William Obediah Gregg Sr. (1735 - 1789)

Born 1735 in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Martin) Gragg — married 1752 in Albemarle,,Virginia, British Colonial America

Husband of Margaret (Johnson) Gregg — married 1757 in Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1789 at about age 54 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

William Gregg Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

William Gregg Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Obediah Gregg was born 15 April 1738, in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. His parents were John and Nancy Wood. He married Elizabeth Martin in 1752 in Albemarle County, Virginia. He second married Margaret Johnson, widow of Arthur Johnson, in 1760. William Obediah Gregg passed away 25 Jan 1789, in Albemarle County, Virginia, at the age of 50.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

William Gregg (Sr.) was born about 1735 in Northern Ireland and married Elizabeth Martin. The “Virginia Historical Magazine,” Vol. 1, reported “Acreage to William Gregg, what is now Greenbrier County, West Virginia, 25 October, 1715, 300 acres.” Greenbrier County was created from Augusta County in 1778. In 1757, court records show “William Gregg removing part of his estate out of the county.” In the years 1769 and 1777, his name – William Gregg of Albemarle County – was found in Augusta Co. Fee books.^[8][9][10]

William Gregg, Sr. died in Albemarle County, VA in 1789. His will dated 14 Jan. 1789 and proved in Oct. 1789 named his wife, Elizabeth, and 8 children: William (Jr.), Sarah, Elizabeth, Susanna, Beniah, Robert, Nancy, and Mary.^[11]

1. William Gragg, Sr., was born in 1737, established by Augusta County, Virginia, court records. According to Morton's "History of Pendleton County, West Virginia," William came to America with his family from Northern Ireland.

This family of Graggs intermarried with the Henchel family of Pendleton County, and according to a Henchel Genealogy, William had a son, William, Jr., and a daughter, Hannah, by his first wife, Mary Dunkle. William, Sr., se­condly married Margaret Johnson, widow of Arthur Johnson, in 1760^[12][13][14]. Only one child of this union is known • Samuel, who in 1785, married Ann Black, daughter of Walter Black.

MAY, 1753. Bourland vs. VVhitaker and wife.—James Bourland complains that defendant said “William Gregg can prove James Bourland a dog thief in Pennsylvania (meaning that one William Gregg informed the defendant that the plaintiff in Pennsylvania had stole dogs) and that William Gregg could prove it.”^[15]

William Gragg, Sr., died 24 January, 1795; appraisal of estate, 26 January, 1795, in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Pendleton County was formed from Augusta Coun­ty, in 1787.

In 1768, William Gragg, Sr., "entered 400 acres in Au­gusta County, on Roaring Springs, on Seneca, and North Fork of South Branch of Potomac." In 1773, William "entered 200 acres on North side of Seneca," and in 1774, "entered 64 acres on North side of Seneca." The land owned by William, is now located in Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Danie1—Smith vs. Wm. Bowyer.—-Chancery writ, 19th December, 1772. Bond of Wm. Bowyer to Wm. Gregg, to convey to him land on headsprings of Hunter’s Gully (Cook’s Creek), which he bought of John Johnson; dated 1767. Assigned by Gregg to Robert Hill, 1768. Assigned by Hill to Wm. Bowyer, 1772. In 1759 Arthur Johnston died, with will proved in Augusta, devising lands to his sons, John and Andrew, adjoining the late Daniel Harrison, deceased. Arthur’s widow, Margaret, married Wm. Gregg.^[16]

On 18 November, 1773, William Gragg, Sr., was ap­pointed vice constable of Augusta County. On 15 March, 1774, he was appointed constable, or High Sheriff of the county. As previously related, two daughters of William, Sr., were killed by marauding Indians in 1782. An interest­ing item about this event, was found in "Calendar of Vir­ginia State Papers" - Vol. 3 - Letter from Benjamin Harri­son, Company Lieut., to Governor Harrison, dated 6 May, 1782, Rockingham County, Virginia, as follows:

