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The will of William Gregg, emigrant from Ballyarnett. Transcription of the hand-written will from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania archives.
Advertisement in The Londonderry Journal, 8 March 1773. Andrew Gregg was my emigrant grandfather's nephew, a merchant and owner of many ships involved in Transatlantic trade. He was an importer of flax seed from the American Colonies for use in the production of linen in Ireland. The ships carried Irish emigrants on the return trip back to America then filled again with flax seed bound for Ireland. It is estimated that about 250,000 Irish emigrated to America prior to the start of the War of Independence in 1775.
Advertisement from the Londonderry Journal, 26 April 1785. The ad indicates Andrew Gregg of Ballyarnet, nephew of my emigrant grandfather, David Gregg of Ballyarnet, who came to America in about 1720.
Breagh Hill Road, Ballyarnett. This 180 degree panorama taken from Breagh Hill Road shows northeast at left and southwest at right. The McCorkell House is on this road about 1/4 mile further southwest. Griffiths Valuation maps from about 1850 show the field at center belonged to the Browne family. Derry City and the spire of St. Columb's Cathedral are visible in the distance on the right beyond the field and the houses of Ballyarnett Village in the foreground. The cathedral dates from 1633 and would also have been visible to the Gregg family when they were living in Ballyarnett.
Alder Road, Ballyarnett, about 300 meters from the Ireland/Northern Ireland border. The left side of the frame shows the hills of inishowen in County Donegal to the north; The Lough Foyle estuary is left center, leading to the open Atlantic a few miles north; Derry City is nearly straight south on the right.
Ballyarnett Village. The McCorkell House is center left at the top of the hill near the evergreen trees. This is the property where records indicate the Gregg and Browne families also lived. This photo was taken from Ballyarnet Country Park on the the neighboring hill, where Amelia Earhart landed her solo transatlantic flight on May 20, 1932.
Memorial on the Derry City wall. "In memory of all those from and within the city and district who have lost their lives as a result of war and conflict" Legends say that my ancestors, John Gregg and his son David, were killed and their homestead in Ballyarnett burned in April, 1689, just prior the Siege of Londonderry.
The will of William Gregg, emigrant from Ballyarnett.

Transcription of the hand-written will from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania archives.
The will of William Gregg, emigrant from Ballyarnett. Transcription of the hand-written will from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania archives.
The will of William Gregg, emigrant from Ballyarnett.

Transcription of the hand-written will from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania archives.
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