Husband Hon. Andrew Gregg 1 2 3 4 5
Born: 10 Jun 1755 - Middleton Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 1 3 4 5 6
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Died: 20 May or 30 May 1835 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 3 4 5 7
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Father: Andrew Gregg (Abt 1700/1710-1789) 1 6 8 9 10
Mother: Jane Scott (1725-1783) 6
Marriage: 29 Jan 1787 - Buffalo Valley, Union Co, PA 4 6
Wife Martha Potter 3 4 5 11
Born: 10 Apr 1769 3 4 12
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Died: 20 Aug 1815 3 4
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Father: Maj.-Gen. James Potter (1729-1789) 3 6 13 14 15 16
Mother: Mary Patterson ( -1791/1792) 3 12 17 18
Children
1 F Mary Gregg 3 7 19 20 21
Born: 2 Nov 1788 - Lewistown, PA 7 20 22
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Died: 9 Jan 1826 20 23
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Spouse: William McLanahan (1772-1833/1833) 3 10 19 24
2 F Jane Gregg 26 27
AKA: Jean Gregg 3 9 25
Born: 17 Feb 1791 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 9 23 26
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Died: 20 Feb or 14 Mar 1854 9 23 26
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Spouse: Roland Curtin, Sr. (1764-1850) 3 9 10 26 27
Marr: 1814 9 23
3 F Martha Gregg 3 7 10
AKA: Mary Gregg 4
Born: 7 Jun 1793 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 10
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Died: 11 Dec or 31 Dec 1829 7
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Spouse: Dr. Constans Curtin (Abt 1785-1842) 7 10 26
4 F Eliza Gregg 3 7 10
Born: 2 Jun 1795 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 10
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Died: Aft 1881
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Spouse: David Mitchell (1790-1843) 3 28 29 30 31
5 F Julia Ann Gregg 7
AKA: Juliana Gregg,10 Julianna Gregg 3
Born: 26 Jun 1797 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 32
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Died: 4 Jul 1856 7
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Spouse: Gen. James Irvin (1800-1862) 3 10 33 34
Marr: 24 Sep 1822 32 33
6 M Hon. Andrew Gregg 3 10 35 36
Born: 30 Nov 1799 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 37
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Died: 13 May or 15 May 1869 - Milesburg, Centre Co, PA 7 37
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Spouse: Margaret I. Irvin ( -Aft 1883) 3 34 35
7 M James Potter Gregg 3 7 10 37
Born: 28 Apr 1802 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 10
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Died: 8 Sep 1845 - Rock Point, VA 7 37
Buried: - Loudoun Co, VA
Spouse: Eliza Wilson ( - ) 3 7 10
8 M Matthew Duncan Gregg 7 10 37 38 39
Born: 5 Apr 1804 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 40 41
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Died: 26 Jul 1845 - Loudoun Co, VA 7 37 40 41
Buried: - Loudoun Co, VA
Spouse: Ellen McMurtrie (1802-1847) 7 38 39 41
Marr: 1828 40
9 F Sarah Gregg 3 7 10
Born: 23 Jan 1807 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 10
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Died: 28 Mar 1836 7
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Spouse: Henry Kinney ( - ) 3 7 10
10 F Margery Gregg 3 7 10
Born: 14 Sep 1811 - Penn's Valley, Centre Co, PA 10
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Spouse: Rev. Charles Tucker ( - ) 3 7 10
General Notes: Husband - Hon. Andrew Gregg
He received his early education at Rev. John Steel's Latin school, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was then sent to Newark, Delaware, to complete his education. While thus engaged he turned out on several occasions in the militia. On the march of the British from Turkey Point to Philadelphia, the academy at Newark was broken up, and Mr. Gregg returned to Carlisle to assist his father on the farm, his other brothers being in the army. In 1779 he went to Philadelphia, with the intention of going to France for his health, which had been in a declining state for some time; but changing his intention, he accepted the appointment of tutor in the college (later university) there, and continued there under Dr. Smith's and Dr. Ewing's administrations until 1783, when he removed to Middleton, Pennsylvania, where he resided four years, engaged in the mercantile business.
He married and removed to Lewistown, then being laid out by Gen. Potter and Maj. Montgomery. In 1789 he removed to Penn's Valley, two miles east of the Old Fort. His public services commenced November 8, 1791, as member of the House of Representatives of the United States. He was continued in the House by successive elections for a period of sixteen years, and in 1807 he was chosen United States senator, which position he occupied until March 3, 1813. He was twice elected president of the Senate, the highest distinction in the councils of the nation any Pennsylvanian had then attained. In 1814 he removed from Penn's Valley to Bellefonte for the purpose of better educating his family. He was the first president of the Centre Bank, which was organized under articles of association or partnership in 1813, and was re-elected in 1814. On the 19th of December, 1820, he was appointed secretary of the Commonwealth by Gov. Hiester, which office he held when nominated by a convention that met at Lewistown May 15, 1823, for governor in opposition to Mr. Shultz, who had been nominated by what was called a Legislative Convention at Harrisburg on the 5th of March. After Mr. Gregg retired from the office of Secretary of the Commonwealth, he resided in Bellefonte until his death. He had strong party predilections, but was remarkable for his independence of character, always acting according to the convictions of his own mind, though they sometimes differed from those of political friends. He was while in office, in fact what he was elected to be, the representative of the interests of his constituents. He was always scrupulously tenacious of his oath to subserve the public good according to the best of his judgment and ability, never yielding his duty to the prejudices of party spirit or the views of interested politicians.
His early education was acquired in the Latin School of John Steel, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and completed at an academy at Newark, Delaware. On leaving school he appears to have spent some time in Northumberland county, and was a private in Captain Robinson's company of rangers and saw active service, receiving later a grant of land for depreciation pay. In 1779, he became a tutor at the College of Philadelphia, now the University of Pennsylvania. In 1783 he engaged in the mercantile business at Middleton, Pennsylvania, and remained there for four years. On his marriage, in 1787, he settled at Lewistown, then being laid out by his father-in-law, General James Potter, and Major Montgomery, in what two years later became Mifflin county. In February, 1789, a tract of land was surveyed to him in Penn's Valley, two miles east of "Old Fort," in what is now Centre county, and he settled thereon. It was then in Northumberland county, became part of Mifflin county in September, 1789, and Centre county in 1800. He was elected one of the eight representatives from Pennsylvania to the Second United States Congress in 1791, and was seven time re-elected, serving in that body with distinction until 1807, when he was elected to the United States Senate, in which he served a term of six years, retiring March 4, 1813. He removed to Bellefonte in 1814, and was elected president of "Centre Bank". December 19, 1820, he was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth by Governor Heister, and served until December 13, 1823. On May 15, 1823, he was nominated for governor, to succeed Heister, but was defeated by John Andrew Shulze. [CRFP, 856]
He left an unfinished sketch of his family history that was published in Dr. William H. Egle's "Pennsylvania Genealogies."
General Notes: Wife - Martha Potter
She was born on the Conococheague Creek [Pennsylvania?].