Hello Chris, It is the family of Ranald (who fought at Killiecrankie and Sheriffmuir) and his wife Margaret Cameron of Lochiel that I research.........your Ranald I assume is one of their younger sons, of whom it is said called out in support of BPC " Though no other man in the Highlands whould draw a sword, I am ready to die for you" and of whom much has been written, including that he had a famil of 21 or more, most of whom migrated to The Americas The following is quoted from copy of an entry held in the Catholic Archives in Edinburgh: It is the information re James of Kinlochmoidart (in bold font) the youngest of the brothers to fight at Culloden, that I seek. Are there any Kinlochmoidart descendants who carry material re the period before they left Kinlochmoidart? or when they first arrived?..... Val THE KINLOCHMOIDART FAMILY Donald MacDonald lV of Kinlochmoidart left five sons, the eldest of whom (Alexander) was only nine years of age at the time of the father's execution in 1746. The Laird was also survived by seven brothers, five of whom has been involved in the '45 Aeneas, who had a banking business in Paris, arrived with the Prince on board the Du Teillay. He and his brother Allan (an officer in the Clanronald regiment) surrendered to Major-General Campbell at the beginning of June, 1746 Aeneas was tried and found Guilty of high treason but on 7 July 1748 he received a conditional pardon involving perpetual banishment. A creditor then obtained his further detention for debt. He eventually released on 11 December 1749. He returned to France and is said to have been killed in the Revolution. Allan was discharge on 1 January 1747 and appears to have returned to the Kinlochmoidart estate. From a letter written by his brother Dr John to Aeneas, it seems that Allan was still living at "Shuseavegg" with his mother in May 1751 according to Origins of the '45 he joined Aeneas in France and with him eventually perished in the Reolution, but this is very doubtful. Another of the brothers, Dr John surrendered to Captain Fergusson in the circumstances recounted inVol 3 of the Lyon in Mourning. He was kept in custody by never brought to trail. He was released after the passing of the Act of Indemnity in June, 1747. He returned to Kinlochmoidart and settled there. Another brother James, escaped after being captured at Culloden. He was one of the persons specifically excluded from the General Pardon, but he was never re-captured. He is supposed to have gone to America. The last of the brothers who were engaged in the '45 is Ranald, The Edinburgh Evening Courant (11 August 1746) gives the following account of his capture, together with Young Clanronald's Lt Col Allan MacDonald of Morar - A Party of the corps under Colonel Campbell have apprehended in Moidart, the Lt Col of Clanronald's Regiment wit his servants in a cave. Captain Noble has laid hold of Captain Ranald McDonald a brother of Kinlochmoidart. Vast quantities of Arms, Ammunition several Saddles and Boots have been found in the Rocks, Some English horses as they were roaming in the woods were secured al the cattle of the outstanding parties have been brought into the camp by the General's orders so that the Rebels must either surrender leave the country of starve. Ranald seems to have been eventually released like Allan and Dr John and to have gone to live at Irvine of all places