I76064: William PIKE PYKE "the Immigrant" (1674

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Spouse: Jane b: ABT 1675 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England and d.17 MAR 1759 in Baltimore Co., MD.

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Children:
Eva Crump b. Wft Est 1768-1791
Kate Crump b. Wft Est 1769-1792
Hannah Crump b. Wft Est 1769-1792
Sarah Daniel Crump b. Wft Est 1769-1792
Susan Crump b. Wft Est 1769-1792
John Crump b. Wft Est 1769-1792
Mehitabel Crump b. 18 Dec 1788

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"Identified from her death record: Summers County, WV Deaths Book A, Page 68. Second marriage in Mercer County Sept. 20, 1864 provides the following info.: Both parties widowed; birthplace of Berry-Bedford Co. VA; Elizabeth-Franklin. Co. VA.; Berry's parents Daniel and _______. Occupation of Berry and father both farmers. 2nd marriage minister- Benjamin Bird.
There is also a death recorded in Mercer County WV Death Register 2 page 58 That I believe is probably the same person: Lucinda Cauley Age 65Y, 3M, 21D. Date of Death 12/21/1892. Place of Birth: Mercer Place of Death: Lick Creek-Pipestem. Undertaker: Jim Cook. Dr.: Dr Holoroyd. Cause of death: La Grippe. Spouse: John Cauley."

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"His widow, Mary, went in person by wagon through battle lines to Virginia to claim her husband's body. Later, she was among the women whose efforts began a Memorial Day observance. Gregg and his wife were buried at Aberdeen, Mississippi. Gregg County, Texas, established in 1873, was named for General Gregg. It is one of eighteen Texas counties named for soldiers and statesmen of the Southern Confederacy."

"Friends described Mary Garth Gregg as, "An unusual woman - a direct descendant of Patrick Henry. She was a tall slender woman of military carriage and as firm in mind and character as her husband or any General for that matter.....she was a tender Christian woman." The time they spend together while John recovered from his injuries was perhaps their final time together. One year later, October 7, 1864, General Gregg was killed during the Battle of Richmond.

Regarding her husband's death, it was reported that, "Days elapsed from the time General Gregg was killed until the poor wife knew of her bereavement," Mary had been staying at the home of her father in Decatur when the War Department of the Confederacy brought the heartbreaking news. Friends later recalled her reaction stating, "Her soul was plunged in grief beyond all other grief. For weeks, her sorrow knew no bounds. No comfort came to the aching heart. No desire in life seemed hers save that the body of her dead husband should find a last resting place safe from the hands of the enemy."

After weeks of grief and depression, Mary decided she could not rest until she traveled to Virginia to claim the body. First, however, she made plans to travel to Aberdeen, Mississippi, where her father owned land. She hoped to find Aberdeen a suitable place to live as well as to bury her husband. But, first she had to retrieve his body and this would not be easy. The Confederacy had unraveled. A trip to Virginia through enemy lines would be an extremely risky maneuver.

Using her influence and calling for favors, Mary Gregg finally secured an escort, Sgt. E.L. Sykes, Confederate soldier and family friend, to accompany her. On January 18, 1865, the pair began their perilous journey - traveling by way of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Alabama River. Approximately one month later, they arrived in Virginia where Mary Gregg anxiously claimed her husband's body. But, it was all too much for her. She succumbed to a nervous breakdown and had to wait weeks before recovering the strength to return to Mississippi with his body.

The trip back to Aberdeen took another full month and was filled with horrendous adventures. The two could have shouted for joy as their carriage finally crossed the border into Mississippi. In April of 1865, with a feeling of contentment and resolve, Mary Gregg interred her husband at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on the outskirts of town.

As Mary Gregg, settled into her new life in Aberdeen, she became a successful planter and was one of the city's most prominent citizens. She was famous for her work with orphans as well as the afflicted. For the remaining thirty years of her life, she never left the town in which her husband's remains were interred. Mary Garth Gregg died in 1897 and, following a solemn and impressive ceremony, was laid to rest next to her husband. Her tombstone simply reads, "Mrs. General John Gregg.""
http://www.raymondms.com/history/gregg.htm

The antebellum home once owned by Mrs. General John Gregg is open to tourists during Aberdeen's Spring Pilgrimage.

Her tombstone reads, Mrs. General John Gregg.

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"James Jameson, Born about 1720, died saturday, December 6th, aged 46 years. He married Mary Gaines, who departed this life at 3/4 past 6 0'clock on Friday evening, July 18, 1806, aged about 84 years. found his bible in Virginia Didital Library- has James Jameson and Mary having seven children with all Birth dates and some death dates. Did spell his name Jameson! also in James H. Jameson will."

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Father: Jefferye STUBBLEFIELD b: ABT 1596 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England; Mother: Mrs. Marye STUBBLEFIELD b: ABT 1600 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England; Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown.

My Southern Family

William PIKE PYKE "the Immigrant"

1674 - 10 Sep 1756

ID Number: I76064

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Abigail CHERRY

ABT 1730 - ____

ID Number: I1608

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Maj. James Bushrod CRUMP

ABT 1750 - 1800

ID Number: I53289

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Howard Lee DOUGLAS

Louisa J. FARLEY

1827 - 21 Dec 1892

ID Number: I63460

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Mary Frances GARTH C.S.A.

1828 - 1897

ID Number: I85347

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Charles Harvey HARRISON

26 Oct 1865 - ____

ID Number: I37368

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James JAMESON

ABT 1720 - 6 Dec 1776

ID Number: I40685

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Jacob Jansen van METER Jr.

4 Oct 1762 - 12 Oct 1850

ID Number: I104617

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Symon STUBBLEFIELD "the Immigrant"

ABT Apr 1629 - 23 Apr 1688

ID Number: I68827

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LUCY de WAFRE

ABT 1270 - ____

ID Number: I28085

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Aaron WALKER

ABT 1830 - ____

ID Number: I72743

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Laura Bell WATKINS

25 Feb 1867 - ____

ID Number: I15481

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Mary WOODWARD

ABT 1820 - ____

ID Number: I24764

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