Looking for people searching for McLeod's in Robeson Co. Mary M Lander wrote: > It just dawned on me when I read what you sent that I guess I'm kin to the > Smith > side of the family also. It's funny how I tend to zero my attention in on the > person with the surname I'm primarily interested in without really thinking > that > if she was my gm several times back he was my gf. Hey, you're great. > > I'm about 99.7% sure that their mother is named Edna McArthur (Mrs. Daniel, I > believe). Check for sure with Faith & Dr. Dan (his office is in the phone book > because when we stopped by & called they were in Scotland and I think that she > works in the office or did). > > When you talk to Faith please ask for an application for Clan MacARTHUR > Society. > Russ is the newly elected president of the society to take over in January and > Faith is Executive Secretary--the person who is first to get an application, > input the person's information, and pass the check to treasurer so you'd > have an > inside track. > > Thanks for the information---keep in touch. Now if only I can figure out > who it > was looking for information about the McLeods from Robeson Co. Do you > subscribe > to CAPE-FEAR-SCOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com? Quite interesting. Perhaps if you > are on (or subscribe now) you could post this information and maybe help > out the > person who was asking, for I'm sure from the location that this was the list > the query was on. > > Day > > >From: Mary M Lander <jacknday@datasync.com> > >Subject: Re: Jane McARTHUR 1754-1826 > > > >>X-From_: bpaster@pinehurst.net Tue Jun 29 04:27:32 1999 > >>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 05:24:39 -0400 > >>From: Beverly <bpaster@pinehurst.net> > >>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) > >>To: Mary M Lander <jacknday@datasync.com> > >>Subject: Re: Jane McARTHUR 1754-1826 > >> > >>So, Peter McArthur came from Argyll? That's a big area....maybe we can > narrow it > >>down one day. Who lives in Red Springs? I went there last year for the > Highland > >>Games and will probably go this year as well. > >>Yes, I have been to the old family cemetery. I was actually lucky enough > to go > >>when the old Smith house still stood there. That was before the tornado came > >>through and wiped it off the face of the earth. Some of the stones were > unreadable > >>at the time and we did rubbings in order to see who they were. > >>Some other branch of the Smith family owns the land now. We also have > relatives > >>buried down the street from Wakulla at Centre Church (going toward Maxton). > >>I guess your McArthur's (Dan & Russ & Faith) don't know who Peter's > wife's name > >>was? Even when I get a little info, I'm always looking for the next > puzzle piece. > >>Where do you live? > >>When you get a chance, send me your "line" so I can be looking for stuff > for you > >>as well. > >>Mine is: > >>Barbara Smith (1714 - 27 Jun 1790)to son > >>Archibald Smith (1749 - 02 Dec 1821) m. 12 Dec 1774 Jane McArthur (1754 - > 20 May > >>1826) to > >>Archibald Smith, Jr. (01 Feb 1794 - 16 May 1871) m 05 Oct 1820 Mary > McPhaul (16 > >>Feb 1795 - 13 Sep 1884) > >> Mary's parents: Daniel McPhaul & Flora Patterson > >> Daniel's parents: Neill McPhaul & Mary "Pretty Molly" Perkins > >> Neill's parents John McPhaul & his first wife, name unknown. died > before > >>coming to NC. > >>then I descend through > >>Archibald, Jr's son > >>(Col.) Peter Paisley Smith 15 Feb 1823 - 12 Dec 1892 m. 12 Apr 1855 by > Rev Neill > >>McDonald at Smyrna Church to Mary Jane McLeod 03 May 1835 - 15 May 1913 > buried > >>Centre Church > >>then to > >>Neill Archibald Smith m. Lula Belle Roach (I have the dates) > >>to > >>Peter Paisley Smith m. Jennie Bell Bunce to > >>Frances Bunce Smith (my mother) m. Luther Franklin Johnson, Jr. > >>to me > >>Beverly Lynn Johnson m. Andrew Frank Pasternak and my children > >>Angela Stephanie Pasternak > >>Philip Andrew Pasternak > >> > >>This is exciting and I'm so glad to know about you. > >>Thanks! > >>Beverly > >> > >> > >>Mary M Lander wrote: > >> > >>> Oh, JOY! Somebody who is kin to me---distantly, I don't care---I'm not > >>> alone on > >>> this earth. > >>> > >>> No, from what I have been told the Robeson Co. McArthurs are from > Argyll (my > >>> original bunch is from FIFE. Just forwarded these messages to Russ & to > Dan & > >>> Faith (they are damn702525@aol.com----no, that is correct spelling,not > a bad > >>> word). Russ is a chiropractor and I believe Dan a podiatrist (couple of > other > >>> brothers are doctors too. Their mother lives in Red Springs right close to > >>> Flora McDonald campus. Do you go to the highland games there? By all > >>> means--call > >>> them and you'll meet some great people. Oh, have you been to that Smith > >>> Cemetery? It's small & right on a corner out in a field. > >>> > >>> I must try to digest all this information and I'll get back with you. I > see > >>> that > >>> I have another message to open. Glad we got together. > >>> > >>> Mary Day McARTHUR LANDER > >>> > >>> >X-From_: bpaster@pinehurst.net Mon