Record #:

19505

Author(s):

Malone, Elmer Taylor, Jr.

Abstract:

Although not particularly successful in the ways the world measures success, Malcolm Fowler, a businessman and amateur historian, made his life's work to tell the story of the Scottish Highlanders in the upper Cape Fear region of North Carolina, and in this he was the most successful.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2012, p4-10, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Immigrants--Scottish; Fowler, Malcolm, 1901-1980

Record #:

21551

Author(s):

Murdoch, Alexander

Abstract:

This article examines a pamphlet circulated in the western highlands of Scotland that glowingly describes the opportunities in North Carolina during the 1770s. The pamphlet also describes the process by which a large number of Scots from Argyll, Skye, and Sutherland moved to North America during this time period.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 67 Issue 4, Oct 1990, p438-449 , il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Immigrants--Scottish; North Carolina--Emigration and immigration

Record #:

34452

Author(s):

Murdoch, Alexander

Abstract:

In 1754, Captain Neil Campbell organized a singular voyage for Scottish immigrants looking to settle in the New World. This article discusses their emigration to the Cape Fear region and resulting settlement using historic records, maps, and written histories.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 93 Issue 4, October 2016, p361-385, il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Scottish Americans; Cape Fear River Valley--History; North Carolina--Immigrants--Scottish; North Carolina--Emigration and immigration; Scots--North Carolina--History--18th Century

Record #:

34545

Author(s):

Ayer, S. G.

Abstract:

Flora McDonald was a Scottish born immigrant who came to Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1774. Prior to her emigration, McDonald assisted Bonnie Prince Charlie in escaping Scotland following the Battle of Culloden. Upon arrival three decades later in North Carolina, McDonald was greeted with enthusiasm from North Carolina’s Scottish population for her help. McDonald provided further support for the Loyalists during the American Revolution. After her husband was captured, McDonald returned to Scotland.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 1, July 1909, p36-51 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

McDonald, Flora, 1722-1790; Women in war; North Carolina--Immigrants--Scottish