Richard GREGORY

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He is described as of Amelia County when he bought 300 acres of land on the south side in Lunenburg County on 6 Oct 1760, but was Dinwiddie County when he sold that land on 11 Aug. 1761. Richard relocated to Mecklenburg County, where he deeded five slaves and the crop on his plantation on 4 June 1810 to his son West. He made these transactions to his son in return fo supporting him and his wife Ann, "they being old and infirm." Richard conveyed the 392 1/2 acres of land where he lived to his sons Roger, West, John and Thomas. Richard had a will dated 5 Sep 1812 that was proved 12 May 1817. Richard Gregory was an American Revolution who contributed supplies and paid a supply tax in 1783.

Richard married Anne CLAIBORNE in 1766 in Mechlenburg, Virginia. Anne (daughter of Colonel Nathaniel CLAIBORNE and Jane COLE) was born in 1746 in Sweet Hall Plantation, Old New Kent, Virginia; died on 21 Oct 1821 in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. West GREGORY was born in 1782 in Mecklenburg, Virginia; died before 27 Aug 1827 in Caswell, North Carolina.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of Capt. Richard Gregory and Catherine Frances Whiting

Richard married Agnes WEST on 16 Jun 1727 in King William, Virginia. Agnes (daughter of Colonel Thomas WEST and Agnes ?) was born in 1705 in West Point Plantation, King William, Virginia; died in 1734 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]