Cumberland County, NC - Scottish Settlers Land Grants, 1767

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Colonial Records of North Carolina
List of land grants to Scottish settlers
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
1767
Volume 07, Pages 543-544

[From MS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.]

Names of Persons and Familys Natives of North Britain from the 
Isle of Jura in Argyle Shire, Landed at Brunswick the Fourth of 
November 1767, allowed by His Excellency the undermentioned 
quantity of Vacant Land, opposite to their respective Names, 
clear of all Fees in the Secretary's Office, to be taken up in 
Cumberland or Mecklenburgh Counties at their Option.

Names of Familys                     Children    Total  No Acres to 
                                   Male  Female         each Family

Alexander McDougald & Wife          —      1       3    Three hundred
Malcom McDougald & do               —      1       3    Three do
Neill McLean and do                 1      —       3    Three do
Duncan McLean and do                —      —       2    Two do
Duncan Buea and do                  1      —       3    Three do
Angus McDougald and do              —      —       2    Two hundred
Dougald McDougald and do            3      1       6    Six hundred & forty
Dougald McDougald and do            2      —       4    Four hundred
John Campbell and do                1      —       3    Three do
Archibald Buea and do               1      —       3    Three do
Neill Buea                          —      —       1    One do
Neill Clark                         —      —       1    One do
John McLean                         —      —       1    One do
Angus McDougald                     —      —       1    One do
John McDougald                      —      —       1    One do
Donald McDougald                    —      —       1    One do
Donald McDougald                    —      —       1    One hundred
Alexander McDougald                 —      —       1    One do
John McLean                         —      —       1    One do
Peter McLean                        —      —       1    One do
Malcolm Buea                        —      —       1    One do
Duncan Buea                         —      —       1    One do
Mary Buea                           —      —       1    One do
Nanny McLean                        —      —       1    One do
Peggy Sinclair                      —      —       1    One do
Peggy McDougald                     —      —       1    One do
Jenny Darach                        —      —       1    One do
Donald McLean                       —      —       1    One do
                                                   50   5040 Acres—Total
By His Excellencys Command
I. EDWARDS, p. Sec.
To Honble Benja Heron Esq. Secretary &c.