Here I am again - searching for the McMillans and McIntyres in Mull. I am well aware of the connection between the Bells and the McMillans. My McMillan family came from Oskamull to Portland, Victoria Australia in 1853 on the ship called the New Zealander. The parents were Archibald McMillan (Abt 1790-1871) and Flora McIntyre (1781?-1870). Their birth dates have been confused, as their death certificates have certian ages that do not seem to correlate with them being 60 in 1853 (HIES records) and having children of certain ages when they left for Australia. There were two daughters who stayed behind - Mary and Sarah (Marion). I have not been able to trace Mary - but Sarah (1822 - before 1906) married Neil Maclean (1822-before 1906) and they lived in Ballygown. I have been reading with interest the discussions on the Bells and the link to the McIntyre family. My father was Neil McIntyre McMILLAN. I note that the naming of family in my father's generation tended to include family names as second names eg Hector McDonald McMillan, Colin Campbell McMillan and my father - with McIntyre as his middle name. Flora McIntyre was Neil McIntyre McMillan's great grandmother. We think that her parents were Angus McIntyre and Christina McCormack (various spellings) from Mull. This is what is written on her death certificate in Victoria, Australia. Does anyone tracing their McMillan, Bell and McIntyre families think that there is a link to Archibald or to Flora in their families? I have not been able to trace siblings for either of them - or find their parents' marriages etc. Regards Libby McMillan

Hi Sherri, If you think that your family might have 'Ross' as a surname, you will also need to check out 'Rose' as though transcription both appear to be have been used. Sorry to have muddied the waters further. Ian

Hello Everyone, I am looking for more information about my fathers ancestors.Neil may have been married a second time and had a son John. Neil was born in Kilninian Parrish but I do not know where his family is from. I really appreciate any help. Thank you Glenn

Hi Ian: Thanks. Now I hate to admit I am more confused - wish I knew and understood history better - I hear from other family members the words "ROSS" and there on that map is Ross of Mull.........so confusing - this one relative says arent you from Ross - never sure is she means Ross family connection or a place called ROSS - its sort of like, Ive gone all the tree work and passed it on to them but when we meet I dont get much back...perhaps they care not to explain. :) I will go do some searching of Ross - My one Bell is born Inverary/Glenary- marries Shaw of S. Knapdale and have children in Colonsay ------? Now up pops Mull! Perhaps their is some truth in family stories of Ross..... Thanks again for the direct link, it was of big help Sherri

Hi all Well i love the replies, I do note that some of you are not seeing me PEI email address, so therefore I am aware of any PEI references, and archives and unfortnately they are not helping me to connect my Bells as I believe the left PEI and that some may have never landed her but elsewhere. Thanks a lot though Sherri

