Rebecca JANNEY GREGG
(1742 - February 28, 1824)

GENETIC PARENTS

Father: Jacob JANNEY (1711/1712 - August 3, 1786)
Mother: Hannah INGLEDUE

SPOUSE

GENETIC CHILDREN

Rebecca GREGG

Samuel GREGG (Abt. 1764 - Abt. 1840)
Married: Ann SINCLAIR (? - Abt. 1838)
June 15, 1785 in "South Fork meetinghouse auspices of Fairfax MM, Va."

Hannah GREGG
Jacob GREGG
Dinah GREGG
Amy GREGG
Israel GREGG
Jesse Thomas GREGG

BASIC DATA

Names: Rebecca JANNEY GREGG
Born: 1742
Married: Thomas GREGG October 7, 1762 in Goose Creek MH, Lincoln, VA.
Resided: Virginia
Died: February 28, 1824
Buried:
Age at death:

NOTES:

Thomas was a wheelright.
In Leesburg Virginia court house in Will Book F page 174, is found the will of Thomas Gregg, the wheelright, who is survived by his wife Rebecca. He made his will Dec. 13, 1799. Probated May 13, 1820: Children: names from "William Gregg, Quaker immigrant and his descendants" by John William Gregg.
Will: December 13, 1799, Wills "wife, Rebecca profits of plantation where I now live".

 

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Volume 6

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
Loudon County, Virginia
Janney
Jacob, son of Joseph & Rebeckah (BILES) Janney of Bucks Co., Pa. marry 20-3mo-1742 at Falls Mtg. Pa.; Hannah INGLEDUE, daughter. of Blackstone Ingledue of Phila., Pa.: Jacob & Hannah (INGLEDUE) Janney were granted certificate to Hopewell monthly meeting, Va. by Falls monthly meeting, Pa. 4-6mo-1742; they settled in Loudon Co. Va., and were charter members of Fairfax monthly meeting, Va., when this monthly meeting was established in 1745. They were prominent members of Fairfax monthly meeting. They had 12 child. as follows:
Ch:
1. Rebecca, born 1742; marry 1st 1762 Thomas Gregg; marry 2nd as his 2nd wife Jacob McKay; she had 9 child., all by 1st husband.
2. Blackstone born 7-9-1745; marry 1769 Mary NICHOLS; had 8 child.
3. Jonas born 1747; marry Ruth Janney, his 1st cousin, daughter of Abel & Sarah
(BAKER) Janney; was disowned & later reinstated (See Goose Creek monthly
meeting, Va.) 8 child.
4. Joseph born 30-11-1749; marry 4-6mo-1778 Mary HOLMES, daughter of Wm. &
Mary (COOE) Holmes; had 9 child.
5. Phebe, marry BENNETT; she was disowned for wcd 27-1-1770 by Fairfax monthly
meeting for immorality is said to have lived in Green Co. Pa.
6. Jacob Jr. died before 1784; marry 14-10-1780 at Pipe Creek Mtg. Md., Sarah HARRIS,
daughter of Moses & Elizabeth (PLUMMER) Harris, by whom he had 2 sons:-
Jacob & Moses; Sarah (HARRIS) Janney, his widow. marry 2nd 16-12-1784 at
Goose Creek Mtg, Samuel GOVER, by whom she had 14 more child.
7. Israel born 28-5-1752; marry 1st 1772 Pleasant HAGUE, daughter Francis & Jane;
marry 2nd 17-8-1780 Ann PLUMMER, daughter Joseph & Sarah; 4 child.
by 1st wife; 7 by 2nd
8. Aquila born 16-10-1758; marry 1785 Ruth Mc PHERSON; 9 child
9. Elisha born 12-5m-1761; marry 1st 1786 Albina Gregg; marry 2nd 1795
Mary GIBSON; had one dau. by 1st wife & 11 child. by 2nd wife.
10. Abel, probably d.y.; not mentioned in father's will.
[p.520]
11. Hannah, died 1787; marry 1786 as his 2nd wife, Robert WHITACRE, son of John
& Naomi; no child.
12. Thomas, born 1768; died Clarke Co. Ill. 1847; sd to have marry a Miss WHITE
of London, England & to have had no child

