Descendants of McDonald of Scotland

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Generation #1

Dad McDonald

Dad McDonald was born in about 1700, probably in Scotland. He probably married before his immigration to America. This family's immigration date is set by the 1731 reported date of birth for daughter Madalin McDonald in Philadelphia Co PA. [McDonald Migration Map]

Nothing more is know of the parents. Research is focused on their reported descendants.

    Children

    1. Madalin McDonald b. 1731 Philadelphia Co PA

    2 - 5. Four unknown daughters

    6. Angus McDonald

ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, INVENTORIES AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1743-1800:
The heirs of Mary [Hite] McDonald were. . .brother-in-law Angus McDonald of the Island of St. John and his four sisters. . . .

    7. Dr. John McDonald

I, Angus McDonald of Frederick County and Parish in the Colony of Virginia. . .First, I give and bequeath to my dearly loved wife, Anna, the house and plantation whereon I now live. . .and I constitute and appoint my worthy friend, Dr. John McD. my executor and guardian to all my children and I give to him, the said John McDonald, my small sword, sash & gorget as a token of my respect. . . .
Some Prominent Virginia Families, vol. IV, p. 362:
Of Isaac Hite, Sr., of "Long Meadows," there are but few traditions. Morris, in his "History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley," says, "August 6, 1776, the court convened under the new regime of the glorious Commonwealth of Virginia and the following were the proceedings. Present, John Hite, Isaac Hite, Charles Wynn Thruston, John McDonald, John Smith, and Edmond Taylor.
ABSTRACTS OF WILLS, INVENTORIES AND ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1743-1800:
Eleanor, the wife of Isaac Hite died before him [1792]. She and [dau.] Ann Buckannon were legatees of Isaac Hite's sister Mary McDonald, whose will was dated 18 August 1788 and proved in April 1789.
The heirs of Mary [Hite] McDonald were [sis.] Ann Buckhannon; [sis.] Rebecca Booth; [sis.] Sarah Clark; niece Eleanor Ellinge Williams; mother Eleanor Hite, sister-in-law Eleanor [Madison] Hite, wife of brother Isaac Hite; niece Mary McDonald; niece Sophia Brent, daughter of Archibald McDowell; Mrs. Ann Gibbs whose late husband was John McDonald; brother-in-law Angus McDonald of the Island of St. John and his four sisters; sister Rebecca Booth; and children of late sister Eleanor. Brother Isaac Hite was named as executor.

    x. Angus McDonald (not a relation but placed here for reference.)

1775 Will Frederick Co VA Will of Angus McDonald:
. . .400 acres of land, it being my lot of land under Gov. Dinwiddie's proclamation as a soldier in the year 1754.
. . .[A]n advance force of 400 men was sent out under Major Angus McDonald, an officer from Frederick County. He proceeded to Wheeling, where he began the erection of a fort. Then he was relieved by Captain William Crawford and marched his troops into the Indian country. When six miles from Wakatomica, the Shawnee town on the Muskingum River, he met, fought, and defeated a party of forty or fifty warriors. When the town itself was reached, it was found to be evacuated, and the savages were camped across the river, suing for peace. It was discovered that the Indians were removing their old people, women, children, and possessions to other towns - possibly getting them out of the way before a real battle - so McDonald promptly burned Wakatomica and several other villages, destroyed 500 bushels of old corn, cut down seventy-five acres of growing corn, and returned to Wheeling with three chiefs as hostages.

    "Colonel William Fleming in Dunmore's War, 1774," West Virginia History v. 3, #2, January 1942, published in West Virginia Division of Culture and History, State of West Virginia, 2005 <http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh3-2.html> 23 June 2005.
I, Angus McDonald of Frederick County and Parish in the Colony of Virginia. . .First, I give and bequeath to my dearly loved wife, Anna, the house and plantation whereon I now live. . .and I constitute and appoint my worthy friend, Dr. John McD. my executor and guardian to all my children and I give to him, the said John McDonald, my small sword, sash & gorget as a token of my respect. . . .
Dr. John McDonald (w.p. Frederick Co. 1787, 5:155) was a good friend of Angus McDonald.  They were not closely related, but their wives were first cousins.  Dr. John's wife (w.p. Frederick Co. 1789, 5:206) was a Hite descendant.

Generation #2

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