"A Moment in Time"
Extracts from the book "A Moment in Time" by Daniel
Gregg with permission of same.
Our History
As this is the family history, applying to
Richard and
Catherine Gregg and
their descendants, it was my intention to introduce and publish the first
family only of the Starritt, Young and Rankin families, with the McKays to
the third generation.
There had never been any evidence or suggestion that
Richard and his sister Catherine had any brothers or sisters. About 1968 I
had asked
Geo Starritt (1881-1971)
how many brothers and sisters his mother had; the reply was, that beyond
Richard Gregg being a brother, he did not know. His explanation was that in
those days one was not told and did not ask.
It was on Wednesday, 11 th. July this year, in our cousin
"Maimie"
MacLeod's home, while trying to locate a letter written in 1898, that we
discovered a Gregg Family History dating back to 1712.
Handwritten on ordinary writing paper, the abovementioned history had no
envelope and showed definite signs of age. The compiler was apparently "R.
Gregg" and it is reproduced verbatim, with a (?) against that of which I am
not reasonably sure.
May those who are family history conscious receive some
assistance from this discovery, which is reproduced by courtesy of "Maimie".
The following is an account of the Gregg
Family from their first settlement in Ganacaman (?) Co.
Donegal, Ireland.
R. Gregg.
B. 1712.
Robert, Son of
Richard Gregg of
Glenarm, County Antrim, removed to Donegal Co. and married
Martha, daughter
and heiress of David
Logan of the Loganstoon about 1735 having issue
Richard,
David,
Robert,
James, James
settled in Edenacarnon the next town land but afterwards emigrated to
America.
David inherited his Grandfather Logan's farm and
Richard and Robert bought farms in Munielagan adjoining the Loganstoon
and Edenacarnon. Richard born 1740 married
Mattie Clark
of Manor cunningham and had issue
Robert,
John,
Richard,
Daniel,
Mattie,
Betty,
Jean,
Nell. Nell married
James Buchanan,
Locker. Betty married
William Graham of Ballynascadden. Mattie married
John Gailey,
Killylartin (?). Dan married a
daughter and heiress of
Mosses (?) Graham of Killycreen. John settled at Carrowcastle near
Dan. Robert bought land in Ballynascadden from the Grahams and Richard
inherited his father's farm in Munielagan.
Robert, born 1768, married
Mattie McClure and
had issue Richard,
Finlay,
Robert,
Mary,
Jeanie and
Eliza by his
second wife Peggy
Starrett
he had issue Daniel,
William,
Mattie,
Margaret,
Nancy. Richard
married Mary Ward
and went to America settling in Venango, Co. Pa. Mary married
John Buchanan,
Locker. Jeanie married Daniel Gailey, Fullygay (?). Eliza married John
Gailey, Kellylartin (?). All Peggy
Starrett's issue went to America and settled in Venango, Co. Pa. after
the death of their father Robert - which took place on Christmas Day
1841.
(Jason's note:
Many of Peggy Starrett's descendents have now been found through the
Internet)
Finlay married
Sarah Gailey
(daughter of John Gailey, Killylartin and Mattie Gregg) and bought a
farm in Muneylagan adjoining his Grandfather's farm and had issue
Mary,
Mattie,
Jean,
Ellenor,
Elizabeth,
Margaret Ann,
Catherine,
Robert,
John,
Richard,
Finlay.
Mary married
John Johnstone, Eanecarnan (?). Mattie married to
Anderson Churchill. Jean married
Hugh Scott. Ellenor died unmarried. Elizabeth married first
Robinson second
James Graham. Margaret Ann married
Robert Kelso and went to America. Catherine went out to Australia
and married
Robert Starrett (Jason's note:
Click here for Catherine and Robert's story) of
the Loganstoon. Robert married
Isabella Gibson daughter and heiress of Billy Gibson, Killydensart
(?). John went to America and married the
daughter of W. H. Noyes at one time Governor of the State of Ohio.
Richard went out to Australia and married
Kattie McKay daughter of Donald McKay of the Isle of Sky. Finlay
died unmarried and his elder brother Robert inherited his Father's farm
in Munielagan which is now in possession of
his only son Robert
who married
the eldest of George Burrowes of Dromore and has a numerous family
of sons and daughters.
Robert - born 1810 - married
Ann McConnell eldest daughter of Thomas McConnell of Fanad (?) 1836
and had issue
Mary,
Mattie,
Robert,
Thomas,
Eliza,
Richard,
Sarah. He inherited his father' farm in Ballynascadden generally
called up tho brae. Mary married
Robert Rutherford, Cashlenan (?) and had issue
James,
Robert,
Hanah,
Anna,
Rebecca,
Mattie,
Catherinne,
Samuel,
Robert - the first Robert died when 7 years old. Mattie married
Alexander Starrett of the Loganstoon and had issue Robert, John, David,
Margaret, Anna, Mary and Mattie.
Robert married Mattie McClure of Culbouy (?) daughter of Finlay - no
issue. Thomas went to Australia and married
Margaret Farrelly
and had issue
Annie,
Thomas,
Maud, Thomas died 189-. Elizabeth married
George only son of George Burrowes of Dromore and had issue
Mattie,
Annie,
George,
Robert,
Mary,
Richard,
William,
David,
Sarah,
Albert.
Richard went to America but came back after seven years and married
Caroline eldest daughter of John Fletcher, Manorcunningham and went
to New Zealand had issue
Anna,
Eliza,
Robert,
John,
Richard. Sarah married
Robert Rutherford, Merchant Londonderry, had issue
James,
Robert,
Henry,
Annie,
Mary,
Eliza,
Richard,
John,
Joseph. Sarah died 1887. Robert died 1880. Ann McConnell died 1899.
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