"Giving account of the oppres'd situation that ye Fronteers are in by the Ravages of the Indians - Two of Mr. William Gragg's family kilkd by them in April last and his houses burned, and signs of Indians on Sinicer a water of the Potomac discovered by look-outs he had ordered to reconnoitre the Alegania Mountin - Large bodies of Indians have been seen on the dividing waters of Green Bryer and Monongaly - from the knowledge of that County by some of the members of the Council, it will be seen how exposed are the Fronteers of Rockingham and Augusta, as also the valley and West Fork - He has thought proper to order out a full Company of men & officers to guard the North Fork of Potomac, and should like to have authority to have a sufficient guard kept up in Monongaly County, by which the inhabitants in the interior might enjoy some degree of safety and use their industry." ^[17]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[18] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William /Gragg/^[19][20]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1735

Place: Antrim,Ulster,,Ireland^[21][22]

Death

Death:

Date: 14 JAN 1789

Place: Albemarle,,Virginia,USA^[23][24]

Title

Title: Sr.

Marriage

Husband: William Gragg

Wife: Elizabeth Martin

Child: @I2375@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1752

Place: Albemarle,,Virginia,USA^[25]

William Obediah Gregg Sr. Source: Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. ^[26]

Born 15 APR 1738. Antrim,Ulster,,Ireland Source: Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. ^[27]

Died 14 JAN 1789. Albemarle,,Virginia,USA Source: Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. Source: Database online. Record for William Gragg. ^[28]

Sr.

Buried Montezuma, Avery County, North Carolina, USA. ^[29]

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Birth

Birth:

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Date: 1735

Place: Ireland

Marriage

Husband: John Gragg

Wife: Nancy Ann Woods

Child: Thomas Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John F Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Nancy Ann Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Samual Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Robert Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Henry Gregg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @P338@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Obidiah Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Margaret Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Gregg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Nancy Ann Gregg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jane E Gragg

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1714

Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA^[30]

Death

Death:

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Record ID Number

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User ID

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William was born in 1738. He was the son of John Gragg and Nancy Wood. He passed away in 1789.

Sources

1. ↑ "A History of Watauga County" (North Carolina); Sketches of prominent families; John Preston Auther-1915; pg's 310 & 311
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69692634/william-obediah-gregg
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34MQ-8JJ
4. ↑ "Kellog Notebook on West Virginia Families: The hencle Family; pages 139 thru 141,
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7002144/person/-1150452921/facts
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/30007/dvm_LocHist013627-00188-0?pid=342&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D30007%26h%3D342%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DlmU66%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lmU66&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=dvm_LocHist013627-00188-0
7. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/64931140/person/30172485370#./facts?&_suid=1437861380905020084905474648695
8. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nmllanera/notesGragg.html
9. ↑ http://www.gregg-graggancestry.webs.com/johngraggourancester.htm
10. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nmllanera/notesGragg.html
11. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nmllanera/notesGragg.html
12. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA; EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF ~ AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; By LYMAN CHALKLEY; pg 93
13. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA; EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF ~ AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; By LYMAN CHALKLEY; pg 321
14. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA; EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF ~ AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; By LYMAN CHALKLEY; pg 338
15. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA; EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF ~ AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; By LYMAN CHALKLEY; pg 308
16. ↑ Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA; EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF ~ AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; By LYMAN CHALKLEY; pg 368
17. ↑ From book "GRAGG DESCENT" by George Robert Gragg
18. ↑ Gragg-428 was created by Tom Culver through the import of Culver1_2014-04-05-11.ged on Apr 5, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
19. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
20. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
21. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
22. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
23. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
24. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
25. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Gragg
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28. ↑ Source: #S974
29. ↑ Source: #S974
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• Additional Gregg/Gragg sourcing information in "A history of Pendleton County, West Virginia": https://archive.org/details/historyofpendlet00mort/page/212

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Record ID Number: MH:S12

User ID: 2224F969-D4E5-43EB-8449-9F7D63DAF580

Title: 1870 Camden County Census Missouri Jackson Township Page 20

Abbreviation: 1870 Camden County Missouri

Type: Census

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