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]

West married Fanny GREGORY on 28 Aug 1811 in Mecklenburg, Virginia. Fanny (daughter of Roger GREGORY, Esq. and Frances GARLAND) was born on 27 Jan 1785 in Dinwiddie, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]