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From: "Gilbert Ray" <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay names in "Reminiscences of the Highland Pioneers in Eldon township"
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:45:02 -0500
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Hi Toni, Sorry I was so late in responding to your e mail. The Fayetteville
Academy was located in what was then called the Argyll community. It is
part of Fort Bragg now and I think that the name has been lost to history
because of that. I do know that some of my Ray ancestors lived in that
community as well as the surrounding communities. The river was actually
the Cape Fear River and was this regions main transportation artery from the
sea (Wilmington). Fayetteville which was originally the Colonial
Governmental River port of Campbelltown and the near by village of Cross
Creek. Interesting story with Cross Creek was there is a place (still) in
downtown Fayetteville where Cross Creek and Little Cross Creek cross each
other and the local legend says that they never mingled but kept their own
course. Of course they both empty into the nearby Cape Fear River.
Fayetteville was the end of the navigatiable waters. From Fayetteville
immigrants would disembark and scatter to other parts of the state. Some of
course stayed in the area. My family settled about 20-25 miles from the
river port in an area called Puppy Creek, which is another tributary of the
Cape Fear. I appreciate the information. Gilbert "Mac" Ray
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From: "Toni Sinclair" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 9:45 AM
Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay names in "Reminiscences of the Highland Pioneers
in Eldon township"
> Here are all the Islay folks who were recited by Hugh Ray, son of John:
>
> John Darrach and family was from Kildalton, Islay
> They left Islay in 1818
> Angus (Hugh's father), the third eldest was 10 yrs.
> Effie MacFayden (Hugh's mother) was second child of Arch. MacFayden, was 4
> Angus Ray was employed on one of barges on the Fear River, on which James
> MacLachlan (brother-in-law of A. MacFadyen) was skipper, and all the crew
> were Islay men.
> Angus eventually graduated from the Fayetteville Academy, and started to
> teach school.
> a Mr. MacMillan, who came to Canada direct went to N.C. to visit his 2
> brothers, and convinced them to come to Canada, as well as -
> Colin Campelll, whose son, John, was principal of a school here, James
> MacLachlan, A. MacFayden, Don and Duncan Calder, John Ray and their
> families, also John Mathieson, a bachelor who had been jilted twice and
> remained single all his life. They did not all come together. Some came
> in 1828, 1830 and 1832. In 1834, Angus Ray who was teaching in the South,
> came to Canada to visit them, and was persuaded to stay, and teach school
> in Eldon.
> Sarah Ray, daughter of John, married Duncan Cameron of Inverness
> John and Archibald Smith (sons of Gilbert) came to Canada ca 1828. Arch
> married * Janet McCorquodale
> Christina McCorquodale married Duncan Sinclair, steamboat captain
>
> Ronald MacEachern and family - Donald, Archibald, Ronald, John, Neil,
> Peter and Margaret settled in the swamp north of Argyle ([village]
> Two brothers, Archibald and John MacDougall came to Eldon about 1835.
> John's son, Neil, was Sheriff of Victoria County. Archibald, known as
> "Baldy Beg" settled on part of Lot 6, Conc. 2, Eldon, children - Robert.
> Flora and Mary (Mrs. Smith) and youngest son Gilbert lived in Toronto.
> Also Archibald who went to California.
>
> Mrs. A. MacFadyen (Hugh's grandmother) had been bitten by a rattlesnake in
> N.C.
> Colin MacFayden, son of A. MacFadyen was a good hunter of bears and wolves
> The Calder brothers had brought a black girl with from N.C., who spoke
> Gaelic
>
> Rev. McMurchy, born in the "Manse in the Parish of Cunecarie, Islay" [?],
> came to Woodville [Eldon] in 1858, and served for 22 years, he died in
> 1866
> "Red" John McArthur, who was from the same parish in Islay as Mr.
> MacTavish, used sometimes to take too much drink. One day Mr. MacTavish
> found him sleeping by the roadside. He roused him up and said "Where do
> you suppose you would be if you passed away in your sleep?" John replied,
> "In Cunecarie, undoubtedly." [Does anyone know where this is?]
>
> Hugh Ray had a brother, Neil A. Ray, also a teacher who became a lawyer
>
> * There is a fairly long narrative about the McCorquodales from Knapdale,
> but I thought they were Islay folks. Does anyone want this?
>
> Well, that's my Saturday morning lesson. I hope you all enjoyed it.
> Toni
>
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