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Will Abstract of James PattersonJames Patterson, to wife Deborah, to sons James, William, John and Samuel, to granddaughters Deborah and Jane and Deborah Wymes, to grandsons, James Craig, Patterson Craig, James Wymes, to daughter Jane dec’d to her children, division to Deborah Patterson and my 9 children or legal heirs thereof, Martha Baird, William Patterson, James Patterson, Sarah Craig, Deborah Wilson, children of James Wymes, John Patterson, Samuel Patterson, Nancy Mc Cullough.Executors:...
This is a transcription of a letter or deposition posted on ancestry.ca by Wenda50. It is written with anywords striked through in the original striked through on the transcription. There are still several words I could not clearly make out. This was likely a draft of the original deposition. Feel free to contact me if you compare the original to the transcription and have figured out some of the unclear words. - Note from treemaker. Aberdeenshire in Scotland Elizabeth Wilson Fowler of...
From the Higbee Family History compiled by Clinton David HigbeeElisha Higbee was born about 1735 near New Brunswick, N.J. and died in Kentucky., near Lexington. He was the son of Peter Higbee and (unknown). He was married twice but his wives are unknown. His first marriage was about 1756 and after the birth of his first child, his wife died. Obadiah Higbee b. April 21, 1757He later married again (wife unknown) and the following known children were born:Peter Higbee about 1760John Higbee...
The MacDonald Farmhouse was likely built between 1815 and 1820. A survey of a number of documents tells us of Alexander MacDonald, the builder of this house.Alexander MacDonald (1762-1834) was a native of Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire, Scotland. Very little is known about his early years, but when the Revolutionary War broke out, MacDonald, then fifteen or sixteen, enlisted in the newly raised 76th Regiment of Foot organized by Lord MacDonald of Sleat, known as MacDonald's Highlanders. The...
The MacDonald Farm Historic Park is situated on the north side of the Miramichi River just eight miles east of Chatham. It is named after Alexander MacDonald, the first MacDonald to arrive on the Miramichi in 1784.Alexander was fairly active in public life. From 1790 to the late 1820's, he served for varying terms as town clerk, foreman, surveyor or overseer of roads, overseer of the poor, assessor, school trustee, and harbour master. He was also an important member of the Northumberland...
McDONALD, ALEXANDER, landowner, office holder, and militia officer; b. c. 1762 in Scotland; m. c. 1790 Grace McLean, and they had 13 children; d. 11 Dec. 1834 in Bartibog, N.B.Little is known of Alexander McDonald’s life before he settled on the Miramichi River, N. B ., in 1784, and almost nothing at all of his birth and family. It is thought he was born in Argyllshire, probably at Ardnamurchan. Local tradition in New Brunswick says he was a tenant (tacksman) of the MacDonalds of Sleat, but...
Rev. James Scott was a member of the "Ohio Company of Virginia" and held one full share of that company's twenty shares. He also served as clerk for the company. This Scott family was very wealthy as well as well educated. This Rev. James Scott was the father of James as well as Gustavus Scott. The son, James, was the father of Sarah Scott who married James Summerville at Greensburg, Pa., in 1796. Sarah Scott said she was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., so her parents must have been living...
Adjoining the Linnington-Titus tract on the west and 'Mt. Lorenzo' on the north is a hexagonal tract, 410 acres on the Gapen map, which had been surveyed by Gapen to 'Samuel Parr', on which James Simmeral made an improvement and settlement, March 5, 1796, which was surveyed to him by deputy surveyor Ross, July 6, 1801, which survey was disputed by Hugh Lennington to whom and Archibald McCall it was resurveyed '411 acres 8 perches', March 14, 1805, by virtue of previous improvement and...