Documents Relating to James Nourse of Virginia: Nourse Wills from 17th to 18th Centuries



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.




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