GREGORY, Mark

  General Notes:

Born in 1745 in Ireland

He married Margaret Harvey in 1770

"Mark Gregory of Warwick Township, Bucks County" had an unclaimed lette r on 27 Oct 1773 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. (1)

He began military service in 1775 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, as a p rivate in a company of the Bucks County Militia. Family records show tha t he served three years(2)

He paid tax in 1775 in Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, li sted as "Mark Gregory," 1 shilling 6 pence (crossed off list) for person al property of 2 horses and 1 cow, and 6 shillings for rent of 50 acres. (3)

He paid tax in 1778 in Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, li sted as "Mark Gregory," 1 pound, 10 shillings(4)

He took the Oath of Fidelity to the State of Pennsylvania on 2 Jun 1778 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.(5)

He paid tax in 1779 in Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, li sted as "Mark Gregory's est." (i.e., rented estate) of 60 acres, and per sonal property of 2 horses and 2 cows.(6)

He paid tax in 1781 in Newtown Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvani a, listed as "Mark Gregory," personal property of 3 horses and 1 cow (7)

He also served in 1781 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, as a private in the Cumberland County Militia. He was also named in the list of "Ran gers on the Frontiers, 1778-83".(8)

He was head of household in the U.S. census of 1790 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, listed as "Mark Gregory." His household contained 1 male age 16 or older, 2 males age under 16, and 4 females

He paid tax in 1798 in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania , listed as "Mark Gregory," occupant; Isaac Gray was the owner. His log barn and 125 acres adjoining John Croyden were valued at $800; his dwell ing house was 22 x 20 ft. in area, made of logs, with 1 story, 2 windows , and 16 lights, was situated on 2 acres, and valued at $200(9)

He was head of household in the U.S. census of 1800 in Hamilton Townshi p, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, listed as "Mark Gregory." His househol d contained 2 males age 16-25, 1 male age 45 or older, 1 female age 10-1 5, 1 female age 16-25, and 1 female age 45 or older.

Source:

(1) Kenneth Scott and Kenn Stryker-Rodda, Buried Genealogical Data ... 1748-1780 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977), page 87, c iting the Pennsylvania Gazette. Hereinafter cited as Buried Genealogical Data ... 1748-1780.
(2) Daughters of the American Revolution, Nora E. Helton, national no. 79020, (Mark Gregory).
(3) Terry A. McNealy and Frances Wise Waite, Bucks County Tax Records, 1693-1778 (Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Geanalogical Society, 1982), pag e 62, citing page 38 of the manuscript "Provincial Tax Book - 1776," dat ed 4 Dec 1775.
(4) Ibid., page 110, citing pages 52-57 of the "State Book - 1778". Mar k Gregory did not appear in the "Continental Book - 1778."
(5) Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams, Oaths of Allegiance, Allegiance Book # I, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1777-86: Copy of Oaths of Allegii ance Taken Before Justices of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, as Recorded in the above Named Book in the Office of the Register of Wills at Doylesto wn, Pennsylvania (Danboro, Pennsylvania: The Authors, 1973), page 37, ci ting the list of Andrew Long, Justice of the Peace of Warrington Townshi p, recorded 13 Oct 1778, and identifying him with the Mark Gregory of Wa rwick Township. Hereinafter cited as Oaths of Allegiance ... Bucks Count y, Pennsylvania, 1777-86.
(6) [Anonymous], Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series (Harrisburg, Pennsy lvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1897), 13: 65.
(7) Ibid., 20: 470
(8) Ibid., 23: 268. [Anonymous], Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series (Ha rrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1906), 4: 288.
Ibid., 6: 285.
(9) Mark Gregory entry, 1798 U.S. Direct Tax of 1798: Tax Lists for the State of Pennsylvania, Lists B, D, 1, and 2, Hamilton Township, Frankli n County, Pennsylvania; micropublication M372, roll 18; National Archive s.

Mark married Margaret HARVEY. (Margaret HARVEY was born in 1747.)