{"id":354,"date":"2011-08-20T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/?page_id=354"},"modified":"2016-06-17T18:35:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T22:35:36","slug":"gregson-related-lines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/gregson-related-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregson Related Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Submitted by\u00a0Lynette Hudspeth<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 1911 the Overseer for Providence (now known as Providence Friends Meeting, 2054 Providence Church Road, Pleasant Garden, Randolph County, North Carolina) produced a complaint against\u00a0Roscoe GREGSON<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>Claude GREGSON<\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0Hubert GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0for joining the U.\u00a0S. Military Department.\u00a0 This complaint can be found in the minutes of Centre Mo. Meeting of Friends that was held at Centre, N. C. 10 mo. 21, 1911.\u00a0 Centre Friends Meeting is located at 325 East NC Hwy 62, south of Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Hubert GREGSON\u00a0<\/strong>is my grandfather.\u00a0 I am providing a short history of my GREGSON ancestors per my personal knowledge and the genealogical work compiled by one of my aunts from her thirty years of research.\u00a0 My aunt\u2019s work contains more detail than I can provide here so I have included surnames of allied families.\u00a0 If any researcher should feel that I can help them in any way or should find an error in this information or can add to it\u2026.please contact me at\u00a0jahlbh@bellsouth.net<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and mention Gregson genealogy in the Subject Line.\u00a0 Thank You, Lynette Hudspeth<\/p>\n

A brief sketch of these three GREGSON brothers:<\/p>\n

Charlie\u00a0Roscoe\u00a0GREGSON:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Born\u00a0 5 JUL 1890 in Randolph County, NC\/Died\u00a0 14 OCT 1971 in Redding, Shasta County, CA.\u00a0\u00a0Roscoe<\/strong>\u00a0joined the US Army and served overseas during World War I.\u00a0 After this service to his country he moved to Redding, California where he owned and operated a restaurant.\u00a0 He never married or returned home to North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Claude\u00a0Walter GREGSON:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Born\u00a0 13 MAR 1893 in Randolph County, NC\/Died\u00a0 6 SEP 1974 in Randolph County, NC.\u00a0\u00a0Claude<\/strong>\u00a0served in the US Navy before World War I and later served his country when he went to Pearl Harbor to help rebuild it after December 7, 1941.\u00a0 He owned a well drilling business in Randolph County, NC and, on\u00a0 8 SEP 1917, married\u00a0Verna Alma\u00a0SMITH<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Verna<\/strong>\u00a0was born\u00a0 13 NOV 1888 and died\u00a0 21 MAR 1972.\u00a0\u00a0Claude<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Verna<\/strong>\u00a0had three children.<\/p>\n

