An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . he year 1730 he emigrated to Amer-ica, landing at Philadelphia. His attention having been turned tohis countrymen on the Cape Fear, he removed to North Carolina,and took up his residence on the left bank of the above river, a fewmiles north of Cross Creek. He died in 1781. His preaching wasin harmony with the tenets of his people, being presbyterian. Hehad three regular congregations on the Sabbath, besides irregularpreac
An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . he year 1730 he emigrated to Amer-ica, landing at Philadelphia. His attention having been turned tohis countrymen on the Cape Fear, he removed to North Carolina,and took up his residence on the left bank of the above river, a fewmiles north of Cross Creek. He died in 1781. His preaching wasin harmony with the tenets of his people, being presbyterian. Hehad three regular congregations on the Sabbath, besides irregularpreaching, as occasion demanded. For some ten years hepreached on the southwest side of the river at a place called Rog-ers meeting-house. Here Hector McNeill (Bluff Hector) and *Ibid, p. 829. 144 HIGHLANDERS IN AMERICA. Alexander McAlister acted as elders. About 1758 he began topreach at the Barbacue Church,—the building not erected untilabout the year 1765. It was at this church where Flora MacDon-ald worshipped. The first elders of this church were GilbertClark, Duncan Buie, Archibald Buie, and Donald Cameron. Another of the preaching stations was at a place now known. Barbacue Church, where Flora Macdonald Worshipped. as Long Street. The building was erected about 1766. Thefirst elders were Malcolm Smith, Archibald McKay and ArchibaldRay. There came, in the same ship, from Scotland, with ReverendJohn McLeod, a large number of Highland families, all of whomsettled upon the upper and lower Little Rivers, in Cumberlandcounty. After several years labor, proving himself a man ofgenuine piety, great worth, and popular eloquence, he left Amer-ica, with a view of returning to his native land; having never beenheard of afterwards, it was thought that he found a watery grave. THE HIGHLANDERS IN NORTH CAROLINA. U5 With the exception of the Reverend John McLeod, it is notknown that Reverend James Campbell had any ministerial brotherresiding in Cumberland or the adjoining counties, who cou
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