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Emey Allen was born Jan 30, 1770 - at least according to an Ancestry family tree.  I could not find a source for the date, but it would be within 2 years of possible.   She was the 4th of 8 children born to Benjamin Allen and Hannah Greenfield.  Quaker Meeting Records for London Grove Monthly Meeting, page 6 and US Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935.  The Allen family were in Chester County early in the 18th century when Emey's grandfather, John Allen, a bricklayer, settled there at least by 1719 when he wed the first Emey, Emey Cox.  On the 1700-1730 Map of "Lands Around London Grove Meeting", a John Allen is shown to own 63 acres on the East edge of London Grove next to the northwest corner of New Garden.

Isaac Gregg married Emey Allen about 1792.  Her name was spelled many ways in different documents, and history notes, but Emey seems to be most accurate. from Genealogy of Allen and Witter Families, page 201 by Asa. W. Allen "Eiley Allen, daughter of Benjamin Allen, wed Issac Gregg".... had 6 children.

Their marriage may have been in 1795, certainly by that time as that year Amy Gregg was disavowed because she and Isaac Gregg married outside the meeting.  from New Garden MM Records L6, V.3, p 6

The children named in Isaac's will noted below.:
Mary Gregg
Allon Gregg
Hannah Gregg
Benjamin Gregg
Lydia Gregg
Ann Gregg

There were multiple Isaac Gregg in Chester county, I am sure they are all related.  I know Benjamin, our Isaac's father, had a brother Isaac.  He is not known to have had a child Isaac, but there were two other brothers that may have.  Anyway the two census I have MAY be our Isaac, but at this time I cannot be certain.

1800 Chester County Census for New Garden has Isaac Gregg Jr. (our's was named after his uncle - so could be a Jr.)
Males (I'll name who would fit)
1 under 10 (Allen Gregg)
1 16-25  ((maybe  one of Sharp twins, Jesse or Eli Sharp.  they would have been 21
1 26-44 (Isaac Gregg)
Females
2 under 10 (Mary Gregg, Hannah Gregg)
1 16-25 (Emey Allen Gregg)
1 over 45 (possibly Sarah Sharp)

1810 Chester County Census for New Garden PA for Isaac Gregg (no Jr. - his uncle had died in 1807)
2 males under 10 (Allen -actually 12, Benjamin)
1 male 26 - 44 (Isaac)
3 females under 10 - (Lydia, Ann 1 unknown)
2 females 10 - 15 (Mary and Hannah)
1 female 26- 44  (Emey)
1 female 45 or over (still there, Sarah?)

So most fits except for the  unknown.  Of course there could have been a baby that died young.
I cannot find them on the 1820 Census.

Isaac Gregg left a will in the Chester County Archives #7327   He names his wife,  Emy and children. He wished the executor to mortgaged his estate "Messuages Plantation"  (had trouble making it out)  to pay bill, and funeral. The residue he specifically left $200 to Allen, then Amy got the estate, but there was also an amount to be divided between his children named: Allen, Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, Lydia, and Ann. He named Jesse Sharp executor.  Jesse was Isaac's half-brother.  Sarah married George Sharp after Benjamin Gregg died, Mr. Sharp's deceased first wife was Benjamin first cousin.   The will was written Sept 6, 1822, probate date is Oct. 31, 1822.  witnesses were George Gregg, Samuel Gregg and Benjamin Pyle.

I believe that Isaac Gregg and Emey Allen were the parents of Mary Gregg who wed Cassimer Missimer  in 1814.  Mary Gregg & Cassimer Missimer's youngest son age 26, Samuel Missimer was found  on the 1860 PA Census living with Allen Gregg, age 62, born PA and his family.  Mary and Cassimer had died during the 1850s and I believe Samuel went to live with his uncle.

I do not know where Isaac is buried.  I do not know when Emey Allen Gregg died nor where she is buried.

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