Hi, All, I guess, Bill White, that you don't mean Rev. Daniel MacGregor, one of the younger sons of my great-grandfather, Baptist Deacon Donald MacGregor of South River Lake, Antigonish Co., Nova Scotia. This Rev. Daniel MacGregor, later of Indianapolis, Indiana, was my great-uncle, and uncle of my dad, the late Dr. Judson Stewart MacGregor, latter born in New Glasgow, Pictou Co., NS. This great-uncle of mine, Rev. Daniel MacGregor, was born in South River Lake just a few years after 1853 when my paternal grandfather, Baptist Rev. Peter Stewart MacGregor was born in South River Lake to Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor (later spelled MacGregor) and the latter's wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Stewart. The latter couple were both born in Perthshire, Scotland, around Loch Rannoch, but they were married in East Point, Kings Co., PEI around 1838 or 1839. The Deacon was born in 1806 in Perthshire, Scotland, according to his 1892 obituary. My ggf Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor came to Nova Scotia in 1832, as a single man. He had become a Baptist in Scotland at age 16, but his parents, Hugh Donald McGregor, also called Donald Ruadh McGregor, and the latter's wife, nee Margaret McGregor, were Presbyterians, or Church of Scotland, and they never became Baptists. I believe that Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor, or else his father, Donald Ruadh McGregor, stayed with "relatives" in Merigomish, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, when they arrived probably in Pictou, Pictou Co., NS, according to Father Rankin's history of Nova Scotia. My belief is that this arrival in Nova Scotia was before the 1806 birth of Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor in Perthshire, because the Springfield, Antigonish Co., NS McGregor relatives (cousins) already living in NS in 1832 called my Great-Grandfather, Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor, "New Donald". Therefore, it makes sense that Donald Ruadh McGregor, my great-great grandfather and his wife nee Margaret McGregor gave birth to my ggf, Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor back in Scotland in 1806 because they had returned from Nova Scotia back to Scotland. I believe that it was Donald Ruadh McGregor's wife that "was disturbed", so they went back to Scotland. Obviously, Donald Ruadh's wife didn't like Nova Scotia, she was homesick, or else she was depressed, so they returned to Scotland. She had to have returned to Scotland, in order to give birth to my ggf, Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor, there, in Scotland. Since there were 2 Donalds, father and son, I refer to the older generation Donald as Donald Ruadh or Hugh Donald McGregor, and to the younger generation Donald as Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor, to distinguish one from the other! To clarify, this is how the generations went: Donald Ruadh McGregor and wife, nee Margaret McGregor. She was related to the Springfield, Antigonish Co., NS McGregors. Their son was: Baptist Deacon Donald McGregor and wife nee Elizabeth Stewart, dau. of John Stewart (Sr. one) of Red Point, PEI & of Scotland. Their son: Rev. Peter Stewart MacGregor and wife, nee Elizabeth "Bessie" Maria Hatfield, dau. of Jacob Hatfield IV of Tusket, Yarmouth Co., NS. Their son: Dr. Judson Stewart MacGregor and his wife, Gladys Burton Allen, dau. of Baptist Rev. Charles Wesley Allen, latter born also in NS. Their dau: Myself, Rosamond Jean MacGregor (Mrs. Jack Edward Simon), born in Cambridge, Mass. My great-uncle, a Baptist minister named Rev. Daniel MacGregor, of Indianapolis, Indiana, but born in South River Lake NS, was another brother of my paternal grandfather, the above Rev. Peter Stewart McGregor, also born in South River Lake. Both these 2 brothers became Baptist ministers. My gf, Rev. Peter Stewart MacGregor (his wife called him Stewart but his family called him Peter) stayed in Nova Scotia, but Rev. Daniel McGregor became a Baptist minister in Indianapolis, Indiana. If this helps you, Bill White, that's good. If not, I'd love to hear from any cousins or friends of the family who have anything else to add to my genealogical tale above! Jean (MacGregor) Simon State Deputy Chieftain, Alabama American Clan Gregor Society Huntsville, Alabama ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Averill" <n-averill@comcast.net> To: "'Bill White'" <billwhite@mountaincable.net>; <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] McGREGOR Pictou Co > Hi, > > There are several Rev. D McGregors, There is a Rev. D.M. McGregor, 1871, NS, > Pictou, Lismor Maxwelton Township, DD Roman Catholic, Nova Scotia Directory > pg. 148. > > Rev. D. McGregor, 1896, NS, Cumberland Cty., Amherst, Presbyterian, > McAlpines Directory pg 724. > > Rev. D. McGregor, 1911, Alberta, Bruce, Presbyterian, Hendersons Alberta > Gazeteer. > > There is a Gregor McGregor, NS, Pictou County, Maxwelton sub district, in > the 1851 census. > > Nancy > > -----Original Message----- > From: nova-scotia-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:nova-scotia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill White > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:49 PM > To: NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NS-L] McGREGOR Pictou Co > > Does anyone know anything about Rev. Daniel McGREGOR? I think he could have > been born about 1840. He is a descendant of Gregor McGREGOR who was from > Scotland and a member of the 80th Regiment of Foot. He was in Pictou Co. by > July, 1784. Thanks. > > Bill White > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. 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