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Donald McLeod (bef. 1760 - abt. 1845)

Donald McLeod
Born before in Scotlandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1791 in Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canadamap
Descendants descendants
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Died about after about age 85 in Mabou, Nova Scotiamap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private Donald McLeod served with 71st Regiment of Foot during the American Revolution.

Donald was born before 1862, probably in Scotland. He served with the 71st Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders) during the Revolutionary War.[1] He arrived at Guysborough in 1784 with the Loyalists and disbanded soldiers of the "Associated Departments of the Army and Navy" and received a land grant of 100 acres[2][3].

He married Susan [Larraby?] widow of James Adams.[4]

They had the following children, baptized at Guysborough: Barbara (bp. Dec 1791)[5], Mary (bp. 6 Sep 1794)[6]

From 1792-1795 he is listed at Guysborough, Sydney (now Guysborough) County, Nova Scotia.[7][8][9][10]

After 1795 there is no record of Donald at Guysborough, but a Donald MacLeod is found at Mabou in 1818 age 60 years of age 5'4", unfit for military service, born in Scotland, married with 5 children at home.[11]. This data agrees with published histories of Mabou, Cape Breton, and is likely the correct person. These records claim that Donald and Susan had eight children in all.

He passed away after 1818, probably in the Mabou/Hillsboro area..

Sources

  1. Pvt. Donald McLeod, in Return of Sundry Persons now at Chedebucto late of the 71st Regiment not included in the former warrant of survey; Public Archives of Nova Scotia
  2. Donald McLeod, in Land Grant: https://archives.novascotia.ca/land-papers/archives/?ID=594&Doc=warrant&Page=201105584
  3. Donald McLeod, 100 acres, Guysborough Township, 1785, 5 acres and Town Lot, Guysborough, 1790, in Marion Gilroy, "Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia", Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Publication No.4, 1937, p.134
  4. A.C. Jost, Guysborough Sketches and Essays, revised edition, p. 334
  5. McLeod, Barbara, dau. of Donald and Susan, bapt. Dec 1791, in Christ Church Guysborough baptism records: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMZ-YSSK-Z?i=122&cat=250053
  6. McLeod, Mary, dau. of Donald and Susan, bapt. Sept 6th 1794, in Christ Church Guysborough baptism records: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMZ-YSSK-H?i=123&cat=250053
  7. Donald McLeod, Guysborough, Guysborough County - 1792, in Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444 no. 46: https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/polltax/returns/?ID=5126
  8. Donald McLeod, Guysborough, Guysborough County -1793, in Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444 no. 68: https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/polltax/returns/?ID=9812
  9. Donald McLeod, Guysborough, Manchester, Crow Harbour, Guysborough County -1794, in Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444½ no. 22: https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/polltax/returns/?ID=13505
  10. Donald McLeod, Guysborough, Manchester, Crow Harbour, Canso, Guysborough County -1795, Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444½ no. 64: https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/polltax/returns/?ID=18257
  11. Donald McLeod, Port Hood, Inverness County -1818, in Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 445 no. 42-43: https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/rg1v445/returns/?ID=3410
  • Land Deed records, Public Archives of Nova Scotia; Book-Mabou Pioneers
  • Ed Brumby, 71st Fraser Highland Regiment in The American War of Independence, ISBN-13 : 978-1907540592, ASIN : B08XNRWH6B (Amazon UK or Kindle)




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