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Hello Ben, I'm not sure if that Duncan is the one under discussion. Ida may know. Do you know the names of some of the other Bells buried in the grave yard it may help to identify the family. I am particularly interested in the McGilvrays though. Also there wasn't any McIntyres buried there was there? Kind regards Jan Peasnell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Tinck" <mcchomestead@yahoo.ca> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Bell Family - Ardalanish > Jan > > I live on our McCormick homestead near the Rocky Community, just north > of Durham Ontario, where many of our Mull people settled. > > In our Rocky Pioneer Cemetary where a good amount of our McCormicks > are buried, I have noticed a family of Bells buried there. IS THE Duncan > Bell that passed on in 1842 who IS also buried in the Rocky Pioneer > Cemetary, your Duncan Bell? He was one of the first settlers in the Rocky > Community about 1841, and then passed away there in 1842. > > At that time the person who owned the land that the Rocky Pioneer > Cemetary is on, granted the small acreage to the community for an official > cemetary in 1859. HOWEVER, people were buried there with the permission > of the free land grant holder, including this Duncan Bell and one or two > other early pioneers in the very early 1840's. > > On July 12, 1849 Duncan McGilivray took the Crown Patent to Lot 14 > Division 1. In January 1859 a one acre lot was sold to John Thomas Boyd > for 5 pounds.This was the location of the Burns Presbyterian Church(the > first church was log and the one standing now is field stone built in > 1878) and cemetary. > > It is interesting to note that John McGilivray took the Crown Patent > for Lot 13 Division 3 on May 20 1856. The same year as the log church was > built on the next lot down. There are a couple of John McGilivrays buried > there as well. > > **IN OUR SEARCHING Ralph Clark(one of the authors of the Bentinck > Book)and I have documented the pioneer grave plots in the Rocky Cemetary. > We have seen a copy of the original and a copy of a more recent map of the > pioneer grave plot maps of the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary. We have found > surnames on those OLD grave plot maps that DO NOT have gravestones now. > FOR SOME REASON the gravestones may not have been there. THERE ARE some > pioneer names of Mull people that family members OF TODAY may not know > that their ancestors are buried there, due to lack of gravestones or lack > of knowledge of their family histories. > > Sandy > > > > > Merle & Ida King <m_iking@telusplanet.net> wrote: > Hi Jan > > This is where things get interesting :-) Hopefully you can follow this. > I can give you more details later. > > What I have on the Malcolm Bell & Christina McLeod family is their > daughters; > Janet b abt 1780 m Neil McDonald > Margaret b abt 1786 m John McGilvra > I'd be interested in anything you have on Flora as I probably have her > in my db just not connected to Malcolm & Christina > > In my db I have the following Bell families with connections to Ardlanish > **Mary b abt 1771-1776 in Ardalanish in Duncan Bell (& Flora McLean) > h/h 1841 > Duncan abt 1782 who m's Flora McLean > Christina abt 1794 who m's John McMillan > ****Susan Bell abt 1801 who m's Archibald Cameron they came to Bentinck > twp., Grey Co., Ont > > ** I think this Mary 1771/1776 came to Glenelg, Grey Co. Ont in 1851 > Mary aged 80 is found with the following Bell children Dugald 30, John > 26, Neil 21, Malcolm 19, & Archibald 13. These would all fit the > pattern for Duncan & Flora's children As I think Flora died before 1841 > > ****This Archibald Cameron was b abt 1793 in Knocknafenaig and may > possibly be a brother of my Alexander :-\ > must run > Ida > > Janice Peasnell wrote: > >>Hello Ida, >> >>Is your Duncan Bell (father of Neil) from Ardalanish related to the three >>sisters Janet, Flora and Margaret (Peggy) Bell from Ardalanish, children >>of >>Malolm Bell and Christina McLeod all born in the 1780s? If so have you any >>more information on this family. >> >>Kind regards >> >>Jan Peasnell >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > The best gets better. See why everyone is raving about the All-new Yahoo! > Mail. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

>> exactly where is Aradalanish? Try :- http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=137480&y=718760&z=3&sv=137480,718760&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&ax=137480&ay=718760 Note spelling - Ardalanish To get a better idea of relative location, select '-' at fot of map. Ian

