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Wigtownshire / Re: Lt Col Andrew McDowall (McDouall) of Logan
« on: Thursday 07 January 16 05:43 GMT (UK) »
I have visited this thread from time to time, and now wish to chime in.
According to oral family stories, I descend from the Logan line, but I very much doubt that I'll ever be able to establish that as fact.
I have 2 other McDOUALLs who I have been trying to link where there may be a better chance.
One is a John McDOUALL or McDOWALL who was a Merchant and Magistrate in Stranraer. He married Jean KERR 1765 and they had 11 children recorded there. Son Robert had a distinguished military carreer and Alexander a Merchant, Magistrate, and Provost of Stranraer. John McDOUALL's first son was named Patrick, so maybe that was his father's name.
The other is one of Col Andrew McDOUALL's illegitimate children, which I haven't yet seen mentioned on this thread. From the Kirkmaiden parish Baptism Register:
"1784, Kirkmaiden : Mary, illegit daur of Andrew McDowall, Esqr & Jean McWilliam born 10th Augt
bapt 6th Septr. [end]"
There has been a claim made that she was the Mary D McDOWALL who married Charles PAUL and emigrated to New Jersey. That may be true, but she seems to fit nicely with the Mary McDOUALL who married Captain William STUART in 1804 and had 9 children, one of whom was John McDouall STUART, a notable explorer in Australia.
There have been reports on this thread of wills etc in NRS. Before I consider downloading some of these via Scotlandpeople, I wonder if any of you have already done so, or otherwise can comment on the cases I have raised?
Bruce
According to oral family stories, I descend from the Logan line, but I very much doubt that I'll ever be able to establish that as fact.
I have 2 other McDOUALLs who I have been trying to link where there may be a better chance.
One is a John McDOUALL or McDOWALL who was a Merchant and Magistrate in Stranraer. He married Jean KERR 1765 and they had 11 children recorded there. Son Robert had a distinguished military carreer and Alexander a Merchant, Magistrate, and Provost of Stranraer. John McDOUALL's first son was named Patrick, so maybe that was his father's name.
The other is one of Col Andrew McDOUALL's illegitimate children, which I haven't yet seen mentioned on this thread. From the Kirkmaiden parish Baptism Register:
"1784, Kirkmaiden : Mary, illegit daur of Andrew McDowall, Esqr & Jean McWilliam born 10th Augt
bapt 6th Septr. [end]"
There has been a claim made that she was the Mary D McDOWALL who married Charles PAUL and emigrated to New Jersey. That may be true, but she seems to fit nicely with the Mary McDOUALL who married Captain William STUART in 1804 and had 9 children, one of whom was John McDouall STUART, a notable explorer in Australia.
There have been reports on this thread of wills etc in NRS. Before I consider downloading some of these via Scotlandpeople, I wonder if any of you have already done so, or otherwise can comment on the cases I have raised?
Bruce