Charlotte Harrison
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The Argyle Settlement In History And Story" a book by Daniel G. Harvey, printed first 1924 reprinted 1986 by Whipporwill Publications, lists a number of Scot immigrants and the name of the ship that brought them to America. See More books below.
| The ship, the
passengers, and page in his book. Click on ship name for full passenger list. |
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| Marion 1839 | Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Giffen and
6 children, (Click on Giffen for descendant
messages.) James Picken and family Robert Howie and his mother Mrs. Janet Howie Alexander McDonald and family |
(34) page 35 |
| Brig Czar 1841 | Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey and family, 3 sons and 4 daughters | (9) page 37 |
| Br. Bark Gleaner, 1842 | William Montgomery James Montgomery and family, 3 sons and 4 daughters John Montgomery Mr. and Mrs Daniel Smith and family, 6 sons and 3 daughters and a sister's daughter Mr. and Mrs. Neil McKay and family, 4 sons and 2 daughters Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell, his mother and mother-in-law, and his brother-in law David C Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Peter Greenlee and family, 4 sons and 3 daughters and his mother Archie McNair and family Mr. and Mrs. David Andrew and family, 6 sons and 3 daughters Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Howie and 2 sons and 1 daughter Mr. and Mrs. William Ralston and 2 sons and 5 daughters Campbell Kelley Angus Cummings |
(79) page 50 |
| Br. Bark Gleaner, 1842 | Peter Ralston and family of 6 sons and 3 daughters. They went to Marietta, Ohio near Cincinnati, Ohio remaining eight years before coming to Illinois in 1850. (This ship name seems to be an error, possibly was the TAY.) | (9) page 74 |
| Br. Bark Gleaner, 1842 | Agnes McKay | (1) page 78 |
| Charlotte Harrison, 1850 | Mr. and Mrs. John Ralston
and 2 sons and 6 daughters Mrs. Martha McDonald, 1 son and 2 daughters Watson family of 5 sons and 2 daughters Mrs Mitchell, being twice married, (Mrs. Armour) Charles and Mary Armour of the first family, John and Janet Mitchell of the second family Duncan McDonald William Reid Mckerrell and McDonald families who were going to Canada |
(26) page 59 |
| Charlotte Harrison, 1850 | Robert and John Thompson, twin brothers, and Helen their sister | (3) page 77 |
| Sarah, 1850 | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greenlee (Greenley?) and family,
5 sons and 5 daughters Mrs. William Greenlee, 4 sons and 3 daughters Miss Katherine Greenlees James and John Kelley Robert Kelley and his sister Agnes Mathew Blair (Click on Blair to reach a probable descendant) Neil McMichael(Click on McMichael to email a descendant.) David Hogarth Lachey Boowey Robert Maxwell Dougal McDugal William Ryburn |
(33) page 58 |
| TAY, 1840 | 48, Peter Ralston, 47, male, taylor more information 49, Janet Ralston, 39, female, none 50, Marg't Ralston, 16, female, none 51, Thomas Ralston, 12, male, none more information 52,Charles Ralston, 9, male, none read some of his letters 53, Helen Ralston, 7, female, none 54, Janet Ralston, 5, female, none 55, Peter Ralston, 3, male, none more information | Not Listed |
| Albena 1854 | The mother and rest of family, 2 sons and 3 daughters of John Thompson | (6) page 77 |
| New York 1858 | James Reid and family. The steamer from Glasgow to New York on the first night out in a dense fog went on the rocks at the Mull of Kintyre, by means of ropes, all passengers were saved they walked across the hills to their old home again. They were not discouraged and tried once more. In mid ocean their ship was struck by another ship, doing some damage. They finally reached New York safely. Mr. Reid was a tailor by trade. He was the first janitor of the Willow Creek Church. |
(2+) page 78 |
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From Amazon.com:
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 Kintyre in the Seventeenth Century Available from The Old Bookshelf, Campbeltown, Scotland: Andrew McKerral's 1948 book for those interested in the history and genealogy of Kintyre, Scotland. 160 pages of indexed reference material, and appendixes plus discussion of both Highland and Lowland surnames. Ralston, Greenlee, Langwell, Huie, Ferguson, Hervie, Andrew, Brown, Breckenridge and more. |
From Amazon.com:
 Scotch-Irish Family Names |
"This was a Huie or Howie migration. The Furgesons, McDonalds, Pickens, and Giffens had all married Huies. After their arrival Jane Huie Giffen was the first adult to pass away. She died in 1841 from the hardships of pioneering. When the McDonalds both died the aunts and uncles divided up the childeren and raised them as their own. " James Douglas Giffen
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