MY MCDONALD SURNAME

Ranald McDonald was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

He was of the Presbyterian faith. Ranald was said to have settled in Illinois as he was opposed to the slavery conditions in the Carolinas.

Ranald was in Franklin County, GA. in 1822 when he was appointed as a subtrustee in Captain Johnson's District for the collecting and distribution of public funds for common school education.

In the 1832 Land Lottery Winners who had registered in the Cherokee Nation is listed Randal McDanald who resided in Fortunate draw for land, Section 2, Lot #154, District 24, and Section 3.

Randol McDaniel is listed as numeration #8 in the 1834 census of Cherokee Co., GA.

On February 27, 1838, Randle McDonald was commissioned as Sheriff of Cherokee County, Georgia.

Hugh McDonald was born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He came with his three brothers to Wilmington, N.C. in 1784. He eventually came to Elbert Co., Ga. He was married to Helen ____of Elbert County, GA.

Hugh is listed among the early Franklin County, [GA] settlers in 1799 to 1805. The Georgia Laws of 1803 authorized the establishment of a warehouse and an inspection of tobacco on the lands of Stephen Heaard and Hugh McDonald, opposite the confluence of the Tugalo and Seneca Rivers. This law was signed by John Milledge, Governor, December 7, 1803.

BOUNTY GRANTS FOR REVOLULTIONARY SERVICES

Minute Men's Bounty, certified by S. Elbert and Col. E. Clark, Act of March 3, 1777. 1785 - March 22 - The following certificates were transferred to Edward Telfair, Hugh McDonald, Amos Rozer, James Simmons, William Evins, Allen Braswell, James Braswell, William Gay, Thomas Hawkins.

1791 Signatures to certain deeds in Franklin County: Hugh McDonald and wife Helen

DEED RECORDS IN CLERK'S OFFICE, CARNESVILLE, FRANKLIN CO., GA. DEEDS FOR LANDS OR SLAVES 1795 Hugh McDonald, wife Helen, of Elbert County

COURT OF ORDINARY, FRANKLIN CO Oct 7, 1800 Hugh McDonald vs Edmund Henley Feb 5, 1801 Hugh McDonald vs John Temples

HISTORY OF BANKS COUNTY 1858-1976; BANKS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1977, HOMER, GA. 30547

Deed book A, p. 144 - Franklin Co. - 5 Aug 1853 - Sold to James M. McDonald by Hugh McDonald; $50.00; one interest in land on Hudson River, whereon James M. McDonald now lives, adjoining land of William Turk, Samuel Turk, Samuel Johnston and others. /s/ Hugh McDonald. Wit: Moore H. Crow and William G. Scales, J.P.

James McDonald was born in 1756 on the Isle of Skye. He died January 29, 1829, near Homer, in what was then Franklin County, Georgia. He was buried in the McDonald burial ground.

After spending some time in Wilmington, N.C., he and his brothers moved to Elbert County, Georgia. He soon moved a few miles north to Franklin County, Georgia. [In 1858, this part of Franklin County became part of what was then named Banks County, Georgia.] Although I can find no record, it was probably in Elbert County, Georgia that he married Nancy CARRUTHERS. James McDonald was a farmer and merchant. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and affiliated with Hebron Presbyterian Church and later with the new church established at Homer, GA. He is listed as having been fortunate drawer of No. 250 tract of land in District 18, Section 2, Land Lottery of Georgia, 1827. This was 287 1/2 acres located in Muscogee County, Georgia. James and Nancy had one child:

1. Nancy Ann McDonald, born November 6, 1788. probably in Elbert County, Georgia. She died May 3, 1879 in Banks County, Georgia. She was buried in the Chambers burial grouond, located near Silvershoal. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She married (1) James LITTLE; (2) Asa GRIFFIN

About 1812, Nancy Carruthers McDonald died. Then, James McDonald was married to Mrs. Nancy BAILEY MIZE, (d. 1856, Franklin Co., GA.). They had the following children:

2. Daniel I. McDonald, (b. May 23, 1816, Franklin Co., GA; d. June 29, 1885, in Mt. Olive settlement of Saline Co., Ark.); m. Polly Lawrence, in Ga.

2. Cysisly McDonald

2. William McDonald

2. James Monroe McDonald, ( b. Nov 4, 1819, Franklin Co., GA; d. Sept. 27, 1887, Gainesville, Hall Co., GA); m. Triphenia MASSEY

2. Adrian McDonald m. Huldale Quails

2. Andrew McDonald

2. Christiana Elizabeth McDonald, (d. Nov. 1885); m. Samuel Orr

After James McDonald died, Nancy BAILEY MIZE MCDONALD married a third time to ___________ REEVES. They had no children.

Donald McDonald was born in 1770 on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He died March 28, 1863, in Homer, Banks County, GA. He married in Elbert County, Ga. ,prior to 1796, Catherine Johnston ,(b. 1772, Scotland; d. Homer, Banks Co., GA.). They had the following children:

1. Archibald McDonald, (b. 1796, Elbert Co., GA; d. 1877, Banks Co., GA.); m. Eliza MARTIN. They had:

2.William McDonald, died in infancy

2. John Calvin McDonald I, died in the Civil War

2. Susan Catherine McDonald, (b. Jan 6, 1833, Banks Co., Ga; d. April 27, 1912); m. Alanson FORBES.

2. Mary Jane McDonald I m. James F. RAY

2. Flora Anne McDonald

2. Flora McDonald, (b. 1799; d. 1874); m. Minyard SANDERS

3. James McDonald II, (b. April, 1801; d. June 15, 1884); m. Mary MARTIN

4. Alexander McDonald, (b. 1803; d. 1868)

5. Daniel McDonald, (b. 1806; d. 1850); m. Mary Johnson

Sources:

Cemetery Records, Perry Co. and Saline Co., AR

The Saline, published by the Saline County History and Heritage Society, Inc.

Familyscope, by James Marion Horn, 1936

Marriage Certificates

Banks County, Georgia History, by Jessie Julia Mize, 1977

Franklin County, Georgia History, compiled by Franklin County Historical Society, 1986

Family letters

Newspaper Articles from GA and AR

Whites Among the Cherokees: Georgia 1828-1838, by Mary B. Warren and Eve B. Weeks, Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA, 1987

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