SENEALOGY COLLECTION

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MacDonald McDonald

Family Records

By

J. MONTGOMERY SHAVER

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AMERICAN HISTORICAL-GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

2000 North Broad Street

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Photograph by Bachrach

J. MONTGOMERY SEAVER Compiler oj “ AI (a) cDonald Family Records’’

BRIGADIER GENERAL J. MacDONALI

ramsay Macdonald British Prime Minister

LIEUT.-COL, GODFREY McDONALD

1314674 BATTLE HYMN OF MacDONALDS*

Tune: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”

In Bonnie Scotland our MacDonald fathers lived and died; Where heather grows and breezes blow and on the banks of Clyde. At our name what Scottish heart but beats with joy and pride 1 The clan goes marching on!

Chorus: Glory to the sons of Donald, Clanranald, The Isles and Argyle! Glory to our mighty family! The clan goes marching on!

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Augus Og and Somerled were fathers of our clan; Posterity of Reginald and Bryan never ran. John and James were virile, Alex’ was a sturdy man. The clan goes marching on!

There’s something strong and mighty in a good old family name; The name of MacDonald shineth high upon the scroll of fame; For nearly all MacDonalds have pursued a lofty aim. The clan goes marching on!

MacDonald blood is mingled with the royal bloods of old. Each century our numbers have increased a hundred fold. Among the world’s great families our family is pure gold. The clan goes marching on!

Our ancient family cherishes traditions of the past. With the world’s great movements they have all their fortunes cast, And when they pledge their honor they are loyal to the last. The clan goes marching on!

MacDonalds fought at Renfrew, Bannockburn and Waterloo; In every righteous cause our kinsmen fought as heroes do; They died in seventeen seventy-six, and nineteen eighteen, too. The clan goes marching on!

We have our dukes and peasants, common folk and blue bloods, too; We greet each other with a smile and “Cousin, howdy-do!” This goes with all MacDonalds and it goes with me and you. The clan goes marching on!

We must prove worthy of our place on old MacDonald Tree Let our standards with the highest in the world agree. We owe a duty to the generations yet to be. The clan goes marching on!

* “MacDonald” is intended to be synonymous with “McDonald.”

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

"Battle Hymn ol the M(a)cDonalds’’. 3

(A) Introduction. 5

(B) The MacDonald-McDonald Coat of Arms. 7

(C) Ancient M(a)cDonald Families. .. 9 *

(D) Prominent British M(a)cDonalds, Past Generations. 23

(E) Prominent British M(a)cDonalds of Today. 26

(F) American M(a)cDonalds of Royal Descent. 30

(G) AMERICAN M(a)cDONALD FAMILIES. 33

(H) M(a)cDonalds in the American Revolution. 42

(I) Prominent M(a)cDonalds of America, Past Generations. 44

(J) Prominent American M(a)cDonalds of Today. 47

(K) M(a)cDonald Towns, etc. 49

(L) M(a)cDonald Census of (he United States. 49

(M) Religions of the M (a) cDonalds.,. 50

(N) References. 51

(O) Blank Forms for Private Family Records. 52

(A) INTRODUCTION

HE M(a)cDonald Family is among the forty-nine "besc families'"

selected by the American Historical-Genealogical Society for whom

the Society has published family histories during the past few years.

The M(a)cDonald family has been prominent in the British Empire and in

the United States; its members having played important roles in war and in

peace. Family pride is a commendable trait and should be cultivated. All

M(a)cDonalds have just cause to be proud of their family history and tra¬

ditions.

In reference No. 14 we find the following regarding the origin and mean¬

ing of the name MacDonald:

The surname, MacDonald, means the son or descendant of Donald.

Donald is a well-known northern personal name. By some etymologists it

is thought to be derived from the Gaelic “donhuil," which means “brown¬

eyed." Others say that it comes from two Gaelic words, “domhan"—the

world—and “all"—mighty. In Scotch histories of the family the name is

always written Macdonald or MacDonald, while those of the clan who have

come to America usually use the abbreviation, McDonald.

The clan MacDonald is certainly one of the oldest and most important

in Scotland. Its chiefs descended from Somerled, Thane of Argyle, but some¬

times styled King of the Isles, who flourished in the twelfth century. [See

Chapter (C)].

This clan has been known for centuries for its fearlessness and bravery,

and also for its ancient and unbroken lineage. It is well represented today

throughout Great Britain and the United States.

The data in this volume is gathered from reliable sources. We have

selected what we consider the most important material. Many of the

daughters, and sons for whom no issue was shown, have been omitted from

the pedigrees. A missing symbol indicates that a name has been omitted.

Those desiring further information are advised to consult the volumes men¬

tioned in the list of References.

The compiler hopes that, in producing this volume he is bringing to

the M(a)cDonald Family information which will be of interest and value to

them, and that he is rendering an important service to che public. He and

his associates will be glad to give their cooperation to members of the family

who are interested in having a complete genealogy of the family published.

Unless otherwise plainly shown, the persons in this volume whose names

are accompanied by three figures are children of the immediately preceding

persons bearing immediately preceding numbers. All persons in each group

bearing the same letter as a part of their numbers, are directly related. The

generations of the descendants of those bearing numbers of three figures are

represented as follows. However, some of our material is published as copied

from various records without rearrangement according to this system.

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Generations,.1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5 th

Symbols.. .(1), etc. (A), etc. (a), etc. 1, etc. A, etc.

Generations.6th 7 th 8th 9th 10th

Symbols.a, etc. (I), etc. (i), etc. I, etc. i, etc.

Abbreviations: add., address; b., born; ch., children; coll., college; d.,

died; d. y., died young; d. w. i., died without issue; dau., daughter; grad.,

graduated; 1., lives, lived; m., married, moved; s., son, succeeded; d. s. p.,

died without issue; d. v. p., died before father; univ., university.

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(B) THE MacDONALD-McDONALD COAT OF ARMS

A COAT of Arms is an emblem or a device which is displayed by titled

persons, persons of royal blood, and their descendants. Coats of

Arms were originally used for purposes of identification and recogni¬

tion on the field of battle as well as in civil life.

It is claimed by some writers that Coats of Arms, in a crude form, were

used by Noah's sons after the flood. There are records of other Coats of

Arms, in one crude form or another, at different periods of ancient history.

Heraldry, however, as we know it today, did not become of much importance

until soon after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, A. D.

1066. Heraldry became of general interest at about the time of the Crusades.

The MacDonald (McDonald) Coat of Arms shown in the front of this

volume is the Arms of the Macdonalds of St. Martin's Abbey and of Slate,

Isle of Skye (created 1625). Coats of Arms very similar to it are used by

the MacDonalds of Clanranald; the MacDonalds of Sleat; the Bosville-

Macdonalds of the Isle, and many others. Numerous other branches of the

MacDonald family have Coats of Arms resembling it.

This is the most widely used of all MacDonald Coats of Arms and has

been in existence for many centuries. It is described in BURKE'S GENERAL

ARMORY, BURKE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE, BURKE'S

LANDED GENTRY and other reliable works on heraldry, in some cases

accompanied by illustrations and pedigrees. It has been used for generations

by many American branches of the MacDonald-McDonald family.

HERALDIC LANGUAGE ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Arms. Quarterly, first argent, a

lion rampant gules; second,

or, a dexter arm in fesse

couped below the elbow,

armored gules, hand proper,

holding a cross-crosslett-

fitchee of the second; third

or a lymphad sable; fourth,

vert, a fish fesseways ar¬

gent.

A shield divided into quar¬

ters: the first silver, bearing

a red lion rampant; the

second, gold, bearing an arm

in red armor, the hand

(natural color) holding erect

a red cross; the third, a

black ship upon a golden

field; the fourth, a silver fish

upon a green field.

Crest. Issuant from the wreath a

forearm holding a cross-

crosslett-fitchee, erect,

gules.

A forearm holding a cross

like that in the Arms, both

red and both erect.

Motto. Per mare per terras.

(Latin).

By land and by sea.

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Sir Bernard Burke, of Heralds College, London, said “ Heraldry is prized

by all who can show honorable ancestry or wish to found honorable families.”

Besides its family significance this Coat of Arms makes an excellent

mural decoration and inspires the admiration and comment of all who see it.

It is quite appropriate that members of the MacDonald-McDonald

family who have a pride in their ancestry should display the family Coat of

Arms, in proper colors.

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T (C) ancient Macdonald families

HE following titled MacDonald families are listed in BURKE'S

GENERAL ARMORY: Slate, Isle of Skye, Bart., 1625; Bosville-

Macdonald; East Sheer, Co. Surrey, bart.; Moydart, Scotland, Cap¬

tain of Clanranald; Largie; Sir John Macdonald, K. C. B., 1818; General

Sir John Macdonald, G. C. B., 1849; St. Martin's Co. Perth, 1849; Foote-

MacDonald; Craig-na-Gower; Co. Argyll, 1875.

MacDonald

A101 Somerled: married Ragnhilbis, daughter of Olave, King of Man.

He was Baron of Argyle from 1140 to 1164; slain at Battle Renfrew.

Also known as Rex Insularum (King of Isles). (From him are descended

not only the Macdonalds, who were allied by intermarriages with the

Norwegian Earls of the Orkneys, Hebrides and Isle of Man, but also

the MacDonells, one of the most powerful of Irish families.)

A102 Reginal, Son of Somerled: married Fonia, granddaughter of Fergus,

Prince of Galloway; d. 1207. He was lord of Isles and succeeded

by his son, Donald, from whom descended the “Clan Donald" (Mac¬

donalds).

A103 Donald: Lord of Isles, married daughter of Walter Stewart and d.

prior to 1249. From this on the descendants were called Macdonald.

A104 Augus Mor: Lord of Isles; married daughter of Sir Colin Campbell

of Lochow.

A105 Augus Og: Lord of Isles and hero of Battle of Bannockburn; m.

Agnes (dau. of Guy O'Cohen, a branch of the O'Neils).

A106 John: Lord of Isles and Earl of Ross; m. Princess Margaret (dau.

of Robert II, (Stuart) KING OF SCOTLAND and his wife. Lady

Elizabeth Mure).

A107 John Mor: Lord of Dunnyveg and Earl of Antrim; m. Margery

Bissett (heiress of Seven Glens of Antrim); was assassinated in 1427

by James Campbell.

A108 Marcus: m. Amy (dau. of Olahan, Lord of Derry); slain in battle

when young.

A109 Charles (or Turlough): was Capt. of Galloglasses (the heavily

armed troops); migrated to Queens Co., Ireland, and became con¬

stable of the Pale and Lovel, of Tynekill; d. 1435.

A110 John Carrogh: Lord of Tynekill, described as “The best Captain

of the English"; slain in 1466.

Alll Charles Og (or Turlough Og): Lord of Tynekill; slain in battle

1503.

A112 John: Lord of Tynekill; killed in 1514.

A113 Charles, or Turlough.

A114 Calvagn, or Calla, also called MacTurlough: had a grant of

Tynekill from Queen Elizabeth in 1562; was slain June 18th, 1570.

A115 Hugh Buy: Lord of Tynekill and Bally castle; m. Mary Moore; d.

in 1618.

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A116 Bryan: younger son.

A117 Alexander: a distinguished Commander of Galloglasses; m. a dau.

of Thos. Archibald of Wicklow.

A118 Bryan: emigrated to America; m. Mary Combs; served as Lieu¬

tenant in Col. Francis Toole's regt. under King James II, Monarch

from 1685 to 1688. On Nov. 18, 1689, he bought 693 acres from William

Penn near New Castle, Del., and d. there. For his descendants in

America see Chapters (F) and (G).

Macdonald oj Clanranald

The Macdonalds of Clanranald trace their descent from the great

family of the Lords of the Isles, and when the vassal clans became separate

communities, each under its own chief, the Clan Donald proper gradually

divided into three factions—supporting the claims to precedency of the

branches Clanranald, Glengarry, and Sleat, respectively—thus effectually

destroying its power as an organization. It has long been recognized that the

question of precedence can never be decided, and thus with a veiw to creating

a better feeling, a compromise to enable them to act together for the common

interest was arranged by the Chiefs of the three factions in 1911.

B119 Reginald (or Ranald) de Ile (family name Macdonald): became

first chief of the branch of Clanranald; d. 1386; five sons, including,

(1) Allan: 2nd of Clanranald—B120.

(2) Donald: 1st chief of the branch of Glengarry.

B120 Allan: d. 1419; s. by eldest son of first wife, dau. of Stewart of Appin.

B121 Rory: d. 1481; m. dau. Donald Macdonald, of Dunnyveg.

(1) Allan: his heir—B122.

(2) Hector: progenitor of the MacEachens (or sons of Hector).

B122 Allan: d. 1505; a distinguished warrior; kept at bay all other forces

brought to bear against the Clan during troubled times following fall

of the Lordship of the Isles; prevented the subjugation of the W.

Highlands; recognized by the Crown as the next heir, on the death, in

1502, of John, 2nd chief of Sleat, only acknowledged heir of Hugh,

half-brother of John, 10th and last Lord of the Isles; m. three times,

having eight sons and one dau.; by 1st wife, Florence (dau. Donald

Macian) were,

(1) Ranald Bane: his heir—B123.

(2) Alexander: subsequently became 7th chief—B125

(3) Ranald Gallda: son of Allan by Isabella (dau. of Lord Fraser);

slain at Blairlene—B127.

B123 Ranald Bane: led clan four years; went to meet King at Perth and d.

there, 1509; m. Catherine (dau. Lachlan Macintosh); s. by his eldest

son,

B124 Dugall: apparently a madman, showed himself incapable to last

degree; lost lands in Skye; general conduct of affairs exasperated clans¬

men, who saw themselves on point of ruin; assassinated 1520, and uncle

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Alex, elected chief (not necessary, for documents prove him next

legitimate heir); sons by irregular unions.

(1) Allan: progenitor of the branch of Morar.

(2) Lachlan. (3) Alexander.

(4) Ranald: 1st of the Bornish branch.

B125 Alexander [B122—(2)]: eight sons by “handfast” unions (rite recog¬

nized in Highlands but not in Lowlands); d. about 1530; s. by eldest son,

B126 John Muiderteach: (or of Moidart); greatest chief Clanranald ever

had; succeeded when all was chaos, not only in the Clanranald through

the incapacity of Dugall, but in the Isles severally, through the fall of

the lordship; fought hard to establish his position and still harder to

maintain it, especially as he was a staunch supporter of Oueen Mary;

was a born leader of men; took out charters from the crown to establish

right to lands (first having to obtain a precept of legitimation, since

he was the offspring of a handfast union). The Latin word “Capi-

tanus,” used to translate “Chief,” was the cause of fierce controversy

and was supposed to have proved John an illegitimate interloper. He

was kidnapped by the Crown, 1540, and imprisoned at Edinburgh.

Lord Lovat, Chief of the Clan Fraser, invaded Moidart and installed

Ranald Gallda. John escaped and, powerfully supported, drove out

Ranald Gallda, slaying him and most of his party at the battle at

Blairlene. John m. three times and had 8 sons; d. 1574.

(1) Allan: his heir (by Margaret, dau. of Macian of Ardmurchad)—

B128.

(2) John: 1st of the branch of Glenaladale (by dau. of Macdonald of

Knoydart)—See F187.

B127 Ranald Gallda: slain by John Muiderteach, after which the latter

was again Chief.

B128 Allan: d. 1593; by dau. of Macleod of Harris, had,

(1) Allan Og: murdered by brothers.

by Janet (dau. of Maclean of Duart), had,

(2) John: of Strome; accidentally killed at Strome where he was

being fostered by Glengarry.

(3) Angus: the heir—B129.

(4) Donald: s. Angus—B130.

(5) Ranald: 1st of the branch of Benbecula.

(A) Angus Og: progenitor of the branches,—1st, of Milton (to

which Flora Macdonald of 1745 fame belonged); 2nd, of

Dahlia.

(B) A Son: 2nd of Benbecula.

(a) Donald: 3rd of Benbecula; 14th Chief of Clanranald—

B135.

(b) James: (a grandson of Ranald though perhaps not a bro.

of Donald); 1st of the branch of Belfinlay.

(6) John: 1st of the branch of Kinlochmoidart.

(7) Rory.

(8) Margaret: m. Donald MacDonnell, 7th of Glengarry.

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(9) Marion: m. Roderick MacNeill, of Barra.

(10) Letitia: m. Alex., 2nd of Glenaladale.

B129 Angus [B128— (3)]: captured by the Macleods and killed; s. by

brother.

B130 Donald [B128—(4)]: knighted by James VI, to whom he made sub¬

mission; m. Mary (dau. Alex. MacDonald, of Dunnvveg); d. 1617; s.

by eldest of four sons.

B131 John: (known as second John of Moidart); strong supporter of Charles

I; fought with distinction under Montrose; m. Marion (dau. Sir Roder¬

ick Macleod); d. 1670.

(1) Donald: the heir—B132.

(2) Marion: m. Lachlan Maclean, 8th of Coll.

(3) Catherine: m. McNeill, of Barra.

(4) Anne: m. Ranald Oge Macdonald, 2nd of Benbecula.

B132 Donald: served with father under Montrose; later with Earl of

Antrim in Ireland; m. (1) 1655, Janet (dau. Sir Donald Macdonald of

Sleat); m. (2), Marion (dau. of John, 14th of Macleod); three sons

and three daus.; d. 1686; s. by eldest son.

B133 Allan: joined Dundee with his tutor, Donald Macdonald; [B128—(5)”

—(B)—(b) above, and B135 below], 3rd of Benbecula, and greatly con¬

tributed to victory at Killiecrankie; refused to take oath to new Govern¬

ment when all hope of success for the Cause vanished; retired to France

with brother Ranald and completed education; obtained commission

under Duke of Berwick and served in his campaign in Spain; severely

wounded at the battle of Almanza; collected his vassals and joined

Mar when he raised his standard for the Stewarts; took prominent part

in all subsequent operations; led right wing of Mar's army at Sheriff-

muir where he fell, 1715; burnt Castle Turrim before leaving for South

so it couldn't fall into hands of the enemy; his house at Ormiclate, S.

Uist, accidentally burned day he fell at Sheriffmuir; m. Penelope

(dau. Alex Mackenzie, Gov. of Tangiers under Charles II); s. by brother.

B134 Ranald: did not leave France with Allan; Clan in disgrace after

Rising of 1715, so unable to do so; d. unm. at St. Germains, 1725; s.

by cousin,

B135 Donald [B128—(5)—(B)—(b)]: 3rd of Benbecula, where he d., 1730;

m. (1) Margaret (dau. Donald, 13th of Clanranald).

(1) Ranald: b. 1692; his heir—B136.

m. (2) Margaret (dau. Geo. Mackenzie, of Kildin).

(2) James: d. unm., 1719.

(3) Alexander: 1st of the branch of Boisdale.

(4) Anne: m. John Mackinnon.

B136 Ranald: (known as Old Clanranald of the '45); lived in retirement in

Benbecula; took no active part in Rising of 1745, but was arrested for

complicity in escape of Prince Charles from the Hebrides because

arrangements were made from his house where principal actors. Flora

Macdonald and Neil MacEachen, were staying as guest and tutor

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respectively); returned to Beubecula and d. there, 1766; m. Margaret

Macleod of Luskintyre; had, with other issue,

(1) Ranald: his heir—B137.,

(2) Donald: who fought for the Stuarts in '45; later joined gov't and

was killed as a Capt. in the Fraser Highlanders at the storming of

Quebec, 1759.

(3) William: lieut. 78th regt.; 1st of the branch of Ormiclate; d. 1779.

B137 Ranald: (known as Young Clanranald of the ’45); educated at St.

Germains at the expense of Penelope, widow of Allan; here made

acquaintance of Prince Charles and Jacobite party, becoming a staunch

adherent; tried to dissuade Prince Charles from attempting Rising of

1745, but failing, joined him with all the men he could collect and sup¬

ported them at his own expense; helped him till all was lost; gave large

bond to enable army to leave Edinburgh (burden so crippled family

that it never recovered); after Culloden took refuge in France, until

discovered; was mentioned as Donald instead of Ranald in the bill of

attainder; after executions of Jacobites stopped, returned and lived

unmolested in Benbecula; assisted Lord Macdonald, head of the Sleat

branch, to raise regt.; m. (1) Mary (dau. Lord Basil Hamilton) and

had,

(1) Charles James Somerled: d. 1755.

m. (2) Flora (dau. of John, younger of Mackinnon); d. 1776; had, with

three daus.,

(2) John: his heir—B138.

(3) James: a col. in the army; d. 1838.

(A) Ranald; (B) Archibald; (C) James; (D) John, (all d. without

male issue).

(E) Flora Mary: m. (1) Hon. Arthur Annesley (eldest son 10th

Viscount Valentia); m. (2) Col. Hon. George Devereaux; d.

1884.

(a) A son: 11th Viscount.

B138 John: m. (1) 1784, Katherine (dau. Rt. Hon. Robt. Macqueen), by

whom he had 5 ch.; m. (2), Jane (dau. Colin, 2nd of Boisdale) who

d. s. p., 1794.

B139 Reginald George: b. 1788; J. P. and D. L.; M. P. for Plympton.

On the death of Henry, Cardinal of York, the last representative of the

Stuarts, trustees decided that the Chief of the Clan should emerge from

retirement. They sent him to London during Regency. Financial

difficulties and bond of 1745 overwhelmed him and obliged him to sell

his estates. Matriculated his arms in 1810, as Chief and Captain of

Clanranald. He was b. 1788; m. (1) 1812, Lady Caroline Anne Edge-

cumbe (dau. of Richard, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgecumbe) and had six

children; m. (2) Anne (dau. Wm. Cunningham); m. (3), 1855, Eliza¬

beth Rebecca Newman; d. 1873.

(1) Reginald John—B140.

(2) Caroline Sophia: m. 1842, Hon. Chas. Henry Cust; d. 1887; issue.

(3) Emma Hamilton: m. 1840, Hon. and Rev. Alfred Wodehouse; d.

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(1) John: b. 1908.

(2) Elizabeth: b. 1909.

(3) Charles Angus: b. 1913.

Bosville Macdonald oj The Isles

D159 Alexander Macdonald: Lord of the Isle and Earl of Ross by union

with dau. of Gillepatrick Roy.

D160 Hugh (Aisduin): 1st of Sleat in the Island of Skye, Co. Inverness;

descended from Somerled, 1st of the family of the Isles; had a Charter,

1469, from his half brother John, last Celtic Lord of the Isles and Earl

of Ross, of the lands of Skirhough in S. Uist, Benbecula in N. Uist,

and of Sleat to him and his heirs male (this Charter confirmed 1495,

under great seal of James IV); d. 1498.

D161 John: 2nd of Sleat; d. s. p., 1502; s. by half brother,

D162 Donald Galloch: 3rd of Sleat; killed by half brother, Archibald,

1506; m. dau. of John of Islay and Glennis.

D163 Donald Grumach: 4th of Sleat; m. Margaret (dau. Macdonald of

Moydert); d. 1534.

D164 Donald Gorm: 5th of Sleat; claimed Lordship of the Isles, beseiged

castle of Islandoanne to support pretensions and was shot from the

battlements in 1539; m. Mary (dau. John Torquil Macleod); s. by

infant son.

D165 Donald Gormeson: 6th of Sleat; m. Mary (dau. Hector Maclean);

d. 1573.

(1) Donald Gorm Mor: his heir—D166.

(2) Archibald: the clerk; m. Margaret (dau. of Angus Macdonald of

Duniveg to Glennis).

(A) Donald (Sir): 1st Bart.; s. his uncle—D167.

D166 Donald Gorm Mor: 7th of Sleat; m. (1) Margaret (dau. Tormac

Macleod); m. (2) Mary (dau. Colin Mackenzie); d. s. p., 1616; s. by

nephew.

D167 Sir Donald: 1st Bart, of Sleat in the Island of Skye; supported

Charles I in the Civil Wars; created a baronet of Nova Scotia, 1625,

with remainder to his heirs male with precedence over Sir Wm. Doug

las of Glenbervie, created a baronet in the same year; m. Janet (dau.

1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail); d. 1643.

(1) James (Sir): 2nd Bart.—D168.

(2) Donald: of Castleton: ancestor of Macdonald of Castleton.

(3) Margaret: m. 1646, Angus Macdonnell of Glengarry.

(4) Katherine: m. Kenneth Mackenzie of Gairloch; d. s. p.

(5) Janet: m. Donald Macdonald of Moydart; d. s. p.

(6) Mary: m. Sir Ewen Cameron.

D168 Sir James: 2nd Bart.; joined the Marquess of Montrose, 1645; sent

some of his men to assistance of Charles II when he marched into

England, 1651; m. (1), 1633, his cousin Margaret (dau. Sir Roderick

Mackenzie); m. (2), Mary (dau. of John Macleod); d. 1678; had, with

other issue.

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(1) Donald (Sir): 3rd Bart.—D169.

(2) Roderick: m. and had issue.

(3) Hugh: of Glenmore.

(4) Somerled: of Sortie.

(5) John: of Backney.

D169 Sir Donald: 3rd Bart.; m. 1662, Lady Mary Douglas (dau. 8th Earl

of Morton); d. 1695.

(1) Donald (Sir): 4th Bart.—D170.

(2) James (Sir): 6th Bart.—D172.

(3) William: ancestor of Macdonalds of Vallay.

(4) Isabella: m. Sir Alex. Bannerman.

(5) Barbara: m. Col. Macdonald of Keppoch.

D170 Sir Donald: 4th Bart.; joining rebellion of 1715, is said to have been

attainted, but no forfeiture followed; m. Mary (dau. Donald Mac¬

donald of Castleton); d. 1718; had, besides 4 daus.,

D171 Sir Donald: 5th Bart.; b. 1697; d. unm., 1720; baronetcy reverted

to uncle,

D172 Sir James [D169—(2)]: 6th Bart.; m. (1) Janet (dau. Alex. Macleod);

m. (2) Margaret (dau. John Macdonald of Castleton); d. 1723; had,

with other issue,

(1) Alexander (Sir): 7th Bart.—D173.

(2) Margaret: m., about 1738, Sir Robt. Douglas, 6th Bart, of Glen-

bervie.

(3) Janet: m. Sir Alex. Mackenzie, 5th Bart, of Coul; issue.

D173 Sir Alexander: 7th Bart.; b. 1711; supported the government,

1745; m. (1), 1733, Anne (dau. David Erskine); m. (2), 1739, Margaret

(dau. Alex., Earl of Eglinton) mother of the ch. below; d. 1746.

(1) James (Sir): 8th Bart.—D174.

(2) Alexander (Sir): 9th Bart.; 1st Lord—D175.

(3) Archibald (Sir): Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in England:

created a baronet, 1813. (Baronetcy became extinct, Oct. 11, 1919.)

D174 Sir James: 8th Bart.; b. 1742; one of greatest scholars and mathe¬

maticians of his time; d. unm., at Rome, 1766; s. by brother.

D175 Sir Alexander: 9th Bart.; 1st Lord Macdonald; elevated to peerage

of Ireland, 1776, by the title of Baron Macdonald, of Slate, Co. Antrim;

raised Macdonald Highlanders in 1778, and another reg't. in the High¬

lands and Islands for Government, 1795; Brig.-Gen. of the Royal

Company of Archers; Capt. of the Caledonian Band; D. L. for Inver¬

ness-shire; m. 1768, Elizabeth Diana (dau. and in her issue co-heir of

Godfrey Bosville, of Gunthwaite, Co. York and Diana his wife, dau.

Sir Wm. Wentworth, 4th Bart, of Bretton); d. 1795. (See E181).

(1) Alexander Wentworth: 2nd Baron—D176.

(2) Godfrey: 3rd Baron—D177.

(3) Archibald: b. 1777; m. 1802, Jane (dau. and co-heir of Duncan

Campbell); d. 1861; issue now extinct.

(4) James: Lieut. Col. 1st Regt. of Foot Guards; b. 1783; killed at

Bergen of Zoom, 1814.

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(5) Dudley Stewart Erskine: b. 1786; d. unm., 1840.

(6) John Sinclair: b. 1788; d. before 1812.

(7) William: b. 1789; d. before 1813.

D176 Sir Alexander Wentworth [D175—(1)]: 10th Bart.; 2nd Lord

Macdonald; b. 1773; d. unm., 1824; s. by brother. (See E182).

D177 Sir Godfrey Bosville: 11th Bart.; 3rd Lord Macdonald; entered

navy as ensign 60th regt., 1795; lieut.-gen. on active list at time of his

death; served in Low Countries, West Indies, Cape of Good Hope and

Peninsular War till 1814; s. to estates of Thorpe and Gunthwaite,

1813, on death of maternal uncle, Wm. Bosville; assumed name of

Bosville by Royal Licence 1814; s. to Scottish estates and baronetcy

of Nova Scotia and Irish barony on death of brother; assumed name of

Macdonald after Bosville in 1824 by Royal Licence; b. 1775; m. 1803,

Louisa Maria La Coast (natural dau. of H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester

and Lady Almeria Carpenter); three children before marriage and ten

after, all legitimate according to Scottish law, but succession to Irish

Barony on different footing; d. 1832; s. to Irish barony by eldest son

after marriage, Godfrey Wm. W. Bosville Macdonald. (See E183).

(1) Alexander William Robert: dejure 12th Bart.—D178.

(2) Louisa: b. 1802; m. 1826, John (5th Earl ofHopetoun); d. 1854;

issue.

