Capt James GREGG

1678 - 1758  (79 years)

• Name	James GREGG
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	2 Jun 1678	Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Heritage	Scottish
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	10 Mar 1758	Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Buried	Forest Hill Cemetery, E Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [1]
  Person ID	I40797	Main
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt David GREGG,   b. Abt 1630, Argyllshire, Scotland ,   d. 1689, Ballyarnet, County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Jessie STEWART,   b. 1624, Scotland ,   d. 1689, Derry, County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland  (Age 65 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1665	Midlothia, Scotland
  Family ID	F31889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janette CARGILL,   b. 1675, Islay Island, Argyllshire, [Strathclyde], Scotland ,   d. 28 Dec 1764, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1701	Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth GREGG,   b. 1706, Mulasky, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 1806, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 100 years)
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F28595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 1701 - Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 10 Mar 1758 - Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Buried - - Forest Hill Cemetery, E Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Capt. James Gregg was one of the first 16 settlers in Londonderry, New Hampshire, in 1719. He was born about 1670, in Ayrshire, Scotland, and was 20 years old, when his parents removed to Northern Ireland. The family settled in the county of Antrim, and in the Parish of Mulasky. james had ben apprenticed at the age of 14 years to learn the tailor’s trade, and had just completed his obligation when he moved to Ireland. He immediately commenced business, and was actively employed. James married Janette Cargill, born in Illa, Scotland, and the daughter of Capt. David Cargill. James Gregg and his wife settled in the Parish of Mausky, where he pursued his business to good advantage, and went extensively into the business of bleaching linen cloth. In the year 1718, James Gregg, in company with 15 families from the same parish, sailed for America in a vessel commanded by Captain Crowningshield. The landed late in the season at Casco Bay, where they spent the winter. In April, 1719, they went to Nutfield, now Londonderry, New Hampshire, where they made a permanent settlement. The settlement had been made at Nutfield, under the impression that the land was in Massachusetts, but in May, 1719, the General Court decided that New Hampshire had jurisdiction. The name of the town was later changed to Londonderry. James Gregg subsequently received a captain’s commission, and commanded the first company of militia recruited in Londonderry. He built the first gristmill in Londonderry, and was one of the foremost citizens of the town, as long as he lived. Profile of James Gregg and his family, from Clan McGregor book pg.41-41.

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 23794600.