Hello Ida, I have the information below. I have quite a bit more but I am sure you will have most of it. I would love to know what happened to the three McIntyre boys John, Neil and Donald. I was thinking if they were in fact related to the Duncan Bells then they would be first cousins and may have gone to Canada with them or sometime after the 1841 census. I have not been able to trace them so far. Kind regards Jan Peasnell Donald BELL b. c1719 living Ardalanish in 1779. Son - Malcolm BELL (m) Christina McLEOD Children: Margaret (Peggy) BELL (b) c1775 Ardalanish? Died 14 March 1873 aged 98 Ardtun. Witness was Mary Campbell. Married to John McGilvray (b) c1781 probably born Beach. Died 24 Mar 1865 aged 84 Ardtun. His parents were Malcolm McGilvray and Christina McLean. No recorded children. Janet (Jessie) BELL (b) c1781 Ardalanish? Died 6 Apr 1862 Uisken aged 81 Married to Neil McDonald. Children: Ann b. c1815, Neil b. c1820, Christina b. c1826, Malcolm b. c1827 Grandchildren: Duncan McFarlane, Ann McFarlane, Duncan McDonald. Flora BELL b. c1788 died 25 Mar 1863 in Ardtun aged 76 from Chronic Bronchitis. Married to Peter McIntyre b. c1779 Ardalanish they were married 19 Mar 1812 in Ardalanish. (Second wife) He died 1 May 1867 in Knocknafenaig. His parents were Malcolm McIntyre and Flora Campbell. Children: 1. Malcolm McIntyre b. 27 Dec 1812 Ardalanish. d. 5 Apr 1882 Ardchiavaig. (m) Christina McGilvray b. c1837 Iona, on 22 Jan 1870 Ardochy who was the daughter of Archibald McGilvray and Ann Black, Iona. They had children Peter b. 18 Jul 1871 Bunessan lived one day and Flora b. 7 Mar 1874 d. 5 Jul 1932 Bunessan. M. Neil McCullum. 2. John McIntyre b.27 Nov 1814 3. Neil McIntyre b. 12 Jan 1817 4. Donald McIntyre b. 15 Apr 1819 5. Cursty McIntyre b.5 Aug 1821 6. Mary McIntyre b. 26 May 1823 d. 18 Sep 1909 Pottee. m. Hector McPhail son of Angus McPhail and Julian McLean. Children: Mary, Ann, Flora, Ewan, Julian, Margaret, Catherine, Isobel, Mary. 7. Euphemia McIntyre b. c1825 d. 10 Dec 1911 Ardochy. m Duncan Campbell son of John Campbell and Mary McGilvray. Children: John, Betty, Isabella, Archibald, Donald, Mary, Colin, Margaret. 8. Christina McIntyre b. c1831 Ardalanish d. 14 June 1913 Ardochy. m. Donald McIntosh McGilvray son Angus McGilvray and Mary Lamont. Children Donald, John, Peter McIntyre, (My Great Grandfather who came to Australia) Angus, Neil, Flora, Alexander McIntyre. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle & Ida King" <m_iking@telusplanet.net> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com>; <janicepeasnell@primusonline.com.au> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Bell Family - Ardalanish > Hi Jan > > This is where things get interesting :-) Hopefully you can follow this. I > can give you more details later. > > What I have on the Malcolm Bell & Christina McLeod family is their > daughters; > Janet b abt 1780 m Neil McDonald > Margaret b abt 1786 m John McGilvra > I'd be interested in anything you have on Flora as I probably have her in > my db just not connected to Malcolm & Christina > > In my db I have the following Bell families with connections to Ardlanish > **Mary b abt 1771-1776 in Ardalanish in Duncan Bell (& Flora McLean) h/h > 1841 > Duncan abt 1782 who m's Flora McLean > Christina abt 1794 who m's John McMillan > ****Susan Bell abt 1801 who m's Archibald Cameron they came to Bentinck > twp., Grey Co., Ont > > ** I think this Mary 1771/1776 came to Glenelg, Grey Co. Ont in 1851 Mary > aged 80 is found with the following Bell children Dugald 30, John 26, > Neil 21, Malcolm 19, & Archibald 13. These would all fit the pattern for > Duncan & Flora's children As I think Flora died before 1841 > > ****This Archibald Cameron was b abt 1793 in Knocknafenaig and may > possibly be a brother of my Alexander :-\ > must run > Ida > > Janice Peasnell wrote: > >>Hello Ida, >> >>Is your Duncan Bell (father of Neil) from Ardalanish related to the three >>sisters Janet, Flora and Margaret (Peggy) Bell from Ardalanish, children >>of Malolm Bell and Christina McLeod all born in the 1780s? If so have you >>any more information on this family. >> >>Kind regards >> >>Jan Peasnell >> > >

Thanks to Jill, yes I did a typo and it should be "Roses from the Heart". Irene Kerr

Hi Tom, For anyone researching family in PEI, Canada, there is an excellent website www.islandregister.com that you simply must visit. Lots of Mull names there. Plenty of MCKINNONs for example. Mary Fletcher Harris ON, Canada

I am curious with all this discussion of the Bell family, does any one have any information on the Bells of Prince Edward Island. I am looking for a Francis Bell. He is not related to me any way but there is a link to my family I would like to pin down. Thanks Tom McQuarrie ----- Original Message ----- From: <ssmith_13@pei.sympatico.ca> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:50 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Bells of Ardalanish exactly where is Aradalanish? Im pretty sure there has to be a Bell connection to ON Bells - need some help putting it together - see my Bell File and perhaps someone out there can yell - BINGO! :) Sherri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

exactly where is Aradalanish? Im pretty sure there has to be a Bell connection to ON Bells - need some help putting it together - see my Bell File and perhaps someone out there can yell - BINGO! :) Sherri

