Generation No. 17
17.� WILLIAM17 GREGG(WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN DUBH (BLACK)14 MACGREGOR, GREGOR13, EHAN12, MALCOM11, JOHN10, PATRICK9, MALCOLM8, JOHN7, JOHN CHAM6, MALCOLM5, JOHN4, GREGOR3, DOUNGHEAL2, GREGOR1) was born Abt. 1642 in Glenarm Barony, Antrim, Ire, and died July 01, 1687 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, De.� He married MARTHA ANN WILKINSON June 02, 1663 in Ardmore, Waterford Co, Ireland.� She was born Abt. 1644 in Ardmore, Ardmore, Waterford, Ire, and died January 05, 1691/92 in Strand Mills, New Castle, Delaware.
Notes for WILLIAM GREGG:� The epithet Quaker was first bestowed 1651 upon George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends by Justice Bennett of Derby because they bade the people tremble at the word of the Lord.  (Quaker Greggs, Kendall, pp 19, 1944)
���� As a devout adherent William Gregg was a member of a colonial Friend group which left southern Ireland after October 1623, possibly in the ship Caledonia with William Hoge. He had with him the silver-studded ivory-headed cane inherited as next to the oldest son from his father, William Greg, who left Glenarm Barony, County Antrim after May 1653. By this time the cane had become an heirloom whose story he recited many times to his children just as it was the custom for his ancestors to retain a bard whose duty was to sing the exploits of the Gregg ancestral line. Charles A. Gregg, Fredericktown, Ohio, now is the proud hereditary owner of the cane.
���� The ship of Friends landed at Upland, now Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682. No doubt married relatives came with William Gregg besides his wife and four small children. Sedate and reserved in appearance they later made their way down the Delaware River to settle that part of Christiana Hundred bordering the Pennsylvania line and lying between Brandywine and Red Clay Creeks on the west side of Brandywine Creek near the present site of Centerville. The surface is elevated and broken with generally fertile soil.  In this northern part was one of William Penn's principal manors, Rockland Manor, in which William Gregg was granted 200 acres in 1683 and a warrant for 400 acres on January 26,1684. (conrad's History of Delaware. Vol. 2, p. 462).  Here he built a log cabin on a location which he called Strand Millas.  It adjoined the lands of Mattias Defosse on Squirrel Creek, who died May 1708, had wife Sarah.  Other neighbors were Henry Hollingsworth, Thomas Hollingsworth, Thomas Woolasten, George Hog, William Hoge, John Hussy, William Dixon.
���� William Gregg's family of a wife, a young daughter, and three young sons was well cared for and also entertained by his stories of the clan Greg's fortunes and misfortunes. These stories were never forgotten by his children who passed them on to the next generation. He was most congenial in his home.
The earliest monthly meetings of the Quakers on west side of the Delaware River was organized at New Castle about 1681 and held in a private house until 1687 when the meetings were changed to a log meeting house on the grounds given by Valentine Hollingsworth.
���� In 1686 William Gregg gave 5 shillings toward a public stock for ye relief of ye friend sin necessity with Cornelius Empson, Edward Blake. Valentine Hollingsworth, John Richardson, Robert Turner, and Thomas Snelling. He was one of the Friends who in the winter of 1687 was granted permission to hold their meetings in the winter months on Christiana side instead of going to the Brandywine Hundred Meeting at Neward by reason of the dangerousness of ye ford  they must cross.
���� When about forty-five he died and was buried on his own plantation at his home of Strand Millas on July 1, 1687. His four children were successfully reared by the mother, relatives, and friends, as the oldest child John was only nineteen when the father died.  The children lived in their own home Strand Millas and Kept possession of their father's land.
More About WILLIAM GREGG:� Burial: Unknown, Strand Mills, New Castle, Delaware
Children of WILLIAM GREGG and MARTHA WILKINSON are:
18.�������� i.�� SR. JOHN18 GREGG, b. Abt. 1668, Ardmore, Waterford, Ire; d. April 27, 1738, Wilmington, Newcastle, Deleware.
19.�������� ii.�� SR. GEORGE GREGG, b. July 10, 1674, Sego, Armagh, Ire; d. September 14, 1744, New Castle Co., De.
20.������� iii.�� ANN GREGG, b. Abt. 1675, Ardmore, Waterford, Ire; d. 1729, Christiana Hundred, New Castle, De.
������������ iv.�� RICHARD GREGG, b. Abt. 1676, Ardmore, Waterford, Ire; d. September 14, 1719, Christiana Hundr, New Castle, De.
Notes for RICHARD GREGG:� Richard signed a petition to the King in 1715 relating to the early boundary difficulties between Pennsylvania and Delaware Youngest son, Richard was the last one to occupy the home after the mother's death about January of 1692. The land had been surveyed on May 11, 1685 by Henry Hollingsworth and after the father's death was divided by him on April 23, 1692 between sons John and Richard Gregg leaving 150 acres for Richard Gregg including Strand Millas.
