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Continued family genealogy research back to when and where the family came from in Scotland or elsewhere.
Our deceased and most proficient family genealogist John A. McQuaig Sr's first letter to me in June 1990 and subsequent one in July contained some interesting information on history and name spellings. Here are some excerpts:
"I have almost complete family histories of most McQuaig and related names in both Canada and the US...My progenitor was Alexander McQuaig, born 11 Oct. 1747 in Killnaughton, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire Scotland. His father was Angus McCuaig.... (Records of the Free Church of Scotland--Old Kirk Presbyterians--and my present correspondants in Scotland spell the name as McCuaig.) Alexander emigrated ca 1785* from Islay to Cumberland County NC with his family and two brothers and their families. His brothers moved on the Anson, Robeson, and Richmond Counties in NC and some on to Marlboro, Chesterfield, and Darlington Counties in SC... My records show a Duncan McQuig in Richmond County (census) in 1790 and also found in the same county in 1795 was a Duncan McQuage.....Various spelling, McQuaigue, McCuaig, McQuage, etc. are commonly found in the Carolina records. I have some documents where the name is spelled differently in the same document....In Marlboro and Chesterfield Counties the name is spelled McQuage, in NC is is mostly spelled McQuague. In my own line in the early and mid 1800's it was spelled McQuaigue. The Canadian line began in Scotland, moved to Ireland where it was spelled McQuegg, O'queeg, etc."
*According to later information from John A. McQuaig Sr, "My Alexander McCuaig/McQuaig (son of Angus McCuaig of the Isle of Islay) came in 1791 and landed in Wilmington and went on up to Fayetteville. We believe he and his family were on the General Washington which landed in Wilmington on 4 Nov 1791".
Undoubtedly the McQuaig/McQuages already in America were also related to Angus.
Our deceased and most proficient family genealogist John A. McQuaig Sr's first letter to me in June 1990 and subsequent one in July contained some interesting information on history and name spellings. Here are some excerpts:
"I have almost complete family histories of most McQuaig and related names in both Canada and the US...My progenitor was Alexander McQuaig, born 11 Oct. 1747 in Killnaughton, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire Scotland. His father was Angus McCuaig.... (Records of the Free Church of Scotland--Old Kirk Presbyterians--and my present correspondants in Scotland spell the name as McCuaig.) Alexander emigrated ca 1785* from Islay to Cumberland County NC with his family and two brothers and their families. His brothers moved on the Anson, Robeson, and Richmond Counties in NC and some on to Marlboro, Chesterfield, and Darlington Counties in SC... My records show a Duncan McQuig in Richmond County (census) in 1790 and also found in the same county in 1795 was a Duncan McQuage.....Various spelling, McQuaigue, McCuaig, McQuage, etc. are commonly found in the Carolina records. I have some documents where the name is spelled differently in the same document....In Marlboro and Chesterfield Counties the name is spelled McQuage, in NC is is mostly spelled McQuague. In my own line in the early and mid 1800's it was spelled McQuaigue. The Canadian line began in Scotland, moved to Ireland where it was spelled McQuegg, O'queeg, etc."
*According to later information from John A. McQuaig Sr, "My Alexander McCuaig/McQuaig (son of Angus McCuaig of the Isle of Islay) came in 1791 and landed in Wilmington and went on up to Fayetteville. We believe he and his family were on the General Washington which landed in Wilmington on 4 Nov 1791".
Undoubtedly the McQuaig/McQuages already in America were also related to Angus.