D178 Alexander William Robert: afterwards Bosville; de jure 12th Bart.;

b. 1800; took no steps to prove legitimacy and did not assume title;

entered in possession of estates of Thorpe and Gunthwaite in accord¬

ance with will of great uncle; assumed name of Bosville by Royal

Licence, 1832; by decree of Court of Session in Scotland, 1910, in an

action of declarator on petition of grandson, found to be eldest lawful

son of Godfrey, 3rd Lord Macdonald and 11th Bart.; m. 1823, Matilda

Eliza Moffatt (dau. John Bayard); d. 1847.

(1) Godfrey Wentworth Bayard: de jure 13th Bart.—D179.

(2) Julia Louisa: m. 1843, Henry Willoughby, 8th Baron Middleton;

d. 1901; issue.

D179 Godfrey Wentworth Bayard Bosville: of Thorpe and Gunthwaite,

Yorks; de jure 13th Bart.; b. 1826; did not assume the title; m. 1864,

Hon. Harriet Cassandra Willoughby (sister 8th Baron Middleton); d.

1865. His son,

D180 Sir Alexander Wentworth Macdonald Bosville (Macdonald):

14th Bart.; of Sleat, in the Island of Skye, Co. Inverness; 21st Chief

of Sleat; J. P. and D. L., East Riding, Yorks; High Sheriff, 1901;

Chairman Quarter Sessions E. R. Yorks, 1920; b. 1865; m. 1886, Alice

Edith (dau. late John Middleton); assumed title in 1910 after Court

Decree; resumed name of Macdonald in addition to that of Bosville;

has matriculated his arms in that name and title in the Lyon Office.

(1) Godfrey Middleton: M. B. E. (1918); b. 1887; m. 1917, Rachel

Audrey (dau. Colin Frederick Campbell).

(A) Alexander Somerled Angus: b. 1917.

(B) Jean Alice: b. 1919.

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(C) Angela Daphne Rachel: b. 1923.

(2) Celia Violet: b. 1889.

The Baron# Macdonald

E181 Sir Alexander Macdonald: 1st Baron Macdonald (see Bosville

Macdonald of the Isles, D175); s. by son,

E182 Alexander Wentworth: (D176) 2nd Baron Macdonald; s. by

brother,

E183 Godfrey: 3rd Baron. (See D177 for children before marriage). Issue

after marriage included seven daus. besides the following ch.:

(1) Godfrey William Wentworth: 4th Baron—E184.

(2) James William Bosville: C. B.; Lieut.-Gen. and Col. of 21st Hus¬

sars; knt. of the Legion of Honour and of the Medjidie; A. D. C.;

equerry and private secretary to H. R. H., the commander of the

Forces; b. 1810; m. 1859, Eliz. Nina (dau. Joseph Henry, 3rd

Lord Wallscourt); d. 1882.

(A) George Godfrey: Capfc. (ret.) Gren. Arms; late page of

honour to Queen Victoria; b. 1861.

(B) Mary Selina Honoria: b. 1865; m. 1889, Hon. Alex. Hugh

Willoughby; issue.

(3) William: b. 1817; in army; d. 1847.

E184 Godfrey William Wentworth [E183—(1)]: 4th Baron: b. 1809; m.,

1845, Maria Anne (dau. Geo. Thos. Wyndham); d. 1863; had, with 2

ch. who d. y.,

(1) Somerled James Brudenell: 5th Baron—E185.

(2) . Ronald Archibald: 6th and present Baron—E186.

(3) Eva Maria Louisa: m. (1), 1873, Capt. Henry Algernon Langham;

m. (2), 1885, Robert William (2nd Lord Napier of Magdala); issue.

(4) Lillian Janet: m. (1), 1876, Francis, Earl of Cromartie; issue;

m. (2), Reginald F. Cazenove.

(5) Alexandrina Victoria: (for whom Queen Victoria stood sponsor);

m., 1886, Sir Anthony C. S. Abdy, Bart.; issue.

E185 Somerled James Brudenell [E184—(1)]: 5th Baron; D. L. for

Inverness; b. 1849; d. unm., 1874; s. by brother.

E186 Ronald Archibald: 6th Baron Macdonald; of Slate, Co. Antrim;

J. P. and D. L. for Inverness; b. 1853; m., 1875, Louisa Jane Hamil¬

ton (dau. George Wm. Holmes Ross).

(1) Somerled Godfrey James: sub. lieut. R. N. Volunteer Reserve; b.

1876; d. unm., 1913.

(2) Godfrey Evan Hugh: J. P. Co. Inverness; Lieut. Scots Guards;

served in Great War, 1914; b. 1879; m., 1908, Helen (dau. Meyrick

Bankes); d. of wounds received in action, 1914.

(A) Alexander Godfrey: b. 1909; heir-presumptive to Barony.

(B) James Archibald: b. 1911.

(3) Archibald Ronald Armadale: 2nd lieut. 9th Lancers; b. 1880;

killed in action at Kruger's Drop, S. Africa, 1901.

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(4) Ronald Ian: Capt. 5th Batt. Cameron Highlanders; served in

Great War; Legion of Honour; b. 1884; m., 1915, Helen Elizabeth

Swinnerton (dau. Late Sir Thos. Swinnerton Dyer, Bart.); d. in

active service, 1918.

(5) Iona Mary Adelaide: b. 1886.

Macdonald of Glenaladale

F187 John Macdonald [B126—(2)]: 14th in descent from John, last Lord

of the Isles; m. his cousin Juliet (dau.-Clanranald); d. 1584.

F188 Alexander: of Glenaladale; m. his cousin Letitia (dau. of Clanranald);

left, with other issue,

F189 Rory or Roderick: of Glenaladale; m. dau. of Macdonald of Kin-

lochmoidart.

F190 Angus: entered Holy Orders; s. by brother,

F191 John: of Glenaladale; m. dau. of Macdonald of Morar.

F192 Alexander: of Glenaladale; took active part in Jacobite Cause, 1745;

Maj. in Clanranald's Regt.; severely wounded at Culloden; m. only

dau. of Macdonald of Scotus.

F193 John: of Glenaladale; m. dau. of Gordon of Baldornie; formed pro¬

ject of leaving Scotland and establishing family in Prince Edward's

Island, N. America, where he purchased a tract of land; resolved to

leave and sold and made over estates to cousin and nearest kin, Alex¬

ander—F194. Ch.: William, Donald, John, Rory, a dau.

F194 Alexander: eldest surviving son of Angus, of Borrodale (son of 5th

Laird of Glenaladale); m. (1), Mrs. Handyside, of Jamaica, who d.s.p.;

m. (2) Miss MacGregor; had, with other issue,

F195 Alexander: of Glenaladale; d. s. p., 1815; cousin-germain as heir-at-

law.

F196 John: of Borrodale (son of Ranald, son of Angus, 1st of Barrodale, son

of John 5th Laird of Glenaladale); m. 1793, Jane (dau. Alex. McNab);

four sons and four daus.; d. 1830.

F197 Angus: of Glenaladale; b. 1793; m. 1836, Mary Agnes (dau. Hugh

Watson); d. 1870.

(1) John Andrew: late of Glenaladale—F198.

(2) Hugh Joseph (Rt. Rev.); R. C. Bishop of Aberdeen; b. 1841; d.

1898.

(3) Angus (Most Rev.): B.A.; R.C. Archbishop of St. Andrews and

Edinburg; b. 1844; d. 1900.

(4) Mary Margaret: a nun; b. 1838; d. 1892.

(5) Jane Veronica.

F198 The Late Colonel John Andrew [F197—(1)]: of Glenaladale, Co.

Inverness; C.B.; J. P. and D. L., Co. Argylle; Hon. Col. (ret.) and

late Lieut.-Col. Commanding 3rd Battalion Queen's Own Cameron

Highlanders; b. 1837; m. (1), 1862, Helen Mary (dau. late Ed. Chal-

oner) who d. s. p.; m. (2), 1901, Mary Theresa, now of Glenaladale

(dau. late Sir Ed. Blount, Bart.); d. s. p., 1916.

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Alacdonatd oj St. Martin s Abbey

There seems to be no authentic account of the heads of this branch of

the Macdonalds till 1630, when mention is made of Alexander Macdonald,

known by the name of Marcus. His great-great-grandson was the James

Macdonald (G199) mentioned below.

G199 James Macdonald: ofRanathan; b. 1702; m. 1731, Helen (dau. and

heir of Ludovic Grant, of Tullach); d. 1776; had, with other issue,

(1) William: his heir—G200.

(2) Christina: m. John Farquharson (a descendant of Findlamore).

(A) James Alexander Farquharson: of Oakley, Fifeshire; Gen. in

the Army; Gov. of Windward Islands; b. 1775; m. 1820,

Rebecca (dau. and co-heir of Sir Geo. Colquhoun, Bart, of

Tully Colquhoun); d. 1834.

(a) William Macdonald Farquharson Colquhoun Macdonald—-

G202.

(b) Charlotte Grace: d. unm.

(c) Fanny Maria: m. 1850, Rev. Valentine Grantham Faith-

full, M.A.; issue.

G200 William [G199—(1)]: of Kanathan and St. Martin's; b. 1732; m.

Cecilia (dau. of Kinloch, of Kilrog and Logie).

G201 William: s. father, 1814; m. 1808, Grizel (dau. Sir Wm. Miller, Bart.)?

d. 1841; s. by cousin.

G202 Col. William Macdonald Farquharson Colquhoun: of St. Mar¬

tin's Abbey, Co. Perth, of Glen Shee, Blairgowrie and of The Craig,

Montrose; J. P. and D. L.; Col. Com'd'g 2nd Perthshire Highland

R. U.; F.R.S.E.; F.R.G.S.; assumed, by Royal Licence, 1841, names

and arms of Macdonald in addition to his patronymic of Colquhoun

Farquharson; b. 1822; m. (1), 1849, Hon. Clara Anne Jane Brownlow

(dau. 1st Lord Lurgan); m. (2), 1886, Amelia Anne (dau. Chas. May¬

nard); d. 1893.

(1) Montague William: late of St. Martin's—G203.

(2) Charles Brownlo: Lieut. R. N.; b. 1855; killed in action in Bur-

mah, 1887.

(3) Harry Colquhoun Farquharson: now of St. Martin's—G204.

(4) Francis Roderick Farquharson: now of St. Martin's—G204.

(5) Emily Jane: b. 1853; m. Sewallis Evelyn Shirley; d. 1918.

G203 Montague William Colquhoun Farquharson: of St. Martin's

Abbey, Co. Perth; ’ late Lieut. Grenadier Guards; Capt. Perthshire

Vol.; b. 1852; d. 1920: s. by brothers.

G204 (Harry Colquhoun Farquharson: Maj. Seaforth Highlanders; b.

<1858.

(Francis Roderick Farquharson: b. 1871.

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Macdonald oj Rammer sc ales

H205 Donald Macdonald: b. 1665; Capt. of the Macdonald Highlanders

at the battle of Killiecrankie, under his cousin, Benbecula; Claymoer

and silver Cruaick still retained in good preservation; m. 1713, Miss

Maclean of Torloisk, in Mull.

H206 Donald: officer in Prince Charles' Army, 1745; m. Miss Payne

(grand-dau. of Carlyle of Brydekirk); three sons and one dau.

H207 Donald: b. 1759; m. Mary (sister of Wm. Bell, of Rammerscales).

(1) William Bell: his heir—H208.

(2) Margaret.

H208 William Bell: of Rammerscales; J. P.; b. 1807; s. his uncle, 1837;

m. 1839, Helen (dau. Thos. Johnstone); d. 1862; had, with other issue,

(1) William Bell: now of Rammerscales—H209.

(2) Donald: b. 1846.

(3) Thomas Johnstone: b. 1851; d. at Shanghai, 1887.

H209 William Bell: of Rammerscales, Co. Dumfries; Capt. late 1st Regt.

(Royal Scots); b. 1845; m. 1882, Violet Frances (dau. late John

Buckley Rutherford).

(1) William Malcolm Bell: b. 1884; m. 1913, Nora Millicent (dau.

Ed. Field Hebden, of Montreal).

(A) Alan Malcolm Bell: b. 1914.

(2) Monica: b. 1890.

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(D) PROMINENT BRITISH MacDONALDS, PAST GENERATIONS

Alexander MacDonald: third Lord of the Isles and tenth Earl of Ross;

(d. 1449); s. Donald, second Lord of the Isles. In 1425 he sat as one of the jury

who condemned Murdac, Duke of Albany, in 1438; was appointed justiciar

of Scotland.

Gen. Alexander: (d. 1647); when Antrim fitted out an expedition of

confederate catholics to recover lands of MacDonalds from the Campbells,

and to hold out a hand to projected enterprise of Montrose in Scotland,

MacDonald was placed in command of 1600 Scotch-Irish men levied from

Antrim's tenants. Following his victory he was knighted by Montrose.

Alexander (or Maclan) of Glencoe: (d. 1692); chief of a sept of Mac¬

Donalds inhabiting Glencoe, on borders of Argyll and Inverness. He and

his wife killed by soldiers who entered and massacred under disguise of appear¬

ing guests; his two sons were among those who escaped.

Alexander (Alasdair MacMhaighster Alasdair): (1700?—1780?); Gaelic

poet; s. Alexander, M.A. ("Maighstear Alasdair"); the episcopal clergyman of

Ardnamurchan; had a commission in highland army under his cousin, but

the passing of Act of Indemnity gave him a settled home. Clanranald made

him baillie of Isle of Canna and gave him farm of Eigneig on the Glenuig

estate. His eldest s., Ranald, was a poet. The farm of Laig in that island

remained in the family till emigration of the poet's great-grandson Angus to

U. S. about 1850, when American civil war broke out, he, receiving a commis¬

sion in 11th Wisconsin regiment, was distinguished for his gallantry.

Rev. Alexander: (1736-1791); Scottish catholic prelate; s. Laird of

Bornish; vicar-apostolic of highland district, being consecrated by Bishop

Hay at Scalan, with title of Bishop of Polemonium.

Alexander: (1755-1837); Gaelic scholar; missionary of Gaelic chapel

in Blackfriars' Wynd, Edinburgh; returned to Balloch, and built a chapel at

Crieff.

Alexander: (1791?-1850); Scottish antiquary; mem. of the Society of

Antiquaries of Scotland; joint curator of the Society's museum; in 1836 was

principal keeper of register of deeds and probate writs; supplied material for

Sir Walter Scott's notes to the “Waverley Novels".

Angus: M.D.; (1834-1886); medical writer, of humble Aberdeen family.

Physician to Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh, and fellow of Royal

College of Physicians.

Archibald: (1736-1814); author; Benedictine monk; R. C. pastor Seal

St. Chapel, Liverpool.

Sir Archibald: B.A., M.A.; (1747-1826); judge; 3rd and posthumous

s. Sir Alexander (7th baronet of Sleat in island of Skye); in 1778, was made a

king's counsel; one of the justices of the grand sessions in Wales; was lineal

descendant of old Lords of the Isles.

