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it is my research, much of it has been shared with me.
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: John Of Glencoe Note
Born: Abt 1655 at Scotland
Married:
Died: Bef 1714 at Scotland
Father: Alexander , Macian Of Glencoe Mcdonald
Mother: Daughter Of Archibald Mcdonald Of Keppoch
WIFE
Name:
Born:
Died:
Father:
Mother:
CHILDREN
Name: Alexander Mcdonald
Born: Abt 1675
Died:
Wife: Isobel Stewart
Name: James Mcdonald
Born: Abt 1678
Died:
Name: Donald Mcdonald
Born: 1700 at Scotland
Died: Abt 1755 at Williamsburg District, South Carolina
NOTES
1). The report of the Lord President in 1745 says that the chi ef of Glencoe McDonalds called McIan Ian held his lands o f Appin, and could always bring out 150 men, he was lineall y descended from the ancient Lord of the Isles , and fro m the royal family, the common ancestors of the McDonalds h aving espoused a daughter of Robert II. In the roll of th e clans in 1587, the tribes appear as MacIan Abricht, or Ab rach. Glencoe served under Montrose and fought with particu lar valor at the Battle of Inverlochy in 1645. In 1648, upo n the rise of William of Orange, MacIan of Glencoe was a pe rson of great integrity, honor, good nature, and courage a nd his loyalty to King James was so great that he continue d in arms from Dundee s first appearing in the Highlands ti ll the fatal treaty which brought about his ruin. MacIan the Glencoe Chief of McDonalds had three sons. Jo hn McDonald of Glencoe and his brother Alexander, escaped t he massacre. John died prior to 1714. He left three sons A lexander, his successor married Florence MacDonald in 1696 James, a captain in the army of Prince Charles and Donal d, who also served in Prince Charles army. This Donald, t hird grandson to MacIan of Glencoe , came to America. Accor ding to family tradition, he came from Philadelphia to Sout h Carolina through Virginia at about 1720.
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