Walking with Ghosts..........

a website for the descendants of Angus and Nancy McCutchen MacLeod~~

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ANGUS MACLEOD, THE SCHOOL-MASTER,
1802 EMIGRANT FROM SCOTLAND TO NORTH CAROLINA

This page has been created as a companion page to the FTDNA R-L165/S68 Project ; the information comes from various internet sources, the ACMS Project at FTDNA, and emails from the participants.

ANGUS MACLEOD, THE SCHOOL-MASTER b. cr. 1775/77 in Scotland - immgrated aboard the Duke of Kent in 1802

Wife - Mary MCKINNON who was born aboard ship in passage to America

Angus may be in the 1810 Census for Richmond County where an Angus is seen in a regiment for the War of 1812.

Angus after arriving in North Carolina married Mary MacKinnon, who was born aboard ship from Scotland to America, probably sometime in the 1780’s-90’s.

For the 1810 North Carolina Federal Census we find Angus living in Richmond County, North Carolina, what is now Scotland County.

In 1812 we find an Angus McLoud serving in the NC Militia for Richmond County, a militia raised for America’s War of 1812 with Great Britain. At this time the North Carolina government was highly suspicious of its Highland Scot population since they had nearly all been raised as supporters of King George in America’s War of Independence. Many Highlanders were required to sign oaths of loyalty to North Carolina at this time and military enlistment would have been another way of proving that loyalty.

Again in 1820 Angus can be found in Richmond County in "Capt. MacKinnon's District." There does not appear to be a marriage certificate for he and his wife Mary MacKinnon who he appears to have married after emigration. According to family lore, Mary was born aboard a boat in passage to America. My research has showed this was probably in the 1780's or 90's. Research into whether or not she was Capt. MacKinnon's daughter is ongoing.

In 1821 Angus purchased 50 acres of land from Duncan Smith along Big Rockfish Creek in Cumberland County - in what is now the pine barrens and sandhills of Fort Bragg. The land was passed to his children and grandchildren until a grandson called Norman sold the land to a J.W. McLauchlin in the late 1800's or early 1900's before moving to Raeford, later the county seat for the newly annexed Hoke County, which sprang from Robeson and Cumberland.

In 1830 Angus MacLeod and family are now living in the Quewhiffle District of Cumberland County with their children, and so again in 1840, and seemingly without a wife by 1850. We believe Angus died sometime between 1850-60 in his middle to late 70’s. According to the 1850 North Carolina Federal Census records for the Quewhiffle Township, Western Division of Cumberland County, we find that Angus was born around 1777, though census records do not list him as being born in Scotland but rather North Carolina, which I believe to be incorrect. We know that census records for the U.S. and Scotland in Angus’ time were often incorrect and are subsequently unreliable. Despite this, we know from strong family tradition that he was born in Scotland and emigrated in 1802. The best research at this time has shown that Angus’ birth is recorded for the Parish of Campbeltown, County of Argyll, Scotland, Angus, lawful son to Murdoch and Ann McLeod, born 26th August 1777.

Again in 1792 we find him erroneously listed as 12 years old (he was 15) and living in downtown Campbeltown with his mother Nancy or “Ann” 50, brother Donald or “Daniel” 28, and sister Nancy 23, who may be married to a Neill McDonald also living in the house. Since there is no mention of his father Murdoch, we must assume he was deceased prior to 1792, and it is likely his older brother John, the surgeon, was also deceased before this time, having died at sea returning home from North America. It is likely they both died as a consequence or events surrounding America’s War of Independence. Assuming this Angus of Campbeltown to be ours, the question arises, why was our family living in Campbeltown, Scotland to begin with?

As with other North Carolina MacLeod’s our origin is in the Isle of Skye and surrounding islands. It is quite likely Murdoch and Ann MacLeod were Skye folk living and raising a family in Campbeltown where jobs, such as in the fishing industry, were numerous. We know that Angus was a schoolteacher for some 40 years and is described by his son Daniel as “far in advance of most of the Scotch people of his day in intelligence.” We also know that his older brother John was an army doctor.

In 1802 North Carolina received from the Highlands of Scotland only one immigrant ship, the Duke of Kent bringing 600 passengers from Skye, having left the shores of Loch Bracadale. Word would have been out on an emigration of this size and we know an Angus who would have been about 25 at this time, mother Nancy 58, brother Donald 36 were on that ship. According to Angus’ son Daniel we know Angus had living in North Carolina at least a mother and brother, though he did not pass down their names to us. Perhaps this mother was the above Nancy or “Ann” and the brother Donald or “Daniel.”

Angus' brother was a British Army surgeon named John MacLeod who died on a ship going back to England. He died prior to the family's immigration to the United States in 1802. We know that between 1781 and 1783, many ships went down in hurricanes; research is ongoing to determine if a record of John's death may be found.

Children of Angus MacLeod and Mary McKinnon represented in the ACMS project and the R-L165/S68 Project

24712 -descends from LAUCHLIN JOHN MCLEOD Birth: 1812 in Quewhiffle, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA 1 1 2 Death: Abt 1892 in Quewhiffle, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA and Mary Ann MCLEOD b: 1815 in Cumberland County, North Carolina * Married: 11 Feb 1846 in McIntyre Old Field, Cumberland County, North Carolina Marriage 2 Effie WILSON b: 1826

"The following generations in my direct paternal line will read in order as: I. Angus MacLeod (B:1777) and wife MacKinnon II. Lauchlin John McLeod (B:1812) III. Norman Cornelius McLeod (B:1858) IV. Daniel James McLeod (B:1885) V. James William McLeod (B:1929) VI. Daniel James MacLeod (B:1976)" VD5H9

32956 - descends from MURDOCH M. MCLEOD

Members of the family settled also in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

This family is connected by marriage to the MacDonald's of Cuidreach through Major Alexander who married Annabella, sister of Flora MacDonald of Milton and through their daugter Emily wife of Capt. James MacDonald of Heisker and Skaeboast and wife to Kenneth Black (b: Isle of Jura).

