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 . finally went on boardthe vessel, and was landed at Jamaica. In the attack on the cityof Charleston, in June 1776, under Sir Henry Clinton, lord Camp-bell served as a volunteer on board the Bristol, on which occasionhe received a wound that ultimately proved mortal. Presumablyhe returned with the fleet and died September 5, 1778. GENERAL SIMON FRASER. Brigadier Simon Fraser was the tenth son of Alexander Fra-ser, second of
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 . finally went on boardthe vessel, and was landed at Jamaica. In the attack on the cityof Charleston, in June 1776, under Sir Henry Clinton, lord Camp-bell served as a volunteer on board the Bristol, on which occasionhe received a wound that ultimately proved mortal. Presumablyhe returned with the fleet and died September 5, 1778. GENERAL SIMON FRASER. Brigadier Simon Fraser was the tenth son of Alexander Fra-ser, second of Balnain. The lands of Balnain had been acquiredfrom Hugh, tenth lord of Lovat, by Big Hugh, grandfather of 382 HIGHLANDERS IN AMERICA. Simon. Alexander was in possession of the lands as early as1730, and for his first wife had Jane, daughter of William Fraser,eighth of Foyers, by whom he had issue six sons and one daugh-ter. In 1716 he married Jean, daughter of Angus, tenth Mackin-tosh of Kyllachy, by whom he had issue five sons and three daugh-ters, Simon being the fourth son, and born May 26th, 1729. In all probability it would be a difficult task to determine the. mm 8s „^,L jL, Vff V^jbi CEN-r-FRASER. ljP§C>
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