Evidently Richard had poor health for years. He had signed a petition to the King 1715 relating to the early boundary difficulties between Pennsylvania and Delaware. The evidence tha the died without heirs surviving is scant and negative, but conclusive. In the deed of gift from his brother John to brother George 1719 John could not have had any right, title, or demand on his property by inheritance is any direct heirs of Richard were living. He made no statement indicating any debt or obligation of his brother Richard to himself conferring such a claim, such statement being necessary to make the deed valid if such were the basis of his claim. An oldest son inherited at least twice as much as another son at that date by English law and might, with unconfirmed land as heir-at-law, have a right in all.
������������ v.�� ONNE GREGG, b. Abt. 1678; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 18
18.� JOHN18 GREGG, SR.�(WILLIAM17, WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN DUBH (BLACK)14 MACGREGOR, GREGOR13, EHAN12, MALCOM11, JOHN10, PATRICK9, MALCOLM8, JOHN7, JOHN CHAM6, MALCOLM5, JOHN4, GREGOR3, DOUNGHEAL2, GREGOR1) was born Abt. 1668 in Ardmore, Waterford, Ire, and died April 27, 1738 in Wilmington, Newcastle, Deleware.� He married ELIZABETH COOK(E) November 16, 1694 in Concord Meeting, Chester Cty., Pa, daughter of WILLIAM COOK(E) and ELIZABETH FOX.� She was born Abt. 1672 in Darby, De, Pa, and died Unknown.
Notes for JOHN GREGG:� See pages 22-23 The Quaker Greggs for information relating to the life of John Gregg.� He was referred to as John Gregg of Brandywine in many Quaker meeting minutes.
To this oldest son John, fell the duty of administering the estate. Take care of a good name; for this shall continue with thee more than a thousand treasures precious and great. Ecclesiastics XLI. 15.
Came to the colony of Delaware 1682 when fourteen with his parents, sister Anne, brothers George and Richard.
���� Under the influence of constant Quaker environment and training he became a serious, proud, and a capable youth assuming early the responsibility of the home at nineteen when his father passed away. Always he was a faithful Friend and a busy person. Greggs were inherently land owners. On May 29, 1685 a warrant granted to his father William Gregg for 200 acres was confirmed by the patent to John Gregg on February 18, 1693 and later sold to Samuel Underwook, Sr. whose executor re-sold part of it back to John Gregg who sold it to Jonathan Strange on February 18, 1733.
���� John Gregg paid the taxes for the whole estate of his father 1693-1696.
���� In the summer of 1694 when twenty-six he built a two-story stone house which sloped against the rocks on his land in Rocky Manor and married at Concord Meeting on November 11, 1694 Elizabeth Cooke daughter of William and Elizabeth Cooke of Darby (Concord), Pennsylvania.
���� On August 17, 1702 John Gregg bought the first land out of Letitia's Manor three miles on the south side of the Brandywine; on 200 acres of it he erected a great mill, then conveyed it to his son William on April 10, 1730.
���� On September 8, 1703 John Gregg consulted the commissioners for a meeting place. Using the spelling Grigg he soon took up 300 acres in Chester County at Kennett, Pennsylvania and lived on it for some years. On December 18, 1717 he patented 150 acres on the Brandywine for twenty-two pounds and ten shillings. That same year he desired to purchase two parcels of land very uneven and rocky joyning on the tract where he now dwells containing 100 acres each parcel. It was formerly laid out to Richard Gregg, who afterward threw it up, having never seated or improved it. It was agreed that John Grigg could have said land for thirty pounds and one bushel of wheat quit rent on each 100 acres.
During his life time John Gregg acquired some 4760 acres of fine land along the Brandywine reaching to Wilmington and extending over three miles west. Deeds show all Gregg land belonged in the Manor of Steining northwest of Wilmington spreading over the state into Kennett and New Carden Townships.
A deed of gift (Deed KBk. X-I p. 427) December 2, 1719 Joh Gregg of Brandywine to his brother George Gregg all title interest or demand whatsovever as he the said John Gregg had or ought to have or can have in all tract of land formerly the possession of their brother Richard Gregg in Brandywine bounded by land of John Gregg, Olive Matthews, John Defoss son of Mathias Defoss and land formerly of George Hogg, 150 acres.  Witnessed by William Gregg, Thomas Gregg, Thomas doothit.  This 150 acres was their boyhood hom of Strand Millas which by law then was inherited by the oldest son John who gave it to his brother George after their younger brother Richard had died in the early part of 1719.
