Sergeant
John
MacDonald
Born about in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Clara Clark
— married
15 May 1722 in Tournai, Comté de Hainaut, Pays-Bas autrichiens
Father of
Collin MacDonald, Ranald MacDonald, Allan MacDonald, James MacDonald, Alexander MacDonald and Anne MacDonald
Died about
at about age 41
in 's-Hertogenbosch, Staats-Brabant, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
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Biography
He is noticed in Ferguson's work[1] in the Marriage Register of the Scots Brigade as being contracted to marry, 15 May 1722, Clara Clark, the widow of Sergeant Alexander Morison.
He is mentioned as being a Sergeant in Captain MacLean's company, likely Captain Peter Maclaine, Colonel Cunningham's Regiment.
John MacDonald must have died c. 1736 as Cara Clarke marries a Sergeant MacLeod and has another child in 1738.
Family
With Cara they had:
- Collin MacDonald: son to John MacDonald, reduced sergeant of Capt. MacLean's comp., Clara Clark, was baptised in Namur, 7 October 1723.[2]
- Ranald MacDonald: son to John MacDonald, sergeant of Capt. MacLean's comp., and Clara Clark, was baptised in Tournay, 16 September 1725.[3]
- Allan MacDonald: son to John MacDonald of Capt. MacLean's comp., and Clara Clark, was baptised in Breda, 14 April 1728.[4]
- James MacDonald: son to John MacDonald of Capt. MacLean's comp. and Clara Clark, baptised in Breda, 31 March 1730, born 28. Witness, Serg. John Robertson and Serg. James Young.[5]
- Alexander MacDonald: son to Sergeant John MacDonald of Capt. MacLean's comp. and Clara Clark, was baptised in 's Bosch, 6 July 1732, born 3. Witnesses, sergt. James Young and David Henderson.[6]
- Anne MacDonald: daughter to Serg. John MacDonald and Clara Clark, was baptised in 's Bosch, 13 July 1735, born 21 June, Witness, Serg. Charles MacLean and George Pratt, corp.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ #S-3 Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 149
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 20
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 22
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 25
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 28
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 31
- ↑ Scots Brigade; Ferguson; James; Vol 3, page 37
Sources
- Source S-3 Ferguson; James. Papers illustrating the history of the Scots brigade in the service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1782. Vol 3. Edinburgh: Constable, 1809. archive.org
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