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| Birth: | 1761 in Chatham County, NC |
| Death: | 6 Jan 1846 in Smith County, TN |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Thomas B. Gregory b. 1725 in Chatham County, NC |
| Mother: | Susannah Benton b. After. 1729 |
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| Also Known As: Berry Bray |
| Military Service: Revolutionary War |
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Individual:
from Cal's Column: "entered the American Revolution at the age of 18 years, when he was a giant of a young man, weighing then 214 pounds. "
and more from Cal: " he was on a visit to a friend or relative, who lived in a little house that once sat on the side of Frog Branch of Nickojack Branch of Peyton’s Creek, just below the present home of Mrs. George Earps. A winter thunderstorm arose and lightning struck close to the house. Old Bry went to the door, raised his arm in defiance of the Almighty, ripped out a big oath, cursed God and called on Him to "Try Old Cuff a pop." The words had hardly left the old man’s lips when lightning struck him and he fell into the yard. His shoes torn from his feet and the old man struck dead in a moment of time. It is needless to add that this dreadful end to a man 85 years of age had a very sobering effect on others who might have been inclined to trifle with the Almighty. He was buried in a cemetery at the present home of Robert Earps, about half a mile down the valley, but we have never been able to locate the grave for no monument marks the last resting place of this man who fought with his father, Thomas Gregory, and his brother, William Gregory in the early struggle of the United States to attain its independence from the mother country."
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