I22368: Cathy

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Aka: Richard C. Gregory. "Richard Gregory: His date of birth is unknown. Based on the fact that he deed away 250 acres of land in 1679/80, he was at least 21 years old at this time, meaning that he was born no later than 1659. He married Katherine/Catherine ?. He died in 1701 in Essex Co. VA.

On 21 April 1676 Richard Gregory (and Thomas Wheeler witnessed the Will of Robert Bishop.

On 14 Feb. 1679/80 Richard Gregory deed 250 acres to William Stone in Old Rappahannock Co., VA. On 15 January 1699 William Stone and Sarah, his wife, deeded 250 acres to Francis Meriwether in Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA, on Hoskins Creeke, adjacent to John Moodey, Thomas Wheeler, and Mary Gregory. The deed mentions that Richard Gregory of Rappahannock Co., VA, formerly deeded this property to William Stone on 14 February 1679/80 (acknowledged in court in Rappahannock Co., VA on 7 April 1680). This deed establishes that Richard Gregory was born prior to 1659 to be the owner of this property when he sold it in 1679/80.

One 20 April 1682 Frances Gower patent 420 acres in Old Rappahannock Co., VA adjacent to Richard Gregory’s land and Richard Gregory’s landing and Thomas Gaines’ land (140 acres of which was formerly patented to James Williamson on 14 November 1653) [Patent Book 7, Page 125]

On 20 April 1684 Richard Gregory was an adjacent landowner to a land patent to James and John Baughan. Other adjacent owners were Thomas Gaines, Henry Awbrey, James Fullerton and Price & Ball. [Patent Book 7, Page 379]. He continued to be an adjacent land owner when the same land was repatented by Thomas Wood, John Wood and Thomas Wood, Jr., on 20 April 1694 [Patent Book 8, Page 361]

On 20 April 1687 Richard Gregory received a land patent of 850 acres in New Kent Co., VA, on the North side of the Mattapony River, adjacent to Mr. Watkins and Richard Davis, formerly granted to Phillip Watkins & William Rickets on 6 March 1673/74 and afterwards granted to Joshua Story on 26 April 1680 and deserted (Patent Book 7, page 604).

Note: Richard Gregory, William Wyatt, Roger Mallory, Richard Johnson, William Leigh and Joshua Story were Justices in King & Queen Co., VA in 1693. [Source: Virginia Colonial Records, Vol. II, page __ (in Essex Co., VA records)]

On 21 October 1687 Richard Gregory was an adjacent land owner to the 744 acres that was patented by James Taylor in Old Rappahannock Co., VA. [Patent Book 7, Page 625]

On 20 October 1691 Richard Gregory patented 50 acres in Old Rappahannock Co., VA adjacent to his own land and Robert Halsey’s land and Robert Young’s land. [Patent Book 8, Page 210]

On 27 February 1700/01 Richard Grigory wrote his Will, proved in Essex Co., VA, on 20 May 1701, in which he described himself of Farnham Parish in Essex County, VA. He mentions his eldest son, Richard Grigory, his daughter Elizabeth Grigory (land adjacent to Robert Halsey), son John Grigory 300 acres being part of 1000 acres formerly patented by Thomas Gaines, daughter Sarah Grigory 700 acres lying upon the head of Mattapony River adjacent to land of Capt. James Taylor and Mr. Jonathan Fisher and his two sons-in-law Thomas and William Borne 150 acres at the upper end of the land given to Sarah Grigory. He mentions personal property in King & Queen Co., VA. He said that his son John was to be of age at 18. He mentions his wife, Katherine Grigory and appoints her his sole executrix.

Note: Sarah Gregory’s 700 acres and Thomas & William Borne’s 150 acres combine to equal the 850 acres which Richard patented in New Kent Co., VA in 1687 (see d above) and which fell into King & Queen Co., VA, when that County was cut out of New Kent Co., VA in 1691. Also, some evidence of Richard’s age comes from the fact that his son John was not yet age 18 when Richard wrote his will in February 1700/01.

