Washington (Wash) Gregory (1854), fourth son of Edward and Rhoda Comer Gregory married Katy -?- (1857) by 1880. He is listed as a farmer in the census of that year but disappears after that time.

Gerard Singleton Gregory (ca. 1819), second son of Isaac "Lipham" Gregory, married Nancy Macey (Macen) Gregory (ca. 1822). She was the daughter of Jehu Gregory. The family appears on the census as late as 1870 and then disappears. Their children were: Luther E., Harrison, Mary Margaret, 1843; Laura, 1845; Andrew, 1856; Notie Venia (Natalina), 1858; and Cornelia.

In 1850, Gerard Singleton lists himself as a planter with real estate valued at $2,150. He owned a total of 215 acres of land, one horse, one mule, one milch cow and fifteen swine. In 1860, his real estate was valued at $2,000 and his personal property at $8,000.

Warren Simpson Gregory (4 March 1821-10 June 1901) was the third son of Isaac "Lipham". He was a merchant and Postmaster at Cross Keys.

His first wife, Priscilla (29 March 1825-9 November 1869), daughter of Reverend A. and M. Ray, was the mother of one child, Margaret Eugenia, 6 January 1845-2 January 1883.

He then married Frances Permelia Ferguson (May 1839-13 November 1909). To this union seven children were born: Kate M., 6 May 1862-16 October 1943; Frances L., ca. 1864; Lizzie F., July 1867; Eva P., ca. 1869; Minnie W., 6 March 1873-5 May 1942; Victor D., 1876; and Virgil, March 1880.

In 1870, two other persons lived in Warren Simpson and Frances Permelia Gregory's household. No relationship is stated, though it is quite possible one of these, Francis Ferguson, a male age 15, was the son of Frances Permelia. Josephine Ray, the other person in the household might well have been the younger sister of Priscilla Ray.

Simpson owned 145 acres of land in 1850. He also owned one horse, a milch cow, three "other cattle" and eight swine. His real estate was valued at $2,000. The elevated valuation on his property was probably due to the fact that he owned a store. His real estate value climbed to $6,750 and his personal property value was listed at $16,000 in the 1860 census.

Margaret Eugenia Gregory (6 January 1845-2 January 1883) married Reverend William Wynn Mood, a Methodist minister, and was the mother of at least three children: Clarence; Emma Wynn; and Rosa Clarendon.

CLARENCE MOOD died 2 July 1875 in Anderson, S.C.

EMMA WYNN MOOD and her sister, Rosa Clarendon lived in Sumter County, South Carolina.

ROSA CLARENDON MOOD married W.R. Scarborough.

Kate M. Gregory (6 May 1862-16 October 1943), Simpson's second daughter, married W.Y. Dillard. She is buried at Belmont Cemetery near Cross Keys, as are her parents and her sister, Margaret.

Lizzie F. Gregory (July 1867) was Simpson's fourth daughter. She was living with her parents in 1900.

Minnie W. Gregory (6 March 1873-5 May 1942) also married Reverend Mood. She is buried at Grace Methodist Church, Union County.

Virgil Gregory (March 1880) was 21, single and boarding in the town of Union in 1900.

Garlen Sanford Gregory (ca. 1823), fourth son of Isaac "Lipham", was deceased by 8 July 1899. (See Union County Deed Book R35, p. 268.)

His first wife was Nancy C. Gregory (26 May 1827-27 July 1871). There were two children born of this union: Isaac M.; and Giles Felix.

Sanford married Elizabeth A. Wilburn after Nancy's death. Elizabeth was the daughter of Elijah and Margaret A. Norman Wilburn. Two daughters were born of this union: M. Orrie; and Bertie A.

Sanford listed himself as a planter in the 1850 census. His real property was valued at $1,504. The agricultural census of that same year reflects a total of 94 improved acres and 94 unimproved acres. The value of his farm implements was $90. The animal census included three horses, one mule, two milch cows, three "other cattle", ten sheep and sixteen swine. This livestock was valued at $342.