Donald: second Lord of the Isles and ninth Earl of Ross; (d. 1420?); s.

John, first Lord of the Isles. In 1405 Henry IV sent commissioners to treat

for an alliance with him and his brother John; the alliance with England

became permanent.

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Hon. Duncan George Forbes: F.G.S., F.R.G. So. J.P., LL.D.; (1823?-

1884); agricultural and miscellaneous writer; one of the commissioners to

adjust boundary line of British North America, and he later wrote a book on

British Columbia.

Flora: (1722-1790); Jacobite heroine; dau. Ronald, tacksman of Milton;

aided Prince Charles Edward to escape from Hebridean island after disaster

at Culloden, 1746; was imprisoned in the Tower at London. Receiving her

liberty, she stayed in the house of Lady Primrose and was visited by persons

of distinction; was presented with £1500, and at Scotland was entertained at

Monkstadt at a banquet with principal families in Skye. An obelisk was erected

to her memory at Kilmuir; her portrait is in Bodleian Library of Oxford,

another painting in possession of Lord Donington, and a third in town hall

at Inverness.

Rev. Hugh: (1701-1773); Scottish catholic prelate; s. laird of Morar,

Inverness-shire; consecrated in Edinburgh; ordained priest and nominated

to vicariate of highland district, and to see of Diana in Numidia; in partibus

infi.de Li urn.

Hugh: (1817-1860); Scottish poet; literary editor of Morning Journal at

Glasgow. To his memory was erected a rustic stone fount, with his medallion

bust, on site of “the bonnie wee well” (subject of one of his songs).

John: of Isla, first Lord of the Isles; (d. 1386?); traced descent from

Donald; s. Reginald (2d s. of Somerled of Argyll, king of the Isles). On

accession of his father-in-law to throne, 1370, he resigned part of his territories

into king's hands; gave him new charter in favour of himself and heirs by

marriage with king's dau.; was confirmed in possession of Scottish heritage

of house of Somerled by charter at Scone, 1372.

John: fourth and last Lord of the Isles, and 11th Earl of Ross; (d. 1498?);

only legitimate s. of Alexander, third Lord of the Isles; assumed title. King

of the Hebrides; retired to monastery of Paisley and was interred in tomb of

royal ancestor, Robert II.

John: (1620?—1716?); known in highlands as Ian Lorn., Gaelic poet and

warrier; descendant of a chief of Keppoch branch of MacDonalds; in 1639

took part in a raid on Campbells of Breadalbane (in revenge for their on¬

slaught), the castle of Keppoch was burned to the ground; a stone and inscrip¬

tion marks the place of the slaughter.

John: (1727—1779); Scottish catholic prelate, nephew of Bishop Hugh

MacDonald; consecrated at Preshome to see of Tiberiopolis, in partibus

infidelium, the Propaganda having appointed him coadjutor to his uncle;

succeeding him on his death as vicar apostolic of the highland district of Scot¬

land.

Lt.-Col. John: F.R.S.; (1759—1831); lieut.-col. and military engineer;

was in Sumatra, as first lieutenant, for seventeen years of Indian service, where

he made maps and charts, and observations on variation of magnetic needle:

these are now in British Museum.

Rev. John: M.A., D.D.; (1779-1849); called “The Apostle of the North”;

in 1813 was promoted to charge of Urquhart, Caithness, in gift of Duncan i

George Forbes of Culloden.

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Sir John: C.B., K.C.B., G.C.B.; (d. 1850); adjutant-general at horse

guards under Dukes of York and Wellington 1820—1830; a connection of

Flora (the Jacobite heroine); bro. to Lt.-Gen. Alexander, C.B., royal artillery.

Rev. John: D.D.; (1818-1889); Scottish catholic prelate; consecrated

at Aberdeen by title of Bishop of Nicopolis, coadjutor to vicar-apostolic of

northern district of Scotland.

Sir John Alexander: G.C.B., D.C.L.; (1815-1891); organiser of Do¬

minion of Canada; in 1844 was mem. for Kingston to House of Assembly;

was responsible for expansion of Canada into area of 3,500,000 square miles,

with population of 4,000,000; for 20 years prime minister of Dominion of

Canada; regarded as foremost statesman on American continent; his last

public utterance was a warning to his countrymen (1890) that “Canada could

not stand alone ". A white marble bust erected to his memory was unveiled

in south aisle of St. Paul's cathedral, London, by Earl of Rosebery, secretary

of state for foreign affairs.

Lawrence: (1799-1878); sculptor; his bust of John Marshall, M. P., was

sent to Royal Academy; frequent contributor to succeeding exhibitions; his

“Ulysses recognized by his Dog", shown in Paris exhibition, became property

of Lord Kilnorey; a mem. of Scottish Academy.

Rev. Ranald: D.D.; (1756-1832); Scottish catholic prelate; of highland

parents; ordained priest at Donay; first vicar apostolic of newly created western

district of Scotland.

William Bell: B.A.; (1807-1862); linguist; served as surgeon in Sir

Pulteney Malcolm's flagship in Mediterranean; translated Irish songs into

German, Latin, Greek and Hebrew, making a special study of Coptic; suc¬

ceeded to estate of Rammerscales, where he collected a large and valuable

library.

William Russell: (1787-1854); miscellaneous writer, editor and part

proprietor of Sunday Herald and other papers; most successful in producing

books for the young.

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(E) PROMINENT BRITISH MacDONALDS AND McDONALDS

OF TODAY

MacDonalds

MacDonald, 6th Baron, cr., 1776; Ronald Archibald MacDonald:

D.L.; Bt. 1625; b., 1853; y. s. of 4th Baron; owns about 132,500 acres. Add.:

Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye.

Rt. Rev. Alexander: D.D.; Titular Bishop of Hebron; b.. Nova Scotia,

1858; educ., St. Francis Xavier's Coll., Antigonish; Parish Priest of St. An¬

drew's Antigonish. Pubs.: "The Apostles' Creed". Add.: Nova Scotia.

Alexander: F.R.G.S., F.R.S.G.S.; Explorer, Mining Engineer, Author;

b., 1878; was one of the pioneers of the Klondyke gold-fields; led various ex¬

ploring and geological expeditions in interior, Australia. Pubs.: "In Search of

El Dorado."

Alexander Godfrey: b., 1909; e. s. of late Hon. Godfrey Evan Hugh.

Add.: Ostaig House, Isle of Skye.

MacDonald of the Isles, Sir Alexander Wentworth MacDonald

Bosville: 14th Bt., J.P., D.L., landowner, Thorpe and Gunthwaite, York¬

shire; b., 1865; educ., Eton; Organist and Choirmaster Rudston Church.

Add.: London.

Angus Roderick: 23rd Chief of Clanranaid; b. 1858; 2nd s. of Admiral

Sir Reginald; educ., Clifton Coll.; State Engineer, Alwar State, till 1902.

Add.: London.

Anne: Principal St. Helen's School, Bridge of Allan; e. d. of late Rev.

George; educ., Aberdeen; etc.; founded St. Helen's School, Bridge of Allan,

1898. Pubs.: Lyrics, "In Life's Garden". Add.: Sussex.

Colonel Archibald William: D.S.O., 1902; b., 1869; educ., Edinburgh

Academy; served in the 1st Cameron Highlanders; served S. Africa as Adjutant

of Lovat Scouts. Add.: Inverness-shire.

Lt.-Col. Arthur Cameron : D.S.O., 1916; Governing Director, Macdonald

Gills and Co., Engineers, Ltd.; 2nd s. of late Hon. Alexander Cameron; educ..

Royal Military Coll, of Canada. Civil Engineering and Contracting; Servian

Order of White Eagle 4th Class. Add.: London.

Charles James Black: Agricultural Correspondent of The Times since

1907 Editor of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Soc. of England; b. 1864;

has studied on the spot the agriculture of Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden

and Hungary, to supplement knowledge of farming acquired in like manner in

almost every country in Great Britain. Add.: London.

Col. Charles Joseph: C.M.G., 1918; M.D.; late A.M.S.; Fellow R.I.

Public Health; b. 1862; educ.. Queen's College, Cork, Charing Cross Hospital;

served European War. Add.: Blackrock, Co. Cork.

Lieut.-Col. Charles Leslie: D.S.O., 1916; Headmaster, Amesbury

School, Hindhead, Surrey; b. 1881; educ., Merchiston Castle; served European

War. Add.: London.

Lt.-Col. Clarence Reginald: C.M.G., 1918; late commanding 1st Batt.

Royal Warwickshire Regt.; b., 1876; served S. Africa.

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Hon. Daniel Alexander: Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench

since 1927; b., Prince Edward Island, 1858; educ.. Prince of Wales Coll.;

Practised Law in Manitoba 23 yrs. y admitted to Bar of Prince Edward Island.

Add.: London.

Donald: journalist and naturalist; Melbourne Argus War Correspondent;

pubs.: "How We Kept the Flag Flying". Add.: Melbourne.

Rev. Donald Bruce: M.A., LL.D.; Headmaster St. Andrew's Coll.,

Auora; b. Toronto, 1872; educ., Toronto Collegiate Institute; President Cana¬

dian Club, Toronto.

Major Donald R.: D.S.O., 1918; M.C.; Royal Artillery; b., 1884; s. of

late Dudley Ward; educ., Harrow; served in France and Belgium, 1914 to

end of War. Add.: Ireland.

Edward Mortimer: K.C., 1904; Minister of National Defence, Canada;

b., 1865; educ., Pictou Academy; represented Canada at the League of Nations

at Geneva in 1924. Add.: Nova Scotia.

Rev. Frederick Charles: O.B.E., 1924; Hon. Canon of Durham; Rector

of Purleigh since 1924. Add : Essex.

Rev. Frederick William: J. P.; Hon. Canon of Salisbury; late Rural

Dean of Wylye; b., 1848; s. of W.; educ., Somerset College; In Freemasonry—

Past Grand Chaplain of England. Pubs.: Brochures on Local Govt. Add.:

Somerset.

Rev. Frederic Wm.: President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference,

1899; b. 1842; s. of Rev. G.B.; educ., St. Peter's Collegiate School and Owens

College; visited Australia and New Zealand. Pubs.: “Life of Fletcher of

Madeley." Add.: Bournemouth.

Sir George: K.C.B., cr., 1927; C.B., 1916; M.A., Hon. LL.D. (Glasgow)

Hon. D. Litt. (Oxford) F.B.A.; Permanent Sec. Scottish Education Dept.

B. Elgin, 1862; educ., Edinburgh Univ. Add.: London.

Greville: M.D.; Consulting Physician to King's College Hospital (re¬

tired); b. Manchester, 1856; educ.. King’s Coll. School and Hospital. Pubs.:

“On the Respiratory Functions of the Nose." Add.: London.

Hector Munro: F.R.S., 1901; M.A. (Aber. and Camb); F.R.A.S.; Prof,

of Mathematics, Aberdeen Univ.; b. 1865; educ., Aberdeen; formerly Lecturer

in Math. Pubs.: “Electric Waves, 1902." Add.: Aberdeen.

Hon. Sir. Hugh John: Kt., cr., 1913; K.C.; Police Magistrate of the city

of Winnipeg since 1911; b. 1850; educ.. Queen's Coll, and Univ. of Toronto.

Add.: Manitoba.

Hon. James Alexander: Chief Justice, Court of Appeal, British Colum¬

bia, since 1909; b. 1858; educ., Toronto Univ. Add.: Victoria, B. C.

Lieut.-Col. James Brodie Lauder. D.S.O., 1918; b. North Uist,

Inverness-shire, 1867; educ., Edinburgh; joined Canadian Expeditionary

Force, 1916.

James Leslie Auld: D.S.O., 1918; D.Sc.; scientific adviser and laboratory

director to manufacturing company; b. 1887; educ., Rugby School; served

European War in the Royal Scots. Pubs.: Several papers in Transactions of

Chemical Soc. London. Add.: London.

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Rt. Hon. James Ramsay: P.C., 1924; LL.D.; J.P. Morayshire; M.P.

(Lab); Prime Minister of Great Britain; b. 1886; s. of J.; educ., at a Board

school; Hon. LL.D. University of Wales. Pubs.: “Socialism and Society.”

Add.: London.

John: senior partner in the Ben Nevis Distilleries; b. Millburn by Fort

William; educ., Ushaw Coll.; keen on all Highland sports.

Hon. John Alexander: P.C. Can, 1926; M.P. King's County, P.E.I.

since 1925; b. Tracadie, P.E.I., 1874; P.C. Canada and Minister without

Portfolio in the Dominion Cabinet, 1926. Add.: P.E. Island.

Rt. Hon. John Archibald Murray: P.C., 1916; M.P. (L.) Falkirk

Burghs; b. Strachur, 1854; educ., Glasgow Univ.; elected mem of the London

School Board for Marlebone in 1897. Add.: London.

John Robert: O.B.E.; Stipendiary Magistrate for Kingston-upon-

Hull; b., 1879; educ.. Street Court, Westgage-on-sea; Standing Counsel to the

National Traction Engine Owners' and Users' Ass'n. Pubs.: “Traction Engine

Law Codified”. Add.: London.

John Smyth: F.R.S., 1917; Holt Prof, of Physiology, Liverpool Univ.;

b. Dublin, 1867; educ.. King's School, Chester; Prof, of Physiology, Sheffield

Univ. Pubs.: “Structure and Function of Nerve Fibres.” Add.: Liverpool

and London.

Rev. John Somerled: M.A.; D.D. University of Aberdeen, 1926; Min¬

ister, Sefton Park Presbyterian Church. Add.: Liverpool.

Capt. Kenneth: D.S.O., 1900; late A.S.C.; b. 1873; s. of Lt.-Col. C.E.

Captain, 1899; served Soudan Campaign, 1898.

Lieut.-Col. Kenneth Lachlan: D.S.O., 1916; J.P.; 2nd s. of late Lachlan

McKinnon; b. 1867; educ., Edinburgh Univ.; European War. Add.: Inverness-

shire.

Mrs. L. M. Montgomery: F.R.S.A.; b. Clifton, P.E. Island, 1874; educ..

Prince of Wales' College; taught in school for 3 yrs. and wrote for periodical

publications for several yrs. Pubs.: “Anne of Green Gables” etc. Add.:

Ontario, Canada.

Commander Malcolm Henry Somerled: D.S.O., 1916; O.B.E., 1919;

Royal Navy British Representative on the Straits Commission, Constantinople;

educ., H.M.S., Britannia; served in Intelligence Department at Admiralty,

1918; a member of the Naval Section at Paris Peace Conference.

Sir Murdock: K.C., M.G., cr., 1914; C.M.G., 1910; C.B., 1917; M.

Inst. C.E.; Consulting Civil Engineer; M.P. (L.) Inverness since 1922; late

Adviser and Under-Secretary of State for Public Works in Egypt; b., 1866;

Civil eng.; railway construction in Scotland. Add.: London.

Captain Peter Drummond: M.P. (U.) Isle of Wight since 1924; b.

Nova Scotia, 1895; educ., Dalhousie Coll.; served European War. Add.:

London.

Ranald: C.M.G., 1924; O.B.E., 1919; F.S.A. (Scot); Hon. Sheriff-Sub¬

stitute and J. P. Inverness-shire; b., 1868; educ., Lochmaddy and Glasgow;

Permanent Overseas Forces L.S. and G.C. medal, 1925. Add.: Isle of North

Uist.

Ranald Mackintosh: C.B.E., 1919; N.Z. Red Cross Service, England; K.

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1860; e. s. of late W.K.; Managing Director Christchurch Tramways; Director

several companies. Add.: New Zealand.

Lieut.-Col. Reginald James: D.S.O., 1918; retired List Royal Artillery;

e. s. of late Hon. W. J.; Royal Military Coll. Pub.: "History of the Dress of the

Royal Regiment of Artillery". Add.: London.

Robert: M.P. (C.) Cathcart Division of Glasgow since 1923; member ol

Glasgow Town Council; b. 1875. Add.: London.

Lieut.-Col. Roderick William: I.A., C.I.E., 1927; Inspector-General

of Police, Burma, since 1923; b. 1881; educ., Inverness College; Commissioner

of Police, Rangoon, 1921-23; King's Police Medal.

Ronald: Novelist and dramatist; b. 1860; educ.. Trinity College. Pubs.:

Novels—"The Sword of the King". Add.: London.

Maj.-Gen. Stuart: C.B., 1918; C.M.G., 1916; M.B.; b. 1861; s. of late

William; educ., Elgin Academy; Hon. Physician to the King, 1918. Add.:

Ross-shire.

Sydney Gray: M.A., M.B., B.C., Cantab; F.R.C.S.; Consulting Surgeon;

Specialty, Diseases of the Urinary Organs; b. 1879; e. s. of Eben; mem. of

the British Medical Ass'n, and of the Ass'n Internationale d'Urologie. Pubs.:

books and various medical journals. Add.: London.

Major Thomas Willson: D.S.O., 1918; late Border Regiment; served

European War, 1914—18; retired pay, 1921. Add.: Scotland.

William: Sc.D. (Agr.) Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.E.; Editor and Proprietor of

the Agricultural Journal of S. Africa; b. 1875; educ.. Royal High School,

Edinburgh. Pubs.: "The Conquest of the Desert".

McDonalds

Bouverie Francis Primrose McDonald: M.D., C.M., L.R.C.P. and

S. Edin.; M.P. (C. U). Wallasey; Consulting Surgeon Victoria Hospital,

Liscard; b. Edinburgh, 1861; s. of Commander Samuel Pembleton; educ.,

Edinburgh Academy, President Wallasey Medical Soc. Pub. "Multiple

Rodent Ulcer". Add.: London.

Sir Donald: Kt., cr., 1922; Town Councillor since 1890; Provost of Inver¬

ness, 1916-22; b. 1849; s. of John; educ.. Training School, Inverness; for

many years has carried on business as a shipowner and coal merchant and

Morrison. Add.: London.

Hon. Donald: J.P., senior partner of McDonald & Co., West India Mer¬

chants; b. Antigua, 1865; e. s. of late John Scotland; educ.. Private School.

Pub.: "Songs of an Islander." Add.: London.

Brig.-Gen. Harold French: C.M.G., 1917; D.S.O., 1916; b. Fort

Qu'Appelle, Sask., 1885; y. s. of late Archibald; educ.. Upper Canada College,

Toronto; General Officer Commanding Military District No. 13. Pubs.:

Professional papers.

Rt. Rev. Joseph: O.S.B. Abbot of Fort Augustus Abbey since 1919;

b. 1871; s. of late D.P.; educ., Fort Augustus Abbey School.

Samuel: C.M.G., 1919; D.S.O., 1916; Advocate, 1920; Sheriff-Substitute

of Angus at Forfar since 1927; b. Macduff, 1877; s. of James; educ., Gordon

College; served European War. Add.: London.

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(F) AMERICAN M(a)cDONALDS OF ROYAL DESCENT

Bryan McDonald Family

Robert II, KING OF SCOTLAND, father of:

Princess Margaret Stuart: m. Eoin Mor MacDonnell, Lord of the TEbudae

Isles, d. 1387. Their son was:

Eoin-oge MacDonnell: the hero of Sir Walter Scott's “Lord of the Isles";

m. Lady Margery, dau. of Mac Eoin Bissett, of the Glinns, Antrim.

Marcach MacDonnell: of the Glinns; k. 1397; m. a dau. of Okeyan, Lord

of Dunsevern.

Tirlough Mor MacDonnell: of the Glinns; d. 1435.

Tirlough Oge MacDonnell: the 1st of the MacDonnells to settle in Leinster,

where they afterwards formed three Septs.

Donoch MacDonnell: of Leinster; slain in Leix, 1504.

Eoin Carrach MacDonnell: of Leinster.

Tirlough MacDonnell: of Leinster.

Calvagh MacDonnell: Lord of Tenekille; d. 1570.

Hugh-Buidhe MacDonnell: Lord of the Manors of Tenekille and Bally -

crassel. Queen's County, Ireland; b. 1546, d. 1618; m. Mary Moore.

Brian MacDonnell: younger son.

Alexander MacDonnell “the Constable of Wicklow" and Commander of

the Gallowglasses in 1641; m. a dau. of Thomas Archibald, of Wicklow.

LIEUTENANT BRYAN McDONALD: of Arklow, County Wicklow; served

in the army of King James II, and in 1691 removed with his family to

America and settled in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Del., where he

purchased six hundred acres of land from Penn. He m. Mary, dau. of John

Doyle, of Arklow; d. 1707.

BRYAN McDONALD: 4th son; removed, about 1753, to Botetourt County,

Va.; d. 1757.

(1) EDWARD McDONALD: killed by the Indians. He had several

daughters who m. into the Campbell, Greenway, and Russell families

of Abington, Va., and had issue.

(2) JOSEPH McDONALD: of Greenfield, near Blacksburg, Montgomery

Co., Va.; b. 1722, d. 1809; m. Elizabeth Ogle.

(A) MAJOR RICHARD McDONALD: of Macksville, Washington

Co., Ky.; 5th son, b. 1763, d. 1809; m. Mary Long Martin.

(a) COLONEL JAMES McDONALD: of Sacramento, Cal.;

b. 1797, d. 1865; mem. of Kentucky State Legislature,

1828-37; m., 1819, Martha Shepard, dau. of Jesse and Milly

Peter.

1. DR. RICHARD HAYES McDONALD: of San Francisco;

b. 1820; m., 1851, Mrs. Sarah Maria Steinagel (nee

Whipple).

A. FRANK VIRGIL McDONALD: of San Francisco.

B. RICHARD HAYES McDONALD: of San Fran¬

cisco.

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C. MARTHA SHEPARD McDONALD: m.# 1879, John

C. Spencer, Jr., of New York City.

2. CAPTAIN JAMES MONROE McDONALD: of San

Francisco.

3. DE WITT LIVINGSTON McDONALD: m., 1857, Martha

Eleanor Hunter.

A. JAMES MONROE McDONALD. 4. MARION JASPER McDONALD: of San Francisco; b.

1831; m., 1873, Alice Booth, of Dundee.

5. COLONEL MARCUS LINDSEY McDONALD: of New

York; b. 1833; m., 1866, Ralphine North. Issue.

6. JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE McDONALD: b. 1837; m.,

1861, Robert W. Elliott, of San Francisco. Issue.

7. MARIA LOUISA McDONALD: d. 1870; m. Alvin Whit*

field Whitney.

8. MARTHA HARRIET McDONALD: d. 1874; m. Frank

Swift.

9. MILLY ANN McDONALD: b. 1822, d. 1858; m. Dr. M. F. Wakefield, of Savannah, Andrew Co., Mo.

(B) JONAS McDONALD: of Blacksburg, Va.; m. Elizabeth Foster.

(a) CHARLES McDONALD: b. 1798, d. 1864; m. Dioney

Dickinson.

(b) WILLIAM McDONALD: of Blacksburg; m. Lucinda Patton.

(c) JOSEPH McDONALD: b. 1802; m. Lorena Ross.

(d) NANCY McDONALD: m. WILLIAM McDONALD. (e) ELIZABETH McDONALD: m. BRYAN McDONALD. (f) MARY McDONALD: m. James N. Pierce.

(g) JAMES LEWIS McDONALD: of Blacksburg, Va.; b. 1814.

(h) JOHN McDONALD: of Blacksburg; m. HARRIET McDON¬ ALD.

(i) FLOYD FECTIG McDONALD: of Greenfield; m. Jane Black.

Colonel James McDonald

Robert II, KING OF SCOTLAND, father of:

Princess Catherine Stewart: m. Sir David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford.

Their son was:

Alexander Lindsay: 2nd Earl of Crawford; m. Lady Marietta, dau. of Sir

David Dunbar, of Cockburn.

Sir Walter Lindsay: of Beaufort; m. Lady Isabella, dau. of William, Lord

Livingston.

Sir David Lindsay: of Edzell and Beaufort; d. 1527.

Walter Lindsay: of Edzell; killed at the battle of Flodden, 1513.

Alexander Lindsay: of Edzell; m. a dau. of Barclay, of Maithers.

Right Rev. David Lindsay, D.D.: Bishop of Ross.

Rachel Lindsay: m. the Most Rev. John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St.

Andrews, in 1615, and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland in 1635. He

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crowned King Charles I, at Holy rood, in 1639, and dying in that year, was

buried by the King's command in Westminster Abbey. From them was

descended, 4 generations removed:

Anne Catherine Spottswood: d. 1802; m. Colonel Bernard Moore, of

"Chelsea", King William County, Va., descended from Thomas More of

Chelsea, the author of "Utopia”.

Alexander Spottswood Moore: b. 1763; m., 1787, Elizabeth, dau. of Col.

William Aylett, of "Fairfield”, King William County, Virginia.

Elizabeth Aylett Moore: b. 1794; m., 1813, COLONEL JAMES MC¬

DONALD, of Alabama.

(1) ANN HENRIETTA McDONALD: m. Sterling R. Cockrill, of Pine

Bluff, Ark.

(2) EFFIE McDONALD: m. O. H. Bynum, of Cortlandt, Alabama.

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(G) AMERICAN MacDONALD AND McDONALD FAMILIES

1210 Lieutenant Bryan McDonald: b. in Arklow, County Wicklow; served

in Col. Francis Toole's regt. under King James II; emigrated to America

and on Nov. 16, 1689, bought from William Penn 693 acres of land

near New Castle, Delaware, and died there, 1707; m. Mary Doyle

(Combe?). For his ancestry see chapters (C) and (F).

1211 Bryan McDonald: 1686—1757; m. Catherine Robinson; moved to

Botetourt Co., Virginia.

(1) Edward: 1720—1760; m. Mary.

(2) Joseph: 1722—1809; m. Elizabeth Ogle.

(A) Bryan: 1753—1802; m. Mary Bane.

(a) Bryan: 1784-1863; m. Elizabeth Tellace.

1. John Saring: 1816; m. Susan Ecas. Ch.: Henry (m.

Virginia Broce), Howard, Jonas (m. Nancy Ann Alls),

Joseph, Benjamin.

(b) Hercules: 1786; m. Margaret Brown.

1. Lewis: 1827; m. Martha Burgess. Ch.: Mordecai

(1863), Charles H. (1866), Columbus (1870).

(c) Richard: 1795; m. Mary Ingram; 7 ch.

(d) Jonas: 1797; m. Susan Clark; m. (2), Ida Jane Smith.

1. Bryan: 1843; m. Rebecca Gore; 2 ch.

2. Jonas: 1848; m. Ann Fellinger. Ch.: Allen H. (1870),

George L. (1872).

(e) John: 1800-1861; m. Elizabeth Henderson.

1. Astynox: 1837; m. Jane Dingess. Ch.: Geneta, Dingess;

Charles.

2. Bolivar: 1838; m. Mary Gartner. Ch.: John Alexander

(1868), Lewis Scott (1871).

3. Maltravis: 1842; m. Perlina Drop; 2 ch.

(B) John: 1756—1807; m. Miss Sawyer; m. (2), Miss Canady.

(a) Frederic: m. Sarah Halpain. Ch.: John, William, George

(m. Mary Hipes), Frederick (m. Julian Loop).

(b) Alexander: d. 1854; m. Susan Springer; m. (2), Mrs.

Moulton; m. (3), Mrs.

1. John: 1805—1853; m. Sallie Ford. Ch.: Richard Joseph.

2. Levi: 1811-1845; m. Martha Short. Ch.: Richard.

3. Elihu: 1813-1873; m. Mary Short; 3 ch.

(c) Joseph: 1782—1857; m. Elizabeth Gordon; 3 ch.

(d) John: d. 1848; m. Mary Maples.

1. John Smith: 1820-1865; m. Fannie Ayers.

(e) Robert: d. 1860; m. Nancy Morris.

1. James: m. Elizabeth Crawford; m. (2), Mrs. Eliza

Reeves (nee Dupree). Ch.: James Robert, William J.

2. Arnold: m. Mary Ida Ayres. Ch.: John R., William

A., Charles A.

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3. Robert: m. Eugenia Stinson. Ch.: Robert J., William A.

4. Louis J.: m. Kate Asbury. Ch.: Rufus, Frank, Lewis.

(C) Joseph: 1758-1839; m. Nancy Sawyers.

(a) William: m. Susan Lewis; m. (2), Bathsheba Lewis; m.

(3), Nancy Hays. Ch.: Stephen, Joseph (m. Elizabeth

Saybold), Levi, William, Milton and Rufus.

(D) Edward: 1761—1835; m. Kesiah Stevens.

(a) Lewis: d. 1820; m. Sarah Harvey. Ch.: Gordon (m. Miss

Dingess), Lewis (m. Sallie Taylor).

(b) Joseph: 1789-1866; m. Nancy Chapman; m. (2), Mrs.

Rhodey Pack.

1. Lewis: 1823; m. Virginia T. McDonald; m. (2), Mrs.

Sallie Vickias (nee Keffer). Ch.: John Lewis (1874).

(c) Stephen: 1793-1851; m. Susan Peck.

1. John Black: 1824; m. Bethsheba Peery. Ch.: Evans

P. (1848), Albert (1852), George (1857), John (1863),

2. Cyrus: 1826; m. Lavinia W. Moore. Ch.: William J.

(1853), Charles B. (1855), Rush (1857), Walter C.

(1864), Emmet (1870).

3. Andrew Jackson: 1829; m. Pauline Grove. Ch.: Harry

L. (1870).

4. Crockett: 1839-1874; m. Ella V. Hall. Ch.: John

(1864), Robert (1870).

