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From: fred p stewart <>
Subject: [UNDERWOOD] Re: DE to WV
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:07:21 -0400


Kay,
This is great stuff. How interesting! What else do you have?

My parents were born in Doddridge and Tyler Co.WV

Thanks
Fred
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:41:46 EDT writes:
>Hi Linda. You're right according to my records. I wrote a summary of
>the
>Gregg family from Ann to John Gregg and got "booted" by AOL before I
>could
>send it....something they're getting too fond of doing when they get
>too much
>traffic! Anyway, skipping several generations back from Ann to about
>1576
>(I'm at my son's and don't have my notebooks).....John Gregg, who was
>descended from the McGregor Clan (naturally) was transferred to the
>"Plantations" of Northern Ireland from Scotland after the McGregors
>were
>"proscribed"-as I remember the term anyway. That meant that the Clan
>could
>gather in no more than 2 or 3 to a group, the men couldn't carry a
>dirk or
>sharp knife, only one to eat with, they couldn't use the McGregor
>name; and
>the women were to be "branded on the face with a key". John regained
>the
>pleasure of the King by agreeing to assist in transport and settle
>some of
>the Northern Scots/Irish to the south. According to legend, he was
>given a
>silver handled cane to carry with him to the "Colonies" in North
>America and
>he immigrated here and started our Gregg line. I could check my
>records and
>be a lot more specific with you when I get home...if you like. Some
>researchers have traced Ann's lineage pretty far. What I've compared
>seems
>pretty consistent, however you know how research goes, one person
>simply
>repeats anothers findings. (This from someone who made a serious
>error on
>the internet the other day!) My face is still red. Keep in touch if
>you're
>interested in pursuing this. Have you seen the Hollingsworth Register
>
>materials?
>
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