This is my McArthur: Another entry says Alexander McArthur died before 1763. From Islay, Argyllshire. to New York June 1739. M. Catharine Gillies with issue: (1)Duncan, (2) Flora. I have some of the Washington County, NY books from Sleeper Co Thanks ever so much! Ann. On 6/29/06, laurel <squcie@comcast.net> wrote: > > Ann, > I had a Patrick/Peter McArthur come to the same area in 1738 with the Capt > Lauchlan Campbell group. They were promised land in the Argyll Patent, > that > when they arrived in America they were not given possession of. It was > not > until 1764 that obtained ownership of much of the promised land. > > My ancestry in the meantime settled in Columbia County Ancram and West > Copake. > > In O'Callaghan's Early Highland Immigration to New York there is listed a > Alexander McArthur n.a. with wife Catharine n.a. and four children John, > Donald, Catharine, Florence. > > Also in Scottish Emigrants to the USA they list Alexander McArthur, died > before 1763. From Isaly, Argyllshire arrived New York 22 Sept. 1738 M. > Catharine McArthur with issue: 9!) John, (2) Donald, (3) Duncan, (4) > Catharine, (5) Florence. > Another entry says Alexander McArthur died before 1763. From Islay, > Argyllshire. to New York June 1739. M. Catharine Gillies with issue: (1) > Duncan, (2) Flora. > Another entry Catharine McArthur. From Islay, Argyllshire. To New York. > Arrived Sept 22,1738 Wife of Alexander McArthur. > > The Sleeper Company, if it is still active, has many books on the Patent > and > Washington County etc. > > Laurel > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information > about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm > >

Ann, From Settlements of Scottish Highlanders in America a Duncan McArthur received lot #44 containing 450 acres in Greenwich, Argyll Township Washington County NY. laurel

Ann, I had a Patrick/Peter McArthur come to the same area in 1738 with the Capt Lauchlan Campbell group. They were promised land in the Argyll Patent, that when they arrived in America they were not given possession of. It was not until 1764 that obtained ownership of much of the promised land. My ancestry in the meantime settled in Columbia County Ancram and West Copake. In O'Callaghan's Early Highland Immigration to New York there is listed a Alexander McArthur n.a. with wife Catharine n.a. and four children John, Donald, Catharine, Florence. Also in Scottish Emigrants to the USA they list Alexander McArthur, died before 1763. From Isaly, Argyllshire arrived New York 22 Sept. 1738 M. Catharine McArthur with issue: 9!) John, (2) Donald, (3) Duncan, (4) Catharine, (5) Florence. Another entry says Alexander McArthur died before 1763. From Islay, Argyllshire. to New York June 1739. M. Catharine Gillies with issue: (1) Duncan, (2) Flora. Another entry Catharine McArthur. From Islay, Argyllshire. To New York. Arrived Sept 22,1738 Wife of Alexander McArthur. The Sleeper Company, if it is still active, has many books on the Patent and Washington County etc. Laurel

Hello Ann. You stated the following in your message: I am looking for information about Alexander McArthur who came from Islay in 1739 to the state of New York in the United States. They settled in Washington County, New York. He is the father of Duncan McArthur (1729-1813) His wife was Catharine Gillies. Please verify the years. If Duncan is Alexander's father, then Alexander was born when Duncan was 10 years old. I have found some Duncan/Alexander links but nothing matching the info above. Gail -- NH

When the discussion first started on this list I happened to be on Tiree at the A Bhuain gathering and asked one of their archivists about the McKechnie/McEachern question. He said that in both cases the Gaelic refers to horses. However I don't know if the derivation you have found for McKichan does as well (though I notice that in the case of a McKichan who married into the McGilvrays in Islay that his name morphed into McEachern over the decades). Russ McGillivray >From: Douglas Young <d.m.young@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: Douglas Young <d.m.young@earthlink.net> >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Seeking Help with Gaelic >Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:59:14 -0400 (EDT) > > A few weeks ago I quoted the following "The Gaelic for MacKichan is >MacFhitheachan - prounced (in Gaelic) MACHK-EEACHAN" onto this site. As a >result of my posting I have been asked the meaning of 'MacFhitheachan', if >there is one. I thought I had picked the quote up from a prior Islay >posting but I can not find same when searching the Archives. Does anyone >have any knowledge of the meaning of 'MacFhitheachan' or know of an expert >in Gaelic that might shed some light on the question? > >Any help would be very much appreciated. > >Thank You, > >Doug Young >Apsley, Ontario > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: >HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ >

A few weeks ago I quoted the following "The Gaelic for MacKichan is MacFhitheachan - prounced (in Gaelic) MACHK-EEACHAN" onto this site. As a result of my posting I have been asked the meaning of 'MacFhitheachan', if there is one. I thought I had picked the quote up from a prior Islay posting but I can not find same when searching the Archives. Does anyone have any knowledge of the meaning of 'MacFhitheachan' or know of an expert in Gaelic that might shed some light on the question? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank You, Doug Young Apsley, Ontario

> Please check the Rootsweb site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmanito/index.html for lots of McKechnies who > ended up on Manitoulin Island - far too many to be coincidental and not > family, in my humble opinion. As for a John and a Donald, holy cow, > there are so many how does one keep them straight? My mother had > brothers John and Donald, and her mother had brothers John and Donald. > However, so far none as far back as 1814 or 1815. Too many named John and Donald? Well, it figures. The best part of the traditional Scottish naming pattern for children is -- most of the time -- it gives a clue as to who the children's grandparents SHOULD be! The downside is -- if Alexander McFee and wife Ann have: James (for his dad) Mary (for her mom) Angus (for her dad) and Eliza (for his mom) Plus others for more randomly selected family members, then: ALL Alexander's brothers will name first son James and second daughter Eliza. So, in one generation, if the "initial" McFee family had LOTS of sons, you could be just swimming in James McFees and (maiden names) Eliza McFees. Enough to make your head swim! Not to mention the mess if one of Ann's sisters up and married one of Alex's brothers! Best of luck sorting them all out. Dixie

Hi Peter and Margaret: My grandmother drew her family tree for me, starting with her grandmother (Annie Brown) and grandfather (Neil McKechnie), on a piece of paper, with all the brothers and sisters of Christina, and their spouses. There were 6 children in all, the last two were born in Ontario in 1872 and 1876. I guess the bad news is that she didn't give the family names preceeding Neil and Annie. Using scotlandspeople.gov.uk, I found Neil McEachern in the 1861 census of Kilmeny, and his marriage in 1856 to Anne Brown. Also in 1859 I found the birth registration of my ggrandmother Christina, registered as Christina MacEachern who came to Canada as a child with the family. From these documents, Neil was son of John MacEachern and Anne (maiden name Paul) of what looks like "Camby" or "Cambeg" on the marriage registration in Kilmeny. Anne Brown was the daughter of John Brown and Mary (maiden name McAlister) of what looks like "Balachray" or "Malachray". The handwriting is quite ornate, and the actual downloaded image is a bit indistinct. In addition, several words were stroked through and other words squeezed in over them. Please check the Rootsweb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~onmanito/index.html for lots of McKechnies who ended up on Manitoulin Island - far too many to be coincidental and not family, in my humble opinion. As for a John and a Donald, holy cow, there are so many how does one keep them straight? My mother had brothers John and Donald, and her mother had brothers John and Donald. However, so far none as far back as 1814 or 1815. I did find a 'cousin' whose father is a 'Neil McKechnie' in an unbroken line of 'Neil McKechnie's" from the one who was born on Islay around 1832. That was fun. Cheers! Rosemary

I am looking for information about Alexander McArthur who came from Islay in 1739 to the state of New York in the United States. They settled in Washington County, New York. He is the father of Duncan McArthur (1729-1813) His wife was Catharine Gillies. Thank you! Ann Hollowell Draper, Utah

You didn't find a John,birth date unknown father of Donald born 1815, Neil born 1814 or thereabouts McKechnie or McEachern. CAme to Ontario about 1833 to Erin Twp. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <Peter.Bottomley@nab.com.au> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 3:58 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] McKechnie/McEachern from Islay to Ontario > > Hi Rosemary, > > Do you have any further info on Neil McEachern ie which part of Islay he > was from, parents names etc. We have a number of Neil's and I'm wondering > if there is a match. > > Cheers > > Peter > > > > > > SCT-ISLAY-L-reque > st@rootsweb.com > To > 23/06/2006 05:12 SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > cc > > Please respond to Subject > SCT-ISLAY-L@roots [SCT-ISLAY] McKechnie/McEachern > web.com from Islay to Ontario > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Diana: > > I too am a McKechnie descendent in British Columbia. My gggrandmother > was Christina McKechnie, born Christina McEachern in 1859 on Islay to > Neil McEachern and Annie Brown. In the 1861 census on Islay, Neil was > McEachern, and in the 1881 census in Ontario, Neil and Annie and > children were McKechnie. No special explanation of the name change > except to say it was likely just the culture change from Islay to Ontario. > > Neil and Annie are buried on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Christina > and her husband John Mutchmor, came eventually to New Westminster BC > where they died and are buried. I'd be happy to share details if any of > this sounds familiar. > > Thanks for the contact! Rosemary Boyd (nee Booth, nee Pinkham, nee > Mutchmor, nee McKechnie, nee Brown!) > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 > visit: > HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ > > > > > National Australia Bank Ltd - ABN 12 004 044 937 > This email may contain confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, please immediately notify us at postmaster@nab.com.au > or by replying to the sender, and then destroy all copies of this email. > Except where this email indicates otherwise, views expressed in this email > are those of the sender and not of National Australia Bank Ltd. Advice in > this email does not take account of your objectives, financial situation, > or needs. It is important for you to consider these matters and, if the > e-mail refers to a product(s), you should read the relevant Product > Disclosure Statement(s)/other disclosure document(s) before making any > decisions. If you do not want email marketing from us in future, forward > this email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to > Unsubscriptions@nab.com.au in order to stop marketing emails from this > sender. National Australia Bank Ltd does not represent that this email is > free of errors, viruses or interference. > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information > about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm > > >

