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"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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