Campbeltown history.

IF you want to find out more about the local history of Kintyre or post some interesting stories then here is the place! All contributors welcome! You can also check out the Historic Kintyre and Down Memory Lane websites.

Campbeltown history.

Postby Iain » Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:00 pm

For those of you who like history…, this is extremely interesting.
http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/kintmagarticles.htm

Example:
Flora MacDonald was fifty-two years of age when she and her husband, Allan, accompanied by two of their sons, Alexander and James, arrived in North Carolina from the Isle of Skye in 1774. Her daughter, Anne, her husband, Alexander MacLeod, and their two small sons, also came to America and may have made the long six-weeks journey on the same ship. The other children in the family included Ranald in the Marines, Charles with the East India Company, John,15, a student in Edinburgh, and Fanny, 8, who remained in Scotland and did not see her mother until the latter's return to her homeland five years later.(1)

They had sailed from Campbeltown, Argyll, and landed near Campbeltown on the Cape Fear River. This settlement was later renamed Fayetteville, honoring General Lafayette who became very popular in America during the Revolution.
User avatar
Iain
Can't Stay Away
Can't Stay Away
 
Posts: 656
Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 6:10 pm
Location: Belgium


Re: Campbeltown history.

Postby Annie » Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:30 am

Very interesting. Thanks for posting!
Luv ya billions!!!
User avatar
Annie
Forum Addict
Forum Addict
 
Posts: 2230
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:54 am
Location: Finger Lakes, Upstate New York



Return to Local History and Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests