I will take a look at this to-nght and see what I have..One other person is researching Robs siste, who was named Margaret, she married in 1677 John of Croy Leckie, but you know doubt have all of this family...on down.. Robs brother Duncan died abut 1694ish, and there is of course Johhn Vl of Glengyle who married Christian who was the da of John of Duneaves.. Robs grandfather Malcolm Og has descendants, and I will check with this other person to see if I can give out his email to you... ANNIE OF MCGREGOR RESEARCH McGregor Pearson, McGregor Lee, McGregor Laurason, McGregor McKinlay, McGregor Menzie, McGregor McFarlin, McGregor McNicol, Rotson, McGillivie,McDiramid, McKiver with a possible Rob Roy McGregor connection -----Original Message----- From: John K Shearer <jk_shearer@email.msn.com> To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 4:24 AM Subject: Re: McGregors/Rob Roy/and Sons >Good Morning Annie, > >When I was a little boy my grandmother who was born in 1890 told me we were >descended from Rob Roy's family via his sister. I repeated this tale to my >children and in due course when my son was studying history at university he >challenged me to prove it. This is why I became interested in genealogy. > >My son's first objection was that Rob Roy's sister's children would have >used their father's name. I explained to him that Highlanders frequently >used their mother's name and their father and mother might well have had the >same name. > >Unfortunately, the McGREGOR line is one I have had a little success with. My >most remote McGREGOR ancestor is William McGREGOR born circa 1780. (He used >the spelling McGRIGOR.) William was a blacksmith, married to Janet >FERGUSSON. I do not know where he was born. > >His son Andrew born in 1808 worked and died in Glasgow. The IGI indicates >another son, William, who was born in 1815 to William McGRIGOR and Janet >FERGUSSON. > >There are a number of McGrigor's who were married to Ferguson in the >graveyard at Balquhidder. > >Can you help me? > >John Shearer > > > > >==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >GENUKI -Main Scotland Page >http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ > >============================== >Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! > >