He was looking for a way to power where he could build a mill. The main energy resource he was looking for was water, which had to flow hard enough to turn a water wheel and reliable enough not to dry out in the summer climate. After days, even weeks of searching, he finally found the right place, just ten miles south of Manchester and two miles northwest of Wilmslow. The Bollin River flows through the sandstone alley near the hamlet of Styal. The exposed river was fast and deep and there was enough space next to it to build a mill. Samuel Greg leased the land with the right to use the water from its owner, the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. In 1789 Greg married Hannah, Adam Lightbody, a Liverpool unitary merchant, which greatly benefited Samuel's business. Hannah brought a dowry of £10,000 and an extremely useful business connection to her families and business. This suggests that wealthy people married other wealthy people to secure their own way of life