The family is connected to 'The House in the Horseshoe' outside of Carthage where the Loyalist General Fanning surrendered to Alston. 24712 writes: "This event was a reaction by the local Loyalist Highlanders to the killing of my 5th great grandfather Kenneth Black (b: Isle of Jura) who was a known Loyalist. He was close friends w/ Flora and Allan MacDonald and when Flora was captured by American Patriot Forces she was in hiding at Kenneth Black's home in what is now Southern Pines. Flora Macdonald of Milton was my 6th great aunt. I descend from her sister Annabella and her husband Major Alexander Macdonald of Cuidreach, through their daughter Emily who married Capt. James Macdonald of Heisker and Skaebost, my 5th great grandfather, from whom my great grandmother Annie Bell McDonald of Moore County was descended."

Green shading indicates the R-L165(S68) Modal on April 17 2011 - for the most up to date modals, please see L165/S68 Project Overview

The Deduced Ancestral Haplotype of Angus MacLeod - School Master - Immigrant aboard the Duke of Kent 1802

These two kits have a Deduced Ancestral Haplotype that is a 67-1 from the Clan MacLeod Haplotype; the knowledge that they descend from a Common Ancestor b. cr. 1775/77 allows us to refine their haplotype and determine which mutations pre-date that Common Ancestor and which mutations have taken place in the individual paternal lines created since that Common Ancestor. The Deduced Ancestral Haplotype is then used to determine TMRCA to the Clan MacLeod Haplotype.

DYS 391 - the cousins experienced a "double mutation" in which both paternal lines have mutated one step in opposite directions from the Clan Modal of "11". This mutation took place in a generation since the birth of their common ancestor cr. 1775.

DYS 464 - One cousin experienced a mutation at 464d where 464c was repeated/copied. Since 32956 carries the "16" of the Clan, the mutation took place in 24712's paternal line since the birth of their common ancestor cr. 1775.

CDYb - One cousin experienced a mutation - since 32956 carries the "37" of the Clan, again this mutation most likely took place in 24712's paternal line since the birth of their common ancestor cr. 1775. There is a slight chance that Angus MacLeod carried the "38" of this kit, and that a correction took place in 32956 in a recent generation. Another cousin has agreed to participate in the DNA testing process; his results should clarify this marker.

Markers 38 - 67

Only 24712 has so far tested these markers and missed no additional markers from the Clan MacLeod Haplotype - due to the stability of these STR's, it is likely that the same result would be found in 32956 should he be tested.

A Deduced or Suspected Ancestral Modal Haplotype is basically the CENTER of a group with kits moving out from that center as markers are missed - the center is the most common allele(number signifying repeats) at each marker along the entire range of markers tested. Those within allowable genetic distances from the center (i.e. no more than 7 missed markers in 67 marker testing) have shared a common ancestor within a genealogically relevent timeframe usually considered to be 800 years. Within the group descending from that one common ancestor will be those who have shared several additional ancestors before new branches were formed...understanding how to interpret the mutations within your own haplotype is essential to understanding with which of your fellow participants you may be more closely related.

Mutation Rates:

FTDNA uses a standard mutation rate of .0040 for the markers, while other companies use .002 - Charles Kerchner's webpage has a good discussion of this using his own project's mutation rates. Interestingly, he also discusses the mutation rates for haplotypes as well as individual markers.The following information uses a rate of .002 which was the standard in the early years of Genetic DNA testing as compared to Kerchner's Project rate which varies from testing level to testing level. The MacLeod project indicates that the Clan's mutation rate varies from branch to branch and so falls somewhere in between the two rates.

Y-STR (37) haplotype mutation rate
A new mutation can happen at any time but a 37 marker haplotype using the .002 historical rate indicates it can typically survive unchanged since the generation of the prior mutation event for a bit more than a dozen generations (approximately 360 years). Random matches are minimal. Random matches in the MacLeod Project using the current project haplotype = 1 at 37 - 1 (a MacKenzie); 1 at 37 - 2 (a Gallie); 3 at 37 - 3 (a Ross, a MacQueen, a Helton)

Kerchner Surname Project the 37 marker average haplotype mutation rate for ten people YDNA37 tested is .0057. The 37 Kerchner haplotype on average can typically survive unchanged about 4.7 generations (approximately 141 years) . Random matches are minimal. Random matches in the MacLeod Project using the current project haplotype = 1 at 37 - 1 (a MacKenzie); 1 at 37 - 2 (a Gallie); 3 at 37 - 3 (a Ross, a MacQueen, a Helton)

Y-STR (67) haplotype mutation rate
A new mutation can happen at any time but a 67 marker haplotype using the .002 historical rate indicates it can typically survive unchanged since the generation of the prior mutation event for a bit more than seven generations (approximately 210 years). Random matches will be minimal, if any. Random matches in the MacLeod Project using the current project haplotype = 67 - 3 (Ross); 67 - 6 (McKinney)

Kerchner Surname Project the 67 marker average haplotype mutation rate for the seven people YDNA67 marker tested is .0043. The 67 Kerchner haplotype on average can typically survive unchanged about 3.5 generations (approximately 105 years). Random matches unlikely. Random matches in the MacLeod Project using the current project haplotype = 67 - 3 (Ross); 67 - 6 (McKinney)