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Margery Hinkey was born circa 1695 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Herman Hinkey and Margery. Margery Hinkey married William Gregg, son of John Gregg and Elizabeth Cooke, on 27 July 1725 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Margery Hinkey died circa 1740 in New Castle County, Delaware.²

Herman Hinkey married Margery circa 1690 in Maryland.¹

Herman, his wife Margery and daughter Margery lived in Cecil County, Maryland. He was a German astronomer.¹

Margery married Herman Hinkey circa 1690 in Maryland.¹

Herman, his wife Margery and daughter Margery lived in Cecil County, Maryland. He was a German astronomer.¹

William Gregg was born circa 1695 in New Castle County, Delaware. He was the son of John Gregg and Elizabeth Cooke. William Gregg married Margery Hinkey, daughter of Herman Hinkey and Margery, on 27 July 1725 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. After Margery's death, William married Ann Dixon, daughter of John Dixon and Sarah Hollingsworth, on 1 November 1742 in Salem, New Jersey. William had obtained a certificate to marry on August 2, 1742 from the Salem Mo. Meeting.¹ William Gregg died on 14 August 1777 in New Castle County, Delaware.

On August 17, 1702, John bought the first land sold out of "Letitia's Manor," three miles on the south side of the Brandywine; on 200 acres of it he erected a great mill, then conveyed it to his son William on April 10, 1730.²

Ann Dixon is the daughter of John Dixon and Sarah Hollingsworth.² Ann Dixon first married Richard Woodnut.² After Richard's death, Ann married William Gregg, son of John Gregg and Elizabeth Cooke, on 1 November 1742 in Salem, New Jersey. William had obtained a certificate to marry on August 2, 1742 from the Salem Mo. Meeting.³

Elizabeth Cooke was born circa 1672 in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of William Cooke and Elizabeth Fox. Elizabeth Cooke married John Gregg, son of William Gregg, on 16 November 1694 in Concord Meeting, Chester City, Pennsylvania.

In the summer of 1694 when he was twenty-six, John Gregg built a two-story stone house which sloped against the rocks on his land in Rocky Manor. He then married, at Concord Meeting on November 11, 1694, Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William and Elizabeth Cooke of Darby (Concord), Pennsylvania. This Cooke family originated as the Gales family and flourished in Beeston, Yorkshire, England prior to 1100 A.D. before their name was changed to the office they bore as Cooke in the manor houses of the great lords.¹

William Cooke married Elizabeth Fox.

Elizabeth Fox married William Cooke.

John Gregg was born circa 1668 in Ardmore, Waterford County, Ireland. He was the son of William Gregg.² John Gregg married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William Cooke and Elizabeth Fox, on 16 November 1694 in Concord Meeting, Chester City, Pennsylvania. John Gregg died on 27 April 1738 in Wilmington, Newcastle County, Delaware.

John Gregg came to the colony of Delaware in 1682 when he was fourteen years old. He arrived with his parents, sister Anne, and brothers George and Richard. Under the influence of a constant Quaker environment and training he became a serious, proud and a capable youth. At the young age of nineteen in 1687, he assumed the responsibility of the home when his father passed away. "Always he was a faithful Friend and a busy person. Greggs were inherently land owners."²

On May 20, 1685, a warrant granted for 200 acres to John's father, William Gregg, was confirmed by patent to John Gregg on February 18, 1693, and later sold to Samuel Underwood, Sr., whose executor re-sold part of it back to John Gregg who sold it to Jonathan Strange on February 18, 1733. John Gregg paid the taxes for the whole estate of his father 1693-1696.² In the summer of 1694 when he was twenty-six, John Gregg built a two-story stone house which sloped against the rocks on his land in Rocky Manor. He then married, at Concord Meeting on November 11, 1694, Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of William and Elizabeth Cooke of Darby (Concord), Pennsylvania. This Cooke family originated as the Gales family and flourished in Beeston, Yorkshire, England prior to 1100 A.D. before their name was changed to the office they bore as Cooke in the manor houses of the great lords.²

On August 17, 1702, John bought the first land sold out of "Letitia's Manor," three miles on the south side of the Brandywine; on 200 acres of it he erected a great mill, then conveyed it to his son William on April 10, 1730.³

On September 8, 1703, John Gregg consulted the commissioners for a meeting place. Using the spelling Grigg, he soon took up 300 acres in Chester County at Kennett, Pennsylvania and lived on it for some years.⁴

On December 18, 1717, he patented 150 acres on the Brandywine for twenty-two pounds and ten shillings. That same year he "desired to purchase two parcels of land very uneven and rocky joyning on the tract where he now dwells containing 100 acres each parcel. It was formerly laid out to Richard Gregg, who afterwards threw it up, having never seated or improved it." It was agreed that John Grigg could have said land for thirty pounds and one bushel of wheat quit rent on each 100 acres. During his lifetime, John Gregg acquired some 5760 acres of fine land along the Brandywine reaching to Wilmington and extending over three miles west. Deeds show all Gregg land belong in the Manoir of Steining northwest of Wilmington spreading over the state into Kennett and New Carden Townships.²

There is listed a Deed of Gift on December 2, 1719 from John Gregg of Brandywine to his brother George Gregg "all title interest or demand whatsoever as he the said John Gregg had or ought to have or can have in all tract ofland formerly the possession of their brother Richard Gregg in Brandywine bounded by land of John Gregg, Olive Matthews, John Defoss son of Mathias Defoss and land formerly of George Hoff, 150 acres. Witnessed by William Gregg, Thomas Gregg, Thomas Doothit." This 150 acres was their boyhood home of Strand Millas which by law then was inherited by the oldest son John who gave it to his brother George after their younger brother Richard had died in the early part of 1719.⁵

Amos Keyser is the son of William Keyser and Margaret Workman.

Andrew had 3 or 4 children.¹