VIRGINIA CHANCERY CASES - MECKLENBURG COUNTY

Containing Gregory Surname Before 1865


Cases are color coded for priority of research. All cases should be research, but sometimes time and expenses dictate we must choose the most promising cases.


Cases highlighted in Green are Gregory vs Gregory, cases that appear to involve a Gregory Estate or a few more cases that look promising.


Gregory vs. Gregory Before 1865

Mecklenburg County

 

 

1799-011

Mecklenburg

James Ligon and his wife Anna Ligon, dau. of William Gregory, dec’d.

John Walker and his wife Anna, the widow relict of William Gregory and the Excr. of William Gregory; and William Naish, Jr., Excr. of William Naish, Sr. who was also and Excr. of William Gregory.

Gregory, Ligon, Naish and Walker.

LWT of William Gregory

No Plat

Susannah Gregory d. in 1789 at age six. John Walker and his wife Anne Walker consented to Petition as did the other Respondents. 6 Mar 1784. LWT of William Gregory. Gave the proceeds of sale of his property 1/4 to each of his children: Anny Gregory, Elizabeth Gregory, Sary Gregory and Susannah Gregory. Proved: 12 Sep 1785. Initial Excr.: William Naish and Ann Gregory. 10 Jun 1799. 1/3 of sale of property awarded to James Ligon in right of his wife; and 2/3 awarded to James Gregory, as gdn. for Elizabeth Gregory and Sarah Gregory, minors.

Note: The following cases have not yet been reviewed for importance.

1812-015

Mecklenburg

James Green & Wife, et al

Mary Yancey, et al

Green, Gregory, Lumpkin, Overbey, Tapp, Tass, Yancey

 

 

1814-016

Mecklenburg

Absalom Yancey, et al

Lewis Tapp, et al

Armstrong, Beadles, Davenport, Green, Gregory, Hancock, Lumpkin, Lupkin, Nuckols, Overbey, Overby, Tapp, Thomason, Watkins, Yancey

 

 

1814-017

Mecklenburg

Thomas Yancey

Admrx of Charles Yancey, et al

Armstrong, Beadles, Davenport, Green, Gregory, Hancock, Lumpkin, Lupkin, Nuckols, Overbey, Overby, Tapp, Thomason, Thompson, Watkins, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1814-030

Mecklenburg

Balaam Ezell

Admr of John Wilson

Blanks, Butler, Ezell, Haley, Hamblin, James, Jones, Mayes, Overbey, Owens, Owins, Speed & Wilson], Wilson, Worsham

 

 

1827-004

Mecklenburg

John Williamson, et al

William Williamson, et al

John Williamson, et al William Williamson, et al

Barber, Clark, Noblin, Overby, Vaughan, Wilkins, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1829-010

Mecklenburg

Ichabod Neal

Henderson Overby

Neal, Overby

 

 

1829-030

Mecklenburg

Alanson Cox, et al

Admr of John Cox, et al

Cox, Newton, Overby

 

 

1829-032

Mecklenburg

John Culbreath

David Neal

Culbreath, Neal, Overby

 

 

1830-017

Mecklenburg

Elizabeth C Griffin

John Griffin

Excr of Robert Yancey

Daniel, Griffin, Northington, Overby, Pool, Royster, Tillason, Tillotson, Tillottson, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1834-032

Mecklenburg

Spencer C Vaughan

Andrew Freeland

Peter Overbey

Daniel, Farmer, Freeland, Moss, Neal, Overbey, Overby, Vaughan

 

 

1835-011

Mecklenburg

Thomas Puryear

James Overbey, et al

Samuel Young

Carrington, Goode, Keen, Overbey, Puryear, Varnum & Egerton], Young

 

 

1836-007

Mecklenburg

Admr of Margaret Clark

Excr Of Archibald Clark, et al

Amis, Bowen, Cabiness, Clark, Clarke, Culbreath, Farrar, Johnson, Lewis, Mathews, McNeil, Overby, Royster, Tillotson, Walker, Wiles, Wilkerson, Williamson, Wilson, Yancey

 

 

1836-050

Mecklenburg

James Williamson, et al

John Williamson, et al

Barber, Nelson, Noblin, Overbey, Vaughan, Williamson, Wortham, Yancey

 

 

1837-035

Mecklenburg

John W S Nothington

Amy Wilkerson, et al

Griffin, Nothington, Overbey, Overby, Wilkerson, Yancey

 

 

1841-013

Mecklenburg

Howerton & Wife

Wilkins, et al

Howerton, Overbey, Wilkins

 

 

1841-028

Mecklenburg

Robert Y Overby

Achilles Wilbourn &C by, et al

Hide, Overbey, Overby, Smith, Tally, Wilboun, Wilboune, Wilbourn

 

 

1843-027

Mecklenburg

James Williamson, et al

Admr of Thomas Moss, et al

Cash, Hinton, Moss, Obrian, Obrien, Overby, Williamson

 

 

1845-034

Mecklenburg

Alanson Cox, et al

Reuben Puryear

Richard Russell

Boyd, Cox, Easely, Gee, Gillispie, Gregory, Hall, Haskins, Hatcher, Holloway, Jeffries Overbey & Co], Johnson, Lee, Marshall, Moody, Murray, Overby, P C Osborne & Co], Puryear, Richards, Richards & Overbey], Russell, Russell & Williamson, Smith, Steinbridge, Tarwater, Wilson

 

 

1846-018

Mecklenburg

Lynch

Exchange Bank of Virginia

Adams, Blanks, Carrington, Dabbs, Dunkley, Exchange Bank of Virginia], Geoghogan, Holloway, Jeter, Johnson, Kyle, Lynch, Moss, Nolley, Overbey, Tarwater, Turner, Venable, Waddie, Watkins

 

 

1848-021

Mecklenburg

M D Royster & Co

James Tillotson, et al

M D Royster & Co], Overbey, Sandford, Tillotson, Yancey

 

 

1850-003

Mecklenburg

Cox, et al

Excrs of Wilkerson

Carter, Childress, Cox, Daniel, Jones, Overbey, Simmons, Veale, Wilkerson, Wilson, Wortham

 

 

1850-011

Mecklenburg

Gdn(s) of George Holloway

Petition of Daniel Overbey, et al

 

Holloway, Overbey

 

 

1852-092

Mecklenburg

William L Chatman, et Al

Richard Bowen &C By, et al

Anthoney, Blackwell, Bowen, Browder, Chandler, Chapman, Chatman, Legin, Liggin, Ligon, Murray, Overby, Owen, Puryear, Royster, Stovall, Wilkerson

Will of 1820 John Stovall Of NC

 

1852-123

Mecklenburg

John Newton

Nancy Newton

 Admr of Atha Gregory &C BY, et al

Gregory, Newton, Overbey, Overby

 

 

1852-126

Mecklenburg

William Williamson, et al

John Williamson &C by, et al

Barber, Noblin, Overby, Vaughan, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1853-039

Mecklenburg

Robert Y Overbey, et al

Banister Gregory, et al

Apperson, Carter, Crawford, Culbreath, Gregory, Hailey, Haily, Landlin, Long, Overbey, Robison, Tillotson

 

 

1855-020

Mecklenburg

Charles Yancey & Wife, et al

Thomas Mayes, et al

Arrington, Birchett, Blanks, Childacy, Clark, Ezell, Gregory, Hamblin, Hamlin, Jones, Mayes, Overbey, Owen, Pool, Puryear, Ragland, Shelton, Sizemore, Walker, Williamson, Wilson, Worsham, Yancey

 

 

1855-021

Mecklenburg

Asa Moore Excr, et Al

Admr of Marshall M Moore

Carter, Faulkner, Hailey, Moore, Overbey, Owen, Perkins, Simmons, Wade, Wilborne

 

 

1856-002

Mecklenburg

Gdn(s) of Barbee

Barbee, et al

Barbee, Overbey, Sneed

 

 

1857-015

Mecklenburg

Mackasey, et Al

Excr of Robert, et al

Averett, Chandler, Cheatham, Cliborne, Clyborne, Cox, Daniel, Dawes, Goode, Harris, Ladd, Leneave, MacKasey, Mason, McKasey, Mitchell, Moody, Mullins, Neal, Nelson, Overbey, Owen, Park, Pool, Puryear, Robert, Shelton, Sizemore, Vaughan, Wall, Wilkerson, Wilkins, Wilkinson, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1858-032

Mecklenburg

Robert Y Overby For, et Al Admr of James Newton &C By, et Al

 

Leneave, Newton, Overby, Vaughan, Wright

 

 

1858-059

Mecklenburg

William L Harris

John Slagle, et al

Davis, Harris, Haskins, Overbey, Slagle

 

 

1859-006

Mecklenburg

Jones, et al

Carter, et al

Carter, Fitz, Jones, Overbey, Vaughan, Wilkerson, Yancey

 

 

1860-015

Mecklenburg

George Averett, et al

Mary A Williamson, et al

Averett, Bailey, Clark, Haskins, Holloway, Jones, Overbey, Overby, Ragsdale, Smith, Thorp, Williamson

 

 

1860-050

Mecklenburg

Robert Y Overbey

Hardy Stone, et al

Overbey, Owen, Puryear, Stone

 

 

1860-051

Mecklenburg

John Overbey

R Y Overbey

Barnard, Davis, Hite, Jeter, Overbey, Pool, Reese, Sizemore, Williamson, Yancey

 

 

1861-003

Mecklenburg

Admr of George Williamson, et al

Thomas Williamson, et al

Culbreath, Gregory, Haskins, Moore, Overbey, Williamson

 

 

1864-025

Mecklenburg

Anderson Green, et al

Admr of James Green, et al

Green, Greene, Holloway, Malone, Overby, Phillips, Williamson

 

 

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com