Donald Cranachan McDonald (abt. 1740 - abt. 1820)

Born about 1740 in Cranachan, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary McDonald — married 1770 in Inverness Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1820 at about age 80 in Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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Biography

Donald McDonald is a member of Clan MacDonald of Keppoch.

The McDonald traditional lands are shown at

MacDonald Lands

A survey of Clanranald lands at Moidart was conducted in 2008 ^[1] Is Donald the tenant mentioned on page 4?

Donald was born at Cranachan about 1740. Was he the son of John 111? This would fit naming patterns, his apparent status and his being a cousin of Long John.

Cranachan is mentioned in the Ordinance Survey of 1876 ^{[2] [3]}He was probably a grandson of Donald II McDonald but has not yet been identified in Rev. MacDonald's genealogy. He passed away about 1802.

The Cranachan mcDonalds are buried in the Cille Choirell churchyard on Tom Aingel a hill, above Spean Bridge. ^[4]

Multiple generations of descendants emigrated to Canada and Australia. ^[5]

• DNA evidence links descendants of the Cranachan McDonalds *maryjean, New South Wales third/4th cousin to AMG, USA via Canada, *emg Ancestry 14cM 5th cousin MFerrie (Mary 1781-1851, daughter of Donald Cranchan MacDonald 1744–1810 and Mary McKenzie 1744–1810). Mary married Samuel Cameron 1781–1851. ^[6]
  • for DNA research see Space:Nimmitabel_McDonalds

Research Notes

• There were probably multiple Donald Cranachans alive concurrently and from several generations. Sufficient records to seperate them from each other have not been found as yet. Donald 1740 father of the Australian line is probably attached at the wrong generation level. He is one generation younger than listed siblings. More information is needed before the record can be split successfully. Note similar details for Donald Ruadh of Torgulbin.

• Donald's wife Sources are needed for the family name of Donald's wife. From other trees:
  • Donald Cranachan McDonald BIRTH 23 AUG 1735 • Inverness, Inverness-shire, , Scotland DEATH 6 JUN 1827 • Moore, North Carolina was married to 'Mary Effie McPhail' BIRTH 1782 • Isle of Skye, Scotland DEATH 1823 • Moore, North Carolina No sources. Note th elarge age gap between this Donald and his wife
  • Donald McDonald 1750 was married to Mary No sources
  • Donald McDonald BIRTH 1744 • Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, DEATH 1805 • Glengarry, was married to 'Mary Johnson' BIRTH 1744 • Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland DEATH 1810 • Glengarry, Inverness-shire. this couple have Donald Cranachan's children attributed to them in many online trees with No sources

Sources

1. ↑ librarylink.highland.gov.uk/LLFiles/184984/full_184984.pdf
2. ↑ https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/inverness-shire-os-name-books-1876-1878/inverness-shire-mainland-volume-42/105
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranachan,_Lochaber
4. ↑ Stuart Macdonald, Back to Lochaber 1994, p 283
5. ↑ http://www.moidart.org.uk/datasets/michaelmurray/Prayers%20and%20Pastures.pdf Moidart emigrants in Victoria, 1852-1920 by Michael John Murry .
6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/170424298/person/222211286222/facts

• https://descentfromadam.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/cadets-of-clan-macdonald-of-keppoch/
• Rev. Angus & Archibald MacDonald’s The Clan Donald: Volume 3 https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/angus-macdonald/the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca/page-33-the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca.shtml
• FamilySearch FamilyTree G8H5-W8F

Ackowledgements

• WikiTree profile McDonald-1219 created through the import of July 2011 Rogan Paul.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Tony Paul. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tony and others.
• From the research of Bernice McDonald Compiled by Christine Ackerman