An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in AmericaMacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
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An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
Scots -- America; Scots -- United States
"RETURN OF THE OFFICERS OF THE LATE FIRST BATTALION, KING'S ROYAL
REGIMENT OF NEW YORK."
-------|-------------------|--------|-------|------------------------------
| | |Length | FORMER SITUATIONS AND
Rank | NAMES |Place of| of | REMARKS
| |Nativity|Service|
-------|-------------------|--------|-------|------------------------------
Lt |Sir John Johnson |America | 8 yrs.|Succeeded his father, the late
Col | Bart | | | Sir Wm. Johnson, as a
Com | | | | Maj. Gen. of the Northern
Lt | | | | Dis. of the Prov. of New
| | | | York; was in possession
| | | | of nearly 200,000 acres of
| | | | valuable land, lost in
| | | consequence
| | | | of the rebellion.
Maj |James Gray |Scotland|26 yrs.|Ensign in Lord London's
| | | | Regt., 1745; Lieut, and
| | | | Capt. in ye 42nd till after
| | | | taking the Havannah, at
| | | | which time he sold out.
| | | | Had some landed property,
| | | | part of which is secured
| | | | to his son, ye remnant
| | | | lost in consequence
| | | | of the rebellion.
Capt |Angus McDonell |Scotland|25 yrs.|Ensign in 60th Regt. July
| | | | 8th, 1760; Lieut, in same
| | | | regt., 27th Dec., 1770.
| | | | Sold out on account of bad
| | | | state of health, 22nd May,
| | | | 1775. Had no lands.
Capt |John Munro |Scotland| 8 yrs.|Had considerable landed
| | | | property, lost in
| | | | consequence of ye Rebellion,
| | | | and served in last war in
| | | | America.
Capt |Patrick Daly |Ireland | 9 yrs.|Lieut, in the 84th Regt. at
| | | | the Siege of Quebec,
| | | | 1775-76.
Capt |Richard Duncan |Scotland|13 yrs.|Five years Ensign in the
| | | | 56th Regiment.
Capt |Sam'l. Anderson |America | 8 yrs.|Had landed property, and
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