Anthony Houston's neighbors in New Castle, Delaware
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In reply to:
Anthony Houstown's neighbors in New Castle, Delaware
Shirley Walsh 4/23/07
re: Marriage - Isaac COOK, London Grove Twp, Chester Co, yeoman, and
Mary HOUSTON of Christiana Hd., NC Co., DE.
22-3-1734.
Was Mary Houston a dau of Anthony Houston who
went from London, England to America c.1707 ?
Was Mary Houston b. in New Castle Co about 1714 ?
Was Elizabeth COOKE who m. Nov 1694 to John Gregg, bc.1668 d.1738, perhaps an aunt Isaac Cook (above ?).
Some neighbors & relatives may have been
Society of Friends (Quakers) wo settled on the west side of Brandywine Creek,
in Christiana Hundred, New Castle County, near the present village of Centerville,
and became the founders of what later was known as Centre Meeting.
c.1687 George and Michael Harlan, from Parish of Donnahlong, Co Down, N. Ireland
Thomas Hollingsworth, son of Valentine Hollingsworth
Alphonsus Kirk, from Lurgan, Co Armagh
William Gregg, probably from the north of Ireland
William Dixon or Dixson, from Parish of Segoe, Co Armagh.
In 1715 taxation in Kennett, there were nine Irish :
Gayen Miller.
Michael, Ezekiel, Aaron, James, Joshua and Moses Harlan.
Valentine Hollingsworth.
John Gregg.
In 1724 taxation in London Grove there were ten Irish :
John Allen
Joseph Sharp
Jeremiah Starr
James Lindley
Robert and John Cane
Moses and Michael snr & Jnr Harlan
Joseph Garnett
Prior to 1690. Henry Dixson had an inn at New Castle, had 3 children:
William Dixson mc.1690 to Ann Gregg, dau of William Gregg.
1. William Dixson, a weaver, settled on Red Clay Creek, Christiana Hd, New Castle Co DE,
......will Jan 31 1708, prob Sep 20 1708.
......Widow, Ann Dixson, remarried John Houghton, of New Castle Co.
2. Dinah Dixson m. Jan 1690, at Newark Meeting to Michael Harlan, settled Christian Hd.,
.....then to Kennett, Chester Co.
3.Rose Dixson m. 1690, Thomas Pierson, widower, Deputy Surveyer of New Castle Co.
George Harlan settled nr Centreville, New Castle Co. DE and the meetings were held at his home. Later he moved farther up Brandywine Creek, and purchased 474 acres in Kennett, now Pennsbury, Twp, Chester Co. In 1701 he had a warrant granted for 200 acres in the bend of the creek.
Wm. & Ann Gregg came to America with the Dixon, Hollingsworth, Sharpley, etc. families, who came from the North of Ireland, probably County Armagh; William Gregg settled on a tract of 400 acres of land in Christiana Hd, New Castle Co. DE, surveyed to him1685. He d. 1687, children:
Richard Gregg
Ann Gregg, mc.1690 Henry Dixon / Dixson / Dickson / Dickerson
John Gregg, bc.1668 d.1738 m. Nov. 1694 to Elizabeth COOKE.
.....................In 1735 about 67yrs old he made a deposition
.....................that he has dwelt in said County about 51 yrs
Thomas Gregg, son of John & Elizabeth (Cooke) Gregg of Christiana Hd, New Castle Co. DE,
m.1729 Dinah Harlan, dau of Michael & Dinah Harlan (nee Dixson).
Thomas & Dinah Gregg (nee Harlan) and
George and Sarah Gregg (nee Hogg)
may have been the progenitors of most of the Greggs who went to Fairfax monthly meeting, Va.