Isaac Gregory

Isaac Gregory (c. 1737–1800) was a politician, Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly, and Brigadier General in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution.[1]

Isaac Gegory
Borncirca 1737
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
DiedApril 1800, age 63
Camden County, North Carolina
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchNorth Carolina militia
Years of service1775-1777
RankBrigadier General
UnitEdenton District Brigade, Pasquotank County Regiment, Camden County Regiment
Commands heldEdenton District Brigade, Camden County Regiment
Battles/warsBattle of Camden
Spouse(s)1 Elizabeth Whedbee, 2 Sarah Lamb

Early life

Isaac was born in about 1737 in Pasquotank County, Province of North Carolina. He was the son of Willigam Gregory and Judith Morgan. He held positions in Pasquotank County as Justice in 1765 and Collector of Public Debts in 1769-1770, and Sheriff (1770, 1773). He represented Pasquotank County in the last Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses General in 1775. He was a delegate to the North Carolina Provincial Congresses in 1775 and 1776 when the North Carolina constitution was written. He served as a member of the Edenton District Committee of Safety. In July 1777, the General Assembly named him to a committee to establish a courthouse and other public building for the newly created Camden County (created in 1777 from portions of northern Pasquotank County), where many of Isaac's land holdings were located. He represented Camden County in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1780-1781, as well as ten terms in the senate between 1782 and 1795. He was an active Federalist and delegate to the constitutional conventions of 1788 and 1789.[2][3]

Gregory's first wife was Elizabeth Whedbee (some sources say she was a daughter of Caleb Sawyer). His second wife was Sarah Lamb. His children were William, Isaac, Mary, Sarah, Penelope, and Harriett. He died in April 1800 and was buried on his plantation, Fairfax (often called Fairfield), in Camden County. The Fairfax plantation dates from the 1740s.[2]

Military service

During the Revolutionary War, he held the following positions:[1][2]

Isaac was a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1782.[4]

He nearly died while leading the Edenton District Brigade at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina when his horse was shot from under him and he was bayonetted. General Cornwallis reported him dead. The British assumed he was going to die but he recovered.[2]

References
  1. Lewis, J.D. "Isaac Gregory". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. "Isaac Gregory". NCPedia. 1986. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. Lewis, J.D. "Royal Colony of North Carolina, 27th House of Burgesses". Carolana.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. Wheeler, John H. (1874). "The Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North Carolina". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  • Hampton, Jeff (August 14, 2011). "General Isaac Gregory". The Virginian-Pilot., Camden County, North Carolina
  • Pugh, Jesse Forbes (1957). Three Hundred Years Along the Pasquotank: A Biographical History of Camden County. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  • Ashe, Samuel A. Ashe, ed. (1906). Biographical History of North Carolina, vol. 4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Clark, Walter Clark, ed. State Records of North Carolina, vols. 13-15, 18-19, 22-25 (1896–1906).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Pasquotank County Historical Society (1957). Pasquotank County Historical Society Year Book, vol. 3.
  • Saunders, William L. ed. (1890). Colonial Records of North Carolina, vols. 8-10.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Simcoe, J. G. (1844). A History of the Operations of a Partisan Corps, Called The Queen's Rangers.
  • "Isaac Gregory Marker, located at US 158/NC 34 at Camden". Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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