On 29 April 1693, JAMES TAYLOR, Joshua Storey and Jonathan Fisher received a land patent of 9150 acres in King & Queen Co., VA on the North side of the Mattapony River, actually on the Mattapony River, adjacent to Joshua Storey, low sunken ground and head of a branch Morocosick Creek (Patent Book 8, page 268). This land was almost certainly adjacent to the 850 acres which Richard Gregory previously patented in 1687 and which Col. James Taylor, son of James Taylor, Sr., inherited at the death of James Taylor, Sr., in 1698.

Note: Katherine Snead must have been Katherine Gregory, widow of Richard Gregory and sole executrix of his estate, who had remarried Thomas Snead by 10 November 1702. [Source: Virginia Colonial Abstracts, by Fleet, Vol. II, page __]

William Seemore - Bates traded on behalf of Starke and Arnold. Paid for the land out of their stock. Believes the land is now in the hands of Roland Thomas who married the widow of James Taylor. Taylor, an attorney of Bates, was left in charge of the land when Bates went to England.

[Source: Chancery Depositions before 1714. Reynardson’s Division, page 142, located at the Public Record Office, London, England, abstracted by the Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report No. 10738 and viewable on live at the Virginia State Library website]."

On 8 Oct 1680 Richard Gregory, brother and heir of John Gregory, deeded _?_ to his sister, Elizabeth Wheeler.

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LDS 1669

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will pvd 10 May 1701; LDS 1747

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CONFLICT: The only thing we say for sure is that Charles may be a relative. See John or Joseph for details. Previous Histories, Articles in VA MAG, etc have not provided conclusive proof. His will was proved 20 May 1734. 1715 Census, St. Philips Parish, and include the following names:
Charles Higginbotham 19 yrs old
Will. Higginbotham 14 yrs old
Mrs. Mary Higginbotham:Spinster 29 yrs old
Mr. Charles Higginbotham 51 yrs old
Mrs. Ann Higginbotham 49 yrs old
Joseph Higginbotham 12 yrs old
Millisaint Higginbotham 10 yrs old
Cleaver Higginbotham 5 yrs old

I know of *no* documentary evidence for the assertion that the names of Moses HIGGINBOTHAM's parents were John HIGGINBOTHAM and Frances RILEY. That assertion is based purely on family lore. Futhermore, I believe the Barbados link has been discredited by the finding that John HIGGINBOTHAM, son of Charles HIGGINBOTHAM of Barbados, did *not* marry a Frances RILEY and move to Virginia, but instead remained in Barbados where he married Susanna WALKER on 5 April 1717 and raised a family.
For more detail than you could possibly want on the theories surrounding the origins of the Virginia HIGGINBOTHAM Family you can read three of my old 1996 posts to the HIGGINBOTHAM-L mailing list. Below are links to the archived posts. Beware...these are long rambling messages:
https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/th/read/HIGGINBOTHAM/1996-09/0842578 833
https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/th/read/HIGGINBOTHAM/1996-09/0842810 994
https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/th/read/HIGGINBOTHAM/1996-09/0843688 803
Brian ^[S177]

My Southern Family

Cathy

MARY ALLINGTON

ABT 1548 - BEF 16 May 1636

ID Number: I78972

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Felice GONZALES

ABT 1890 - 17 Jun 1970

ID Number: I61064

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Richard GREGORY I

ABT 1658 - ABT 1701

ID Number: I7837

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Lewis HARRIS

ABT 1720 - ____

ID Number: I76602

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Charles HIGGINBOTHAM

1664 - 17 Aug 1734

ID Number: I2470

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Mary Frances HIGGINBOTHAM

22 Dec 1830 - ____

ID Number: I28623

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Iva Elizabeth HOWELL

ABT 1880 - ____

ID Number: I37906

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HUMPHREY d' LISLE of Wilts

ABT 1032 - AFT 1086

ID Number: I53827

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Timothy ROSE

Susan RUCKER

____ - ____

ID Number: I89206

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JANE SAVAGE

ABT 1607 - BEF 16 Apr 1631

ID Number: I94893

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