5. Whitten: 1846; m. Clara Bird. Ch.: Frank (1869),

William R. (1872).

(d) William: d. 1863; m. Mariah McDonald.

1. Edward: 1834; m. Lizzie A. Dowd. Ch.: Charles Otis

(1858), William Mark (1860), Edward Blake (1865).

(E) Richard: 1763—1809; m. Mrs. John Martin (nee Mary Long)

(a) James: 1797-1865; m. Martha Shepard Peter.

1. Richard Hays: 1820; m. Mrs. Sarah Maria Steinagel

(nee Whipple). Ch.: Frank Virgil (1852), Richard

Hays (1854).

2. DeWitt Livingston: 1828; m. Martha Ellenor Hunter.

Ch.: James Monroe, Jr. (1858), William Hunter (1861).

3. Marcus Linsey: 1833; m. Ralphine North. Ch.:

Marcus Linsey (1868).

(b) Joseph: 1799-1861; m. Mrs. Foster; 1 ch.

(c) Griffin: 1801; m. Harriet Ann North; m. (2), Mrs. John J.

LaRoche (nee Frazer).

A. James Long: 1841-1871; m. Florence Kimberly; 1

ch.

(F) Alexander: 1763-1843; m. Elizabeth Taylor.

(a) John: 1795-1825; m. Sarah Flunoy. Ch.: Joseph (1822)'

Alexander (b. 1823; m. Miss Collier).

(b) Edward: 1797; m. Martha Silvers.

1. James Monroe: 1831; m. Nannie Tallis; 1 ch.

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2. William Alexander: 1841; m. Mary Adeline Mitchell

Thompson. Ch.: Augustus (1870), Charles Edward

(1872).

(c) Zachariah: 1799; m. Sallie Yeocum.

1. DeKalb Lafayette: 1836; m. Fannie Murth. Ch.:

David Rice (1870), Jesse Murth (1872).

2. James William: 1838; m. Mary Bosley. Ch.: John

Alexander (1870), Daniel Rice (1872).

(d) Daniel: 1803-1873; m. Martha McMurtry.

1. Rufus Lee: 1832; m. Mary Ann Wilson. Ch.: John

Irving (1858), Robert Wilson (1866), Rufus Lee (1871).

(e) Silas H.: 1812; m. Sarah Donald.

1. Daniel: 1844; m. Anna S. Landis. Ch.: John Donnell

(1870), Lee Landis (1874).

(G) William: 1766; m. Ursula Huff (Hough?); m. to Alabama.

(a) Jonathan, M.D.: 1798-1886; eminent physician; built

and was first president of Nashville & Decatur Ry.; m.

Mary Briggs Malone. 1314674 1. Joseph Bibb: 1834-1883; col. in C. S. A.; lawyer; m.,

1858, Henrietta Alston Bacon (1840-1907).

A. John Bacon: b. Athen, Ala., Feb. 8, 1859; d. 1926;

m., Aug. 23, 1888, Katherine Celia Murphy, dau.

of Hon. Daniel Murphy of San Antonio. For a

short sketch of his life see Chapter (J).

a. Joseph Edmund: Nov. 8, 1890—Jan. 8, 1916.

b. Robert Dyer: b. Ft. Custer, Mont., Aug. 27,

1892; Captain, U. S. Army.

c. Lila May: b. May 1, 1894; m., 1917, Gordon

McPherson of London. Ch.: Gordon and Ian A.

d. John Bacon, Jr.: b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 3,

1897; U. S. N.

e. Sue Alston: b. Washington, D. C., July 2, 1902.

2. Thomas James: 1836; m. Madgie Simpson; 3 ch.

3. Jonathan Robert: 1843; m. Elizabeth W. Anderson.

Ch.: Jonathan (1870), Charles.

4. Sterling Payne: 1845; m. Sarah Jane Foster; 1 ch.

(H) Jonas: 1771-1856; m. Elizabeth Foster.

(a) Charles: 1798-1864; m. Dioney Dickinson; 1 ch.

(b) William: 1800; m. Lucinda Patton. Ch.: Taylor Patton

(1836).

(c) Joseph: 1802-1855; m. Lorena Ross; 5 ch.

(d) Floyd Fetchig: 1819; m. Jane Black. Ch.: Jonas Cloyd

(1852), Charles Black (1860).

(I) James: 1774-1825; m. Elizabeth New; m. (2), Mrs. Mary

Flint (nee Davis); m. (3), Mary Flunoy.

(a) Jonas: 1801—1873; m. Matilda Robinson.

(3). Bryan: 1732-1777; m. Susan Ogle.

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(A) William: 1756-1833; m. Nancy Ann Robinson.

(a) Bryan: 1781-1841; m. Miss Nancy Thomason. Ch.:

James (m. Miss Thomas), John (m. Miss Hodge), Lewis

(m. Miss Snidon).

(b) William: 1799; m. Sarah Merrell. Ch.: Samuel C. (1859).

(B) Edward: 1761—1855; m. Mary Rowland.

(a) James: 1793; m. Kitty Jones.

1. Benjamin Jones: 1827; m. Sophronia Patterson; m. (2),

Marie Louisa Beard. Ch.: John Patterson (1855),

James Richard (1858), George (1863), Franklin Jones

(1870), William Edward (1872), Albert Gilson (1874).

(b) William: 1795—1858; m. Nancy McDonald. Ch.: Roland

(b. 1824; m. V. E. Brown; m. (2), O. J. Paine), Jonas (1830),

Milton (1839).

(c) Bryan Rowland: 1797—1874; m. Elizabeth McDonald.

Ch.: Lewis Foster (1826; m. Nancy McDonald), Charles

Taylor (1832; m. Caroline E. Rice), Floyd Joseph (1839),

Constantine (1842), George Alexander (1844).

(d) George: 1801; m. Susan M. Harvey.

1. Edward Harvey: 1831; m. Matilda Towson. Ch.:

Edward Towson (1870).

2. Lewis: 1833; m. Magdalena Lewellyn. Ch.: Charles R.

(1863), Robert T. (1873), James (1873).

(C) George: 1767—1815; m. Ruth Owen.

(a) George: 1810; m. Nancy Sesler.

1. George Edward: 1849; m. Mary T. Jones; 2 ch.

(D) Edward: 1812; m. Catherine Sesler.

(a) John Edward: 1841; m. Mandola Shufflebayer. Ch.:

Holman Jackson (1867), Montgomery Warren (1871),

David Edward (1874).

J212 James MacDonald (a sailor): b. in Scotland, 1783; m. Mary Birch in

New York; d. 1870, Downsville, N. Y.

(1) John: b. New York City, 1810.

(A) Mary Elizabeth: m. William Pangburn. Issue.

(B) Millie: m. Mr. Miller. Issue.

(C) James: m. Catherine Vail. Ch.: Lena, Hettie, Elmer, Vincent,

Vernard, Ethel.

(D) Sarah.

(E) Jacob: m. Lizzie Rockafellow. Ch.: Bessie, Clarence, Maude,

' Floyd.

(F) Benjamen: married. Ch.: Edith, Olive, Bert, Evelyn.

(G) Stephen: m. Emily Hitt; d. 1918 at Downsville, N. Y. Ch.:

Jennie, John, Howard, Bernice, Marvin, Laura.

(2) James: b. Mar. 23, 1814, at Kipp's Bay, N. Y.; d. 1888, in Phila¬

delphia; m. (1), Susan Signor at Downsville, N. Y.; m. (2),-;

m. (3), Catherine Vincent.

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(A) George W.: b. Feb. 6, 1837, Downsville, N. Y.; m. Elizabeth

Vail, Feb. 28, 1866; d. Nov. 29, 1922.

(a) William A.: b. Nov. 24, 1866, at Downsville, N. Y.; m.

Viola Signor, Nov. 9, 1887. Ch.: Mayhew, Stanley.

(b) Acta: b. Nov. 8, 1867; m. Herman Miller, June 16, 1885.

Issue.

(c) Helen: b. May 8, 1869; m. John Turnvull, Oct. 24, 1888;

d. July 1, 1926; issue.

(d) George A.: D. D.; clergyman; b. Sept. 25, 1871; m. Calista

Dann.

1. Robert D.: Student in N. Y. Univ.

(e) Charles W.: b. Jan. 3, 1877; m. Ola Signor; m. (2).

1. Charles Edward MacDonald; m. Lillian Howard, Sept.,

1927; issue; m. (2), Florence Craft, Scranton, Pa.

2. Bruce.

(f) Mabel MacDonald: b. Dec. 17, 1879.

(B) William: b. 1842; m. Esther Dibble. Ch.: John, Frank (m.

Margaret Thompson), Harry, James, Herman, Jennie (d.

1893).

(C) Malissa: m. Mr. Telford and had 1 ch., Etta; m. (2), Mr.

Bradley and had Susie.

(D) Andrew Marshall: m. Susan O. Wilson.

(E) Eliza: d. when a child.

(F) John: b. in Philadelphia.

(G) Dan.

(H) Edward.

(I) Frank.

(3) William: b. Apr. 28, 1816, at Bulks Ferry, N. J.; went to Pike's

Peak and did not return.

(4) Mary: b. Mar. 14, 1823; m. Ezra Signor, 1845; d. 1903; issue.

(5) Eliza: b. Apr. 11, 1826; m. Jacob Fuller; d. June 30, 1895; issue.

(6) Henry: b. May 5, 1828; m. Margaret Smith; d. 1872. Ch.: Flora.

(7) Sarah: b. Feb. 29, 1830; m. Rev. Mallory. Ch.: Mary, Eddie, John.

K213 Rev. William McDonald: b. 1798; d. May 10, 1863; m. Lucinda

Ferguson (b. Richmond, Va., 1807; d. June 3, 1880). They were friends

and neighbors of George Washington and family, of Virginia.

(1) Thomas: m. Unice. Ch.: William, Frank, Anice, Addie, Edward

and Millie.

(2) Samuel: m. Ch.: Rev. Horace (of Bell Plain, Iowa), Ella May

McDonald Woods (of Los Angeles, Cal.), Thomas McDonald,

Howard, Mrs. Hugh Scott Berkett.

(3) Mildred Ann: m. Samuel McClellan of St. Joseph Co., Ind. Ch.:

Henderson, Jane, William, Mary McClellen Ball, Martha, James

and Charles.

(4) John Milton: b. June 16, 1835, Xenia, Green Co., Ohio; d. July,

1909; m. Elizabeth Cronk Ouderkirk, Oct. 6, 1858 (Holland,

Dutch and English extr.).

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(A) Charles Albert: b. Sept. 13, 1859; d. Dec. 15, 1905; m. Nov.

17, 1886, Fannie E. Bradly of Berrien Springs, Mich.

(a) Marie: m. Mr. Harris of Salem, Ohio; had a dau., Marie;

d. few years later.

(b) Arthur Royce: m. Miss Lontz.

1. Arthur Royce, Jr.: b. Oct. 25, 1925.

(c) Kenneth Bradley: m. Margaret Jarclow of Chicago.

(d) Charles Albert II: m. Jeannette Judy of South Bend. Ch.:

Meredith, Charles Albert III, Bruce, Gloria, and Malcolm.

(B) Dr. Arthur J.: b. Feb. 26, 1861; m. Minnie Kenyon; no issue.

(C) Dr. William Sherman: b. Oct. 1, 1862; m. Mammie Louise

Parker Baskin, Feb. 12, 1907; divorced, Nov. 1924; no issue.

(D) Lillie May: b. June 17, 1864.

(E) Jennie: b. Feb. 19, 1866; d. Dec. 22, 1928; m. M. B. Roberts;

no issue.

(F) Dr. Sam M.: m. Bessie Trombly; no issue.

(G) Grace: b. Jan. 17, 1876; m. Thomas Kenyon; no issue.

(H) Mamie Bell; d. July 27, 1907.

(5) Alfred: bachelor.

(6) Mary Ellen: m. Henry Whitmer; 5 ch.

(7) Joseph: m. Sarah Smith of Elkhart, Ind.; 2 ch., Jennie and Elmer.

L214 Laurence McDonald: b. in Knocklonagad, Garryhill, County Carlow,

Ireland, 1821; d. August, 1885; m. Margaret Foley (b. 1836, in Bally-

kelly, Priest's Haggard, Sutton's Parish, Co. Wexford, Ireland; d.

August 29, 1900, at Chicago, Illinois).

(1) Thomas: b. Oct. 6, 1857, in New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland; d.

July 2, 1890, Chicago, Ill.; had, besides 3 other ch.

(A) Patrick Francis: resides in Chicago.

(2) Bridget: b. March 12, 1859; resides in Chicago.

(3) Margaret: b. Sept. 1, 1860; m. John Kavanagh.

(A) Philip: m. and has two ch.; 1. in Chicago.

(B) Margaret: m. Charles McCarthy and has 3 ch.; 1. in Chicago.

. (C) Anna: deceased.

(D) Laurence A.: m. Helen Smith; has 6 ch.; 1. at Altadena,

California.

(4) James: b. Jan. 12, 1862, in Chilcomb Lodge, Rosbergon, Co.

Kilkelly, Ireland; d. May 18, 1885, at Chicago; unm.

(5) Patrick Joseph: b. Mar. 17, 1863, Chilcomb Lodge; m. Jan. 28,

1891, in Fresno, Calif., Carolina Louise Mann (b. Mar. 27, 1864,

at Gabon, Ohio; dau. of John Alexander and Martha J. (Bodley)

Mann). Add.: 450 East Adams Street, Los Angeles, Calif.

(A) Laurence Earl: b. Jan. 7, 1892; m. Ellen Travers, Mar. 7, 1923.

(a) Laurence Joseph: b. Jan. 14, 1924.

( ) James Anthony: b. Dec. 24, 1927.

(B) Ethel Mae: b. Sept. 14, 1893; m., June 25, 1919, Edward B.

Murray.

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(a) Patrick Charles: b. June 4, 1920.

(b) Margaret Louise: b. Jan. 29, 1922.

(c) Edward Bernard: b. Oct. 23, 1923.

* (d) Ethel May: b. Nov. 25, 1925.

(C) Genevieve Beal: b. Aug. 14, 1896; m., July 4, 1929, Warren

Birdsell.

(D) David Eugene: b. April 17, 1900; m., July 15, 1922,

Elsie Baird.

(a) Mary Loraine: b. May 1, 1923.

(6) Mary Ann: b. Chilcomb Lodge; m. M. D. O'Sullivan; both d. in

Chicago. Ch.: Daniel, Margaret, Laurence, Mary, David, Agnes,

Joseph—-all married excepting Joseph, and all live in Chicago.

(7) Lawrence Thomas: b. Aug. 14, 1866, Chilcomb Lodge; m. Sarah

McBride, Oct. 24, 1901.

(A) Francis: b. Jan. 17, 1903; m. Dorothy Walker, Oct. 2, 1926.

