Peter Gregory, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1751 - 1792

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	16 Sep 1751	, Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military: Revolutionary War	1 Dec 1777
  	Bet. 1777 - 1778, Capt. Daniel Reiff Co. 7th & 8th Class-Berks Co. Militia & Col Jacob Weaver Esq, Feb. 1778 PA. Archive 5th series V. 5 Weller-Luzerne Co.,PA Survey Rev. War soldiers Land Grants-Plymouth Twp. microfische 6010563 1777, Rank of Sergeant December 01, 1777, Pay roll of Capt. Daniel Reiff's Co of the 7th & 8th Classes Berks Co. Militia Bet. 1777 - 1778, Capt. David Strouse's 8th Co (Berks co. Fine Book p. 12-muster fine 0.7, 6)
  Will Written	18 Apr 1785	, , Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  County Formation	1786
  	Luzerne County formed from Northumberland
  Move	Between 1786 and 1788
  	from Berks County to Luzerne County, PA
  	Peter appears on list of taxables of Herford Township, Berks County, PA from 1774-1786. The list of 1787 is missing. Peter's name is not on the list for 1788.
  Census: Federal	1790	, , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	male >16: Peter McGregory [at 35] female [Mary Susannah at 28] female [Mary at 7] male <16 [George at 6] male <16 [Peter Jr. at 4] male <16 [Richard at 1]
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  Name	McGregory
  Died	1792	, Huntington (later Union), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Cause: freezing
  Buried	Sorber Cemetery, Reyburn, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
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  Notes	(Medical):According to family tradition, Peter went to Shickshinny late one Saturday afternoon to bring back supplies. There was a bad ice storm and as he was coming home he slipped and fell, broke his leg, and froze to death. Peter is the first person buried in Sorber Cemetery in Reyburn Township.
  Person ID	I2007	Nestor Rich Tree
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	John Gregory, Sr.,   b. Abt 1730, , Hereford, Philadelphia (later Berks) County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America ,   d. 1784, , Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Christina Tittermerry,   b. Est 1730,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 1750
  Family ID	F682	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Susannah Gearhart,   b. 27 Apr 1762, , Sunbury, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America ,   d. 1806, , Koonsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	17 Dec 1782	, Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America   [2, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Mary Gregory,   b. 10 Apr 1783, , Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America ,   d. 20 Jan 1845, , , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   2. George Gregory,   b. 27 Nov 1784, , , Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1836, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Peter Gregory, Jr.,   b. 4 Dec 1786,   d. 26 Mar 1842   4. Richard Gregory,   b. 28 Jan 1789, , , , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Aft 1880   5. Christina Gregory,   b. 2 Apr 1791, , Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2011
  Family ID	F680	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Sep 1751 - , Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America Married - 17 Dec 1782 - , Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania Province, Colonial America Will Written - 18 Apr 1785 - , , Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Census: Federal - 1790 - , , Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Died - Cause: freezing - 1792 - , Huntington (later Union), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Buried - - Sorber Cemetery, Reyburn, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S369] Biographical Sketches from the History of Luzerne County, PA, Index of Part II, Donald L. Winans, edited by H. C. Bradsby (1893), (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1996), 939. [S415] Sorber Cemetery, between Koonsville and Reyburn (Union Township), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, memorial grave marker for Peter Gregory, Sr., photographed by Linda Kozic, 21 Oct 2004. [S1678] 1790 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), M637, roll 8, p. 149, Peter McGregory household, accessed 18 Jul 2008, 18 Jul 2008. [S405] "Benscoter Family Bible," database, Lower Luzerne County.com, Sheila Brandon, (http://www.lowerluzernecounty.com/familybibles/benscoterfamilybible.htm). [S501] Concerning The Van Bunschoten or Van Benschoten Family in America, A Genealogy and Brief History, William Henry Van Benschoten, (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., 2000 (originally published in 1907)), 505-506.