Jun 28 17:38:55 1999 > >>> >Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:35:57 -0400 > >>> >From: Beverly <bpaster@pinehurst.net> > >>> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) > >>> >To: Mary M Lander <jacknday@datasync.com> > >>> >Subject: Re: Jane McARTHUR 1754-1826 > >>> > > >>> >Oh Happy Day and thank you, Lord! > >>> >It has been a while since I checked Genforum and I didn't see your > >>> follow-up. I > >>> >don't know Dan McArthur, but hope I shall in the future. Yes, I am in > >>> Pinehurst, > >>> >NC. > >>> >I know very little about Jane McArthur. I'm so glad to get your > information. > >>> >I know that Barbara Smith b. 1714 d. June 27, 1790 m. ? Smith and > >>> immigrated from > >>> >Scotland. Barbara is buried at the old Mill Prong Cemetery. Their > >>> childlren were > >>> >Archibald Smith b 1749 d 12/02/1821 m. 12/12/1774 Jane McArthur > (parents were > >>> >unknown) b 1754 d May 20/1826. Their children: > >>> >Daniel b. 1757 d 6/18/1832 never married. His will is recorded in > Robeson Co > >>> >Courthouse & he is buried in the Smith family cemetery at Wakulla, NC > >>> >John b. 7/11/1777 d 2/14/1817 m. Jane Tyson b. 11/27/1793 d 6/08/1821 > >>> >Margaret b ? d 9/19/1819 m. Daniel McMillan possibly migrated to Georgia > >>> >Flora b. 1782 d 1/17/1859 never married. Her will is on record in Robeson > >>> County > >>> >Courthouse & she is buried in Smith Family Cemetery at Wakulla, NC > >>> >Peter b. 1786 d. 7/2/1824 never married. Died in Fayetteville, NC Buried > >>> in Smith > >>> >Family Cemetery at Wakulla, NC > >>> >Duncan b. 1789 d 3/19/1839. Never married. Died in Fayetteville, NC The > >>> children > >>> >of his older brother, John, inherited his property in Fayetteville, NC > >>> >Mary b. 1790 d 1879 m. Duncan McPhatter b 1778 d. 6/19/1868 no children. > >>> Buried > >>> >Smith Family Cemetery, Wakulla, NC > >>> >Jane Smith b 4/2/1792 d 7/22/1864 never married. Will at Robeson Co > >>> Courthouse & > >>> >she is also buried Smith Family Cemetery, Wakulla, NC > >>> >Archibald Smith, Jr. b. 2/1/1794 d. 5/16/1871 m. Mary McPhaul b. > 2/16/1795 d > >>> >9/13/1884 Buried Smith Family Cemetery Wakulla, NC > >>> >(I descend through Archibald, Jr) > >>> >I don't know if Jane McArthur had sibs. I'm glad toknow her father was > >>> Peter and > >>> >he came from Scotland (Dunfermline?) > >>> >I'll be happy to mail you photocopies of anything I have and I would > >>> appreciate > >>> >anything you have on the McArthur/Smith families. > >>> >Thanks again for emailing. God knows when I would have remembered to > check > >>> the > >>> >McArthur page. > >>> >Beverly Johnson Pasternak > >>> >410 Sugar Pine Dr. > >>> >Pinehurst, NC 28374 > >>> >910-295-6169 > >>> > > >>> >Mary M Lander wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> On the 23rd I read your message about Jane on the GenForum genealogy > list. > >>> >> Sent copies of your posting to Dr. Russ McArthur from Meridian, MS (a > >>> >> native of > >>> >> Red Springs and brother of Dr. Dan McArthur from Pinehurst,NC.) and to > >>> another > >>> >> cousin who lives in No GA--both had given me info on this person. > Received > >>> >> a msg > >>> >> from Russ this AM and he asked if I had contacted you and I replied > that > >>> I had > >>> >> answered your GenForum one as a follow-up but didn't think I had > >>> E-mailed you. > >>> >> So I pulled up your message again and it hit me-----your E-mail > address is > >>> >> pinehurst and now I'm wondering if he was trying to "test" me---that if > >>> that > >>> >> e-mail address means that you are in Pinehurst, NC, that he must know > >>> you and > >>> >> that you must be kin-------------am I on the right track or lost in > space? > >>> >> > >>> >> I had been given only the information of her name, that she was the > >>> >> daughter of > >>> >> Peter McArthur who came from Scotland, that she married Archibald > Smith, > >>> that > >>> >> her daughter Margaret married Malcolm McMillan and that they were my > >>> >> GGGgrandparents (making Jane & Archibald GGGGgrandparents). Since her > >>> >> tombstone > >>> >> is so black and eroded I could not tell the dates---and now you have > >>> furnished > >>> >> that for which I am very grateful. > >>> >> > >>> >> Since I am a McArthur by birthname---my grandfather's father came > from Alva > >>> >> (through Ireland) but by birth Dunfermline---his parents both > Dunfermline. > >>> >> This > >>> >> second line of McArthurs from Argyll came to my attention only > recently. > >>> >> Please let me know what information you might have available on Jane's > >>> >> parents, > >>> >> her children, her siblings. This is so exciting for me. I knew about > the > >>> >> McMillans and Murphys coming through the Robeson County area years > before I > >>> >> was > >>> >> told about the McArthur connection. And this is on my grandmother's > >>> side. I'll > >>> >> bet she never knew she had McArthurs in her line. > >>> >> > >>> >> I am eagerly waiting for your reply. > >>> >> > >>> >> Mary Day McARTHUR LANDER > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > >> > >> > >>