Hello, Here is a site which should be of interest to you. <A HREF="http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Argyll">Click here: Argyll, Scotland Queries Message Index </A> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Argyll Thanks John Lester

Hello, You might wish to look at the next to the last name on the PRISONERS list. Perhaps he was one of the prisoners who was brought to America? <A HREF="http://www.ajwills.demon.co.uk/Jacobite.html">Jacobite </A><A HREF="http://www.ajwills.demon.co.uk/Prisoners.html">ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN, 17461 </A> Thanks John Lester <A HREF="http://www.ajwills.demon.co.uk/Jacobite.html"> </A>

Can anyone tell me if Ramsey is a Cape Fear Scot? My family is of New Hanover County. Ash

Hello, Can anyone give me any information concerning the two Campbells who started Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina? Thanks John Lester

Hello, Here are the Blue Family web sites for your use. <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/blue_family/index.htm">National Blue family Association </A> http://members.tripod.com/blue_family/index.htm <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jblue46498/blue.htm">Bridge Blue Web</A> http://members.aol.com/jblue46498/blue.htm Thanks John

Hello again Rick. Try posting to the two sites which I have copied and you might possibly have some luck. Thanks John Lester

Hello listers, I am new to this list and hoping to find my McNeil origins in the new world. Any chance someone might be researching the McNeil name from Buteshire, Scotland; particularly this family? John McNeil m. Isobel McGilchrist in 1791 in Rothesay, son Robert b. 1791. I suspect Robert's parents came over to North America as well as I cannot find any record of them in Bute after Robert's birth. Robert appears in Nova Scotia in 1821 jointly purchasing land with a fellow named James McTyre. Robert's parents seem to have left Bute but can't find them in NS. Is it possible that John and Isobel settled elsewhere and son Robert left them in the US for Nova Scotia? Thanks all, Richard MacNeil Coordinator, Pictou County, Nova Scotia GenWeb "http://www.rootsweb.com/~nspictou/"

Hello listers, I am new to this list and hoping to find my McNeil origins in the new world. Any chance someone might be researching the McNeil name from Buteshire, Scotland; particularly this family? John McNeil m. Isobel McGilchrist in 1791 in Rothesay, son Robert b. 1791. I suspect Robert's parents came over to North America as well as I cannot find any record of them in Bute after Robert's birth. Robert appears in Nova Scotia in 1821 jointly purchasing land with a fellow named James McTyre. Robert's parents seem to have left Bute but can't find them in NS. Is it possible that John and Isobel settled elsewhere and son Robert left them in the US for Nova Scotia? Thanks all, Richard MacNeil Coordinator, Pictou County, Nova Scotia GenWeb "http://www.rootsweb.com/~nspictou/"

To John Lester -- I noticed Bethunes were among the surnames you're researching. I have heard that the Smiths who settled near Cameron Hill in west Harnett Co., N.C., were related to the Bethunes in Scotland. My grandmother, Elinor Christian Smith (1869-1955), married James A. Caligan of Moore Co. Elinor's father was William John Smith; her mother, Christian Elizabeth Cameron. William John's father was William Smith, his grandfather John Smith, and his g-grandfather Robin Smith. Robin Smith immigrated from South Uist to N.C., where he met and married a Kate or Joan Crawford near Lobelia in present-day Hoke Co., N.C. Anything to expand on, confirm, or refute family tradition would be appreciated. Bill Caligan

Hello, Here is a Scottish Clan Map of Scotland if you are interested. <A HREF="ftp://ftp.csn.net/McCallum/maps/map.jpg">Click here: map.jpg at ftp.csn.net (FTP) </A> Have a Great 4th! Thanks John Hilton Lester

Hey Joanne, Here are some clickable sites and sources which may be of help to you. Roughly guessing, I would estimate that this would comprise approximately 1102 ships lists By the way, I used to live in New Bern many years ago. I still miss it and its people. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/caroship.htm#uly2">The OLIVE TREE Genealogy Homepage1 </A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/caroship.htm#uly2 <A HREF="http://istg.rootsweb.com/index1.html">Copyright</A> http://istg.rootsweb.com/index1.html <A HREF="http://istg.rootsweb.com/v2/index1_v2.html">Copyright2</A> http://istg.rootsweb.com/v2/index1_v2.html <A HREF="http://istg.rootsweb.com/index2.html">ISTG - Ships Passenger Lists </A> http://istg.rootsweb.com/index2.html I hope this will be of help. Thanks John Lester