Hi Rosemary, Do you have any further info on Neil McEachern ie which part of Islay he was from, parents names etc. We have a number of Neil's and I'm wondering if there is a match. Cheers Peter SCT-ISLAY-L-reque st@rootsweb.com To 23/06/2006 05:12 SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com cc Please respond to Subject SCT-ISLAY-L@roots [SCT-ISLAY] McKechnie/McEachern web.com from Islay to Ontario Hi Diana: I too am a McKechnie descendent in British Columbia. My gggrandmother was Christina McKechnie, born Christina McEachern in 1859 on Islay to Neil McEachern and Annie Brown. In the 1861 census on Islay, Neil was McEachern, and in the 1881 census in Ontario, Neil and Annie and children were McKechnie. No special explanation of the name change except to say it was likely just the culture change from Islay to Ontario. Neil and Annie are buried on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Christina and her husband John Mutchmor, came eventually to New Westminster BC where they died and are buried. I'd be happy to share details if any of this sounds familiar. Thanks for the contact! Rosemary Boyd (nee Booth, nee Pinkham, nee Mutchmor, nee McKechnie, nee Brown!) ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ National Australia Bank Ltd - ABN 12 004 044 937 This email may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify us at postmaster@nab.com.au or by replying to the sender, and then destroy all copies of this email. Except where this email indicates otherwise, views expressed in this email are those of the sender and not of National Australia Bank Ltd. Advice in this email does not take account of your objectives, financial situation, or needs. It is important for you to consider these matters and, if the e-mail refers to a product(s), you should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement(s)/other disclosure document(s) before making any decisions. If you do not want email marketing from us in future, forward this email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to Unsubscriptions@nab.com.au in order to stop marketing emails from this sender. National Australia Bank Ltd does not represent that this email is free of errors, viruses or interference.

Ken, I noticed that you have McNabbs in your linage. Do you know a Jene McNabb that was married to John McNeil? Thank you, Dee

Please let me correct an earlier posting. Further searching found the following Ferguson info. Ferguson Family Genealogical Chart LDS Location Film 962172 Item 10 Sorry for any confusion my previous posting may have caused. Good hunting, Doug Young Apsley, Ontario

For those seeking the 'Ferguson Family Genealogical Chart' referenced by Zack McCormick here is the full reference lookup: The correct name of the 'Charts' is: McKechnie Family Genealogical Chart by Charles W. Ferguson (circ 1950) LDS Call # 929.273 A1 no. 541, Location JSMB FAMHIST BOOK. There are a few libraries which stock this 'report' - very few - Houston and Allentown, I believe. The 'Charts' are 100 + pages on the McKechnie Family of Islay, containing over 1,000 McKechnie family names in 'chart' form - starting with Neil McKechnie & Martha Smith - late 1700's and early 1800's. Charles Ferguson was of this family through a Ferguson marriage to a McKechnie. There are only about 15 to 20 Ferguson names in the report. In addition: In answer to McEachern and McKechnie being the same name. My research for McKechnie has found seven variations in spelling McKechnie, with McKichan being the most prevelant spelling in Islay records. (McEachern was among the spellings found.) The gaelic for MacKichan is MacFhitheachan - prounced (in gaelic) MACHK-EEACHAN. Good hunting, Doug Young Apsley, Ontario

