Elizabeth (Cooke) Gregg (1670 - abt. 1738)

Born 1670 in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of John Henry Gregg — married 11 Nov 1694 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1738 at about age 68 in Concord, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Elizabeth was a Friend (Quaker)

Elizabeth Cooke was born in 1670, in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were William Cooke and Elizabeth Fox. She married John Gregg in Nov of 1694. Elizabeth Gregg passed away about 1700, in Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania. ^[1][2][3]

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Gregg Family US Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI Goose Creek Monthly Meeting page 495

Marriage

Name: Eliza Cooke

Marriage Date: 1 Dec 1694

Marriage Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

Residence Date on Image: 01 Tenth 1694

Residence Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

Spouse: John Gregg

Event Type: Marriage Intention (Marriage)

Monthly Meeting: Kennett Monthly Meeting

Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker :Monthly Meetings Index'

Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Meeting State: Pennsylvania

Meeting County: Chester^[4][5][6]

Origin

Elizabeth was born in 1672 at Darby Township, Chester County (now Delaware), Pennsylvania. According to the article in Era, from the Kennett Monthly Meeting Records, Elizabeth was "of Concord, Chester County, Pennsylvania."^[7]

Quaker

Elizabeth's in-laws and her husband were certainly members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and members of the Concord Monthly Meeting, and we know she was married in a Quaker marriage ceremony.^[7]

Family

Elizabeth married 11 month, 1694 at the at Concord Friend's Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania to John Gregg (c. 1668 - 1738), son of William Gregg.^[7]

Mentioned in John's will were four sons and three daughters (not necessarily in order of birth):

1. William "my Eldest Son"
2. Thomas
3. Joseph
4. Samuel
5. Amy (Emey)
6. Hannah
7. Rebecah

Death and Legacy

Elizabeth's death date is not known. This profile (user submitted IGI) reports she died c. 1738 at Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Gregg-39
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79518762/elizabeth-gregg
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDVW-CGF
4. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/collections/2189/records/1099491327
6. ↑ See: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Cooke-1390
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} A.M.C., "Gregg-Dixon-Houghton, of Newcastle County, Delaware." The Era Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Volume 5, Issue 11, Page 331 (Page 172 in GoogleBooks) Henry T. Coates & Co., 1898, accessed April 15, 2015

See also:

• See also notes and sources on page for William Gregg.

• Research notes follow

<https://ancestry.com/Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900/> [database on-line]. Source number: 8272.006; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7. Elizabeth Cooke Gender: Female Birth Place: DE Birth Year: 1672 Spouse Name: John Gregg Spouse Birth Year: 1668 Marriage Year: 1694

• <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79518762/elizabeth-gregg/> Elizabeth Cooke Gregg

BIRTH 1670 Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 1738 (aged 67–68) New Castle County, Delaware, USA BURIAL Centre Monthly Meeting Cemetery Centerville, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

• <https://ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970/> [database on-line]. Browse ID 270