(B) Beatrice: b. Sept. 16, 1907.

(8) Annie: b. July 12, 1867, Chilcomb Lodge; d. May 18, 1885, at

Chicago; unm.

(9) John William: b. March 5, 1869, Chilcomb Lodge; m. Mamie

Kennedy.

(A) Margaret: married and living in Chicago.

(B) Ellen Teresa: married and living in Chicago.

(10) David: b. March 25, 1870, Chilcomb Lodge; d. in infancy.

(11) Johanna: b. Dec. 28, 1871; m. James McNally of Chicago; no

issue.

(12) David L.: b. June 5, 1874; now The Rt. Rev. Mons. D. L. Mc¬

Donald, pastor of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Chicago.

(13) Ellen Teresa: b. Feb. 29, 1876, Chilcomb Lodge; m. John J. Meehan;

lives in Chicago; no issue.

M215 Patrick McDonald: m.’Mary Ellen Cameron; came to America from

Athlone, County Mayo, Ireland; had four ch., all born in Ireland.

(1) Patrick; had three sons and a dau.

(A) James.

(B) Andrew.

(C) A son: died in the army.

(2) Daniel: m. (1), Miss Sullivan and had a dau. (d. a a child) and

William (d. about 1907); m. (2), Portsmouth, N. H., Abbie Sullivan;

went to Concord, N. H.

(A) Margaret: d. y.

(B) Mary: unmarried.

(C) Abbie: d. y.

• (D) Charles John: b. Concord, N. H., Nov. 17, 1860; m., Jan.,

1885, Margaret Johnston, of Scotch-Irish descent.

(a) Abbie T.: Add.: 78 Washington Street, Concord, N. H.

(b) Katharine A.

(c) Charles J.: d. January 29, 1919, in a hospital at Nantes,

France, while serving with Battery A, 115th Field Artillery.

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(d) Daniel E.: d. April 27, 1918.

(e) William J.: d. in infancy.

(f) James F.: served overseas with Co. B, 14th Engineers,

first volunteers to leave this country and first foreign

armed troops that had marched in London for over 200

years.

(g) William A.: served overseas with 1st Army Headquarters

Medical unit at Brest.

(h) Edward J.: served overseas with 19th Engineers.

(i) Mary E.

(3) Maria: m. Mr. Hosling. Issue.

(4) Elizabeth: m. Augustus Wiley and lived at Fitchburg, Mass.

Ch.: Augustus and Erastus, both living at Fitchburg.

N216 Donald Malcolm MacDonald : descendant of the clan Ranald, branch

of the Macdonalds of the Isles and of Scotland; b. west of Inverness,

Scotland; when a young man went to London and was employed in

the shipbuilding firm headed by Sir John Campbell; m. Mary Campbell,

dau. of Sir John; was made master of one of Campbell's ships and lived

in Plymouth, England, where his children were born; after his death

his widow moved with her children to Philadelphia, about 1806.

(1) Donald Malcolm: married and was father of

(A) W. A. P.: resides at 1934 Mulberry Street, St. Joseph, Mo.

(2) William.

(3) Archibald.

(4) Leonidas.

(5) Orlando.

(6) Ellen.

(7) Elizabeth: m. George Reeves of Philadelphia.

(A) Dr. Joseph M. Reeves: resides at 2102 Spruce Street, Phila¬

delphia.

0217 .... McDonald: of Ireland; descended from a Scotch amily of

Protestant faith who emigrated to Ireland during the Persecution.

(1) Robert: b. in Ireland, either in County Down or Tyrone; went

to America about 1830; went South to St. Louis, Missouri; stood

with Confederacy and was captain of a battery of artillery during

Civil War; m. Rebecca Miller, dau. of Thomas N. Miller, one of

the builders of Pittsburg and its iron industries.

(A) W. T.: b. 1852, in Alleghany, Pa.; m. Mary Swain, 1874, in

Texas; minister of the M. E. Church, South; 31 years in

active service, 18 of which were spent as chaplain of the State

Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas; served 4years as Representa¬

tive in Texas Legislature; father of three sons. Add.: 5515

Pershing Ave., St. Louis, Missouri.

(a) G. N.: only surviving son.

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(B) Robert Alex: m. Nannie Miller; had 7 children, 4 now living.

Add.: Smithville, Texas.

(2) John: a contractor in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. *

P218 James McDonald: m. Flora Campbell.

(1) James: m. Mary Adams.

(A) Albert Critington: m. Caroline Elizabeth White.

(a) Myrtle L.: resides at Meridian, Mississippi.

(b) Glenn.

(c) Clay Earl.

(d) Mable Claire: m. James M. Neal. 2 ch., William and

R owens.

(e) Leta: m. Mercer C. Johnson.

(2) John T.: m. Mary Elizabeth Griffin. Ch.: Ulmer, Leslie, Lula.

(3) James: m. Bettie Ann Darnell and had James; m. (2), Mealie

Harbour.

(A) Effie: m. Martin McKee.

(B) Elva James: m. Arvid Griffin.

(3) Sallie: m. Thomas M. White, issue.

0219 George T. MacDonald: lived in Michigan City, Ind.; m. Miss Mac-

Cleeve.

0220 Charles Howard MacDonald: b. Michigan City, Sept. 30, 1857; m.

Laura Case Brent on, a descendant in the 7th generation from Roger

Williams.

0221 Howard Brenton MacDonald.

R222 .... McDonald: had with other issue.

(1) Jacob: father of

(A) Lemon MaCurdy.

(2) Joseph.

(3) Matthew.

(4) Horner.

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(H) McDonalds in the American revolution

Officers oj the Continental Army

Adam McDonald (S. C.). Captain 1st South Carolina, 17th June, 1775;

Major, 16th September, 1776; was killed in 1777, the date and place not stated.

Alexander (Del.). Regimental Quartermaster, Delaware Battalion of

the Flying Camp, July to December, 1776.

Barney (Va.). Ensign 4th Virginia, 6th January, 1777; 2d Lieutenant,

29th November, 1777; deserted 7th March, 1778.

Daniel (N. J.). Major New Jersey Militia, 1777—1778.

Donald (Pa.). 2d Lieutenant 3d Pennsylvania, 1st January, 1777;

omitted, March, 1777.

James (S. C.). Captain 1st South Carolina, 17th June, 1775; was Captain

South Carolina Dragoons in 1777.

John (Pa.). 1st Lieutenant 6th Pennsylvania Battalion, 9th January,

1776; Captain of Swope's Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp, July,

1776; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, 16th November, 1776; exchanged

2d November, 1780, and did not return to the army.

William (Ga.). Lieutenant 4th Georgia, 1779 and 1780.

William (N. J.). 2d Lieutenant 3d New Jersey, 21st March, 1776; cashiered,

1st August, 1776.

The following McDonalds served in the American Revolution from the

respective colonies. Figures following some of the names indicate the number ’

of times those names appear on the records examined:

Connecticut: Charles—3, James—5, Patrick. Delaware: Alexander—10,

Bennitt—3, Bernard—3, Daniel—10, Donald—3, John—8, Joseph, Nathaniel,

Philip—5, William—2. Georgia: Charles, Hugh—2, Isam, James, John—6,

Tekiah, William—2. Maryland: Alexander, Allen, Archibald, Charles—3,

Daniel, George—6, James—19, John—23, Joseph—2, Martin—2, Michael—3,

Patrick—2, Philip—3, Richard—3, Robert—4, Stephen, Thomas—2, William

—2, William D. Massachusetts: Alexander, Briant, Charles—3, Daniel—2,

Donald—2, James—4, John—14, John, Jr., Joseph—2, Patrick—2, Pelatiah,

Robert, Roger, William. New Hampshire: Edmond, George, James—2,

John—6, Neal, Philip, Robert. New Jersey: Alexander—2, Benjamin—3,

Elizar, James’—3, John—5, William. New York: Alexander—2, Colin, Colle,

Cornelius, Daniel—4, Duncom, Edward—2, Hugh, James—-7, John—9

Michael—3, Nicholas, Peter, Reynolds, Roland, Thomas, William—2. Penn¬

sylvania: Alexander—25, Alexr.—5, Anges—2, Angus—9, Anthony—2, Ben¬

jamin—2, Boy an—3, Bryan—6, Charles—5, Christian—2, Christopher—2,

Daniel—6, David—5, Donald—8, Edward—14, Duncan—9, Duken—2,

Francis—5, George—5, Godfrey—10, Godf.—3, Henry—2, Hester—2, Hugh

—2, James—25, Jas.—2, John—64, Joseph—2, Malcom—2, Malcolm—6,

Martin—2, Michael—6, Michl—15, Minass—2, Murdoch—2, Neal—3,

O'Lneas—2, Owens—3, Patrick—17, Patt—5, Patti—2, Pattrick—2, Peter—5,

Rendal—2, Randol—6, Renold—2, Richard—4, Robert—16, Samuel—2,

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Terrence—3, Terrance—2, William—63, William, Jr.—2, Wm.—5. Rhode

Island: John—7. Virginia: Alexander, Angus, Archibald, August, Barney,

Benjamin, Bryan, Charles, Crawford, Daniel, David, Duncan, Edward,

Francis, Frederick, Henry, Hugh—2, James—2, John—2, Josiah, Peter,

Reuben, Roderick, Roger, Ronald, Tarrence, Terence—2, Thomas, William.

Total, 763.

Our records show that Bartholomew MacDonald, of Maryland, was

the only man of the family name "MacDonald” to serve in the American

Revolution.

(i) prominent Macdonalds and McDonalds of America,

PAST GENERATIONS

MacDonalds

Andrew Archibald MacDonald: Canadian statesman; b. 1829, at

Three Rivers, P. E. I., to which his grandfather, Andrew, with his retainers,

emigrated from Scotland in 1806. He was Consular Agent for the United

States at Three Rivers, 1849—70; represented Georgetown the House of the

Assembly, 1854-70; and was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of P. E. I., 1884.

Donald: loyalist; b. Scotland, 1712. He raised a body of loyal Scots

and Regulators in January, 1776, was commissioned their General by Gov.

Josiah Martin, and marched upon Wilmington. The militia was called out in

haste and he was among the prisoners captured. He was confined in Halifax

jail and afterward in Philadelphia, until he was finally exchanged.

Hugh: Canadian jurist; b. Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 1827; admitted to

bar in Nova Scotia, 1855, and became Queen's Counsel, 1872. He was elected

a mem. of the Provincial Parliament for Inverness, 1859-62; later declined the

Solicitor-Generalship, and, after serving in several high offices, in 1873, was

appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Nova Scotia for life.

James Madison: clergyman, b. in Limerick, Me., 1812. He was gradu*

ated from Union College, 1832, and from Yale Theological Seminary, 1835,

and ordained pastor of 3rd Congregational Church of Berlin, Conn., the same

year; delivered a course of lectures on homiletics at Boston University in 1874.

Moses: congressman; b. Limerick, Me., 1814; bro. of James Madison.

He served in the Legislature and in Congress, and was collector of customs at

Portland, 1857-61.

James Wilson Alexander: sculptor; b. Steubenville, O., 1824. He

moved to New York in 1865, and executed colossal statues for several states.

Besides these, his work included busts of various men, including Peter Cooper

and John Van Buren. He painted portraits and landscapes in oil, lectured

on art and science, and wrote analytical criticisms on American artists.

John: Canadian M.P.; b. Saratoga, N. Y., 1787; s. of John, who came to

Saratoga from Perthshire, Scotland, a few days before the birth of his son.

In 1840 he was a member of the Legislative Council of Upper and Lower

Canada; was for some time a Colonel of Leeds Militia, held local offices in

Gananoque, and, with his bro. Charles, paid for the first church erected there.

Herbert Stone: Canadian jurist; b. Gananoque, 1842; s. John, Canadian

M.P.; grad. Queen's University, 1859. In 1878 he was appointed Senior

Judge and later became revising-officer for several electoral districts. He had

charge of the Orange incorporation bills in 1873, and that year went on lectur¬

ing tour in Ireland.

John: Canadian merchant; b. Perth, Scotland; from 1824 to 1849 engaged

in business in Toronto, Can., and became one of wealthiest merchants in the

country. He was a member of the general conference of the M. E. Church,

was actively connected in the Evangelical Alliance, ’the Bible Society, and the

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Y. M. C. A. In Nov., 1887, he became a mem. of the Dominion Senate, and

later gave $40,000 to found a Toronto hospital. He was author of the pam¬

phlet “Business Success

Sir John Alexander: Canadian statesman; b, Glasgow, Scotland, 1815;

s. of Hugh, who emigrated from Suthetlandshire and settled in Kingston, Can.,

in 1820. In 1846 he was appointed Queen’s Counsel and afterward became

a bencher, ex-officio, of the Law Society of Ontario. He was elected M. P.

for Lennox, Carleton and Kingston Counties, became Receiver-General, and,

later. Commissioner of Crown Lands; was the recipient of many honorary

scholastic degrees.

John Sandfield: Canadian statesman; b. St. Raphaels, Glengarry,

1812. His grandfather had come there from Scotland, in 1786, with one of

those Highland migrations by which the County of Glengarry was almost

exclusively colonized. At Cornwall Grammar School, he was declared “dux”

of the school at the end of two years, although the usual course was three.

In 1862 he was called upon by Lord Monk to form a government after the

defeat of the Cartier-Macdonald administration. This he did, and remained

Premier until he resigned in 1864. In 1867 he became Premier of the Province

of Ontario.

Donald Alexander (brother of John Sandfield): statesman; b. St.

Raphaels, Glengarry, Ont., 1817. He was elected Postmaster-General of

Glengarry for several terms, but resigned to accept the office of Lieutenant-

Governor of Ontario, 1875-80. He was President of the Montreal and Ottawa

Junction Railroad, and Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the Glengarry

reserve militia.

McDonalds

Alexander McDonald: senator; b. Clinton Co., Pa., 1832. He settled

in Arkansas as a merchant in 1863, established and became president of a

National bank at Fort Smith, and was also president of the Merchants’ Na¬

tional Bank of Little Rock. On the readmission of Arkansas into the Union,

he was elected a U. S. Senator, serving from 1868 to 1871.

Charles James: jurist; b. Charleston, S. C., 1793; brought up in Hancock

Co., Ga.; was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1857 until his

death in 1860. He was a man of great influence and probity.

Daniel: Canadian clergyman; b. St. Andrew’s, P.E.I., 1822; studied

seven years in Rome and received the degree of D.D.; was ordained in Rome

in 1851, and in 1857 returned to P.E.I. He was appointed Vicar-General and

senior priest of St. Dunstan’s Cathedral and later became professor at St.

Dunstan’s College. His ability as a speaker brought him wide fame.

