Scottish Settlement of Darien, Georgia

[MacBean]

Wasn't it through the Georgia colony that the McIntosh family appeared that produced General McIntosh of the Revolutionary War fame (and Cherokee Chief McIntosh as well) We have several monuments and placards with his name here in Valley Forge, PA. I believe one of the chief recruiters for the colony was a MacBean who raised volunteers out of Inverness shire. I've often wondered if this was the original root cause of my family's emigration to Charelston, SC (through family connections) in later years.

Now to go read your paper!

[cryerelizabeth]

Yes, in I think both of my sources there is a list of the names of people that emigrated here and the McIntosh name should be there, and if not it may be under a different spelling.

[macwilkin]

Wasn't it through the Georgia colony that the McIntosh family appeared that produced General McIntosh of the Revolutionary War fame (and Cherokee Chief McIntosh as well) We have several monuments and placards with his name here in Valley Forge, PA. I believe one of the chief recruiters for the colony was a MacBean who raised volunteers out of Inverness shire. I've often wondered if this was the original root cause of my family's emigration to Charelston, SC (through family connections) in later years.

Now to go read your paper!

You're thinking of the Creek (Muscogee) Nation...The Cherokees had Chief John Ross, whose father was a Scottish trader.

[Mike_Oettle]

Well done, Margaret!
I have followed the link and started reading the paper, but I am not sure when I will find the time to get right through it.
Regards,
Mike

[tulloch]

Very interesting stuff. Thank you all. Cryer your work started some good discussion and I have gotten a lot out of it. Great paper.

[Mike_Oettle]

For one thing, Margaret’s research has revealed at least one era in which American re-enactors may legitimately wear tartan.
Whether the settlers wore the feile mhor or the feile beg is a question that should perhaps be investigated further.
Oh, and incidentally, there was one spelling error that I noticed: Mohr, which was no doubt meant to be Mhor. (Mohr is a German surname.)
Regards,
Mike

[cryerelizabeth]

there was one spelling error that I noticed: Mohr, which was no doubt meant to be Mhor. (Mohr is a German surname.)
Regards,
Mike

oh goodness, I can't believe i messed that up

[cryerelizabeth]

Thank you all for the great feedback. I believe, out of the whole class, I chose the most interesting and definitely less boring topic about Georgia.

[Lockhart]

Just read your paper, it was very informative. I guess there are several places I need to check out here in GA!

[guardsman]

well done neloon. We are like the foreign legion, we celebrate destruction, the brave forlorn hope. Our ancestors followed their Chief to the field with loyalty and honour , a trait i see in myself ( loyalty),these sad losses are what moulds us. Better to die than be shamed. As Scots or descendants we celebrate the sacrifice and gallant loss of our Ancestors.Can anyone disagree. This is what makes us what we are.