The Mcdonald Family

Download or read book The Mcdonald Family written by Robert J. Mcswain, Jr. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families from the Highlands of Scotland began arriving in North Carolina in the 1730's. The first colony of Scottish Highlanders was the Argyll Colony in the Cape Fear valley who settled in 1739 near the current city of Fayetteville. By the start of the American Revolution, the estimated number of Scot Highlanders in North Carolina was 15,000. Angus was the son of Hugh McDonald who settled in southern Moore County, North Carolina in 1787. Hugh was the son of James McDonald who came to America with his family from the Isle of Skye in 1770 or 1771. This book traces the descendants of Angus McDonald down through several generations. Also included are the Breland, Carter, Clark, Cooley, Davis, Dearman, Dunnam, Evans, Freeman, Garraway, Herring, Hinton, Ivey, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Lee, Lott, Martin, McGilvary, McNeill, McQueen, McSwain, Miller, Palmer, Parker, Patterson, Pipkins, Prine, Smith, Turner, Walley, Watford, Williams, and Young families. Many other families are included through marriages.