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m. Abt 1616 - William Gregg1616 - 1672
Facts and Events
| Name |
William Gregg |
| Alt Name |
William Gragg |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1616 |
Glenarm Barony,Antrim,Ireland |
| Alt Birth? |
1 Jan 1616 |
Glen Orchy, Argyll, Scotland |
| Marriage |
Abt 1635 |
Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Irelandto Mary Grace James |
| Death? |
1672 |
Ardmore,Waterford,Ireland |
| Alt Death? |
Abt 1672 |
Ardmore, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland |
| Alt Death? |
1 Jan 1672 |
Ardmore, Waterford, Ireland |
b. 1616, Glenarm Barony, Antrim, Ireland; md. 1644, Armagh, Antrim, Ireland, ________ (1619-abt. 1688) d. 1672 Ardmore, Waterford, Antrim, Ireland. William probably left Antrim Ireland and went to Waterford County as the result of the persecution of the Scotch-Irish, who had been supporters of Oliver Cromwell, by English King Charles I. [In 1663 a John Greg, of Northern Ireland was one of 19 Presbyterian Ministers jailed for three yearsS1] This move by William Gregg to Waterford probably occurrred after 1653. In addition to his 3 sons, there may have been 3 daughers in his family.
_FREL: Natural
References
- Reid, James Seaton, and W. D. (William Dool) Killen. History of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. (Belfast: Whittaker, 1853)
Vol. 2.
Chapter 18 – Blood’s Plot; Unsuccessful attempt to engage the Presbyterians in it; Conspirators apprehended; Three ministers summoned to Dublin; The ministers of Down and Antrim imprisoned; Scots disarmed; Examination of Stewart and Gregg; Four of the conspirators executed; Ulster ministers forces to leave the kingdom; A few permitted to remain; Bishop Leslie imprisons four ministers during six years; Various attempts to procure their liberation; Gradual improvement in the condition of the church in Ulster; Minister return by degrees; Causes of this favorable change; Lord Roberts, the lord lieutenant, favors the Presbyterians; A general committee established in lieu of a synod; Its first acts; Sends contributions to the Scottish exiles in Holland; Jealousy of the Episcopal clergy; Boyle, bishop of Down, summons twelve ministers to his court; Sir Arthur Forbes interferes in their behalf; Deaths of several ministers in Down and Antrim; Bishop Boyle prohibited by the primate from proceeding against the ministers; A seasonable relief to the church; Contrasted with the persecutions in the sister kingdoms; Meeting houses erected; Accident in Dublin; Case of David Houston; Rules for ordination; Pension granted by Charles II.; Fast in the Lagan; Four ministers imprisoned; Presbyterians again subjected to persecution.
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