David GREGG

  General Notes:

Immigrated to Ireland and settled near Londonderry where in the year 1689 he, his wife, and son, John were massacred by the Irish Catholics

from bio of Gregg, David McMurtrie - Book of Bios for Morton Montgomery Online Project.
"The first Gregg ancestor of whom there is any sure knowledge was David Gregg, who was born at Ayrshire, scotland, about 1630. He was a Captain in Cromwell's army in 1655, and was a faithful supporter of the Prince of Orange, William III, against the exiled King of England, James II. Both David and his son John, who was born near Londonderry in 1665 were killed by a party of Roman Catholics in one of the conflicts that were constantly occurring between the Orangemen and the Romanists in the North of Ireland.
John Gregg;s two sons, David and Andrew, and their sister Rachel, Mrs. Solomon Walker, and her husband, came to America in 1726, first settling in New Hampshire, where David remained. Andrew and Mr. Walker, becoming dissatisfied, left there and landing at Newcastle, Del., finally located to a plantation near Carlisle, where he remained until his death, that event occurring in 1789. His first wife having died at Chestnut Level, leaving six children, he married Jean Scott (1725-1783). To the second union were born Andrew and Matthew."

The bio continues with the geneaology for the descendents.

Big ? No mention of David's other son Thomas - as least his other son according to many other researchers. Our own direct records go back to Samuel who landed in Philadelphia in 1711. The reference back to David was found by Lois and other researchers.

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Captain in Cromwells Army 1665.

David married Unnamed.