--part1_5acd4b2f.24ae0602_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, Can anyone help Nancy with her search for information. Thanks John Lester --part1_5acd4b2f.24ae0602_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: PDHMaster@aol.com From: PDHMaster@aol.com Full-name: PDHMaster Message-ID: <5acd4b2f.24adfac7@aol.com> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:21:43 EDT Subject: more information on Dr. McDonald in Bladen County To: Sacklester@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows sub 11 The doctor McDonald that my great grandmother stayed with as a child was A.K. McDonald. He had a wife named Mary A. McDonald. According to the 1870 census, she was 38, and he was 46 at the time.The only other person listed was K. (my Katherine Jane McDougald) and an Arch McDougald who was 44. This may have been the elusive uncle, but I don't know. Does anyone know where I can see an 1880 census . I know the 1890 burned, but I need 1880 and 1900. How do you get these later copies. I have had an easier time getting the EARLIER censuses through Bladen Historical Society, Any ideas? Thanks , John, you are a blessing! Thank you for forwarding my SOS to your friends. You never know who can help! Nancy (PDHMaster@aol.com) --part1_5acd4b2f.24ae0602_boundary--

Hugh McLain b 1779 married NC 1810 to Miss Morris known children William Taylor McLain,Felix Duncan McLain http://www.genealogy.org/~liam/sea2.html http://www.mexia.com/mcclain/home.htm http://www.toto.com/christian_insight/GracePage.htm

For those of you researching Richmond County, here are a few cemetery listings. Bolton, A. J. age 20 years died 6-26- 1882, Old Concord Church Bolton, Ann Eliza b 8-6-1839 d 6-3-1918 wife of J. W. Bolton, Green Lake Church Bolton, Anne E. b 8-8- 1867 d 8-1-1920 Daughter of J. W. & A. E. Bolton, Green Lake Church Bolton, Annie C. b 9-1-1879 d 9-3-1917 wife of D. R. Bolton, Northam Cemetery Bolton, Authur (Arthur?) H. b 9-3-1901 d 6-5-1902 son of D. K. & A. C. Bolton, Northam Cemetery Bolton, Barbara J. b 1-12-1871 d 12-3- 1903 wife of K. A. Bolton, Northam Cemetery Bolton, Benjamin James b 2-26-1845 d 11-29- 1899, Old East Side Cemetery Bolton, C. C. b 3-21-1845 d 1-24- 1910, Old Hebron Cemetery Bolton, Eliza b 4-8-182? d 8-20- 1913, Old Concord Church Bolton, J. F. b 8-14-1850 d 11-4-1924, Old Concord Church Bolton, K. A. b 1-14-1870 d 12-27-1910, Northam Cemetery Bolton, Nellie b 3-15-1915 d 6-18-1917 daughter of H. R. & Emma Bolton, Bear Branch Cemetery Bolton, S. F. age 23 years d 1870, Old Concord Church Bolton, Sarah Jane (McKenzie), b 1-26-1846 d 8-15-1924 daughter of Bethune B. McKenzie and wife of Benjamin James Bolton, Old East Side Cemetery Bolton, William, age 51 years d 1865, Old Concord Church >From the Richmond County Graveyard Report Peggy Kearns

There are a lot of Web Sites on the Internet that offer information on Scottish roots. Many have been posted here. Scottish Clans often have their own WebSites. There are also Web Sites that show where different families were concentrated. There is a huge web Site on just European sites where you can click on to U.K. first (for United Kingdom) then Scotland and then zero in on the family name or clan. One can try the World GenForum to get to the U.K.. I have only been using a computer for six months, and I am having so much fun exploring. Also, try getting in touch with your Clan here in the U.S. They usually have a genealogist who might be able to help you or recommend some books for reference. Joanne H. -----Original Message----- From: R. Webster Stewart <webstew@prysm.net> To: CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com <CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 7:43 AM Subject: Dugal Stewart of Sampson Co. NC >I am trying to find out the place of birth in Scotland of Dugal Stewart and his son John Stewart. Dugal first appears on a tax list for Duplin County in 1783 as living on land that would later be encompassed in Sampson County. This land was on the eastern bank of the Black River(now called the South River) which forms the border between Sampson and Cumberland Counties. The land was south of Williamson Swamp near present day highway 13 about 10 miles east of Wade NC. Dugal attended the Old Bluff Presbyterian Church which lies on the banks of the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County about 2 miles north of Wade NC. > >His will dated 1805 list children in the following order: John, Daniel (a blacksmith of Cumberland County), Alexander, Sarah, Allan with John being the executor of the will and the one who inherited the land. Because of this, he is assumed to be the eldest of the children. > >Two of John's children survived to be listed on the 1870 NC census which was the first census to have a question for indicating whether the parents were foreign born. Both children marked "yes" indicating that John at least was born in Scotland. His date of birth is thought to be around 1762. > >Any information regarding the location in Scotland that this family originated from would be greatly appreciated. > >Webster Stewart >webstew@prysm.net > >ster Stewart >webstew@prysm.net > > > >

