The origin of the name Gregory is English and the Coat of Arms contains Two blue bars and at the top a lion passant. The Crest is A boar. The family motto is Vigilanter.
Spelling variations include: Gregory, Gregorie, Gregorey and others.
First found in Leicestershire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander, Ben and Thomas Gregorie who settled in Virginia in 1635; Charles Gregory settled in Virginia in 1652; along with Francis, George, James, Joseph, Thomas, all of whom settled at that same time in Virginia.
