and wife Virginia Jamison of Voss, Texas; Jinks Jamison of Voss, Texas; and Johnny and wife Norrene Jamison of Voss, Texas; grandchildren, Christi and husband Jason Steffey of Silver Valley, Texas; Misti and husband Luke Shoemaker of Hamlin, Texas; Kelby McCorkle of Silver Valley; Bryce and wife Elizabeth Burdick of College Station, Texas; great-grandchildren, Cayden, Connor and Jaylie Steffey of Silver Valley; Brady Shoemaker of Hamlin.
"Billie was preceded in death by a son, Michael Dane McCorkle in 1975; and a sister, Martha Hafner and brothers, Oscar and Buck Jamison." (Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, Coleman, Texas.)
Woodrow and Robert were drown in River.
Woodrow and Robert were drown in River.
Cpl U S ARMY KOREA
Some records have her name as Roxie Mirtle Shrum
and some indicate date of birth July 26, 1888
Died of Flu and Pneumonia.
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