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1710 - UNKNOWN

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Name	James McDonald
Birth	Between 1700 and 1710	Porterie, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Gender	Male
Immigration	Aug 1774	On Baliol, ex Campbelltown
_UID	77FD1E8CFAB0469DAC02ECAC7CCF9F5631CF
Death	UNKNOWN
Person ID	I374	Donnelly and Dancey \| Donnelly_Branch
Last Modified	15 Jan 2011

Children

+	1. Hugh (1) McDonald, b. Between 1730 and 1740, Porterie, Isle of Skye, Scotland d. UNKNOWN, Chester, Chester, SC, USA
	2. Daniel McDonald, b. Between 1730 and 1750 d. UNKNOWN
	3. James McDonald, b. Between 1730 and 1750 d. UNKNOWN
	4. John McDonald, b. Between 1730 and 1750 d. UNKNOWN

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Birth - Between 1700 and 1710 - Porterie, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Immigration - Aug 1774 - On Baliol, ex Campbelltown

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Notes

The Colonial Records of North Carolina Vol.8 p.620, 622
"To the King's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
The humble petition of James Macdonald, merchant of Porterie in the Isle of Skye and Normand Macdonald of Slate in the said Island, for themselves and on behalf of Hugh Macdonald, Edmund McQueen, John Betton andAlexander McQueen of Slate. The Rev. Mr. William McQueen and AlexanderMacdonald of the Isle of Skye and county of Inverness, most humblyshoweth; That your petitioners have had in view to form a settlement forthemselves and families in your Majesty's Province of North Carolina,have, for some time been making disposition for that purpose by engagingservants and disposing of their effect in this country. And being nowready to embark and carry their intentions into execution, in which theymost humbly pray your Majesty will be graciously pleased to grant untoyour petitioners 40,000 acres of land in the certain Province of NorthCarolina upon the terms and conditions which has been usual to give suchgrants, or as your Majesty which seems proper.
James Macdonald, Normand Macdonald 1771"
The above people came into North Carolina in 1774.

Scottish Emigrants to the USA, p. 263:
"Macdonald, James, from Skye, to Wilmington, North Carolina, on Baliol,ex Campbelltown Aug 1774. Settled Anson County, planter. MemberProvincial Court. M. 2nd Widow McQueen. Children (1) Hugh; (2) Daniel,(3) James, (4) John, (D.C. June 15, 1960)"