Elizabeth (Boothe) Gregg (abt. 1778 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1778 in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Died after 1850 after about age 72 in Cass County, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth^[1] was born about 1778^[2] or 1787 in North Carolina.^[3] She may have been born in Randolph County, North Carolina.

She married John Gregg in 1800 in her hometown.^[4] They had eight children:

1. Nathan Gregg, born 12 Mar 1801, died 3 Jan 1873; married on 9 Aug 1826 to Susanna Roughton (also Wroten)
2. Mary Gregg, born about 1805; married 3 Jul 1820 to William Long
3. Jacob Gregg, born 1806, died 17 Jan 1862; married 4 May 1828 to Abigail (Cozad) Lightle
4. Isaac Gregg, born 1814, died 11 Apr 1876; married 16 Jan 1831 to Catherine Raines
5. James Wesley Gregg, born 3 Mar 1814, died 5 Dec 1874; married 14 May 1834 to Martha Timmons
6. Anna Gregg, born 1817; married 9 Mar 1836 to William Henry Cozad
7. Aaron Gregg, born 1818, died after 12 Sep 1851; married 14 Jan 1836 to Elizabeth Cozad
8. Susanna Gregg, born about 1819, died about 1879; married first on 16 Sep 1835 to Joshua John Evans; divorced and married second about 1844 to Job Lightle

Elizabeth and John moved to Ross County, Ohio, soon after their marriage. All their children were born in Ross County. Since no marriage has been found, it is possible she is not the mother of all the children, or even any of them.

After the division of the land her mother-in-law inherited from her husband,^[3] according to an early history, Elizabeth and John, with their sons Nathan, Isaac and James and (their) son-in-law William Long, moved to Van Buren County, Missouri in 1844,^[5] but actually in 1840.^[6] On 14 Feb 1849, the county name was changed to Cass County. Eventually, all their children except Anna moved to Cass County, Missouri.^[3]

Elizabeth appeared on the 1850 census in Cass County with her husband and their son, Aaron, who had recently lost his wife, and Aaron's small children, Henry, John and Daniel. The family is reported as John Gragg, age 67, male, farmer, real estate valued at $415, born in North Carolina; Elizabeth Gragg, age 72, born in North Carolina; Aaron Gragg, age 32, male, farmer, born in Ohio; Henry Gragg, age 13, male, born in Ohio; John Gragg, age 11, born in Ohio, and Daniel Gragg, age 7, born in Missouri.^[2] Living next door was their son Isaac and wife Katherine Gragg; next to him was John and Elizabeth's son Nathan and wife Susannah Gragg, whose family reflects the 1840 move; and two families farther are John and Elizabeth's son-in-law, William and his wife, their daughter, Mary Long. Five families beyond are John and Elizabeth Gregg's son James and wife Martha Gragg, with their family indicating they came about 1842. John and Elizabeth Gregg's son Jacob and wife Abigail came to Cass County in the 1850s; their daughter, Susanna and her husband Job Lightle didn't arrive until the 1870s.

Elizabeth Gregg passed away between 1850 and 1859, in Cass County, Missouri. Her burial place is not known.^[3]

Research Notes

Hager, Janest, e-mail 21 February 2000, address Montreal, MO, gives no source for Elizabeth's maiden name, but states she was the daughter of Booth-1540|Daniel Boothe]] and his wife Priscilla Ruth Tapley. However, their daughter, according to Booth Genealogy . . . (see below) married 1825 to John Ludlow Stone.

ALERT: DOD of Sep 8 1856, St. Louis, sent via edit, appears to be incorrect. A child named Elizabeth E. Gregg died that date in St. Louis. No indication that this Elizabeth Gregg would have ever been in St. Louis. Thanks to Roselei for pointing out the error. This copied from Find-A-Grave page for Elizabeth E. Gregg memorial 73928726, (2 Jan 2021) given as this Elizabeth Gregg's memorial by mistake. (erroneous material: She married John Wesley Gregg in 1800 in Ross County, Ohio. Elizabeth E Gregg passed away 8 Sep 1856, in St Louis, Missouri, at the age of 69.) The following noted memorial is a "made up" one placing her in Wadesburg Cemetery, but without a stone, and no sources for information.^[7]

Elizabeth's date of death of the 1850s is surmised from the fact that John Gregg, in the 1860 census,^[8] has a woman named Mary, age 65, born in Virginia, living in his household. She cannot be the the same person as Elizabeth born 1778 in North Carolina, as too many mistakes would be necessary to make this work. No marriage in Cass County fits this circumstance. Perhaps John married again, but in another county. Or, perhaps this is a relative living in the household. Regardless, she is not Elizabeth.^[2][4]

The Elizabeth Booth, daughter of Daniel Boothe and Priscilla Tapley, born in Randolph County, North Carolina, was married to John Ludlow Stone before 1825, according to DuPree, James William's book, Booth genealogy : descendants of Daniel Booth, Sr. (abt 1710-1749) and Ruth May : with numerous allied family lines self-published 804 Moore Drive, Americus, Georgia, 31709; 1 Jan 2001, on page 417, Family History Library; http://www.familysearch.org/ Publisher Digital FamilySearch International. This precludes her being the wife of John Gregg in 1800, as he lived before and after that date and had a daughter not long before, and a son ten years after the date. He was living in Ross County, Ohio at the time. Elizabeth was credited with a son who died in 1817, the father of five children, so he must have been born when Elizabeth was quite young. She also had a daughter born 1825. John Ludlow Stone's estate was settled in Chatham County, North Carolina. John Gregg was living in Ross County, Ohio in 1825, and had been there since about 1800.

Sources

1. ↑ Kendall, Hazel May Middleton, Quaker Greggs 203 West Fifth Street, Anderson, Indiana, privately printed, 1944, page 214-215
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} US Census 1850, Missouri, Cass County, 16th District; taken 15 Aug 1850, page 62/123, line 25-30; dwelling 45 family 45, John Gragg household
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Kerns, Margaret Ann (Kepner), 729 NW 1101 Road, Urich, Missouri 64788-8121, research, analysis and conclusions
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Hager, Janest, Montreal, Missouri; no source given
5. ↑ History of Cass and Bates Counties (Missouri), Containing a history of these counties, their cities, towns, etc., etc., biographical sketches of their citizens, general and local statistics, history of Missouri, map of Cass and Bates Counties, etc.; National Historical Company, St. Joseph, Missouri,1883, page 267
6. ↑ Missouri, Van Buren County, tax records 1840
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73928726/elizabeth-e-gregg
8. ↑ US Census 1860, Missouri, Cass County, Sugar Creek Township, taken 30 Jun 1860, page 757, lines 33-35 dwelling 361 family 361

• St. Louis Genealogical Society. Index to Death Records in the City of St. Louis, 1850-1902. St. Louis, MO, USA: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1999.

See Also: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZYK-37T https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/66714638/person/46158106419/facts (says it is a marriage for John Wesley Gregg born 1783 in NC to Elizabeth, born 1787 in Ohio, no date given, married in Ohio--from a family group sheet, Yates Publishing) https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10849983/person/-323437143/facts