Hi Everyone IN PEI are buried some Bells in the Argyle Shore Cem. My problem has been connecting them to my Bells whom disappear - I know for a fact that C. Bell married my Archibald Shaw and emigrate to PEI from Colonsay abt 1819 but I think her siblings came earlier than left to ON - cant make the connections. - She a Bell for Inverarary - ends up having kids bapt is colonsay - what happened to her siblings - below are just my guesses with exception of Catherine Bell - AND IS MY AGNES sayd female on Inverary Bapt records really a female or is this an error and is an ANGUS - maybe I am looking for different names for some Flora? Marg? I cant figure it out!! Heres what I have: Archibald Bell (mcIIvoile?) married Mary Bell (mcIIvoile?) (born circa 1730-55) married on Jan 21, 1769 In Inveraray and Glenaray, and had issue: Isabel Bell born February 22, 1769, baptized February 24, 1769 Duncan Bell born November 10, 1770, baptized November 11, 1770 Dougald Bell born April 19, 1776, baptized April 21, 1776. Notes for Dougald: He may have married a Catherine unknown - possibly McPhee? Bell or McLeoad And had a son Neil Bell born 1814 died 1897 lot 65...this info is not confirmed and is merely a guess at this point. Donald Bell born July 20, 1778, baptized Notes for Donald: May have married a Catherine McMillan lived on lot 62 but this is not confirmed and merely a guess at this point and, I have some doubts because of the lot number, however I have found many family spread across PEI in the earlier years.. Catherine Bell baptized January 13, 1780, married Archibald Shaw bapt Sept 15, 1774, In South Knapdale. His parents are John Shaw and Mary McNeill. Believed to have come to PEI in 1819 with their family - all this couples children were born in Colonsay beginning in 1806. Notes: (for more on this tree see Shaw family file on the Island Register) Agnes Bell born March 21, 1781, baptized March 22, 1781 FHC Film source#1041009 Inverary & Glenary Marriage Banns and Baptisms. Notes: I am told that the Bells of Inveraray and Glenaray belonged to the Clan MacMillan (Mac illmhaol) the most common derivation was McIIvoile. Apparently between 1750-60 all the McIIvoiles became Bells. This may explain why there are no Bells much earlier than 1740. I may not find these parents born as Bells and guesstimate births to be around 1735. I have some Bell grave photos just cant figure them out - these are not the Bells who stem from John Bell who lands in Tyron PEI abt 1816-17 and moves to up west to Cape Traverse Area - called Bell Point the very next year.... Sherri smith - ssmith_13@pei.sympatico.ca

Hi Sherri You address bounced so I'll just send it through the list. Sorry I don't think I'll be able to help you. Other than to make a suggestion. As your in PEI I might suggest you try obtaining Donald Whytes A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada before Confederation. You should be able to get them through inter-library Loan. Vol # 1 ISBN #0-920036-09-0 Vol # 2 ISBN # 0-7779-0919-9 Vol # 3 ISBN # 0-7779-2119-7 There are numerous persons mentioned from Colonsay that settled in PEI.. David Dobson also has numerous books available search http://www.genealogical.com/search.cfm?View=All&string=Author&input=Dobson emigration 1700-1900 hopefully the link is good still. Years ago I borrowed his books through inter library loan as well. good luck Ida ssmith_13@pei.sympatico.ca wrote: >Hi Everyone > >IN PEI are buried some Bells in the Argyle Shore Cem. My problem has been connecting them to my Bells whom disappear - >

