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International Family Group Sheet for the Soirle MACDONALD, aka Somerled or Samuel Family


Husband: Soirle MacDONALD aka Somerled or Samuel
Birthdate: c. 1724
Birthplace: Duntulm, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: 10 Oct 1830
Place of death: Duntulm, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Burial: Kilmuir parish, Isle of Skye, INV
Father: Alexander MACDONALD, of the Ardnamurchan family
Mother: Margaret MACDONALD, of Sartle

Marriage date: 6 Aug 1765
Marriage place: Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland

Wife: Flory NICOLSON
Birthdate: c. 1732
Birthplace: Scorrybreac, Portree, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: aft 1776
Place of death: USA, Canada or Scotland
Burial: unknown
Father: John NICOLSON, 14th of Scorrybreac
Mother: Annie MACLEAN

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Ann
Sex: f
Birthdate: 28 Jul 1766
Birthplace: Sartle, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: 9 Apr 1857
Place of death: Point Prim, PEI, Canada
Burial: Polly Cemetery, PEI, Canada
Marriage date: Feb 1790
Marriage place: Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Spouse's name: Aeneas MACAULEY, Rev. Dr

Child No. 2: John
Sex: m
Birthdate: 28 Jul 1767
Birthplace: Sartle, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown

Child No. 3: Alexander
Sex: m
Birthdate: 13 Oct 1768
Birthplace: Sartle, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown

Child No. 4: Ann
Sex: f
Birthdate: 24 Feb 1770
Birthplace: Sartle, Isle of Skye, INV, Scotland
Death date: unknown
Place of death: unknown
Burial: unknown
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: unknown
 
 
Documentation:
* Family notes hand-written by Soirle, at Sarthill, his plantation in Anson Co., NC, signed and dated 12 May 1777. (Original now in Scotland, copy held by Fiona M Lundy.)
* He was at the Battle of widow Moore's Ck. Bridge and evaded capture after the Loyalists loss, made his way north to rejoin the British in the British Legion as an Ensign in Capt. Patrick Stewart's troop. Claimed compensation for losses from Shelbourne, NS, but did not stay there; he was back in Scotland before 1800 and had 2 further families.
* His obituary, which noted he was aged 106, was printed in the Times newpaper, London, England as well as the Inverness and Aberdeen newspapers in Scotland.
 

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