Hubert\u00a0Clayton GREGSON:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Born\u00a0 14 JAN 1895 in Randolph County, NC\/Died\u00a0 3 APR 1987 at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC\/Final resting place is Randolph Memorial Park, 4538 US Hwy 220 Bus N, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0was inducted into the US Navy in 1911 (listed on induction papers as having blue eyes, brown hair, and height just shy of 5ft. 10inches).\u00a0 He was honorably discharged in 1915.\u00a0 When the United States entered World War II he tried to reenlist.\u00a0 This time, for obvious reasons, he was rejected.\u00a0 He was a proud \u2013 and lucky – father who had three sons serve with honor in that war and return home safely. During his service in the Navy he traveled to China and was privileged to view the Ming Tombs.\u00a0 In 1916 he worked in Detroit, Michigan for $0.39\/hour.\u00a0 While in the Navy and during his time in Detroit\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0sent his pay home to his mother for safekeeping.\u00a0 When he returned home to Randolph County, NC he married \u2013 10 JUN 1917 \u2013\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Ruth BARKER<\/strong>\u00a0and, with his savings, bought the first automobile owned in Randolph County, NC.\u00a0 For many years he owned and operated a sawmill (1916-1940) in the county and produced molasses (every fall 1928-1945).\u00a0 Later in his life\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0was a brick mason who hired and supervised others in this profession.\u00a0 His wife,\u00a0Hazel\u00a0Ruth BARKER<\/strong>, was born\u00a0 12 AUG 1896 in Randolph County, NC\/Died\u00a0 21 SEP 1965 in Pleasant Garden, Randolph County, NC\/Final resting place is Randolph Memorial Park, 4538 US Hwy 220 Bus N, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of\u00a0George Prather (G. P.\/Prather\/Prathy) BARKER<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Elma Jane\u00a0BARKER \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>neeBARKER<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Hazel<\/strong>\u00a0had twelve children.\u00a0 When his father died in 1921, Hubert\u00a0<\/strong>bought the\u00a0Gregson<\/strong>\u00a0home place \u2013 the land and a slat board house that had been built by his father circa 1896 to replace the family\u2019s old log cabin.\u00a0 This property is located in Pleasant Garden, NC.\u00a0 On November 28, 1938, after the death of his mother,\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0moved his family into this house.\u00a0 In 1962, after having his foot break through the floorboards on at least two occasions, he thought it was time to build a new home.\u00a0 According to one of his sons, the only thing holding the old house together \u201cwas habit and the termites holding hands\u201d.\u00a0 With the help of all his children, their spouses, and most of his grandchildren he razed the old home and built a new brick veneer one with a regulation size Shuffleboard court in the basement and another outside on the far side of the front lawn.\u00a0 He was an excellent Shuffleboard player and enjoyed card games, especially Pinochle.\u00a0 Although not a Saint in the traditional sense of the word \u2013 for he could try his wife\u2019s patience by playing cards and some other annoyances –\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0lived his life well and with gusto; he was tolerant of all people in all circumstances; his word was a promise he would keep; he believed no job was worth doing if you didn\u2019t do it right; he had an honest down-to-earth sense of humor; and he loved his family dearly.\u00a0 On his 90th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday he was interviewed for an article in a local newspaper.\u00a0 The reporter asked him what he owed his longevity in life to and he thought for a moment and replied with a smile on his face, \u201ckeeping my nose out of other people\u2019s business\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hubert\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0second wife was the sister of\u00a0Hazel<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>his first.\u00a0 He married\u00a0Elsie\u00a0Elma BARKER<\/strong>\u00a0on 10\u00a0<\/strong>Nov 1966.\u00a0\u00a0Elsie<\/strong>\u00a0was born\u00a0 12 FEB 1893 in Randolph County, NC\/Died\u00a0 20 SEP 1988 in Randolph County, NC.\u00a0\u00a0Hubert<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Elsie<\/strong>\u00a0did not have children.<\/p>\n

***Allied Families for the above generation of GREGSONs***<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Surnames for Spouses include:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

MILLIKAN, SCALES, CHEEK, HUNT,\u00a0ROBBINS, RAYSOR, BLACK, HINSHAW,\u00a0POOLE, FENNINGTON, REDDING,
\nHADLEY, STEED, DOSIER, GREGORY,\u00a0OWENS, STANLEY, MILLER, WARD,\u00a0BAILIFF, SMITH, BARKER, ADAMS,\u00a0MAULTSBY, MOFFITT, HATCHER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Ancestors<\/em>\u00a0of these three brothers and four more; Jessie Shubble, Barney James (B.\u00a0J.),\u00a0Albert\u00a0Franklin, and Alfred\u00a0Briles\u00a0GREGSON<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Father<\/em>\u2026\u2026\u2026Henry\u00a0Clay GREGSON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0\u00a0 3 FEB 1847 in Randolph County, NC<\/p>\n

Died:\u00a0 24 NOV 1921 in Randolph County, NC<\/p>\n

Final Resting Place: Centre Friends Meeting Cemetery, 325 East NC Hwy 62,\u00a0 Guilford County, NC\u00a0 27406<\/p>\n

