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| 1776 Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge near Wilmington, NC |
A short while before the American Revolution, a vessel left Isle of
Skye Scotland and dropped anchor outside of Wilmington, North Carolina.
It was loaded with the MacDonald Clan; and particularly Flora
MacDonald, a supporter of Bonnie Prince Charles (Stuart pretender to the
throne). They sent a message to the Governor of the State asking for
acreage upon with to settle the clan and waited to be granted several
thousand acres in Moore County.
At the beginning of the
Revolutionary War, the Scots sided with Great Britain in the cause.
One morning, the young Hugh McDonald, aged 16 years, while working
alongside his father in the family field, saw a company of American
patriots approaching on horseback. Not wanting to join the cause, the
father ran into the woods to hide and while he was gone the patriots
persuaded young Hugh to join up as a drummer boy. Shortly thereafter,
the boy fought in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, a minor but
important victory for the patriots. For the next several years Hugh
fought in all of the skirmishes and battles of his regiment which
eventually led to the surrender at Yorktown of Cornwallis. In his
pension, Hugh tells of a battle when he took a musket ball in the leg
and fell to the ground. A British soldier, standing over him, sword in
hand, prepared to kill him when suddenly he changed his mind and ran
into the woods. That wounded leg would trouble Hugh all of his life.
After the war, the MacDonald clan, having chosen the wrong side of the
conflict, was compelled to return to Scotland. Meanwhile Hugh was
entitled to a land grant for his service. The land was in Elbert County,
and that is how the family set their roots in Georgia.
There
are many such stories to be discovered in the records. Just about
everybody descends from a brave soldier of the Revolutionary War, War of
1812, or the American Civil War. We read of the founders of this
country and other heroes, yet we, too, have family members who risked
everything to come to America, and take upon themselves the battle for
freedom. Yet, in this age, young people are rioting in the streets,
demanding, demanding, demanding. I wonder if they realize the
sufferings of their own ancestors or have heard a story of their past?
If so, then I expect that, instead of destroying property, they would
want to help America now in its troubling times. For, it is during this
era that we stand to lose our Constitutional freedoms and very life to
domestic and foreign terrorists. Hugh had the right to bear arms, to
save himself from invading armies, and his children served in local
militias carrying weapons to further protect the countryside. So that
has been the way of it from America's earliest times. One of of most
precious freedoms, the right to keep and bear arms was described by
Aristotle, Cicero, John Locke, Machiavelli, the English Whigs, and
others. This heritage is our right as are the freedoms for which Hugh
McDonald fought so long ago.
Now, in the wake of
terrorist attacks upon Paris, we are at a threshold of decision. Sit on
our laurels and let Islam capture America, or fight. Veterans speak of
World War II as "the big one". However, larger, more terrifying
battles knock at our doors, and promise many long years of struggle.
It is one which the spoiled children of the soldiers of the American
Revolution and other wars do not understand. For they have been safe
all these years. How can the mothers and fathers of these children
change their hearts? If they knew their background,
who they really are
, they would begin to understand and appreciate so strong a love for
our America. We can no longer depend upon the schools to teach a true
history. Instead, the schools trash Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
George Washington, and even Columbus (1492). Toyko Rose of World War II
is back, propagandizing, persuading the children to forget the founding
fathers. To help us discover our roots, many genealogical records are
being published online. It is joyful to piece together (from actual
facts) the endearing stories of the past. May I invite you to join
these websites and make good use of the records?
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Kentucky Pioneers, North Carolina Pioneers,
South Carolina Pioneers,
Virginia Pioneers and
Southeastern Genealogy.
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Sources: North Carolina State Papers; Revolutionary War Pension of Hugh McDonald.
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