sorry this is so lengthy. it's just the info i have saved. i have 2 main goals at this time:
1) i was raised being told the the mac'illeghuirms were a sept of the stewarts or at least had some connection. trying to sort that out.
2) to get as much information on Angus W. BLUE[/color] (b.1894) in montgomery alabama
of course, i would like to put together a succint geneaology going back to scotland. being a.d.d., i struggle often with these forums, so please be patient with me.
"The name Blue appears to have come into being in Argyll as an English-language equivalent for a Gaelic name which was thought to stand for Mac'illeghuirm, "Son of the blue-eyed lad"; the lad in question being assumed to have been a MacMillan because of the name of Blue's long association with the clan. The fact however that there's no traditional tale about such a blue-eyed MacMillan - as there is about the Brown-haired clansman from whom the sept of Brown are said to derive - suggests that a more recent interpretation of the name may well be correct.
The alternative explanation of the original Gaelic name is that it stands for Mac Ghille-Ghuirman, "Son of the Servant or Devotee of St. Gorman".** In the light of the MacMillans' medieval connections with other saintly cults this does look more likely. As such it's a name that appears in many parts of Scotland as well as in Argyll, where the "translation" to Blue became popular in the mid-18th century - a process paralleled with many other difficult Gaelic names (see in particular the MacMillan septs of Bell and MacGill)."
*i looked up st. gorman - seems he was a missionary in denmark in 932, but it doesn't say where he was a missionary from. at first i thought this could be where the scottish anderson connection came in, but in denmark it was more than likely the andersen spelling. but when you're going back that far, nothing is trustworthy
there was a st. o'gorman from ireland, but i don't think it's the same one. could gorman be a spin from ghuirm i wonder.
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Sent to me by william blue in seattle,wa:
S4.5.5.3.3 Albert Wimbish BLUE (b.ca1855), m. Irene _____ (b.1869). He was born in AL and she in OH. They were living in Montgomery, Montgomery Co. AL in 1900.
S4.5.5.3.3.1 Angus W. BLUE (b.1894).
S4.5.5.3.3.2 Allie L. BLUE (b.1896).
S4.5.5.3.3.3 Jeretta E. BLUE (b.1898).
(there are some errors above - there was a eugenia, myriam, albert winston. annie laurie. don't know who allie is - my notation)
Albert’s parents’ family:
S4.5.5.3 Matthew Powers BLUE (1824-1884), m.1850 Jane E. WIMBISH. He was born in AL and she in GA. They were married in Montgomery Co. AL. They lived in Montgomery AL in 1860 and 1880. He assisted his father at the Post Office in Montgomery, and became a newspaper editor . He was the author of the first Carolina Blue history.
S4.5.5.3.1* Neil Wimbish BLUE (b.ca1852), m.1882 Eudora M. RICE (b.1862).
S4.5.5.3.2 Matthew BLUE (b.ca1854). Listed in 1860 census (B112). Probably died young.
S4.5.5.3.3* Albert Wimbish BLUE (b.ca1855), m. Irene _____ (b.1869).
S4.5.5.3.4 Sanford BLUE (b.ca1858). Not in C1 or C28, but is listed in 1860 census (B112).
S4.5.5.3.5 Rufus Wimbish BLUE (b.1859).
S4.5.5.3.6* Chilton Wimbish BLUE (1860-1932), m.1890 Rowena E. DEVORE (b.1869).
S4.5.5.3.7* Matthew Wimbish BLUE (1870-1951), m. Nellie WHITE.
S4.5.5.3.8 Beulah Winona BLUE, died in infancy.
His grandparents:
S4.5.5 Neil BLUE (1793-1877), m.1818 Eliza POWERS (1796-1854). He was born at his father’s home by the “Goose Pond”, within two miles of Mont Pelier post office in Richmond Co. NC. They were married near St. Paul, Robeson Co. NC. She was a daughter of Mathew and Olive (REAGAN) POWERS. Neil was a school teacher in his early years. They removed to Montgomery AL in 1819. He became city treasurer, postmaster and alderman. In 1849 they moved to Bastrop Co. TX, where they were living in 1850, but they returned to Montgomery in 1854. He was living there in 1860. He died at Montgomery.
S4.5.5.1* Harriet Amanda BLUE (1820-1875), m. _____ FORT.
S4.5.5.2* Oliver Rufus BLUE (1822-1893), m.1848 Ann Eliza HOWARD (b.ca1827).
S4.5.5.3* Matthew Powers BLUE (1824-1884), m.1850 Jane E. WIMBISH (b.ca1832).
S4.5.5.4 John W. BLUE (b.ca1828). He was in the tin can business in Austin TX, then returned to Montgomery AL.
S4.5.5.5 Albert W. BLUE (ca1831-1858), m. Irene CHAMBERS.
S4.5.5.6 Robert Donovan Smith BLUE, died in infancy.
S4.5.5.7* Olivia Susan BLUE (b.ca1835), m. John N. BROWDER (b.ca1834).