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Married:<\/td>\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0wife,<\/td>\nFatima Jane WOOD<\/strong>\u00a0on 28 FEB 1871 (b. 9 AUG 1846\/d. 8 MAR 1881), Four sons from their union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2nd<\/sup>\u00a0wife,<\/td>\nSarah A. HARGROVE<\/strong>\u00a0on 26 APR 1882 (b. Abt 1847\/d. 12 MAY 1884), One daughter from their union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3rd<\/sup>\u00a0wife,<\/td>\nHannah Elizabeth (Lizzie) HOCKETT<\/strong>\u00a0on 30 SEP 1886 (b. 31 MAY 1853\/d. 12 MAY 1938), Seven sons from their union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Religion:\u00a0 Born into a Methodist Episcopalian family but converted to Quakerism\u00a0–\u00a0probably<\/em>\u00a0when he married his third wife who was a\u00a0HOCKETT<\/strong>– the\u00a0Hoggatt\/HOCKETT<\/strong>\u00a0family of NC being Quakers long in good standing<\/p>\n

Could Read and Write:\u00a0 Yes<\/p>\n

Occupation:\u00a0 Farmer, also worked at Randleman Mills, Randolph County, NC<\/p>\n

Hair Color:\u00a0 Red (according to some, a hot temper went along with the red hair)<\/p>\n

Mother<\/em>\u2026\u2026\u2026Hannah Elizabeth (Lizzie) HOCKETT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Born:\u00a0 31 MAY 1853 in North Carolina
\nDied: 12 MAY 1938 in Randolph County, NC<\/p>\n

Final Resting Place:\u00a0 Centre Friends\u00a0<\/strong>Meeting Cemetery,
\n325 East NC Hwy 62, Guilford County, NC\u00a0 27406<\/p>\n

Married:\u00a0 30 SEP 1886 to\u00a0Henry\u00a0Clay<\/strong>\u00a0GREGSON\u00a0<\/strong>in North Carolina<\/p>\n

Hair Color:\u00a0 Black (according to her son, her hair never turned gray)<\/p>\n

Religion:\u00a0 Quaker\/Society of Friends<\/p>\n

Could Read and Write:\u00a0 Yes<\/p>\n

Parents:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jessie Davis HOCKETT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0 19 AUG 1826
\nDied:\u00a0 12 NOV 1896<\/p>\n

Rebecca COX<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0\u00a0 20 JAN 1822
\nDied:\u00a0\u00a0 24 OCT 1876<\/p>\n

Married:\u00a0 23 FEB 1848; Centre Friends Meeting, Guilford County,\u00a0North Carolina<\/p>\n

****Allied Families of the above generation of GREGSONs****<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surnames for Spouses include:\u00a0\u00a0ROBBINS, DICKS, WORTHINGTON, WOOD,\u00a0HARGROVE, HOCKETT, FRAZIER, JARRELL,\u00a0JULIAN, DOZIER, LEWIS, KIVETT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surnames for extended families:\u00a0\u00a0COLTRANE, COX, YATES, MOFFITT,\u00a0BARKER
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandfather<\/em>\u2026\u2026.Julius Cicero\u00a0GREGSON\u00a0(Reverend)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0 1 MAR 1809 in North Carolina<\/p>\n

Died:\u00a0 8 JUN 1887 at 78 years of age in Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Final Resting Place:\u00a0 St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South Cemetery, Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/em>\u00a0 This Church is now a museum that is open to the public on<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Religion:\u00a0 Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church
\nCould Read and Write:\u00a0 Yes<\/p>\n

Married:\u00a0 1st<\/sup>\u00a0wife,\u00a0Holland BRILES<\/strong>\u00a0before MAR 1835 (b. 20 OCT 1812 in
\nRandolph County, NC\/d. 14 FEB 1868 in Randolph
\nCounty, NC), Six or seven daughters and Four sons from their
\nunion<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup>\u00a0wife,\u00a0Rachel (Bet) ALLRED<\/strong>\u00a0on 15 OCT 1868, they lived in
\nFranklinville, NC in the 1870s and 1880s, no children were
\nborn of their union<\/p>\n

Grandmother<\/em>\u2026\u2026\u2026Holland BRILES<\/h2>\n

Born:\u00a0 20 OCT 1812 in Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/em>:\u00a0 According to our family records she was the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0child born to her parents<\/p>\n

Died:\u00a0 14 FEB 1868 at 55 years of age in Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Final Resting Place:\u00a0 St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South Cemetery, Randleman, Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/em>:\u00a0 This Church is now a museum that is open to the public on Sundays<\/p>\n

Married:\u00a0 Before 1835\u00a0Julius Cicero GREGSON<\/strong>,\u00a0Reverend<\/strong>, in Randolph County, NC<\/p>\n

Parents:\u00a0\u00a0John BRILES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0 Abt 1775
\nDied:\u00a0 Abt 1857 in Randolph County, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Religion:\u00a0 Methodist<\/p>\n

Family History:\u00a0 Reported to be a descendant of Conrad Broyl\/Broyles\/Brile\/BRILES<\/strong>\u00a0who came to America from Germany with his\u00a0parents in 1717 –\u00a0 were members of the\u00a0Second Germanna\u00a0<\/em>Colony of Virginia<\/em><\/p>\n

Ann Nancy\/Nancy Ann BECKERDITE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born:\u00a0 Abt 1777
\nDied:\u00a0 Bef 1840<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***************What May or May Not Be*****************<\/strong><\/p>\n

The above Family Genealogy is supported by written family records, cemetery information, census data, and personal knowledge; now for the\u00a0possibilities<\/em>:<\/p>\n

In the 1980s and 1990s my aunt corresponded with several researchers who believed\u00a0Reverend Julius Cicero GREGSON\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0father was an\u00a0Amos GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0who lived about 10 miles south of Lexington, North Carolina.\u00a0 This\u00a0Amos GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0was reported to have been married to a\u00a0Sarah MARTIN.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>There\u00a0are<\/em>\u00a0several records in the \u201cold\u201d Rowan County, NC deed books that list one \u201cAmos GREGSON<\/strong>\u201d as a witness to transactions made in the 1790s and early 1800s.\u00a0 The county boundaries during that era put Lexington, which is west of present day Randolph County, and its surrounding area in Rowan County, NC (Lexington is now located within the newer boundaries of Davidson County, NC).\u00a0 The first son born to\u00a0Reverend Julius Cicero GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0and his 1st<\/sup>\u00a0wife,\u00a0Holland BRILES<\/strong>, was named\u00a0Amos<\/em>\u00a0GREGSON<\/strong>.\u00a0 If\u00a0Julius<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Holland<\/strong>\u00a0were conforming to the traditional English order of naming their children \u2013 and they may well have been since they named their first female child\u00a0Nancy Ann\u00a0<\/strong>(mother\u00a0Holland BRILES\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0mother\u2019s given names) and their second son,\u00a0John<\/strong>\u00a0(Holland\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0father\u2019s name) \u2013 this is strong evidence, but not\u00a0proof<\/em>, for a connection of\u00a0Julius Cicero\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Amos<\/strong>\u00a0of Lexington<\/em>\u00a0GREGSON<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is further speculation by researchers as to a connection of\u00a0Amos<\/strong>\u00a0of Lexington<\/em>\u00a0GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0with one\u00a0George GREGSON<\/strong>\u00a0who appears on an Orange County, NC tax list for the year 1755.\u00a0 This may be but I don\u2019t have or know of any specific supporting information for that connection; and so, we continue our search for that GRIGSON, GRAGSON, GRESTON, GREGSON ancestor who first saw fit to enter this beautiful State of North Carolina and make it his home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Submitted by\u00a0Lynette Hudspeth In 1911 the Overseer for Providence (now known as Providence Friends Meeting, 2054 Providence Church Road, Pleasant Garden, Randolph County, North Carolina) produced a complaint against\u00a0Roscoe GREGSON,\u00a0Claude GREGSON,\u00a0and\u00a0Hubert GREGSON\u00a0for joining the U.\u00a0S. Military Department.\u00a0 This complaint can be found in the minutes of Centre Mo. Meeting of Friends that was held at … Continue reading “Gregson Related Lines”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-354","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":719,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/354\/revisions\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/randolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}