Gilead Gregory (1740 - 1801)

Born 1740 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Atwater) Gregory — married 10 Apr 1765 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England

Died 1801 at about age 61 in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private Gilead Gregory served with 4th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Gilead was son of Enoch and Esther(Smith) Gregory^[1]

Married (1) New Haven 10 Apr 1765 Mary (Atwater) Ives, widow of Ebenezer Ives.^[2] Mary was b May 7 1735-6, d Nov 30 1772, dau of Stephen and Abigail (Bradley) Atwater. ^[1]

Married (2) Sarah ______^[3] Sarah, who presumably was a sister of Mary since she too named her eldest son Stephen Atwater, who named a son Ives. ^[1] Mary's sister Sarah Atwater does not match this scenario.

Gilead, in Rev War, was private in 1778, in 9th co, 4th CT Regt. In French and indian War he served 1756 in Capt David Lacey's co., 4th regt ^[1]

Died after 1791.^[3]

Children ^[4]

Children with Mary: ^[1]

1. Stephen Atwater, b aug 1767, d Jul 6 1774, bur in Grove St. Cemeetery, New Haven
2. Ebenezer Ives, b Dec 1770, d Aug 20 1787

Children with Sarah: ^[1]

1. Stephen Atwater, bap Oct 16 1774, detail in Gregory source, #892
2. David, bap May 7 1775
3. Mary, b Oct 1776
4. Johannah, b apr, bap May 3 1778
5. Enoch, b Jan 1, bap Mar 21 1779 , detail in Gregory source, #896
6. Cornelius Hamlin, b Jun 1780, m (1) Charity (Porter?), m (2) Emily, b 1822
7. Lewis, b Aug, bap Sep 15 1782 , detail in Gregory source, #898
8. Ruth, b Feb 2 1785

Research Notes

Note: A history and genealogical record of the Alling-Allens of New Haven, Conn. 258 attributes the marriage of Gilead to Mary Atwater b. 1723 d/o Daniel and Abigail (Tuttle) Atwater. Jacobus' Families of Ancient New Haven says Mary b. 1723 possibly married Edward Little of North Haven.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ancestors and Descendants of Henry Gregory, Gregory, Grant, 1864-, 1938 pg 100, Sources shown on pg 101, pg 148-149
2. ↑ Connecticut Church Records Index: New Haven First Congregational Church 1639-1937. Vol. A-I. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1947. p. 232
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930.
4. ↑ A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City Bridgeport, Connecticut, Volume 2 Bridgeport (Conn.): Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1886 p. 1209