Hi Sandy This would definitely be a good possibility for Gerry's Duncan.... From the Rocky Saugeen cemetery Con 1 WGR Lot pt 14., Bentinck twp., Grey Co., Ont (Burn's Presby Ch & cemetery) Duncan Bell Jun 23 1842 aged 76 along with his sister Mary Aug 6 1852 aged 85 As Duncan was in the 1841 census Ardalanish KLF without his wife Flora McLean but has his sister Mary and his children with him. Then in 1851 Glenelg Duncan's children has Aunt Mary living with them :-) When you and Ralph found the other Mull(ers) did you happen onto James McArthur & Janet/Jessie McLean or that of Alexander Cameron & Ann McLean :-[ . I'm still hoping for a miracle here...... later Ida Ben Tinck wrote: >Jan > > In our Rocky Pioneer Cemetary where a good amount of our McCormicks are buried, I have noticed a family of Bells buried there. IS THE Duncan Bell that passed on in 1842 who IS also buried in the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary, your Duncan Bell? He was one of the first settlers in the Rocky Community about 1841, and then passed away there in 1842. > > <snipped> > > **IN OUR SEARCHING Ralph Clark(one of the authors of the Bentinck Book)and I have documented the pioneer grave plots in the Rocky Cemetary. We have seen a copy of the original and a copy of a more recent map of the pioneer grave plot maps of the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary. We have found surnames on those OLD grave plot maps that DO NOT have gravestones now. FOR SOME REASON the gravestones may not have been there. THERE ARE some pioneer names of Mull people that family members OF TODAY may not know that their ancestors are buried there, due to lack of gravestones or lack of knowledge of their family histories. > > Sandy > >

