IAM A DECENDANT OF HUGH & JANE CRAIG...I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND HAVE BEEN DOING FAMILY RESEARCH...I HAVE RESEARCHED HUGH , JANE, AND SONS ALEXANDER,JAMES AND JOHN AND FOUNF THEY LEFT GREY ABBY, DOWN, IRELAND IN 1760...PORTED IN PORT WALTHALL, VA...SETTLED IN CHESTERFIELD, S.C....I AM LOOKING FOR BOTH HUGH & JANES'S PARENTS & SIBBLINGS...WHO MAY BE FROM THE SAME AREA...MAYBE FROM SCOTLAND...NANCY CRAIG SOLT
Dear Nancy
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and thanks for your query.
As you can see from the the link below, Greyabbey is in the north-east of Co. Down:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Down
Earliest records for the Church of Ireland in Greyabbey begin in 1807 while those for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Ballywalter, begin in 1828. As this is the case, there will be no church records for this family as you say they emigrated in 1760. I would suggest you search the Historic Graves website for any mention of the Craig family, in lieu of parish records; you may be able to piece together some family history in relation to Hugh?s parents from that source.
http://historicgraves.com/search
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support