Thought you might like to know we have a "companion" web site now. It is - www.capefearscots.com To start with the site primarily contains information about the Flora Macdonald Highland Games (since that organization is paying the bill), and the Flora Macdonald campus in Red Springs. Changes to the site are anticipated on a regular basis, so if you have anything you would like put on the web site, such as upcoming events of interest to the "Cape Fear Scots", please let me know. Please look at the website, and let me have your comments. Any suggestions for improvements will be appreciated. You might also be interested to know, that as of last week, there were over 200 "subscribers" to the CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS mail list.

At a cemetery at Skagway, Alaska, there is a marker for: "DUNCAN McFADDEN d. June 6, 1898 aged 44 years Native of Cape Breton" Perhaps one of the gold miners. Ruth Fentress

I am trying to find out the place of birth in Scotland of Dugal Stewart and his son John Stewart. Dugal first appears on a tax list for Duplin County in 1783 as living on land that would later be encompassed in Sampson County. This land was on the eastern bank of the Black River(now called the South River) which forms the border between Sampson and Cumberland Counties. The land was south of Williamson Swamp near present day highway 13 about 10 miles east of Wade NC. Dugal attended the Old Bluff Presbyterian Church which lies on the banks of the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County about 2 miles north of Wade NC. His will dated 1805 list children in the following order: John, Daniel (a blacksmith of Cumberland County), Alexander, Sarah, Allan with John being the executor of the will and the one who inherited the land. Because of this, he is assumed to be the eldest of the children. Two of John's children survived to be listed on the 1870 NC census which was the first census to have a question for indicating whether the parents were foreign born. Both children marked "yes" indicating that John at least was born in Scotland. His date of birth is thought to be around 1762. Any information regarding the location in Scotland that this family originated from would be greatly appreciated. Webster Stewart webstew@prysm.net ster Stewart webstew@prysm.net

Hi John. I notice you are researching the Bethunes, among others. Do you have anything on John Bethune the surgeon who came over in 1774? The other John, the minister, is more prominent in the records, it seems, but I haven't found much on my John. He was the father of Sally Bethune married to Neal McLeod, my progenitor. Jim Simpson Special Assistant Office of The Regional Hub Director U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families 404-562-2926 ---------- Original Text ---------- From: <Sacklester@aol.com>, on 6/29/99 6:34 PM: To: SMTP@Public.11@ACF.WDC[<CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-L@rootsweb.com>] Hello Joanne, It is truly my pleasure. I get a great deal of satisfaction when I think I have helped others and that is what motivates me. But when I get a "Thank You", such as yours, it seems to move the motivation into high gear of which I thank you for that also. Our Scottish Heritage and the special heritage which my family has given me in Southeastern North Carolina are very dear to me. Researching the Surnames of: McGugan, McGougan, McGoogan, McMillan, McKillin/McKillen, McFadyen, McInnis, McNeil, McGuirmin, Blue, Bethune, Campbell, Gibson, Patterson, Whyte and others. Thanks again, John Lester

GFSBetsey@aol.com wrote: > This database is nothing more than the junk a lot of inexperienced and > wishful folks have entered. Yes, very occasionally the information is > correct, but that is RARE. > Do use anything you find in the Ancestral File as a potential clue, but > hesitate to enter it into your database. Betsy, I agree! I knew the ancestral files were contributed by church members, but I had read that the IGI files were supposed to have been taken from actual documents, and would be accurate. That is not totally true. On another list a researcher wrote that on the microfiche source number, if the third digit was 5 or higher, the record was taken from actual documents. If it is 4 or less that record was contributed by a church member. I don't know how accurate that statement is, and I have no further information available to me to prove or disprove it. I simply share it as I read it. I have been trying to test it on information that I know for sure, and so far it seems correct. Three IGI Files had one person with the same parents and same birth date being born in 3 different places - in two different states! The one that I think is accurate was the only one of the 3 to pass the test. Maybe someone with knowledge of the church records could help us out here -? Lura "A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE." Prov.17:22