Hi to all on the board, I am also descended from the Kinlochmoidart line of MacDonalds. John MacDonald, pioneer, arrived in Arisaig, NS in 1790, along with his wife and young son, Alexander (Solomon) MacDonald, whose was my GGGGrandfather. This excerpt is from MacLean's History of Antigonish: "John MacDonald, pioneer, was the son of Angus, son of Ronald, son of Lewis, son of Donald. Family tradition says that Ronald was the lad whose enthusiasm for the cause of Prince Charlie induced the reluctant Chiefs aboard the Doutelle to come out in the fatal rising known as "the '45". John came out from Scotland in 1790, and built a log house on a small knoll near the present day Glebe House in Arisaig. In 1801 he sold his farm to the church in Arisaig and moved to Lakevale, where he bought a block of 500 acres. John was married in Scotland to Margaret MacDonald, also of the Kinlochmoidart line, and their son Alexander who later became known as "Solomon" was born in the old country. Their second son Angus was born on the emigrant ship. Other children were Ronald, Colin, Catherine, Margaret and Rebecca..." I had reached a "brick wall" after several years of genealogical research, so we took a trip a trip to NS last summer. Quite by chance, we met some distant relatives who helped us put the pieces together. Chris MacDonald Loveland, Colorado, USA -----Original Message----- From: Val Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 6:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Antigonish] Introducing ourselves Hi Joe, I must have missed the post that suggested we introduce ourselves but I would like to do so as well. For the past two years I have been trying to trace some of the missing links into two Cadet lines of Clan Donald, those of Barrisdale and Kinlochmoidart.. From a very old Family Bible transported to, 'The Carolinas' a transcription was taken around late 1800's of the marriages and births in the family of Mary Margaret daughter of Coll MacDonell 2nd of Barrisdale and James MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart. Now we all know the difficulty of tracing 18th Century Scottish Catholic records during these Penal Years, and as the Bible record is a transcript of an old (now lost bible) it is not admissible evidence without corroboration from another source......and that brings me here to the CAN-NS-ANTIGONISH list. Both the Kinlochmoidart line and the Barrisdale lines connect into the MacDonalds who migrated to PEI and other Canadian areas, Mary Margaret was a cousin to Spanish John, and it is recorded in old letters that she and James went north from the Carolinas during the period 1772-1776 for family, which being troubled times in that period, indicates that the Family business must have been important. What I cherish is, that some of those researchers who descend from these Clan Donald lines may have also kept old family letters which may make mention of family coming from the Carolinas to visit, any Borrodale, Kinlochmoidart or Barrisdale descendants out there who would like to make contact? Val Smith Sydney Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Quirk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:17 AM Subject: [Antigonish] Introducing ourselves ______________________________