Province of North Carolina. He was the son of William Gregory and Judith Morgan. He held positions in Pasquotank County as Justice in 1765 and Collector of Public Debts in 1769-1770, and Sheriff (1770, 1773). He represented Pasquotank County in the last
Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses General in 1775. He was a delegate to the
North Carolina Provincial Congresses in 1775 and 1776 when the North Carolina constitution was written. He served as a member of the Edenton District Committee of Safety. In July 1777, the General Assembly named him to a committee to establish a courthouse and other public building for the newly created
Camden County (created in 1777 from portions of northern Pasquotank County), where many of Isaac's land holdings were located. He represented Camden County in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1780-1781. Then Gregory was a senator in the
North Carolina General Assembly of 1782
The North Carolina General Assembly of 1782 was the state legislature that first convened in Hillsborough, North Carolina, on April 15, 1782, and concluded on May 18, 1782. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Co ...
.
He represented his county for ten terms in the senate between 1782 and 1795. He was an active Federalist and delegate to the constitutional conventions of
1788
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The first edition of ''The Times'', previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is published in London.
* January 2 – Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution, and becomes the fourth U.S ...
and
1789
Events
January–March
* January – Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès publishes the pamphlet ''What Is the Third Estate?'' ('), influential on the French Revolution.
* January 7 – The 1788-89 United States presidential election a ...
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Gregory's first wife was Elizabeth Whedbee (some sources say she was a daughter of Caleb Sawyer). His second wife was Sarah Lamb. His children were William, Isaac, Mary, Sarah, Penelope, and Harriett. He died in April 1800 and was buried on his plantation, Fairfax (often called Fairfield), in Camden County. The Fairfax plantation dates from the 1740s.
"A lady, who remembers General Gregory well, says that he was a large, fine looking man. He was exceedingly polite, had a very grand air, and in dress was something of a fop."
Military service
During the Revolutionary War, he held the following positions:
* Lt. Colonel in the
Pasquotank County Regiment of the North Carolina militia (1775)
* Colonel over the
2nd Pasquotank County Regiment of the North Carolina militia (1775-1777)
* Colonel over the
Camden County Regiment of the North Carolina militia (1777-1779)
* Brigadier General over the
Edenton District Brigade
The Edenton District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the ...
of the North Carolina militia (1779-1783)
He nearly died while leading the Edenton District Brigade at the
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780), also known as the Battle of Camden Court House, was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General ...
in South Carolina when his horse was shot from under him and he was bayonetted. General
Charles Cornwallis reported him dead. The British assumed he was going to die but he recovered.
Footnotes
Sources
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External links
General Isaac Gregory, A Revolutionary Officer of Pasquotank-Camden
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North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution
Camden County, North Carolina
1800 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Militia generals in the American Revolution
North Carolina state senators
Members of the North Carolina House of Burgesses
Members of the North Carolina Provincial Congresses