Donald: Canadian senator; b. Caledonia, N. Y., 1816; s. of Alexander,

a native of Inverness-shire, Scotland, who settled in New York State early

in the 19th century, and moved to Canada with his family in 1823. He

served in the Legislative Council of Canada in 1858 and later in the Senate;

was interested in the formation of “the separate school system”, and was a

ustee of Queen’s University.

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James: physician; b. White Plains, N. Y., 1803. In 1831 he has sent

by the governors of New York Hospital to visit insane asylums of Europe,

with understanding that on his return he should have entire charge of Bloom-

ingdale asylum for five years. He gave a course of lectures on mental diseases

at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1842, that were probably

the first of that character ever delivered in the United States. He was the

author of several books, including “Reports on the Condition of Blackwell

Island Asylum ".

James: Canadian jurist; b. East River, Pictou, N. S., 1828, his ancestors

having come from Scotland and settled in Picton in the 18th century. He

was educated at New Glasgow; admitted to U. S. bar, 1857, and appointed

Queen's Counsel, 1867; served in Nova Scotia Legislature, was its chief rail¬

way commissioner. Financial Secretary, Minister of Justice, and Chief Justice.

Joseph Ewing: senator; b. Butler Co., O., 1819. He served in the United

States Congress and Senate, took a conspicuous part in debates on finance,

and was in favor of hard money and a protective tariff.

Ronald: Canadian Roman Catholic bishop; b. Antigonish Co., N. S.,

1835. He began his classical studies in Cape George and finished his theo¬

logical course in St. Francis Xavier's College, where he was ordained priest

in 1859. During his ministry he erected five churches, a lay convent, and

extension schools at Pictou, and was consecrated Bishop of Harbor Grau in

the church of Pictou in 1881. He also established schools among Micmac

Indians.

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(J) PROMINENT AMERICAN MacDONALDS AND McDONALDS OF TODAY

MacDonalds

Alexander MacDonald: conservation commr.; b. Nova Scotia, Can.,

1867; s. Alexander; dep. conservation commr. of N. Y., 1916-22; conservation

commr. since 1922. Add.: Albany, N. Y.

Anna Addams: librarian; b. Scottsville, Va., 1871; d. Abraham Addams;

in charge travelling free libraries Commn., Pa., 1908; war library work for

A.L.A., at Gettysburg, Pa., and in France, 1918-19. Add.: Harrisburg, Pa.

Arthur: anthropologist; b. Caledonia, N. Y., 1856; s. Angus; author of

“A Study of the U. S. Senate”; “Scientific Political Training of President

Coolidge”; etc. Add.: Washington, D. C.

Carlos Frederick: psychiatrist; b. Niles, O., 1845; s. John; called to

Buffalo by Erie Co. Bar Assn, to determine mental condition of Czolgosz,

assassin of President McKinley; med. Counsel to Dist. Atty. Jerome in the

trial of Harry K. Thaw, 1907. Add.: New York.

Charles: civil engr.

Charles Blair: stockbroker; b., Niagara Falls, 1855 e. s. of Godfrey;

educ., Univ. of St. Andrew's, Scotland. Add.: Southampton, Long Island.

Duncan Black: theol. prof.; b. Glasgow, Scotland, 1863; s. Thomas;

head of Mohammedan dept., Kennedy Sch. of Missions, Hartford, 1911-25.

Add.: Hartford, Conn.

George Alexander: lawyer, capitalist; b. New York, 1869; s. Alexander

Forbes; apptd. by Supreme Court of Can. to take testimony in New York;

Campaign speaker for Rep. party since 1896. Add.: New York.

J. Carlisle: journalist; b. N. Y. City, 1894; s. John James; corr. New

York Herald and 30 associated papers during entire Peace Conf., accompanied

Pres. Wilson on a European tour. Add.: Paris, France.

, James Allan: capitalist.

Jesse Juan: mining engr.

John Bacon: army officer; b. Athens, Ala., Feb. 8, 1859; d. 1926;

General, U. S. M. A., 1881; Brig.-Gen., U. S. A., 1823; Brig.-Gen. 181st

Brigade, 91st Div. A. E. F.; awarded D. S. C., D. S. M., Croix de Guerre

with Palm (France), Croix de Guerre (Belgium), ItalianWar Cross; officer of

Legion d'Honneur, etc. For his pedigree see Chapter (G), page 35.

PlRlE: photographer; b. Chicago, 1867; s. Dr. George; has been awarded

Gramer grand prize cup; 7 gold, and 2 silver medals by Photographers" Assn,

of America. Add.: New York.

Robert: clergyman.

Stewart Lincoln: mathematician; b. Boscoe, O., 1873; s. James William;

mem. of various learned societies inch Am. Math. Assn, and Am. Assn. Univ.

Profs. Add.: Ft. Collins, Colo.

Thomas Harris: engineer; b. Leadville, Colo., 1881; s. John; was largely

instrumental in building up in la. one of the best highway systems in the

U. S. Add.: Washington, D. C.

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William: author, journalist; b. Providence, R. I., 1863; s. Rev. William;

author of "History and Government of Maine "; "Larger History of the U. S.”

etc. Add.: New York.

William J.: congressman.

William Townley: mining and metal engr.; b. Red Willow Co., Neb., s.

of Samuel Franklin; asst. supt. and supt. mills, Chino Cooper Co., Hurley,

N. M., 1911-1915. Add.: Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.

McDonalds

Alexander Roderick McDonald: M.D. Angus Daniel: railway official; b. Oakland, Calif., 1878; became v. p.

and controller. Southern Pacific R. R. Co.; now v.-chmn., exec, committee.

Add.: New York.

Archibald Arnott: educator; b. Hartley, la., 1876; s. Archibald; supt.

schs., Sioux Falls, since 1907. Add.: Sioux Falls, S. D.

Archibald Leete: M.D., surgeon; b. Grand Forks, N. D., 1879; s.

Donald; organized dept, or anatomy and physiology, med. dept. U. of N. D;

Add.: Duluth, Minn.

Charles Henry: lawyer; b. Manchester, Wis., 1872; s. Daniel; chmn. of

law and joint bds. of Review of Federal Trade Commn. Add.: Wittenberg,

Wis.

Charles Sanford: b. Cromwell, la., 1879; s. Charles Walker; mem. of

numerous learned societies; S. Dak. Ho. of Rep., 1923-25 (speaker of House—

1925). Add.: Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

Etta Austin Blaisdell: author; b. Manchester, N. H., 1872; d. Clark.

Author of many books, incl. "Kathleen In Ireland"; "Child Life in Tale and

Fable", etc. Add.: West Medford, Mass.

Howard: educator; b. Duncan Falls, O., 1876; s. Emesiah; prof. Greek

and Latin, Knoxville Coll., 1902-03. Add.: Fairfield, la.

Hunter: civil engr., b. Winchester, Va., 1860; s. Angus W.; chief engr.,

Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Ry.,since 1892. Add.: Nashville, Tenn.

James Grover: chairman Foreign Policy Assn.; b. Coldwater, O., 1886;

s. Kenneth; mem. of numerous societies incl. Federal Council Chs. of Christ

in America. Add.: New York.

James Richard: editor; b. Brunswick, Me., 1867; s. Thomas; editor and

ednl. mgr.. Little, Brown & Co. (estab. schoolbook bus.). Add.: West Med¬

ford, Mass.

Jesse Fuller: ex-governor; b. Ashtabula, O., 1858; s. Lyman; elected

State Senate, 1902; elected It.-gov. of Colo., 1904; and presided over Senate

and joint sessions of 15th Gen. Assembly; gov. of Colo., 1905—06. Add.:

Leadville, Colo.

Jessie Claire: educator; b. Indianapolis, Minn.; d. Ezekiel; Prin. Na¬

tional Cathedral School, Washington, D. C., 1913. Add.: Washington, D. C.

John Bacon: army officer; 1859-1926.

John Daniel: naval officer; b. Machias, Me., 1863; served on Montery,

Spanish-Am. War, 1898; apptd. commandant Navy Yard, N. Y., 1918. Add.:

Washington, D. C. 48

John Joseph: lawyer; b. Boston, Mass., 1889; s. David; asst, counsel

for U. S. in Am. and British Claims Arbitration, 1922-24; asso. counsel 1923—

25. Add.: Washington, D. C.

Morris: railway official; b. New Albany, Ind., 1865; pres. Me. Central

R. R., since 1914; also prs. Portland Terminal Co. Add.: Portland, Me.

Robert Alexander: educator; b. Winnipeg, Man., 1878; s. Rev. Alex¬

ander; mem. of numerous learned societies, inch Nat. Soc. Study of Edn.

and Nat. Conf. on Ednl. Method. Add.: Lewiston, Me.

(K) Macdonald towns, etc.

There are in the United States towns as follows:

Macdonald: W. Va.; MacDonaldton: Pa.; McDonald: Kans., Mich.,

Miss., N. Mex., N. Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn.; McDonalds: N. C. There are also

in the United States numerous counties, townships, streets, avenues, etc.,

bearing the name "MacDonald" and "McDonald". This is eloquent testi¬

mony to tbe high esteem in which the name is held in this country.

(L) M(a)cDONALD CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES 4

The compiler of these records has made up a list from city and telephone

directories of the United States, and from other sources, as follows. Care

was taken to eliminate, wherever possible, persons known or believed to be

colored, or of nationalities other than British and American:

Alabama. .. 163 Maine. .... 264 Oklahoma. . 143

Arizona. . . 47 Maryland. . . .. 71 Oregon. . 39

Arkansas. . . 44 Massachusetts. ....1820 Pennsylvania. . 819

California. ..1311 Michigan. .... 819 Rhode Island. . . . .227

Colorado. . . 215 Minnesota. .... 315 South Carolina. . . . 10

Connecticut. . . 280 Mississippi. .... 55 South Dakota.... . 14

District of Columbia. .. 117 Missouri. . . .. 248 Tennessee. . 174

Delaware. . . 26 Montana. . . . . 147 Texas. . 459

Florida. . . 213 Nebraska. . . . . 121 Utah. . 90

Georgia. .. 54 Nevada. .... 14 Vermont. . 59

Idaho. . . 24 New Hampshire. . . .... 104 Virginia. . 66

Illinois. . . 677 New Jersey. .... 475 Washington. . 232

Indiana. ... 339 New Mexico. 8 West Virginia. . . . . 67

Iowa. ,.. 152 New York. ....1642 Wisconsin. . 179

Kansas. .. 70 North Carolina. . . . .... 42 Wvoming. . 17

Kentucky.. ... 124 North Dakota. . ... 21

Louisiana. . . 52 Ohio. .... 689 Total. . . .13,358

To secure an estimate of the "M(a)cDonald population" of the United

States, we figure as follows:

(a) Multiply

by

Only about half the names were taken from each directory

consulted. 2

Half of the M(a)cDonalds reside in the rural districts or in small

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towns having no printed directories which were available to us. 2

There is an average of more than four persons in each American

family.i. 4

Since M(a)cDonald daughters marry and have as many descend¬

ants as the M(a)cDonald sons, there are as many descendants of

"other names" as there are bearing the name M(a)cDonald (though

it is much easier to locate the latter). 2

By multiplying each figure of column (a) into the preceding

figure, we have a total of. 32

Conservative estimate of the M(a)cDonald population of the

United States, one-half of whom bear the name M(a)cDonald and

one-half of whom bear other names. 427,456

The estimated M(a)cDonald population of any of the states may

be obtained by multiplying the figures shown by 32. There are

M(a)cDonalds in every state of the Union. The M(a)cDonald

population of the British Empire is probably equal to that of the

United States.

(M) RELIGIONS OF THE M(a)cDONALDS

For several centuries the M(a)cDonalds lived in Scotland. Most of the

Scotch and, likewise, the M(a)cDonalds were and are of the Presbyterian faith.

There are a few M(a)cDonalds of the Catholic faith in the British Isles,

but it is estimated that their number does not exceed ten per cent of the

entire M(a)cDonald population.

The M(a)cDonalds who came from the British Isles to America continued

in the faith of their fathers, lor the most part, though their descendants in

this country today will be found in the memberships of practically all the

various churches. It is estimated that of all the M(a)cDonalds in America

who are church members, at least eighty-five per cent are of the Protestant

faith.

Biographical sketches of eighteen MacDonalds and nineteen McDonalds

appear in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA. Their religious faiths are shown as

follows: BAPTIST, 2; CONGREGATIONALIST, 1; EPISCOPAL, 2;

PRESBYTERIAN, 5; ROMAN CATHOLIC, 1; OTHER PROTESTANTS,

2; RELIGION NOT STATED, 24.

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(N) REFERENCES

All of the works listed below will be found in the Library of Congress.

Most of them will be found in the libraries of historical and genealogical socie¬

ties. Some of them will be found in the libraries of all of the large American

cities.

1 Americans of Royal Descent, 1891, Browning.

2 Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography.

3 British Family Names, Barber.

4 Burke's General Armory.

5 Burke's Landed Gentry.

6 Burke's Peerage and Baronetcy, 1925, 1926.

7 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, Bardsley.

8 Dictionary of National Biography, London, 1887.

9 Directories, City and Telephone.

10 English Surnames, Bardsley.

11 Heraldic Illustrations, 1853.

12 Miscellaneous Sources.

13 Officers of the Continental Army, 1775-1783, Heitman.

14 Patronymica Britannica, Lower.

15 Private Collections of Family Data.

16 Revolutionary Records of the Respective Colonies.

17 Surnames of the United Kingdom, Harrison.

18 U. S. Postal Guide.

19 Who's Who (British).

20 Who's Who in America, 1926—27.

21 A Keppoch Song: A poem celebrating the origin and history of the family.

John Paul MacDonald, Montrose, 1815.

22 Vindication "Clanronald of Glengarry," Edinburgh, 1821.

23 Genealogy and History, MacDonald of Sanda, London, 1826.

24 History, Genealogy and Miscellaneous Tracts, and Sketch of History of

MacDonalds of the Isles, Alexander Sinclair, Edinburgh, 1860.

25 Genealogy MacDonald Family, New Haven, Conn., 1876.

26 Contributory History, Bryan McDonald and Family, Frank V. McDonald,

San Francisco, 1879.

27 Supplement to No. 1 Edition of B. MacDonald Genealogy and Descend¬

ants, Jesse Peter, Frank V. McDonald, Cambridge, 1880.

28 Biography Richard Hayes McDonald of San Francisco, Cal., Frank V.

McDonald, Cambridge, 1881.

29 History, MacDonalds and Lords of the Isles, Alexander Mackenzie, 1881.

30 Moidart; or Among the Clanranalds, Rev. Charles MacDonald, Oban,

1889.

31 Clan Donald, Rev. A. MacDonald, Inverness, 1896-1904.

32 Glengarry McDonalds of Virginia, Mrs. Flora McDonald Williams, Louis¬

ville, 1911.

33 Highland Papers and History of the MacDonalds, J. R. N. Macphail,

Edinburgh, 1914—16.

34 MacDonald of the Isles, A. M. W. Stirling, New York, 1914.

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