The Great MacDonald's
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» WordCharmer - McDonald Descendants
Loved the article! I am a descendant of Anguish McDonald, born in 1795 in Scotland and died in Cherokee County, NC. He married Sarah "Sally" Blythe, daughter of Jonathan Blythe and Nancy Barnes, in 1815 in Buncombe County, NC. Anguish would have been my 4th great grandfather.I did research several years ago and traced my McDonald heritage, along with other surnames in my family. Very interesting and fun!
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Here's a link to the rest of the story:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/...
MacDonald
Derived from the Gaelic: MacDohomhnuill - "son of Donald" - (world ruler). Angus Mor MacDonald, son of Donald MacRanald MacSomerled, was first of the name. Originally the title of the Lords of the Isles, in the 16th century it started being used as a last name by those who could claim to be a "son of Donald". The MacDonnell & MacConnell spellings are mostly found in Clan Donald South, while MacDonell is mainly Glenngarry, but more anciently Keppoch. The MacDaniel derivations are not territorial but are simply due to "free" spelling by clerks, census takers, ships captains, etc., particularly in the American South. There is absolutely no difference in Mac, Mac or even M', and any of these spellings, even with a big D or a little d, may be found today in any of our main branches.
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» WordCharmer - One more note
Here's a list of 9 generations that I have traced. I have more detail, but will list the basics.1.Grt, Grt, Grt, Grt, Grandfather-William Anguish MCDONALD b: BET. 1774 - 1784 d: BET. 1828 - 1831
2.Grt., Grt, Grt, Grandfather-James Lewis MCDONALD b: 11 AUG 1821 d: 26 NOV 1916
3.Great, Great Grandfather-Jeptha Joab MCDONALD b: 17 SEP 1862 d: 10 NOV 1939
4.Great Grandfather-John Garfield MCDONALD b: 29 DEC 1880 d: 23 OCT 1962
5.Grandmother-Martha Irene MCDONALD b: 12 JUL 1906
6.My Father John William (Leaving surname out for protection)Born-August 15, 1927, Lenoir, NC
7.Me-Susan Maree Jeavons-born Sept. 15th, 1949 Lenoir, NC
8.My Children-Edward, Tracy, Jamie, Jennifer
(Also have 4 stepchildren)
9.My Grandchildren-too many to list (18)
Maybe we can hear from other McDonalds!
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» anna_lise - Thank you
Hello Susan Maree,I'm glad that you enjoyed my article! It's good to belong to the greatest Scottish clan!
My MacDonald heritage must go back a long way, I think, somewhere in the ether. My last name is really Sanderson.
I know that there are MacDonald societies practically everywhere and clan gatherings in Scotland. I will try and post links to those.
Best!
Viola
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