The first English ancestor to settle in County Antrim was John Dobbs (his great-great-grandfather), an officer who had arrived in 1596 with Sir Henry Dockwra. In 1599 John Dobbs built a home known as Castle Dobbs.
The first English settler in County Antrim was John Dobbs (his great-great-grandfather), an officer who arrived in 1596 with Sir Henry Dockwra. In 1599, John Dobbs constructed a residence known as Castle Dobbs.