Hi Diana, Was interested to read about your Neil McEachern, do you have any further info on him, ie parents, place of birth etc. Regards Peter Bottomley SCT-ISLAY-L-reque st@rootsweb.com To 23/06/2006 05:12 SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com cc Please respond to Subject SCT-ISLAY-L@roots [SCT-ISLAY] McKechnie/McEachern web.com from Islay to Ontario Hi Diana: I too am a McKechnie descendent in British Columbia. My gggrandmother was Christina McKechnie, born Christina McEachern in 1859 on Islay to Neil McEachern and Annie Brown. In the 1861 census on Islay, Neil was McEachern, and in the 1881 census in Ontario, Neil and Annie and children were McKechnie. No special explanation of the name change except to say it was likely just the culture change from Islay to Ontario. Neil and Annie are buried on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Christina and her husband John Mutchmor, came eventually to New Westminster BC where they died and are buried. I'd be happy to share details if any of this sounds familiar. Thanks for the contact! Rosemary Boyd (nee Booth, nee Pinkham, nee Mutchmor, nee McKechnie, nee Brown!) ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ National Australia Bank Ltd - ABN 12 004 044 937 This email may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify us at postmaster@nab.com.au or by replying to the sender, and then destroy all copies of this email. Except where this email indicates otherwise, views expressed in this email are those of the sender and not of National Australia Bank Ltd. Advice in this email does not take account of your objectives, financial situation, or needs. It is important for you to consider these matters and, if the e-mail refers to a product(s), you should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement(s)/other disclosure document(s) before making any decisions. If you do not want email marketing from us in future, forward this email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line to Unsubscriptions@nab.com.au in order to stop marketing emails from this sender. National Australia Bank Ltd does not represent that this email is free of errors, viruses or interference.

Hi Diana: I too am a McKechnie descendent in British Columbia. My gggrandmother was Christina McKechnie, born Christina McEachern in 1859 on Islay to Neil McEachern and Annie Brown. In the 1861 census on Islay, Neil was McEachern, and in the 1881 census in Ontario, Neil and Annie and children were McKechnie. No special explanation of the name change except to say it was likely just the culture change from Islay to Ontario. Neil and Annie are buried on Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Christina and her husband John Mutchmor, came eventually to New Westminster BC where they died and are buried. I'd be happy to share details if any of this sounds familiar. Thanks for the contact! Rosemary Boyd (nee Booth, nee Pinkham, nee Mutchmor, nee McKechnie, nee Brown!)

Look at it on LDS roll 962172 (I think). Its called "Ferguson family genealogical Chart" by Charles W. Ferguson of Dallas, Texas, dated 2/74. I hope that helps you find it. Zack McCormick

Hi, Many thanks for the information about the LDS film re Fergusons of Islay. What would I look for? Is it under that heading? That sounds really great. Kind regards, Pat Bostock.

Hello Russ, I came across your inquiry today about the McCuaig children, unfortunately searching my records of Islay, came up with naught. But did you know that William McGilvray, son of Donald McGilvray and Margaret Olilvie, married Catherine Johnston daughter of Donald Johnston and Mary Brown who by the way are my 2nd Great grandparents. I have been researching the Johnston of Tallent for some years now and I would like to know more about the McGilvray family if you would be kind enough to let me have some information on them. Many thanks Basil Johnston South Africa. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ McGillivray" <russmcgillivray@hotmail.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:03 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McCuaig Question > In pursuing my McGilvray lines in the 1851 census I have at Neriby in > Kilmeny: > > Catherine McCuaig (9) and Donald McCuaig (7) living with their > grandparents Donald McGilvray and Margaret Ogilvie. The only daughter of > Donald and Margaret who could be the mother of these children seems to be > Katherine b. 1814, but I cannot find any marriage or baptismal records to > substantiate this. > > Do any of you McCuaig researchers know anything about these children? > > Russ McGillivray > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information > about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm > >

Lynn, Thanks for that tip. I will see if it works in this case. Russ >From: Lynn Seamark <Lmseamark@newhudson.com> >Reply-To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLAY] McCuaig Question >Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:35:57 -0400 > >In my family, they switch back and forth between McCuaig and McLeod. Have >you check for McLeod? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Russ McGillivray [mailto:russmcgillivray@hotmail.com] >Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:04 PM >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] McCuaig Question > > >In pursuing my McGilvray lines in the 1851 census I have at Neriby in >Kilmeny: > >Catherine McCuaig (9) and Donald McCuaig (7) living with their grandparents >Donald McGilvray and Margaret Ogilvie. The only daughter of Donald and >Margaret who could be the mother of these children seems to be Katherine b. >1814, but I cannot find any marriage or baptismal records to substantiate >this. > >Do any of you McCuaig researchers know anything about these children? > >Russ McGillivray > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information >about >Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: >HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ >