Sketch of Thomas McDonnald, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** The parents of George and Jane McDonnald were murdered by the Indians in the early settlement of Virginia. George and his sister were in the lot, playing in a horse trough, when the attach was made. They lay down in the trough and were not discovered by the savages; but both of their parents, who were in the house, were murdered. When George was grown he married Mary Murdock, of Ireland, and they had: John, Peter, Thomas, James, William, Elizabeth and Ann. In 1795 they settled in Nicholas County, KY., where Mr. McDonnald died, and his widow removed with her son William to Illinois, where she died. Thomas McDonnald married the widow Gray, whose maiden name was Sarah Franklin, and settled in Missouri in 1831. They had: Malinda, William H., Zer- elda, Arthur, Margaret, George, Elizabeth, Amanda and Nancy. All of whom, except Zerelda, settled in Missouri. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================