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Volume 6

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
Loudon County, Virginia
page 497
Samuel, son Thomas & Rebecca (JANNEY) Gregg of Loudon Co., Va. marry 15-6-1785 at South Fork meetinghouse Ann SINCLAIR, daughter James & Mary Sinclair of same County (They were transferred to Goose Creek monthly meeting, Va. 26-12-1785)

Thomas, (received on certificate from Kennett monthly meeting, Pa. 31-10-1761)
born 15-1-1734, died 29-3-1800, son of Thomas & Dinah (HARLAN) Gregg
(Note: this was his 2nd marriage) marry 7-10-1762 at Goose Creek meetinghouse,
Rebekah JANNEY, born 1742 died 28-2-1824, daughter Jacob & Hannah (INGLEDUE) Janney of Loudon Co., Va. (9 child) (Rebekah (Janney) Gregg marry 2nd as his 2nd wife, 28-6-1802, Jacob McKay, son of Robert & Patience (JOB) McKay of Frederick Co., Va.)

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
Loudon County, Virginia
page 498
Ch. of Thomas & Rebekah (JANNEY) Gregg (fro marry Janney Genealogy):
Rebecca, Samuel, Hannah, Jacob, Dinah, Amy, Israel, Jesse Thomas
(Note: The HARLAN Genealogy says that [p.498]
Thomas Gregg marry 1st RUTH-? & that nothing more is known of her. Since there is no record in the Women's Minutes of Fairfax monthly meeting of her coming to Va., she must have j in Pa. before Thomas Gregg came to Fairfax 31-10-1761)

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[p.609]
GOOSE CREEK MONTHLY MEETING Loudon County, Virginia
William son John & Sarah Ewers of Loudon Co. Va., received recommended in membership 24-7-1797 "having been under care (of mtg) for some time past"; liberated to marry Amy Gregg 30-10-1797; marry 2-11-1797 at Goose Creek meetinghouse, Loudon Co. Va., Amy Gregg, daughter Thomas & Rebeckah (JANNEY) Gregg of Loudon Co. Va.

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
Loudon County, Virginia
Sinclair
Ann daughter James & Mary marry 15-6-1785 at at SF meetinghouse, Loudon Co., Va.
Samuel GREGG son Thomas & Rebecca (JANNEY) Gregg all of Loudon Co. Va.

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
[p.609] GOOSE CREEK MONTHLY MEETING Loudon County, Virginia

Amy daughter Thomas & Rebecca (JANNEY) Gregg of Loudon Co. Va. marry 2-11-1797 at Goose Creek meetinghouse Loudon Co. Va., William EWERS son John & Sarah Ewers of Loudon Co. Va. (See EWERS)

Dinah daughter Thomas & Rebecca (JANNEY) Gregg of Loudon Co. Va. marry 4-5-1786 at Goose Creek meetinghouse Loudon Co. Va. James TRAHERN son William deceased & Rebekah his wife of Loudon Co. Va. (See TRAHERN)

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
[p.609] GOOSE CREEK MONTHLY MEETING Loudon County, Virginia
Samuel son Thomas & Rebecca (JANNEY) Gregg of Loudon Co. Va. marry 15-6-1785 at South Fork meetinghouse auspices of Fairfax monthly meeting, Va.
Ann SINCLAIR daughter James & Mary Sinclair of Loudon Co. Va.
(They were transferred to Goose Creek monthly meeting 26-12-1785 when South Fork
particular or preparative meeting was transferred to that monthly meeting)
Samuel & Ann (SINCLAIR) Gregg & their 6 child: Mary, Abel, Phebe; Eli, Gulielma & Jesse, remove removed; granted certificate to Redstone monthly meeting, Fayette Co. Pa. 30-10-1797 (c.99)

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