This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TeC.2ACE/1094.4 Message Board Post: Athol: Do you have any record of a McPherson family with brothers James, born about 1746-1751, and John? I do not know if John was older or younger than James. These brothers joined the 82nd (Duke of Hamilton's Regiment) and went with that Regiment to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1779, subsequently fighting in the American Revolution. The brothers were granted land in Pictou Co, N.S. in 1783 and settled there. James obit describes him as "a native of Badenoch, Invernesshire". James McPherson's wife was named Isabel, last name unknown. I don't know if they were married in Scotland or Nova Scotia. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi JRM, I have McPherson's from Pictou area in my family and the names James and John are very prevalent. I do not have a lot of info about the early McPherson's. Given the Scottish naming patterns, there could very well be a connection. What I do have can be seen on my website (url below). Search McPherson. Cheers, Larry Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia E-mail: [email protected] Family Website including genealogy info: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~andersonfamily Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~andersonfamily/larryhomepage.html Researching: Anderson, Andersen, McPherson, McLeod, Rondeau[Rondo], Beckett, Beaulieu ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:08 AM Subject: [SCT-INV] Re: Laggan parish : This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. : : Classification: Query : : Message Board URL: : : http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TeC.2ACE/1094.4 : : Message Board Post: : : Athol: : Do you have any record of a McPherson family with brothers James, born about 1746-1751, and John? I do not know if John was older or younger than James. These brothers joined the 82nd (Duke of Hamilton's Regiment) and went with that Regiment to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1779, subsequently fighting in the American Revolution. The brothers were granted land in Pictou Co, N.S. in 1783 and settled there. James obit describes him as "a native of Badenoch, Invernesshire". : : James McPherson's wife was named Isabel, last name unknown. I don't know if they were married in Scotland or Nova Scotia. : Any help would be much appreciated. : : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 :