S4.5.5.8* Eugenia Caroline “Nellie” BLUE (1837-1896), m. Milo BARRETT (1829-1888).
S4.5.5.9 Ellen Frances BLUE (b.1839), m.1870 Timothy I. JONES.
His great grandparents:
S4.5 Dugald BLUE (1753-1836), m1.1783 Mary McLAUGHLIN (1756-1808), m2. Mary McLAURIN. He was born in Cumberland Co. NC and in 1774 moved to Richmond Co. NC, where he married his first wife. She was a daughter of Duncan and Margaret (RAY) McLAUGHLIN of North Knapdale, Scotland, and came to America from Greenock, Scotland in 1767. Dugald moved to Montgomery AL ca1819 and he died there.
First marriage:
S4.5.1 Angus BLUE (1785-1837). Never married. Died in E. Feliciana Parish LA.
S4.5.2 Catherine BLUE (1787-1838). Never married. Died near Union Church, Jefferson Co. MS.
S4.5.3 John BLUE (1789-1811). Never married. Died near Fordsville, Marion Co. MS.
S4.5.4* Daniel BLUE (b.1791), m.1814 Mary RILEY (b.ca1794). He went to Lexington, Holmes Co. MS.
S4.5.5* Neil BLUE (1793-1877), m.1818 Eliza POWERS (1796-1854).
S4.5.6 Sarah BLUE (1796-1838). Never married. Died near Grand Gulf, Claiborne Co. MS.
S4.5.7* Duncan BLUE (b.1800), m.1829 Mahala ALLEN (b.ca1813).
S4.5.8* Malcolm BLUE (1803-1871), m.1837 Mary Ann Fay SPENCER (b.ca1821).
Second marriage:
S4.5.9 Dugald BLUE (b.1811).
S4.5.10 James BLUE (b.1813).
S4.5.11 Mary BLUE, died young.
S4.5.12* John Andrew BLUE (1818-1900), m. Margaret CAMERON (1811-1895).
S4.5.13 Effie BLUE (1824).
The immigrant:
S4. Malcolm BLUE (1700-1766), m. Marian/Sarah SMITH (ca1710-1812). He was a native of Cantyre, Argyllshire, Scotland, and emigrated from North Knapdale, Argyllshire, in the year 1748. He brought with him his wife (named both Mary and Sarah in C1, Sarah in C29 and C31) and their three eldest sons. They sailed from Greenock, Scotland, landed at Wilmington NC, and continued up the Cape Fear River. It has been said that he came with Neill McNEILL’s colony, but Neill came in 1735, 13 years before the arrival of Malcolm. Malcolm did come with the swarm of refugees that fled from the Hanoverian persecution that followed the “Rising of the ‘45”, when Prince Charles Edward’s hopes were crushed at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. It is possible that he had contact with the NcNeill Colony, but in 1748 he purchased land at Long Street Church, about 12 miles northwest of the present town of Fayetteville, Cumberland Co. NC, and built up a farm where he lived and died. This farm is still owned by his descendants (1981) and bears his name. One source indicates that Malcolm had several brothers and sisters, among whom was John BLUE who came to America from Scotland in 1755 with the forces of General BRADDOCK. Malcolm left a will naming “my oldest son John” and “my two eldest sons John and Duncan”, and four “youngest children”. In the following list of children, the inclusion of Daniel and James is questionable. In the latter part of her life, Marian went to Richmond Co. NC and lived with her children. She is buried in her son John’s cemetery along with sons Dugald, Neill and Malcolm. It is believed (C5) that this BLUE family took no active part in the Revolutionary War, but “passively sided with the King, as nearly all the Scotch families did.”
S4.1 Daniel BLUE (b.1739). Settled in Bladen Co. NC.
S4.2* John BLUE (1740-1781), m.1769 Mary McKAY (ca1737-1832).
S4.3* Duncan BLUE (1741-1828), m1. Effie BLUE, m2.1775 Margaret GRAHAM (d.1830).
S4.4 James BLUE (b.1751).
S4.5* Dugald BLUE (1753-1836), m1.1783 Mary McLAUGHLIN (1756-1808), m2. Mary McLAURIN (b.1767).
S4.6 Neill BLUE (1755-1800). Died in Richmond Co. NC. No issue. C5 says he was b.1749.
S4.7* Malcolm BLUE (1758-1806), m. Flora McGILL.
S4.8* Sarah BLUE (1760-1832), m. Alexander WATSON (1751-1822).
Here is 1920 census. Irene is a widow and they are in Seattle.
1920 United States Federal Census about Irene I Blue
Name: Irene I Blue
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Seattle, King, Washington
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
[Widow]
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Irene I Blue 50
Jeretta E Blue 21
Eugenia E Blue 19
Myriam W Blue 17
Albert W Blue 15
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I spent time in North Carolina and found numerous blue headstones in montgomery and aberdeen. it was quite an ethereal feeling for me
by Iain » Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:33 am 