���� On February 17, 1699 William Penn directed Henry Hollingsworth to lay out 30,000 acres for his children William and Letitia Penn. On October 23, 1701 he conveyed 14,500 acres on the so ut h side of Brandywine to Letitia called "Letitia's Manor. William Penn's other two children Mary and Hannah died in infancy. His wife Guliema died 1694.
���� On April 9, 1720 the brother George Grigg, "having purchased a sort of Right to 50 acres part of that first laid out to George Hogg on New rent, desires new grant of same and agrees to pay twelve pounds one-half down and a half bushel wheat quit rent for the future. That same date John Grigg requests that the rent granted to him for 200 acres which could not be had may be executed on a vacant piece called the School house land and ye remainder of D. Fosses. On February 26, 1727 John was still desiring continuation of his request about boundaries, and George requested that he may have the grant of 500 acres in tract called Sir John Fogg's Manor. In June 1732 John requested the piece of land between Brandywine and Squirrel Creek.
���� The monthly meeting of Quakers which had been moved from a private house near New Castle to Newark 1687 to a log meeting house on grounds given by Valentine Hollingsworth. In this the Newark Monthly Meeting was held until 1707 then it was usually held near Centerville, Delaware and finally moved over the line to Kennett, Pennsylvania and resumed in 1721 as the Kennett Monthly Meeting in chester County.  John Gregg devotedly followed the progress of the society of Friends.  As a member of the building committee of the Center Friends Meeting house which was erected near him in 1724 he asked to be excused because he had not the time to serve.
He was then fifty-six and was eagerly helping his children and relatives to get a start in life.  He was one of the advisors and guardians of his only sister's husband (first) William Dickerson a weaver whose will was probated September 20, 1708. He was co-executor with his only sister Anne of her second husband John Houghton's will, probated on May 27, 1720. Through such items we gain some side-lights and knowledge of his life. Evidently he was in poor health; his will was made as a yoeman of Christians Hundred, Delaware March 6, 1738 and probated to Wilmington on April 27, 1738. Burial must have been in Friends Burying Grounds at Center, Delaware. He was always referred to in written records as "John Gregg of Brandywine. No data is available concerning his wife 's death . All his children and many of his descendants are yet faithful Friends. John Gregg and wife Elizabeth Cooke-Gregg had seven children whose descendants number into the thousands. Later during the Revolution the DuPonts bought some of the land and began to make powder. Since the home sod descendants shook and cracked from explosions, the Greggs gradually sold their inheritance to the DuPonts.
����� Knowledge of kindred and the genealogies of the ancient families deserveth the highest praise. Herein consisteth a part of the knowledge of a man's own self. It is a great spur to virtue to look back on the worth of our time. Lord Bacon http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/4113/hadley3.htm
More About JOHN GREGG, SR.: Burial: April 27, 1738, Fbg Center, New Castle Cty., De
Children of JOHN GREGG and ELIZABETH COOK(E) are:
������������� i.�� EMILY19 GREGG, d. Unknown.
������������� ii.�� STEPHEN GREGG, d. Unknown.
������������ iii.�� JOHN GREGG, d. Unknown.
21.������� iv.�� WILLIAM GREGG, b. Abt. 1695, New Castle Co., De; d. August 14, 1777, New Castle Co., De.
22.������� v.�� AMY(EMEY) GREGG, b. 1698; d. Bef. 1738.
23.������� vi.�� THOMAS GREGG, SR., b. Abt. 1701, Chester Co., Pa; d. September 01, 1748, Kennet, Chester, Pa.
24.������ vii.�� JOSEPH GREGG (TWIN), b. August 05, 1710, Chester Co., Pa; d. September 01, 1748.
25.����� viii.�� SAMUEL GREGG (TWIN), b. August 05, 1710, Chester Co., Pa; d. July 10, 1767, New Castle Co., De.
������������ ix.�� HANNAH GREGG, b. Abt. 1713, Kennett, Chester, Pa; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE ROBINSON, 1742, New Castle, De; b. May 05, 1712, Kennett Mm, Chester Co., Pa.; d. 1769, Brandywine Hndr, New Castle, De.
������������ x.�� REBECCA GREGG, b. Abt. 1716, Kennett, Chester Cty., Pa; d. Unknown. husband Sprauge
������������ xi.�� JOHN GREGG, JR., b. Abt. 1716, Concord, Chester, Pa; d. Bef. 1738.
����������� xii.�� GEORGE GREGG, b. Abt. 1720; d. Abt. 1794.
19.� GEORGE18 GREGG, SR.�(WILLIAM17, WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN DUBH (BLACK)14 MACGREGOR, GREGOR13, EHAN12, MALCOM11, JOHN10, PATRICK9, MALCOLM8, JOHN7, JOHN CHAM6, MALCOLM5, JOHN4, GREGOR3, DOUNGHEAL2, GREGOR1) was born July 10, 1674 in Sego, Armagh, Ire, and died September 14, 1744 in New Castle Co., De.� He married (1) ALICE RICHARDSON.� She was born in Ireland, and died Unknown.� He married (2) SARA HOGG June 02, 1706 in Allen Twp, Chester Co Pa., daughter of GEORGE HOGG and DORCAS WILLIAMS.� She was born 1694 in New Garden Cem, De, Pa, and died 1769.
Notes for GEORGE GREGG:
To George, the next oldest son, descended the silver-studded ivory-headed,cane.
Children of GEORGE GREGG and SARA HOGG are:
26.�������� i.�� RICHARD19 GREGG, b. 1714, Chester, Pa; d. October 1754, New Garden Mm, Chester, Pa.
27.�������� ii.�� JOHN(DUMB) GREGG, SR., b. 1716, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. December 02, 1777, Loudon, Va.
28.������� iii.�� GEORGE GREGG, JR., b. 1720, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. 1794, Loudon, Va.
20.� ANN18 GREGG(WILLIAM17, WILLIAM16, JOHN15, JOHN DUBH (BLACK)14 MACGREGOR, GREGOR13, EHAN12, MALCOM11, JOHN10, PATRICK9, MALCOLM8, JOHN7, JOHN CHAM6, MALCOLM5, JOHN4, GREGOR3, DOUNGHEAL2, GREGOR1)was born Abt. 1675 in Ardmore, Waterford, Ire, and died 1729 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, De.� She married (1) WILLIAM DIXON 1696 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, De, son of HENRY DIXON and ROSE DIXON).� He was born 1662 in Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland, and died Bef. September 20, 1708 in New Castle Cty., Christinia Hundred, Deleware.� She married (2) JOHN HOUGHTON 1700.� He was born 1665 in New Garden Cem, De, Pa, and died April 14, 1720 in New Garden Cem, De, Pa.
Notes for WILLIAM DIXON:� William first sailed for America on Sept. 14, 1676 on the ship Joseph;
Benjamin; with Matthew Pain as Commander and arriving at the Wicomico River in Maryland on Nov. 9, 1676.� He later returned to Ireland. �Marriage:� They were married at the home of Roger Webb, Parish of Sego, Ireland.
Children of ANN GREGG and WILLIAM DIXON are:
29.�������� i.�� HENRY19 DIXON, b. 1692, New Castle Cty., Christinia Hundred, Deleware; d. 1742.
������������� ii.�� WILLIAM DIXON, b. 1699, Christiana Hndr, New Castle, De; d. December 03, 1760; m. HANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH; b. January 17, 1696/97, New Castle, Delaware; d. March 11, 1777. He married HANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH.
30.������� iii.�� DINAH DIXON, b. 1701, Christiana Hndr, New Castle, De; d. Unknown.
31.������� iv.�� JOHN DIXON, b. 1703, Christiana Hundred, New Castle, De; d. 1742.
32.������� v.�� THOMAS DIXON, b. 1705, New Castle, De; d. 1735, Lancaster, Pa.
������������ vi.�� GEORGE DIXON, b. November 16, 1706, Christiana Hndr, New Castle, De; d. March 14, 1761, Chatham, Nc; m. ANN CHANDLER, October 29, 1725, Kennett Mm, Chester, Pa; b. 1706; d. Unknown. He married ANN CHANDLER November 19, 1725.
����������� vii.�� ANN DIXON, b. 1709, Delaware; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT CAIN, September 26, 1730; b. 1708; d. Unknown.
Children of ANN GREGG and JOHN HOUGHTON are:
���������� viii.�� MARY19 HOUGHTON, b. 1692, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. July 08, 1773, Kennett Square, Chester, Pa; m. ISAAC COOK(E); d. Unknown.
������������ ix.�� MARTHA HOUGHTON, b. 1692, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH; d. Unknown.
������������ x.�� REBECCA HOUGHTON, b. 1696, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT COMBER; b. June 17, 1771, Orange, Nc; d. Unknown.
������������ xi.�� THOMAS HOUGHTON, b. 1712, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
����������� xii.�� MARTHA HOUGHTON, b. 1712, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
���������� xiii.�� HENRY HOUGHTON, b. 1714, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
���������� xiv.�� REBEKA(REBECCA) HOUGHTON, b. 1714, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown, Richmond, Wayne, In.
����������� xv.�� DINAH HOUGHTON, b. 1716, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
���������� xvi.�� ANNE HOUGHTON, b. 1716, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
��������� xvii.�� WILLIAM HOUGHTON, b. 1718, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
�������� xviii.�� JOHN HOUGHTON, b. 1718, New Castle, Christian Hundred, De; d. Unknown.
HOME
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1