Hi Jan Thank you ever so much for this. You've tied a few loose ends together for me. I'll place my additions using ****** so you should be able to see what I have here as well. Janice Peasnell wrote: > > Donald BELL b. c1719 living Ardalanish in 1779. > > Son - Malcolm BELL (m) Christina McLEOD > > Children: > > Margaret (Peggy) BELL (b) c1775 Ardalanish? Died 14 March 1873 aged > 98 Ardtun. Witness was Mary Campbell. > > Married to John McGilvray (b) c1781 probably born Beach. Died 24 Mar > 1865 aged 84 Ardtun. His parents were Malcolm McGilvray and Christina > McLean. > > No recorded children. *****For Ian this couple is found in 1841, > 1851 Shiaba, 1861 Ardtun dst he was an Army pensioner > > Janet (Jessie) BELL (b) c1781 Ardalanish? Died 6 Apr 1862 Uisken aged 81 > > Married to Neil McDonald. Children: Ann b. c1815, Neil b. c1820, > Christina b. c1826, Malcolm b. c1827 ***** Here I have the following children listed in the IGI Christina might be found as Christy/Chursty/Christian/Cursty. I find using only one spelling easier for my records. Donald Apr 11 1810 KLF 7505728, 95 Ann Apr 8 1812 KLF 7505729, 38 she m's Archibald McFarlane Jun 11 1835 Male Mar 29 1814 KLF C115422, 0981 Christina Oct 10 1816 KLF 7505623, 76 Neil Apr 18 1819 KLF 7505729, 45 Christina Nov 1 1821 KLF C115424, 0188 Malcolm Nov 21 1824 KLF 7505624, 26 Mary Sep 2 1827 KLF 7505727, 50 > Grandchildren: Duncan McFarlane, Ann McFarlane, Duncan McDonald. > ****Gd ch: Duncan McFarlane May 22 1836, James Jun 16, 1838, Ann May > 9 1841, Neil 1843 & Susan ****1841, 1851 Uisken census ***** who does Duncan McDonald belong to???? (he's probably a loose end in my db as well) > Flora BELL b. c1788 died 25 Mar 1863 in Ardtun aged 76 from Chronic > Bronchitis. > > Married to Peter McIntyre b. c1779 Ardalanish they were married 19 Mar > 1812 in Ardalanish. (Second wife) He died 1 May 1867 in > Knocknafenaig. His parents were Malcolm McIntyre and Flora Campbell. > **** Peter's first wife was Euphemia McKinnon m Feb 24 1807, has > children Elizabeth 1809, and Mary May 20 1810 ****1841, 1851 > Ardalanish KLF, 1861 Lee Ardtun KLF > Children: > > 1. Malcolm McIntyre b. 27 Dec 1812 Ardalanish. d. > 5 Apr 1882 Ardchiavaig. (m) Christina McGilvray b. c1837 Iona, on 22 > Jan 1870 Ardochy who was the daughter of Archibald McGilvray and Ann > Black, Iona. They had children Peter b. 18 Jul 1871 Bunessan lived one > day and Flora b. 7 Mar 1874 d. 5 Jul 1932 Bunessan. M. Neil McCullum. > > 2. John McIntyre b.27 Nov 1814 > > 3. Neil McIntyre b. 12 Jan 1817 > > 4. Donald McIntyre b. 15 Apr 1819 > > 5. Cursty McIntyre b.5 Aug 1821 ****she probably > died as they have another Christina > > 6. Mary McIntyre b. 26 May 1823 d. 18 Sep 1909 > Pottee. m. Hector McPhail son of Angus McPhail and Julian McLean. > Children: Mary, Ann, Flora, Ewan, Julian, Margaret, Catherine, Isobel, > Mary. > **** I don't have the first Mary :-( , but Ann Dec 25 1851, Flora Jan > 22 1854, Ewen May 11 1856, Julian May 2 1857, Margaret Aug 13 1859, > twins Catherine & Isabel Mar 14 1862, could be Hector abt 1864, and > Mary Feb 11 1867 > 7. Euphemia McIntyre b. c1825 d. 10 Dec 1911 > Ardochy. m Duncan Campbell son of John Campbell and Mary McGilvray. > Children: John, Betty, Isabella, Archibald, Donald, Mary, Colin, > Margaret. ****** I don't have John :-( , but Betty May 30 1853, (Isabel) Annabella Apr 21 1855, Archibald Donald Dec 26 1857, Mary Apr 3 1860, Colin Dec 10 1862, Margaret Jan 18 1866 > 8. Christina McIntyre b. c1831 Ardalanish d. 14 > June 1913 Ardochy. m. Donald McIntosh McGilvray son Angus McGilvray > and Mary Lamont. Children Donald, John, Peter McIntyre, (My Great > Grandfather who came to Australia) Angus, Neil, Flora, Alexander > McIntyre. ****** Donald May 11 1856, John Aug 30 1858, Peter Oct 18 1860, nil on Angus :-( , Neil McIntyre Nov 11 1864, Flora Aug 30 1866, nil on Alexander :-( > Now regarding the McIntyres I haven't researched all of those in Grey Co but the possibility always there. I see a son of John & Margaret ? John b abt 1834 Sct m's Flora McKinnon abt 1836 she's the daughter of Dugald no wifes name but they married Feb 17 1864 in Glenelg, Grey Co., Ont Then I have a Neil abt 1817 b in Sct a wife Mary b abt 1806 with Marion 1842, & John 1844 this couple was living in Glenelg 1851 Con 1 Lot 2 of 14 Then I have a Donald McIntyre abt 1819 who m's Marion McPhail who's daughter Elizabeth m's Malcolm Cameron in McIntyre dst, Osprey twp, Grey Co., Ont this family belongs to Pamela danyluck@sympatico.ca later Ida

