1. Sir William Gregory, Knight, of Woolhope and How Caple Speaker of the House of Parliament in 1679 Knighted by King Charles II. at Whitehall, 26 July 1679 Baron of the Exchequer from 1679-1685 Justice of the Court of the King's Bench from 1689-1696 b. 1 March 1624, Fownhope, Herefordshire d. 28 May 1696, London, Middlesex m. Catherine Smith, dau. and heiress of James Smith of Tilington Court, Herefordshire burial: Gregory Chapel, St. Mary's Church, How Caple, Herefordshire Last Will & Testament :: dated 2 October 1694 (pdf - 2mb) Biography from "Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons" - 1850 Biography from "The Dictionary of National Biography", Vol. IV Early Portrait of Sir William Gregory Later Portrait of Sir William Gregory Memorial Stone at St. Mary's Church, How Caple Detail from Stone of the Gregory/Smith Arms 2. James Gregory, Esq. (Sir William1) b. 1653, Hill House at Woolhope, Herefordshire d. 24 December 1691, How Caple, Herefordshire m. Elizabeth Rodd, dau. of Thomas Rodd, of Foxley, Herefordshire, Esq. burial: Gregory Chapel, St. Mary's Church, How Caple, Herefordshire Last Will & Testament for James Gregory has yet to be discovered Portrait of James Gregory, Esq. Last Will & Testament of Elizabeth (Rodd) Gregory :: dated 27 October 1714 Memorial Stone to Elizabeth (Rodd) Gregory at St. Mary's Church, How Caple 3. Elizabeth Gregory (James2, Sir William1) b. 1674, How Caple, Herefordshire d. December 1711, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire m. John Nourse, of Weston-under-Penyard, Esq. (see Nourse) burial: St. Laurence's Church, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire Portrait of Elizabeth Gregory Nourse Last Will & Testament of John Nourse, Esq. :: dated 1 May 1714 3. William Gregory, Esq. (James2, Sir William1) b. 1675, How Caple, Herefordshire d. 3 April 1702, Hill House at Woolhope, Herefordshire m. Elizabeth Geers, dau. of Thomas Geers, Esq., Serjeant-at-Law of Hereford (see Cope-Geers) (Elizabeth Geers' great grandfather was Sir Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmoreland, KB) burial: Gregory Chapel, St. Mary's Church, How Caple, Herefordshire Marriage Allegation :: dated January 1698 Last Will & Testament :: dated 3 April 1702 Portrait of William Gregory, Esq. Portrait of Elizabeth (Geers) Gregory Memorial Stone at St. Mary's Church, How Caple 4. Elizabeth Gregory (William3, James2, Sir William1) b. August 1701, Hereford, Herefordshire d. 1749, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire m. John Nourse, of Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire, Esq. (see Nourse) burial: assumed St. Laurence's Church, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire Last Will & Testament of John Nourse, Esq. :: dated 24 June 1749 Children of John & Elizabeth (Gregory) Nourse: i. John Nourse (1722-1753), d.s.p. ii. William Nourse (1723-1788), married Ann Mayo. iii. Elizabeth Nourse (1726-), died young. iv. Philip Nourse (1727-1740), d.s.p. v. Ann Nourse (1729-), died young. vi. JAMES NOURSE (1731-1784), married Sarah Fouace of London. vii. Robert Nourse (1733-1787), d.s.p. viii. Timothy Nourse (1735-1778), d.s.p. in America. ix. Susanna Nourse (1736-1786) x. Elizabeth Nourse (1738-1800), died unmarried. © Copyright 2005, DSP, LLC. All rights reserved. Contact Scott Nourse with questions or comments.