In the 1860 census, his real estate valuation climbed to $3000 and his personal property was listed at $10,000. The figures in 1870 were $4000 and $10,000, respectively.

An interesting deed (Book R35, p. 268, Union County) in 1898 gives information regarding this family's Post Bellum prosperity. In a deed of gift from G. Sanford Gregory (grantor) to his daughters, M.O. Anderson and Bertie A. Pearson, Sanford conveys 318 acres bounded by Mary Howard, James T. Layton and the Tyger River, and 618 acres bounded by B.G. Wilburn, James Bennett and others. Sanford stipulates that he will retain the marble and granite quarry.

Isaac M. Gregory (30 June 1848-7 July 1877), first child of Sanford and Nancy, married Mary M. Hawkins (16 March 1849-12 July 1911) by 1870 and had a daughter, Josephine, aged two.
Isaac M. was a farmer who lived at Cross Keys. His real estate was valued at $1400 and his personal property at $600. On the day of his death, Isaac conveyed all his property to his father, a rather unusual move even for the time. (Union County Deed Book F24, p. 591.)

In 1880, Mary is in the home of her brother, W. Harrison Hawkins. It is through this record that a second daughter, Bessie, aged ten, is found. Mary married -?- Fowler after the death of her husband. Isaac and Mary are buried in the Hawkins' family cemetery.

Giles Felix Gregory (1857), the second son of Sanford and Nancy Gregory, moved to New York, New York. (Union County Deed Book R25, p. 331).

M. Orrie (Aurie) Gregory, first child of Sanford and Elizabeth, married Grief Anderson of Woodruff, South Carolina, where the couple resided.

Bertie A. Gregory, the second child of Sanford and Elizabeth, married Hix Pearson. She and her family also lived at Woodruff.

Theodore D. Goudelock (Goudy) Gregory (11 February 1853 - 13 September 1911), fifth son of Isaac "Lipham" is the first of the three children in Isaac's "second family" with Nicy. He married Alice W. Gregory (15 November 1853 - 19 March 1882).

Goudelock was a farmer in the Santuc area of Union County. He and Alice were the parents of two known children: DeAubrey; and Perla Isabel.

DeAubrey Gregory (ca. 1879-September 1953) is eight months old in the 1880 census, which indicates he was born in September 1879. The 1900 census also lists his birthdate as September 1879. His tombstone, at Fairview Baptist Church, lists his birthdate as July 1879.

Perla Isabel Gregory (March 1881-March 1954) was listed in the 1900 census with the March birthdate. This is credible because she does not appear in the 1880 census. Her tombstone, also at Fairview, lists her date of birth as December 1877.

Ellen Eugenia E. Gregory (November 1845), daughter of Isaac and Nicy, apparently never married. She was single, unmarried and lived with her brother, Goudelock, in 1900. Her death date is unknown because her tombstone has not been found. She is probably buried at Fairview Baptist Church.

Emily Frances C.P. Gregory (ca. 1843-18 October 1925), was the second daughter of Isaac "Lipham" and Nicy Gregory. She married (ca. 1870) Azariah D. Spears (20 May 1840-20 June 1885), a Confederate veteran. Spears was a grocer and dry goods merchant in Union. Both Emily and Azariah are buried at Fairview Baptist Church.

Emily Frances and Azariah had one son: J. Theodore Spears, ca. 1871.

NOTE: Correction on John Gregory and his descendants was provided by by Ann Blomquist, Orlando, FL. (See her family history, Taylors and Tates of the South, 1993.)

John Gregory (ca 1780-25 November 1843) was the fourth child of John and Margaret Gregory. He married Elizabeth Tate (12 September 1785, Union County, S.C., - 24 December 1856, Pickens County, Alabama), daughter of James Tate and Mary McDaniel. Their children who all survived to adulthood were: Thomas Young; Levy; Isaac Franklin; Mary; James M.; and Lettice.

Among the papers and data relating to John Wesley Gregory, the following is one of the most interesting:


South Carolina
Union District

In the Court of Ordinary

Isaac Gregory

The above petition was filed 2 December 1857 and is recorded in Real Estate Book, p. 223.