Jan I live on our McCormick homestead near the Rocky Community, just north of Durham Ontario, where many of our Mull people settled. In our Rocky Pioneer Cemetary where a good amount of our McCormicks are buried, I have noticed a family of Bells buried there. IS THE Duncan Bell that passed on in 1842 who IS also buried in the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary, your Duncan Bell? He was one of the first settlers in the Rocky Community about 1841, and then passed away there in 1842. At that time the person who owned the land that the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary is on, granted the small acreage to the community for an official cemetary in 1859. HOWEVER, people were buried there with the permission of the free land grant holder, including this Duncan Bell and one or two other early pioneers in the very early 1840's. On July 12, 1849 Duncan McGilivray took the Crown Patent to Lot 14 Division 1. In January 1859 a one acre lot was sold to John Thomas Boyd for 5 pounds.This was the location of the Burns Presbyterian Church(the first church was log and the one standing now is field stone built in 1878) and cemetary. It is interesting to note that John McGilivray took the Crown Patent for Lot 13 Division 3 on May 20 1856. The same year as the log church was built on the next lot down. There are a couple of John McGilivrays buried there as well. **IN OUR SEARCHING Ralph Clark(one of the authors of the Bentinck Book)and I have documented the pioneer grave plots in the Rocky Cemetary. We have seen a copy of the original and a copy of a more recent map of the pioneer grave plot maps of the Rocky Pioneer Cemetary. We have found surnames on those OLD grave plot maps that DO NOT have gravestones now. FOR SOME REASON the gravestones may not have been there. THERE ARE some pioneer names of Mull people that family members OF TODAY may not know that their ancestors are buried there, due to lack of gravestones or lack of knowledge of their family histories. Sandy Merle & Ida King <m_iking@telusplanet.net> wrote: Hi Jan This is where things get interesting :-) Hopefully you can follow this. I can give you more details later. What I have on the Malcolm Bell & Christina McLeod family is their daughters; Janet b abt 1780 m Neil McDonald Margaret b abt 1786 m John McGilvra I'd be interested in anything you have on Flora as I probably have her in my db just not connected to Malcolm & Christina In my db I have the following Bell families with connections to Ardlanish **Mary b abt 1771-1776 in Ardalanish in Duncan Bell (& Flora McLean) h/h 1841 Duncan abt 1782 who m's Flora McLean Christina abt 1794 who m's John McMillan ****Susan Bell abt 1801 who m's Archibald Cameron they came to Bentinck twp., Grey Co., Ont ** I think this Mary 1771/1776 came to Glenelg, Grey Co. Ont in 1851 Mary aged 80 is found with the following Bell children Dugald 30, John 26, Neil 21, Malcolm 19, & Archibald 13. These would all fit the pattern for Duncan & Flora's children As I think Flora died before 1841 ****This Archibald Cameron was b abt 1793 in Knocknafenaig and may possibly be a brother of my Alexander :-\ must run Ida Janice Peasnell wrote: >Hello Ida, > >Is your Duncan Bell (father of Neil) from Ardalanish related to the three >sisters Janet, Flora and Margaret (Peggy) Bell from Ardalanish, children of >Malolm Bell and Christina McLeod all born in the 1780s? If so have you any >more information on this family. > >Kind regards > >Jan Peasnell > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- The best gets better. See why everyone is raving about the All-new Yahoo! Mail.

Hi Some more info on Neil Bell bn Kilfinchen1829. According to the Ontario Canada marriages, 1857-1922 as follows Neil Bell ,Scotland, residence Saugeen Township, age 34 ,Fathers name Ducan , mother Flory Mclean spouse Sarah Campbell age 25 bn 1842 scotland father Hector , mother Catherine Fletcher marriage date 31 Oct 1867 county Brant regards to all Gerry

Hi Jan This is where things get interesting :-) Hopefully you can follow this. I can give you more details later. What I have on the Malcolm Bell & Christina McLeod family is their daughters; Janet b abt 1780 m Neil McDonald Margaret b abt 1786 m John McGilvra I'd be interested in anything you have on Flora as I probably have her in my db just not connected to Malcolm & Christina In my db I have the following Bell families with connections to Ardlanish **Mary b abt 1771-1776 in Ardalanish in Duncan Bell (& Flora McLean) h/h 1841 Duncan abt 1782 who m's Flora McLean Christina abt 1794 who m's John McMillan ****Susan Bell abt 1801 who m's Archibald Cameron they came to Bentinck twp., Grey Co., Ont ** I think this Mary 1771/1776 came to Glenelg, Grey Co. Ont in 1851 Mary aged 80 is found with the following Bell children Dugald 30, John 26, Neil 21, Malcolm 19, & Archibald 13. These would all fit the pattern for Duncan & Flora's children As I think Flora died before 1841 ****This Archibald Cameron was b abt 1793 in Knocknafenaig and may possibly be a brother of my Alexander :-\ must run Ida Janice Peasnell wrote: >Hello Ida, > >Is your Duncan Bell (father of Neil) from Ardalanish related to the three >sisters Janet, Flora and Margaret (Peggy) Bell from Ardalanish, children of >Malolm Bell and Christina McLeod all born in the 1780s? If so have you any >more information on this family. > >Kind regards > >Jan Peasnell >