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1963
YEAR BOOK
OF THE
American Clan Gregor Society
INCORPORATED
Containinq the Procee dings of the
1962 Annual Gathering
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
I N CORPORATED
WA SHI N GTON ,
D. C.
CLAN OFFICE
Located atMR. HARRY
W.
A ssistant Chieftain
B LU N T,
8000 W estover Road
B ETH ESDA
14,
M D.
10 1963
by
AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY. INC.
P ublished by
CUSS01l . May & Co.• Inc.
Rich mond , V a.
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TO MACGREGORS FLYING TO SCOTLAND
AUGUST 17, 1962
MacGregors returning to their native land
Filled with pride and devotion. Fortunate band!
Going forth, taking wing 'neath the stars o'er the sea,
To give proof of that yearning that fills you and me
For the banks and the braes of a land that we love;
TlJinking "Can this be true]" as they soar high above
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Long Island's fair meadows and ocean swept coast
Making rightful their claim to MacGregor's proud boast
"Ard Choillet" (To the heights). They fly over the main
Their good fortune we etIvy.-"To see Scotland again!"
It's highlands and lochs, Edinbro's town ami the shrines
That fill hearts with rapture. How each happy face shines
So we bid you "God speed", and safe journey, retllming
With memories enduring, and a gratified yearning.
HERBERT
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MAGRUDER
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COMMODORE JOHN HOLMES MAGRUDER, JR., U.S.N. RETIRED
The Clan is distressed to announce the death of one of its most
interested and loyal members, Commodore John Ho lmes Magruder, Jr.,
U.S.N. Ret., who passed away on August 20, 1963,at the Chelsea Hospital,
Boston, Massachusett s, after a short illness.
Funeral services took place at Fort Myer Chapel with burial in
Arlin gton National Cemeter y.
Commodore Magruder ser ved his Clan as Chieftain , as a member
of the Council for many years , and on special committee s. He will be
gr eatly missed by the members of his Clan and by his many friend s.
Sympathy is herewith expressed to his wife and famil y.
An obituary on Commodore Magruder will appear in the next issue
of the Year Book to be published during 1964.
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BOO K AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
OFFICERS
MAJOR SIR GREGOR MACGREGOR OF MACGREGOR, BARONET .•......••••••.,H ereditary
Chief
"Edinchip", Lochearnhead, Scotland
JOH N KEN NEDY MAGR UDER.•.•.••... ..... ......... .... .... ... ......_... .... ................•..........•.....•.... Chieftain
5210 Franklin Park Road, McL ean, Vi r ginia
HARRY WOOD WARD BLU NT .. ..•.••.......... ......••..................................•.•.•••••.••Assistant'Chieftain
8000 We st over Road, Beth esda 14, Maryland
BER NARD F. M AGRUDER.... .•.. ..... .................... ... ..•..•... ...••.••.... ....... Ranking
7306 Maple Ave nue , Chevy Chase I S, Mar yland
Deputy Chieftain
MRS. JOSEPH C . TICH y ....•...•••... ••••••.•.•••......••...•. ••.•... •............................•••............•......... Scrib e
1109 Cr owfoot Lane, Paint Bran ch F arm , Silve r Spring, Ma ryl and
Registrar
MRS. RALPH S . BuBB.•_
1109 Crowfoot Lane, Paint Branch Farm, Silv er Spring, Maryland
H istorian
THOMAS GARLA ND MAGRUDER, JR
Scotland H ouse , 607 South Washington St., Al exandria, Virginia
Treasurer
MIS S A MY B ELLE H U NT ER
3730 W Street N. W ., Washingt on 7, D. C.
Assistant Treasurer
MIS S E LLEN STALLING SLA UGHTER.
7800 Ha mpt on La ne, Bethesda 14, Mar yland
Chaplain
REV. DA NIEL RANDALL MAGRUDER
195 A shmour Stree t, Bost on 24, M ass.
DR. NATHA NI EL MACGREGOR EWELL, J R... .... .............. ... ..... .. ............ .. .... .............•..Surgeon
1702 Bumley S treet, Charlott esville , Virginia
MISS
C.
Chancellor
VI RGINIA DIEDEL
The Kene saw, Suite 72, Washington 9, D. C.
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Editor
M I SS REGINA MAGRUDER H I LL
4826 North Lane, Beth esda 14, Md .
FORMER CHIEFTAINS
E DWARD MAY MAGRUDER, M.D ., 1900-1925 ( Deceased)
CALEB C LARKE MAGR UDER, M.A ., L.L.D ., 1925-1927 ( Deceased)
JAM ES MITCHELL MAGR UDER, D .D. , 1927-1930 ( Deceased)
EGBERT WATSON MAGR UDER, Ph.D., 1930-1933 ( Deceased)
H ERBERT THOMAS M AGRUDER, 1933-1936, S ta ten I sla n d , N. Y.
WILLIAM MARIO N MAGRUDER, 1936-1941, L exington, Kentucky
FRA NK C ECIL MAGRUDER, 1941-1947 (Deceased)
DOUGLAS N EI L M AGRUDER, 1947-1950, Indianola, Mississippi
COMMODORE JOH N H OLME S MAGRU DER, JR., U.S. Navy, Ret.
1950-1952, Waterford, Con necticu t ( Deceased)
BRIG. G EN . MARSHALL MAGR UDER, U . S . A ., Ret., 1952-1956 (Deceas ed)
REV . DA NIEL RANDALL MAGR UDER, 1956-1958, Boston, Massachusetts
DR. R OGER GREGORY MAGR UDER, 1958-1962, C harlottesville, Virginia
COU NCIL
Officers of the S ociety and Tell Memb ers At-Large
Appointed 1961-Expires 1964
Appointed 1960- Ex pires 1963
DR. DENTON ADLAI MAGRUDER
MILLER HUTCHISON, JR.
MISS MARTHA SPRIGG POOL E, to
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MRS. JOHN G . McDONALD
G EN . CARTER BOWIE MAGRUDER, U .S.A.
R etired
WILLI AM B. HAMILTON MAGRUDER
fill
unexpired term of Bernard F.
Magruder
Appointed 1962-Expires 1965
D R. WILLIAM C. STOKOE
MRS. PHILIP H . LIGHTFOOT
WILLIAM Y.
M RS. G EORGE
W. MAGR UDER
F. HA ZELWOOD
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STATE DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS AND ASSISTANTS
Clan No.
1066 COLORADO: Mr . Carroll Scott Delaney, 1445 S. Columbine St., Denver 10.
915 CONNECTICUT: Mrs. Duncan Buttrick (Charlotte Magruder), Gay
Bowers Road, Green Fields Hill, Fairfield.
1122 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Miss Cornelia Magruder Bowie, 1724 20th
St., N.W., Washington, D. C.
1056 FLORIDA: Mr. Nathaniel Magruder, Box 1823, 504 W. Hillview Ave.,
Sarasota.
1114 GEORGIA: Mr. Dudley Boston Magruder, Jr., 10 Club Drive, Rome.
921 IDAHO: Mr. Milton A. Parsons, P. O. Box 1005, Route 2, Coeur d' Alene.
1283 IOWA: Mrs. Preston R. Farris (Julia Mary Magruder) , 3415 3rd Ave.,
S.E., Cedar Rapids, Lynn Co.
1129 INDIANA: Mrs. Norman Frederick Schafer, 1839 N. College St ., South
Bend.
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653 KENTUCKY: Mr. Guy Russell Henderson , R.F.D. 3, Shepherdsville.
Assistants:
711
Mr. William Mari on Magruder, 456 Rose Lane, Lexington.
526
Mr. George Keith Taylor, 2501 Hackworth St., Ashland.
1095 LOUISIANA: Mr. Charles Q. Rodriguez, 3226 Carlotta St., Baton Rouge 13.
1223 MARYLAND: Lt. Commdr, Page Bowie Clagett, Rt. I, Box 58, Upper
Marlboro.
Assistants:
1268
Mrs. Richard Robbins Kane ( Eleanor Livingston Bowling) , 5002
Norwood Avenue, Baltimore 7.
1279
Mr. Calvert Forrest Magruder, 3704 Bunker Hill Road, Apt. I,
Brentwood.
1130 MASSACHUSETTS : Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, Ex-Chi eftain,
195 Ashmour Street , Boston 24.
588 MISSISSIPPI : Mr. Douglas Neil Magruder, Indianola.
Assistant:
1289
Mrs. Thomas Pitchford (Mary Eleanor Pearce), Rt. 2, Box 82-A,
Canton.
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r-, 7034 Waterman St., St. Louis.
MONTANA : Mr. Thomas Magruder Wade, r-, 315 Keith Ave., Missoula.
95 MISSOURI: Mr. Willett Clark Magruder,
300
332 NEW JERSEY: Col. Lloyd Burns Magruder, 10 Woodmere Ave., Rumson.
475 NEW YORK: Mr . Donald D. Magruder, 442 Home Ave., Rosebank,
Staten Island.
Assistant:
933
Mr. Edward K. Gregor,
121 N. Fitzhugh St., Rochester.
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70S NORTH CAROLINA: Mr. Philip Brooke Magruder, 904 Magnolia St .,
Greensboro.
Assistant:
1159
Miss Martha Adaline Higgs, 417 North Blount St., Raleigh.
990 OKLAHOMA: Mrs. Edna Greer Hatfield, 104 N. 12th St., Tonkawa .
826 OREGON: Mrs. Ella Magruder Braun, 50 Thompkins St., Cortland, N. Y.
531
RHODE ISLAND : Cornmdr, Cary W. Magruder, U.S.N., Retired, Box
124, Jamestown .
832 TENNESSEE: Mr. Alphonse Roger Drane, 205 Merchant St ., Mt. Pleasant.
Assistant:
1287
Mrs. Thomas Shockley, (Kate Nolen), 2102 25th Ave., South,
Nashville 12.
329 TEXAS: Mr. William B. Hamilton Magruder, 420 Vilita St., San Antonio.
Assistant:
1069
Mrs. Uel Stephens (Hattie Miller), 2714 Green St., Fort Worth.
436 VIRGINIA: Mr. Henry Magruder Taylor, Sr., "Ravenwood" 8718 River
Road, Richmond.
Assistants:
938
Dr. George Boyd Tyler, U.S.N. Retired, 208 College Circle,
Staunton .
970
Mrs. Harold Lipscomb, (Eula Agnes Reynolds), 2408 Cameron
Mills Road, Alexandria .
1274 WASHINGTON: Mrs . Lydia Collins Magruder Breshears, Rt. 6, Box
38-B, Yakima.
803 HAWAII: Mr. Lloyd R. Magruder Killam, 1905 Makiki St., Honolulu.
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COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, 1962
FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY :
Scholarship, Endowment, Library
Mr. Herbert Thoma s Magruder, Chairman
Dr . Roger Gregory Magruder
Mr. John Kennedy Magrud er
RULES OF T H E SOCIETY:
Mr. John Kennedy Magruder
Mr. Bernard F . Magruder
Mr. Harry W oodward Blunt
BUDGET COMMITTEE:
Mr. John Kennedy Magruder, Cllieftain
Mr. Harry Woodward Blunt, Assistant Chieftain
Mr. Bernard F. Magruder, Rankitlg Deputy Chieftain
Miss Amy Belle Hunter, Treasurer
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:
Miss Regina Magruder Hill, Editor
Mrs. Ralph S. Bubb, Registrar
Mr. Thoma s Garland Magruder, Ir ., Historian
Miss Ellen Stalling Slaughter
NEW MEMBERSHIP, QUALIFICATIONS, AND RESEARCH
COMMITTEE :
Mrs. Ralph S. Bubb, Chairman
Mr. Th omas Garland Magruder, Jr.
Mr. John Kennedy Magruder
Miss Regina Magruder Hill
NOMINATING COMMITTEE :
Mr. Harry W. Blunt, Chairman
Mr. Thomas Garland Magruder, Jr.
Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder
PROPERTY CUSTODIAN:
Mr. Thomas Garland Magruder, Jr.
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PROGRAM
of the
T HE 19TH
AND
20TH
OF O CTOBER,
1962
RI CH MON D, V I RGINIA
Frid ay, the 19th of October
9:()() A.M.-Registra tion and Inf orm ation-Lobby, J efferson H otel
9 :30 A.M.-Council Meeting, Washington Room, J efferson H otel
12 :00 Noon-Bus Leaves for S1. J ohns Church
12 :45 P .M.-Memoria l Se rvice, S1. Johns Church
1 :15 P .M.-Lunch, St. J ohns Church P ari sh H ouse
2 :00 P .M.- Bus Leaves St. J ohns Church for Tour of Park, Civil W ar Centennial
Building and Confederate Museum
4 :00 P. M.-B us Return to J efferson H otel
6 :00 P .M.-Dinner of your own choice
8 :15 P .M.-Lecture by Mr . Lyon G. Ty ler, Jr., Exe cutive Secretary, Virg inia
Civil W ar Centennial Commission- F lemish Room, J effer son Hotel
8 :45 P.M.-P ictures, Highl and Games
Saturday, the 20th of October
9 :00 A.M.-Regis tra tion and In for mation- Main Lobby, Jefferson H otel
9 :30 A.M.-Genera l Meeting, Em pire Room, J efferson H otel
12:00 Noon-Bus Leaves for W ilton, Country Club and other places of inter est
1 :15 P .M.-Lunch, Country Club of Virginia
3 :00 P.M.-Bus leaves for Univers ity of Richmond, Reynolds Metals Building ,
and Monument Avenue
4 :00 P.M.- Bus return s to J efferson H otel
6 :30 P .M.- Clan Reception, Empire Room, J effer son H otel
7 :30 P. M.-A nnual Banquet, Ball Room, J efferson H otel
Pip ing in of the Clan
Pip ing in of th e Chieftain of the America n Clan Gregor Society and
H onor ed Guests
Star-Spangled Banner by the Assemblage
Grace by the Chaplain
Pipin g in of th e Ha ggis
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PROGRAM-Continued
Recitation of Burns Address to the Haggis by the Rever end Daniel
Randall Magruder
Remarks by the Chieftain, Dr. Roger Gregory Magrud er
Introduction of Honored Guests, Past Chieftains and other s
Address by The Honorable Gylla Lady MacGregor of MacGregor
MacGregors Gath ering and other Scotti sh Songs by Mr . N. Wilford
Skinner, Accompanied by Mrs . William P. Spencer
Tribute to Ancestors who wore the Blue and Grey, by Dr. Roger
Gregory Magruder
Taps
Installation of Officers
Bagpipe Music by the St. Andrews Society Pipe Band of Washington,
D. C, Dr. William C. Stokoe,
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Pipe Major
Auld Lang Syne by the Assembly
GUESTS
Honorable Gylla Lady MacGregor of MacGregor
Mr . T. S. T . Henderson, President St. Andrews Society of Washington, D. C.
Th e Reverend H. Th omas Pateman, Rector of St. Johns Chur ch, and Mr s. Pat eman
Mr. and Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler, Jr.
Mr . and Mrs. N. Wilford Skinner
Dr. and Mrs. William P. Spencer
COMMITTEE
FOR THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL GATHERING
THE JEFFERSON HOTEL, RICHMOND, VA., OCTOBER 19-20, 1962
Harry W . Blunt, Chairman
H enr y M. Taylor, Vice Chairman
Mrs. Ralph S . Bubb
Miss Evelina Magruder
Mrs. Calvert G. Smith
Miss Regina M. Hill
Mrs. Henry M. Taylor
Mrs. H. R. Lipscomb
Mr s. Henry M. Taylor, Jr.
Miss Allaville Magruder
Miss Catherine Cunningham
Mrs. Henry M. Tyl er
Mr. John K. Magruder
Mr. David H . Tayl or
Mr . Henry M. Tyler
Mr. Henry M. Taylor, Jr.
Dr. G. Boyd Tyler
Mr. N. Edward Beall
Miss Amy Belle Hunter
Mrs. G. Boyd Tyler
Mrs. Harry W . Blunt
Mr. Edward Gregor
Dr. William C. Stokoe, Jr.
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THE PROCEEDI NGS OF THE ANNUAL GATHERING
OCTOBER 1 9T H AND 20m, 19 6 2
R EGIN A M AGRUDER HI LL,
S cribe
M INUTES OF THE C OU N CIL M EETI NG
RICHMO ND, V IR GIN IA, OCTOBER 19 , 1 962
The Council was called to ord er by the Chie ftain , Dr. Roger Gregory Magruder,
at 9: 30 A.M., on F riday, October 19, 1962. Miss Regina Magruder Hill had been
appoint ed Scrib e to fill the unexpir ed term of Mr s. Har old J. Magruder, who
resigned .
T hose in attendance were : Dr. Roger Gr egor y Magruder, Chieftain ; Rev.
Daniel Randall Magrud er , Mr . P age Bowie Clagett , Mr s. Elizabeth Magruder
Bubb, Mr s. John G. McDonald (s he did not att end night session), Mr. Bernard
F. Magruder, Mr . H enr y Magrud er Ta ylor, Mr . H erbert T. Ma gruder, Mr . Wrn,
B. Hamilton Magruder, Dr. Denton Adlai Magruder, Mr. Miller R. H utchi son, Jr.,
Mr . Harry W . Blunt, Mr. J ohn Kennedy Ma gruder, Mr s. Allen L. H ord , Commodore J ohn H olmes Magruder, Jr., who came in during the afternoon session,
and Miss Regina Magruder Hill.
The reading of the minute s of the Council of 1961 were omitted as they appear
in th e 1962 Year Book.
R EPORTS GI VE N AT THE M ORN ING SESSION
Tr easurer: Miss Amy Belle Hunter was absent and her report was given by Mr.
Harry \ V. Blunt :
Balance in the General Funds
$1,100.69
End owment Fun d
2,767.25
Dr . Edward May Magru der Medical Scholars hip Fund
2,580.00
with $55.00 not yet credited.
The Market value of this Fund is $3,800.00
Th e Treasur er' s report was accepted subject to au dit.
It was reported that no one used this scholarship during the past scholastic
year, and there is now $300.88 interest that can be allocat ed.
Budget: Mr. H arry W. Blunt submitted th e Budget for the coming year which
was accepted.
Funds of the Socic ty : Mr. Blunt has looked into the matter of investing these
funds. Mr . Page Bowie Clagett talk ed on th is subject.
Th e following motion was passed : That a committee of three, consistin g of
Mr . H erb ert Thomas Magrud er, Chairm an, Dr. Roger Greg ory Magruder, and
a third member to be selected by them, and that thi s commit tee be given full
auth orit y to look into and invest the funds of the Society.
Th e History Pr oject : It was moved to cancel th e present name of thi s committ ee and to crea te a Committee to write a Hi stor y of the MacGregor D escendant s
in Americ a. Th e chairman read her report.
FU M Raising Comm ittee: Mr . Adlai Ma gru der, Chairman, repor ted that he
had contacted the committee member s of the Endowment Fund, Scholar ship F und,
and the Library F und.
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I ncome Tax Deductab le: Mr. Bernard F. Magrud er was appointed a Lommittee of one to take up with the Chancellor the subject of Income T ax Deductable
on gifts to the Society.
Library Committee : No report submitted.
Gifts: Gifts of money to Scott ish and other orga nizations, Mr. Blunt asked
that $100.00 be set aside in the Budget for this purpose, the committ ee to decide
where to place th ese donations.
Dr. Edward May Mag ruder Med ical Sch olarship F und: Wh ere to place donations to this fund be left to the committee to decide.
Nominatinq Committee: As th e chairman, Mr. T homas Garl and Magruder,
Jr., was unable to be present, Mr. Blunt read the report of th e Nominating Committee as follows:
Chiefta in
Ranking Deputy Chiefta in
Scr ibe
Regist rar
His torian
T reasurer
Assistan t Treas urer
Chaplain
Chancellor
Ed itor
Mr . J ohn Kennedy Magruder
Mr. Bernard F. Magrud er
Miss Regina Mag ruder Hill
Mr s. Ralph S. Bubb
Mr. T homas Garl and Magrud er, Jr.
Miss Amy Belle Hunter
Miss Ellen Slaughter
Rev. Dan iel Randall Magruder
Miss C. Virginia Diedel
Open
(NOTE: Since th e Gath ering Mr s. J oseph c. T ichy, Jr., has been appointed
by th e Chiefta in to take the position of Scribe, and Mi ss Regina Magrud er Hill
has been appointed by the Chieftain as Editor.)
RECOMMENDATIONS PA SSED BY THE COUNCIL TO DE P RESEN TED TO TH E GENERAL
B USI N ESS SESSION
I-That the sum of $1000.00 be allott ed in the Budget for the printing of th e Year
Book of 1963.
2-T hat th e original Application P apers be put into a fire-proof ' place, and th at
work on the Key Charts be star ted at once, and when available, they too, be
put in a fire-proof place. Th e Registrar, the Scri be, and the H istorian, or any
two of them acting together, may take material out of thi s storage, and that a
record must be made of the mat erial so removed, signed and dated and filed in
th e office of the Society.
Mr . H arry W . Blunt was authorized to have a case made for sto rage purpo ses.
3-Committees: That all existing Committees, with th e exception of the Budget
Committee and the Nominating Committee be done away with, and that the
Chiefta in create such committees as is necessar y to carryon the business of th e
society.
Mr . Blunt displayed the new Membership Certificate. It was adopted.
The Council recessed to reconvene following the trip to St . John's Church for
the Memor ial Ser vice and Luncheon.
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AFTER NOON SESSION
Th e meeting of the Council reconvened at 4 :15, the Chieftai n in the Chair.
All who atte nded the morning session were present with the excep tion of Mr s.
McDonald and Mr s. Hord .
Th ree members, Mr . J ohn K. Magrud er, Mr . Thomas Garl and Mag rud er, and
Mr. Harry W . Blunt, were appointed a committee to select the place of th e meeting
of the 1963 Gather ing, wit h W ashingto n, D. C. as a possibility.
It was recommended that th e Ad ministrati ve Officers of the S ociety be
authorize d to file the necessar y application wit h the Bureau of Internal Revenue
for Income Ta x Deductab le on contributions to this Society when they are judged
to be deductable.
Rules of the Society were taken up, to be presented to th e Genera l Business
Session.
Mr . Ha rry W. Blunt, Mr. J ohn Kennedy Mag ruder, and Mr. Bernard F.
Magrud er were a ppointed to study and rewrite the Rul es so that they may be
clari fied.
T he Council recessed for dinner.
EVE NI NG SESSION
T he Council reconvened following dinner with the Chieftai n in the Chai r.
Ten members were present :
Discussion of Rules was cont inued.
As it was nearing twelve o'clock it was moved that fu rthe r discussion of the
Rules be referr ed to the committee appointed at the afternoon session to Clarify
the Rules.
The following recommendati ons which were approved by the morning session
of the Council and which were to take effect following this Gathering were referred
to the Genera l Business Session. T hese were discussed durin g th e a fternoon
session :
Tha t the Initiation Fee be raised from $3.00 to $10.00, but that Dues remain
at $5.00 per member, per yea r; that the Council have a quorum of ten ( 10) member s
present at all meetings ; to add to the list of surnames of those qualified to be members the names of Grier, Gree r, and Gri erson, which have been approved by the Cla n
Gregor of Scotland; and Septs, using Standard Re ference Book, and prov ing
descent fro m MacGregor of Scotland.
THE BU SI NE SS MEETING
October 20, 1962
R EGI N A MAGRU DER H ILL,
S cribe
T he Business Session was opened by the Chieftai n, with the Pl edge to the
Flag of the United States of America, followed by Prayer by th e Chaplain, at 9 :30
A.M. Th e Minutes of the Council were read by the Scribe, and placed on file.
All Recommendati ons and Motions passed by the Council were prese nted and
passed by the Genera l Session. Donati ons to the Endowmen t F und were presented
to the amount of $75.00.
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T he Chieftain read his report which will appear elsewhere in th e Year Book.
The Registra r, Mr s. Ral ph S. Bubb, read her report which appea rs in full
elsewhere.
The Treasurer's repor t was rea d by Mr. H arry W. Blunt, ·who moved its
acceptance subject to audit.
T he Historian, Mr. Thomas Garland Magr uder, j r., sent his report which
was read by the Scri be.
Th e Editor, Miss Hill, read her report . Th e Year Book was posted on September 21, 1962 to all member s who had paid their 1962 Dues. T he Ed itor thanked
the members of her committee, Mrs. Bubb, Mrs. Dwyer, Mr s. Loveless, Mrs. Freeman, Miss Evelina Magrud er, and Mr s. Lummi s for their valuable help. A detailed report is on file.
Mr . He rber t T. Magr uder ex pressed thank s to Miss Hill and her co-workers
for the very excellent Yea r Book.
Research: Miss Hill, Dir ector, reported on two trips to the Court Hou ses
at Frederick and Annapolis, Mar yland, and work done with the Registrar on several
application papers.
Mr. Blunt moved th at further committee report s be filed.
It was moved and passed that the following be sponsored from the $100.00 set
aside in the Budget for Gifts to Scott ish and other orga nizations: The Clan Gregor
Society of Scotla nd, T he National T rust Fund for Scotla nd, Th e Nat ional Trust
for Historic P reserva tion of the United States, and The Grandfa ther Mounta in
Games.
It was moved and passed that a Directory of the Officers of the Society be
sent to each Officer of th e Society and to each State Deputy Chiefta in.
Dr. Roger Gregory Mag ruder report ed that the Pl aque had been placed on
the picture of The Fiery Cross by members of the fam ily of Dr . Edward May
Mag ruder.
Dr. Magruder presented a check for $3()() left to the Endowment Fund in th e
W ill of his moth er, Mrs. Edward May Magru der.
Mr. Blunt moved that the Scribe write a lett er of thanks to the family of Mr s.
Mag ruder for . th ese two gifts.
Miss Ruth Beall, a longtim e member of the Society, who died on January 26,
1962, left the Clan $100 in her Will .
It was moved that the photograph of Maj or Sir Gregor MacGr egor of MacGregor and of Lady MacGregor, tak en at the 50th Anniver sar y Gatherin g, and
which Mr . Hutc hison has had enlarg ed, be presented to T he Hon orable Gylla Lady
MacGregor of MacGr egor at the annual dinner, and that an H onor ar y Certificate
of Membership also be presented to her.
Mr . Blunt returned a check for $100 voted for th e trip to Scotland at th e
1961 Gath ering.
The r eport of the Nominatin g Committ ee was here presented. Th e Chieftain
asked for nominati ons from the floor, there being none, nominations were declared
closed. Voting followed and the Chieftain declared th e Officers as presented by
the Nominating Committ ee, elected for the term of two years . (The Slate is
given in th e Minute s of the Council.) It was moved that an available person be
appointed by the Chieftain to serve as Editor.
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All present who have been a member of th e Society for a period of twenty -five
year s were asked to stand and receive recogniti on.
I t was moved that a lett er of thank s from th e Society be sent to those who
ha ve worked in makin g the 1962 Gathering a success: The Mana ger of the J efferson
H otel, Mr . and Mr s. H enry Magruder T aylor , S r., Th e Chieftain, Dr. Roger
Gr egory Magrud er , and to those who worked on the various committees. Mr . Wm.
B. Hamilton Magruder, Mr s. Th omas B. O' Loughlin, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
,V'. Blunt, told about the tri p to Scotland and England made during the past
summer. Th e Society extended their thanks to Mr . and Mr s. Blunt for th e wonder ful trip which they planned and for the work done in connection with it.
Invitations to the Society to hold an Annual Gath erin g in Phil adelphia, was
ex tended by Mrs. T homas B. O'Loughlin; and to hold one in T exas, by Mr . Wm.
B. H amilt on Magruder.
Mr s. Francis Duncan Mill s ( Vivian Mag ruder Moore) had a beaut iful Quilt
on display which was made by her grandmother.
T he meeting adjourned to take a Bus to the Country Club of Vir ginia where
a delicious luncheon was served. Thi s was followed by a dri ve around the vicinity
of Richmond.
THE BANQUET
T he Ann ual Banquet was held in the Ball Room of the J efferson H otel. The
officers and distingui shed guests were piped in by the St. Andrew 's Pi pe Band, Dr.
W illiam C. Stokoe, P ipe Major. The Blessing was given by the Chapl ain, Rev.
Daniel Randa ll Mag ruder, who later gave th e recitat ion of Bu rns' Ad dress T o
the Haggis, which is always so enjoyed. T he Chieftain gave a welcome a nd call ed
upon Mr. T. S. T . Henderson, President of the St. Andrew's Society of W ashington,
D. C, the Ranking Deputy Chieftain, and the past Chieftai ns for a word of greeting.
Th e Chiefta in read a T ribute in Memor y of the Blue a nd the Gray. The Chiefta in
then int roduced the guest of honor , T he H onorabl e Gylla Lady MacGre gor of
MacGregor , who was the guest speake r. H er talk was on th e Important Part
That the Clan can play in the Life of T oday. Th is delightful address is printed
in this book, but those who merely read it, will miss her gracious charm and her
delight ful Scott ish accent.
It was announced that the 1963 Annual Gath ering will be held in the W ashington, D. C. ar ea.
REPORT OF THE DR. EDWARD MAY MAGRUDER
MEDI CAL SCHOLARS H I P FUND
DR.
R.
GR EGORY MAGRUDER,
Chairman
September 30, 1961-Total Fund, Book Value
$2,580.00
October 10, 1961, unu sed accumulated inter est from Fund investments
300.88
Receipts to September 30, 1961 (in A.c.G.S. Treasur y)
55.00
Receipts October 1, 1961- September 30, 1962 (in A.C.G.S. Treasur y) ......
45.00
Total Fund
$2,980.88
Less unused accumul ated interest available for scholarship
300.88
Total Fund less interest available for scholarship
$2,680.00
Th e Scholarship was not awarded during the scholastic year Sept ember 1961June 1962.
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GENERAL MARSHALL MAGRUD ER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
"T he Steins of Muscating, a Famil y Chronicl e" privately print ed in 1962, was
sent to the Library on August 16, 1962, with the compliments of Simon Gerberich
Stein I II, of Muscating, Iowa. It contains chapter s on the families of Stein,
Gerberi ck, Berntheisel, Sawyer, Eldridge, Waugh, and Ellis.
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ADDRESS OF THE CHIEFTAIN
Roger Gregory Magruder) M .D.
For this fifty-th ird annu al Gatherin g of the American Clan Gregor Society
your Chieftain is happy to have you again in Vir ginia , and this time in Richmond,
the capita l of the Old Dominion. Thi s is a cit y that is rich in the history of our
nation, and in its beauty.
During the past twelv e months your office rs and others in the Society have been
carrying out their functions as you will note f rom th e ensuing reports, while
some members have maintained their interest in other ways.
Last fall, one of our member s, Mr . Bernard Magruder very g raciously donated
to the library, three volumes entitled "T he H istor y of Scotland" by Robert son, a
valuab le edition. I am sure all are most appreciativ e of this gif t. It is hoped that
other members will appropriate books and peri odicals of valu e.
In February 1962 our Society, for the first time became a member of the
National Trust of Scotland, with dues being $5.91 for one year. Then, in Marc h
of this year the Society joined the Na tional Trust for Hi storic Preservat ion in
the United States for one yea r, at a cost of $25.00. It is believed to be appr opriate
for this Society to continu e these memberships.
On th e appointed Sunday last May, our member, Mr. H arry W . Blunt present ed the Mac Gregor tarta n at the tradit ional ceremony "Kirkin of the Tartan"
held at the Cath edral Church of St. P eter and St. Paul in Washington, D. C.
Your Chieftain and his family atten ded the Seventh Annual Gra ndfather
Mountain Hi ghland Games at Linville, N. C. on the 14th and 15t h of July of thi s
year. You are aware that our Society was aga in one of the sponsors of these
Garnes. Your Chieftai n recommends this Society continue this sponsorship next
yea r. At the request of their prog ra m committee, your Chief tain submitted a
short sketch of the American Clan Gregor Socie ty, which was published in the
program, along with sketches of severa l other Scott ish Societies. A most en]oyable
time was had by us at the Games. T he weather was fine. A number of prospective
members for the Socie ty were met there. It is of interest to note that these Games
are gro wing in statue and fame each year, and it is understood th at they are the
largest of such Games in the Uni ted Sta tes.
Th ose in charge of the Grandfather Mount ain Hi ghl and Games decided to
form a committee made up of the heads of the sponsori ng organizations, and to
be known as the Ad visory Committee. This Committee will act only in an advisory and suggestive capacit y and will meet annually durin g th e Games. Thi s
Committee met durin g the Games this year, following a delicious luncheon for the
heads of sponsori ng organ izations and their wives. Thi s was held high on the side
of the mountain, at a cott age which was perched on a grea t roc k amid typical
Scotti sh-type scenery.
Since the summer of 1961 the Gr andfa ther Mountain Hi ghland Garnes have
been incorp orated as a non-pr ofit, cha ri table and educational orga nization for the
purpo se of organi zing and runni ng Scott ish ath letic, piping and danci ng cont ests.
No officer of the Garnes receives any pay. Fund s to car ry on the Games a re derived fro m gif ts; admi ssion fees to the Garnes; and from cert ain concessions which
operate during the Games. The money received is used to defray expenses of
organizing and running the Garnes. An y surplus fund s ar e used for scholarships
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for worthy students to attend a college or university of their choice in th e Un ited
Sta tes, Scotland or Eng land.
I n compliance wit h the exp ressed desire of this Soc iety at the last Gathering
to presen t a trophy for one of the contests at the Grandfather Mo unta in Highland Games, your Chieftain corresponded with officials of the Games, and also had
per sonal discussions with them while at the Games in Jul y. Other Clan Societies
have already presented trophies for many of the contes ts. However, your Chieftain
is happy to report that he foun d ready int erest and accep tance of an ath let ic even t
know n as "Tossing th e Sheaf," which he had seen for the first time a t the Lochea rn head Highland Games in Scotland in 1961. Further information concern ing this
contest was obtai ned from M r. Joh n Mac Gregor the Ho n. Secretary of th e Clan
Gr egor Socie ty and Mr. Ewe n W. Cameron, a noted H ighland athlete, who lives
in Lochearnhead and others in Scotland. "Tossing the Sheaf" consis ts of using a
pit chfork to toss a sheaf of heath er or hay over a crossbar suspended between
two ta ll poles. T he bar is raised a foot at a ti me for the contestan ts, until by a
process of elimination the winner remains alone in the contes t (i.e, it is conduc ted
like a high ju mp contest) . W hile th is contest is not tr aditi onal as "tossing th e
caber" a nd some other Highland sports it has been a contes t in Games in Scotland for many years . It is one of th e spo rts at th e Lochearnhead H ighland Games,
other H ighland Games in Sco tla nd, and in athletic contests at ag ricultural shows
in Scotland.*
Rules for thi s contest have been dr awn up by your Chiefta in with the help
of the informa tion secured, and those rules have been approved by the Grandfather
Mo unta in Hi ghland Games.
You will recall at th e last Gathering, our loyal member, Mr. Miller R.
Hutchison, Jr. volunteered to under wri te the cost of the trophy to be selected by
th e Chiefta in. H owever , since the trophy selected and the eng raving ther eon were
more than anticipated a year ago, your Chief tai n was of the opinion that th is
should be a "joint venture" between M r. H utchison and your Chiefta in. Being
desirous that th e tr ophy presented should be an app rop riate and fitt ing one for
this honorable Society, a solid silver quaich with a bowl seven inches in diameter
of Perth design, has been obta ined from Edinburgh, Scotland. Thi s trophy will
be donated by this Socie ty to the Grandfather Moun tai n H igh land Games in 1963,
a nd will be kept by the Games. Eac h year the Games Commi ttee will have the
winner of "tossing the sheaf" and the year engrave d on it. Your Chiefta in feels
that this trophy from the American Clan Gregor Socie ty to the Gra ndfather
M ounta in H igh land Games is a timely move on the part of our Society.
During the past year your Chieftain has corresponded at interva ls with Mr.
J ohn Mac Grego r, the H on. Secretary of th e Clan Grego r Socie ty. Besides his
int erest ing and helpful lett ers, he also sent copies of th e minut es of the Council
meeting and of the Genera l meetin g of the Clan Gregor Socie ty held on July 21,
1962, at Lochea rnhead, Scotland. A matter of grea t interest to certain member s
of the American Clan Grego r Socie ty was decided upon at their Genera l Meeting.
This comprised an altera tion in th e Rules of the Clan Grego r Society . A motion
was passe d "that individua ls of th e name Greer, Grie r, Grier son and Mag ruder
should be elig ible to be ad mitted as full members" to th e Clan Gregor Society.
A second motion was approved, "That all Mac Gregors of the first genera tion
on the mat ernal side should be eligible to be admitted as full members." Your
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Chieftain exp resse d in writing our sincere appreciati on and thanks to the Chief
of CIan Gregor ; th e P resident of the CIan Gregor Society; and , also the H on.
Secretary of th e Clan Grego r Socie ty for thi s change in the Rul es. It is believed
that a number of our member s, who ar e eligible to join, should like to avai l th emselves of thi s honor . An applicati on must be submitted by th e individual and a pproved by th e Council of the Cla n Gregor Society befor e membership will be
fulfilled . Annual dues at thi s time are ten shillings and life member ship dues are
five pound s five shillings . A very attrac tive and appropriate Clan Gr egor Society
brooch of recent design has been made, and is ava ilable. Th e pri ce of the large
silver br ooch is four pounds ten shillings and the smaller silver brooch t wo pound s
ten shillings. A n enamel br ooch for children may be obta ined for four shillings.
A ll of you are aware of th e firs t group tri p composed of twent y-six member s
of the American Clan Gregor Society, who traveled by plane to the British I sles
in Augu st and Se ptember of thi s year. An unt old amount of time and work on
th e part of Mr. and Mr s, Harry \ V. Blunt went into organizing thi s mar velous
trip, for which all of the member s of thi s Soc iety and especially th ose in the g roup
should be most app reciative. F ro m the reports received, it was a grea t success.
Mor e exp licit details of the tri p may be obtai ned from those, who had th e pleasu re
of takin g it.
During Labor Day week-end 1962 your Chiefta in an d Mrs. Ma gru der journeyed
to Ligonier , P ennsylvan ia to attend the Fo urth Annual Ligonier Hi ghland Game s,
as the guest of Maj or and Mrs. Reg inald H . Macdonald of Kin gsbur gh . Maj or
Macdonald is Hi gh Commissioner of Clan Donald Soc iety in Am eric a. W e were
invited to repr esent th e Amer ican Clan Grego r Society at the Games and other
events honor ing The Right H onor able Al exander Macdonal d of MacDonald
M.B.E., H igh Chief of Clan Donald , who flew over fr om Scotland for thi s occasion. Our stay at the Rollin g Roc k Club, where a very delicious form al dinner
was served, was most enjoyable. Th e weath er became abominabl e, with rain most
of the night and the following day. Naturally thi s was very fru strating to all, but
especially to the participants in th e contests, some o f which wer e necessarily
canc eled. But , in th e afte rn oon, the clouds brok e and the spirits of all were lifted
by th e contesting pipe bands par adin g on th e field.
Ju st th is month , Mr. Milton A. Parsons of Coeur d' Alene, Idah o, a member
of thi s Society, sent a copy of his abstracts of Magruder wills in Prince Geor ge's
Count y, Mar yland, to th e Society. This is a very valuable collection, and will add
a great dea l to the Society's genealogical record s. It may be added that Mr. Parsons
calls himself an amateur and family genealogist. H e has ama ssed considerable
family record s and informati on, and would like to share thi s information with
others. Al so he copies Magruder and Beall family records in all of his sea rches.
So much for some of the happ enings during the past year. Our Society must
look to the future and go forward with it, if it is to keep aliv e and active. The
dues paying member ship of th e Society remains about what it was in th e 1920's.
W e should have more members. It is beholden to all to try to incr ease our member s. There is no better place to sta rt thi s than at th e "grass root s," The possibilities
in our Country for increasing th e member ship is truly great. But, in incr easing the
member ship, strict standard s for thi s should continue to be maintained.
To carryon the "good works" of thi s Society more money is needed. E ver yone
is aware that the cost of practically everything in life today has gone up. A rise
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in th e initiation fee is overdue and should be put into effect immediately, while a
small raise in annual dues should be strongly considered.
A large percentage of members taking a more active part is highly desired.
True, this will necessitate some sacr ifice and giving of time and energy for those
so doing. But, if one believes in this Society, its history, past accomplishments and
futu re goals, then ample reward s ar e present.
More articles on genealogy and historical subjects, supported by sources o f
info rmation, are needed for th e Year Book.
Your Chieftain had hoped for a larger response to the requests for gifts to th e
three Fun ds of the Society, all very worthw hile in th eir respective ways. W hile
large gifts ar e very welcome, small donations of whatever size ar e readily accepted
too. This brings to mind the story of the minister of a chur ch, who a fter telling
the congrega tion that eight hundred dollar s must be collected to pay for the construction of the recent addition to the church, had the plate passed to collect the
money. Everyone present made a donat ion. After counting th e money, it was found
that eight hundr ed dollar s and thr ee cents had been collected. The par son announced
the result s and said, " There must be a Scotsman among us." W here upon a tall
man with a distinct Scotti sh accent stood up in the rear of the church and said,
"not one Scotsman, but thr ee ar e here, sir." Thi s may bring forth a chuckle, but
the real moral of this story is that everyone gave something. If each member of
thi s Society would give as little as one dollar a year to each of the Fund s, and
with th is money properly invested, it is believed their increase in value over a
peri od of years would be of sizeable magnitud e, and, th us more readily permit the
accomplishment s of the purposes of these Funds.
Up to date addre sses of our member ship for th e Headquarter files is most
necessary. All member s when making a permanent residential move with a change
of addre ss should forward their new address to th e Society H eadquarters. If
possible a complete mimeographed roster of the member ship of this Society, including their lat est addre sses, should be sent to each officer of the Society, and all
state Deputy Chieftains annuall y, in order to acquaint them, as well as facilitat e
correspondence between members in carrying on Society business and friendship
correspondence. A lso, it would bett er ensure that all members received th e Society
publication s. Other member s could receive such a roster on written request. Publi cation in the Year Book, at regular intervals of an up to date roster of the member s, and their mailing addresse s, should also be done.
It would seem worthwhile to investigate the possibility of thi s Society pr esenting tr ophies for a contest, possibly "tossing the sheaf " to other Highland Games.
Of cour se, the proper auth orities of these Games should be consulted. By donating
such tr ophies, the interest of this Society in such Scott ish events will be enhanced
and certain favora ble att ention to the Society should result.
Members of the American Clan Gregor Society, further potentialities of great
value for this Society and for others, who will benefit by its deeds ar e pre sent. A
f uture ju st so lustrous as this membership wishes to make, is evident. The accomplishments of these possibilities are up to all.
Let us all be constantly aware of th e perilou s times in which we live, and constantly on guard again st the sinister forces ever trying to destroy our freedom s.
Recently, in reading some of the history of the ancient Clan Mac Gregor, your
Chieftain could not help but be impressed by the trials and tribulations through
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which members of the Clan went in past centuries ; and the coura ge, per severance
and dauntl ess spirit shown by them. It behooves all members of this org anization,
who claim descent fr om those Mac Gregor s, to continu e to exert themselves in
keeping with the finest traditions and characteristics of our ancestors , in the cause
of fr eedom.
Lastl y, may it be added, that your Chiefta in is very cognizant and most appreciative of all the time and effort you members have engaged in, while dischar ging
your duti es, in whate ver capacity you have served, during his tenure of office. His
sincere gratitude and thanks for your help during this period, now closing, is
hereby extended to all.
• See tbe article entitled "Tossing th e Shea f" in tbi s Year Book or tb e following issue for more
detail s of tbi s atbletic contest.
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REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR
ELIZA BETH M AGRU DER B UDD
Gatherinq of 1962
1397 - McCormick, Mar y Gwynn ( Miss), 4409 Greenway, Baltimore 18, Md.;
Sh e daught er of Edward Augustus McCormick and Marie Oli via H evisler ;
she daught er of P hilip Ignatius He visler and Marie Hilda Gardiner ; she
daught er of Ignatiu s Gardiner and Mar y Hilda Gwynn ; she daught er of
Willi am H enry Gwynn and Jan e Berry (2nd wife); he son of Bennett
Gwynn and Susa nnah Hill ear y ; she daught er of He nry Hill ear y and Cassa ndra Magruder ; she daught er of J ohn Ma grud er of "D umblane" and Susanna
S mith; he son of Sa muel Magruder and Sa rah Beall; he son of Alexand er
Ma grud er , Immi grant and Mar gar et Braith ewait e.
1398 - Mag ruder, Lau ch McLaurin, Ir ., 4720 Shadowwood Dri ve, Jackson 6, Miss. ;
H e son of Lauch McLaurin Magruder and Will Nelson DeRoach ; he son
of Robert W alter Magruder and Annie Gr eenwood Humphreys (Neil
widow) ; he son of Th omas Baldwin Magruder and Sar ah Olivia Dunbar
(wid ow) W est ; he son of Th omas Magruder and Mary Clarke ; he son
of Isaac Magruder and Sophia Bald win (w idow Butt ) ; he son of Nath an
Magruder and Rebecca Beall ; he son of J aim Ma gruder and Susanna Smith ;
he son of Samuel Ma gruder and Sarah Beall ; he son of Alexand er Magruder, Imm igrant and Margar et Braithewait e.
1399 - Je fferson, ( Miss) Rene Belle, 1710 Cath edral Avenue, Hager stown, Md. ;
she the daught er of J ames Newton J effer son and Ma ry Belle Gord on ; she
the daught er of Alexa nder Barber Gord on and Mary Rhuh ama Shepherd;
she the daught er of Benjamin Sh epherd and Mar y (Polly) Gregg ; she the
daught er of William Gregg ; he the son of Aaron Gregg who was born
in Scotland and came to Am erica before 1766. He married a Mr s. Herrington in Wa les.
1400 - Baugh, Frederich H., Jr., Route 4, Box 12K, Greenw ood, South Carolina;
H e son of Frederick H. Baugh and Anne sley Bond; she daughter of T he
Rev. Beverly W. Bond and Elizabeth R. Lumsdon; she daught er of The
Rev. \ViIliam Oate s Lumsdon and Rach el Pottinger Magruder ; she daughter
Magruder and Rache ll Pottinger (2nd ); he son of J ohn Ma gruder and
Su sanna Smith; he son of Samu el Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he son of
Alexander Magruder, Immigrant and Margaret Braithewaite.
1401 - McGregor, Frank Ruth erford, 2700 Wi sconsin Ave., Washington, D. C.
of Dr . Zadock Magruder and Martha Will son ; he the son of Col. Zadock
H e son of J ohn Rutherford McGre gor and Margaret Isabella Branch ; he
son of John McGregor and Su san Kearns; he son of Daniel McGregor
and Elizabeth; he son of Daniel McGregor born in Scotland.
1402 - Burns, Ruth Roberts (Mrs. George W .) 438 E. Burton Street, Murfreesboro, T enn. ; she daughter of William Roberts and Mary Watkins; she
daughter of Samuel Brewer Watkins and Mary Anne Wade; she daughter
of Thomas Spencer Wa tkins and Mary Magruder; she daugh ter of Samuel
Brewer Ma gru der and Rebecca Magruder; he son of Sam uel Mag ruder
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"Y e 3rd" and Margaret J ack son ; he son of Ninian Magruder and Elizabeth
Br ewer ; he the son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he th e son of
Alexander Magruder , Immi gr ant and Margaret Braithewaite.
1403 - Ty ler, H enr y Magruder , Jr., 201 W ak efield Road, Richmond, V a. ; Son of
H enry Magruder T yler and Mary Adam s Taylor ; he son of George
T yler and Julia Virg inia Magruder ; she daug hter of Benj amin H enr y Mag ruder and Maria Louise Min or ; he son of J ohn Bowie Magruder and
Sarah B. J ones; he son of Corp. J ames Magruder and Mary Bowie; he
son of Ninian Magruder and Eli zabeth Br ewer; he son of Samuel Ma gruder
and Sarah Beall ; he son of A lexander Magruder , Immi grant and Margaret
Braithewait e.
1404 - Mag ruder, Edwin H oward, 1739 H oward Stree t, J ack son, Miss.; son of
Leona rd A ugustin Magruder , S r. and Lydia Bell Cropper ; he son of Dr.
A ugustin Freeland Magruder and Ju lia H arriet Abbey; he son of J ohn
H awkin s Magruder and E liza Biggs W ailes ; he son of Leonard Magruder
and Su sann a Pricilla H awkin s ; he son of Alexander M agruder , III, and
Elizabeth H oward; he son of A lexa nder Magruder , II, and Susannah Busey;
he son of A lexander Magruder I, Immi grant and wife.
1405 - T oulmin , Dr. Priestl ey, III, 312 W olf s Drive, Alexandria, Va .; he son of
Priestley T oulmin , Jr. and Catharine A ugusta Carey; he son of Priestley
T oulmin and Grac e Douglas Chewning; she daught er of J ohn William
Chewning and Mary E lizabeth St range ; she daught er of Gideon A lloway
Chewning and H arriet Magruder ; she dau ght er of John Bowie Ma gruder
and Sara h J ones ; he son of J ames Ma grud er , Jr. and Mary Bowie; he son
of Nin ian Magruder and E liza beth Br ewer ; he son of Sa muel Ma gruder
and Sa rah Beall ; he son of Al exander Magruder, Immi grant and Margaret
Braithewait e.
1406a- Magruder , E leanor Robin ( Mrs. Edwin H oward), 1739 H oward Street,
J ackson, Mi ss. ; Associate Member ; wife of Clan Member Edwin H oward
Magruder, No. 1404.
1407 - Clagett, Corrilla Mulli kin , ( M rs. Th omas Bowie ) , Mitchellville, Md . She
the daught er of J ohn Mulli kin Bowie and Sa ra h Bell Pa ge ; he son of Georg e
F re nch Bowie and Corne lia W eems Magruder ; she dau ght er of Dennis
Ma gru der, Jr. and E llen Moylan Weerns ; he son of Dennis Mag ruder , S r.
and E lizabeth Snowden Contee; he son of E noch Magruder and Meek
W ade : he son of J ames Mag ru der and Barbara Coombs ; he son of Sa muel
Magruder and Sa ra h Beall ; he son of A lexand er Magruder , Immigrant
and Mar garet Br aith ewait e.
1408 - Murdock, Robert Barn ard , 2326 No rth W ashin gt on Blvd., A rlingto n, Va .;
he the son of Th e Rev. J ames Murdock and H arri et E lizabeth Hi ggin s;
she the daughter of J ohn J ames H iggins and Lau ra Cook Mun cast er; she
the daught er of Z. Otho Muncaster and H arriet Elizabe th Ma gruder; she
the daught er of J adock Magruder and Rachel Cook ; he the son of Zadock
Magruder , Jr. and Martha W illson; he son of Col. Zadock Magruder , Sr.
and Rach el Pottinger; he son of J ohn Magruder, of Dumbl ane and Susannah
Smith; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; He son of Alexander
Magruder, Immigrant and Margaret Braithewaite.
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SOCUtTY
1409a-Drane. Louisa Catherine Sloan, (Mrs. Hayward Benton), Route 3, Box
359, Natch ez, Miss. Wife of Dan Member, Hayward Benton Drane-No.
820.
1410 - McGregor, Duncan McLach len, 10034 Locust Street, Glendale Heights,
Glenn Dale, Md. ; he son of William McGr egor and Janet Braes McLach len;
he son of George Barclay McGregor; he son of Robert McGregor. All born
in Scotland .
1411a. L. M.-Magrud er, Martha Chapman, ( Mrs. Bernard F.) , 7306 Maple Avenue,
Chevy Chase 15, Md. Associate Member wife of Clan Member Bernard F.
Magruder, Clan No. 1297.
1412 - Shaw, (Miss) Eli zabeth MacGregor, Homewood Apartments, 3J , Baltimore
18. Md. She daughter of Jo seph Ford Shaw and Margaret MacGr egor;
she daught er of Roderick Mortimer MacGregor and Margaret Elizabeth
Bowie ; he son of Nathaniel Mortim er MacGr egor and Susan Euphenia
Magrud er ; he son of John Smith Magrud er and Eleanor Dark (nee Ha ll)
he son of Nathaniel Magruder and Margaret Magruder (daughter of
James of Samuel I) she daught er of John Magruder of " Durnblane" and
Susanna Smith; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Bean ; he son of
Alexand er Magrud er and Margaret Braithewaite.
1413 - MacGregor, Clark, R epresentative U.S. Congr ess, 8119 Thoreau Drive,
Bethesda 14, Md. Son of William Edward MacGregor and Edith Martin
Clark ; he son of Alexand er MacGregor and E llen Barrett ; he son of
William MacGregor and Mar y J ane MacKenzie; both born in Scotland.
1414 - Cunningham, Kat harin e Roy, (M iss) 1811 Park Avenue, Richmond, Va.:
Daughter of Richard Eggleston Cunningham and Imogen Gordon ; she
daughter of William St. Clair Gordon and Kate Blanks; he son of Jame s
Newton Gordon and Elivira Gordon Moon ; he son of John Math ews
Gordon and Agn es Waner Scott ; he son of Maj . Samuel Scott and Ann
Ray; She daught er of J ohn Beverl ey Roy and Ann Wall er ; son of Th omas
Roy who was the son of Angus MacGr egor who was the son of Rob Roy
MacGregor.
1415 - Magruder, Miss Mary E leanor, 146 Ridge Dri ve, (MIA; P.O. Box 4312),
Jackson, Miss. Sister of Clan Member No. 1404 recorded in this report .
1416 - Slaughter, Louise W ooding Temple, (Mrs. Robert Harrison), 7800 Hampden Lane, Bethesda, Md. She daughter of Robert Allen T empleton and
J osephine Dor othy Wade; he son of Joh n Carswell T empleton and Mary
Elizab eth Wooding; she daughter of Benjamin Leigh Wooding and Rosina
P amela Allen; he son of John Edward Wooding and Elizab eth Drane ; she
daughter of Walter Drane and Alitha Magrud er ; she daught er of Ninian
Beall Magrud er and Rebecca Young ; he son of Samuel Magrud er III and
Margaret Ja ckson; he son of Nini an Magruder and Elizabeth Brewer ; he
son of Samuel Magrud er and Sarah Beall; H e son of Alexand er Magruder
and Lady Mar garet Drumm ond.
1417 - Ventura, Jaunita Lewis, (Mrs. Mario), Rochester, N. Y. She daughter of
Thomas B. Lewis and Susan Evelyn Magruder; she daughter of Lewis
Magruder and Susan Emma Wilson ; he son of Fielder Magruder and
Matil da Mag ruder (2nd cousin); she daughter of Dr. Jeffrey Magruder
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and Susanna Bowie ; he son of Nathan Magruder and Rebecca Beall ; he
son of J ohn Magrud er of Dumblane and Susanna Smith; he son of Samue l
Magruder and Sarah Beall; he son of Alexand er Magruder and Margaret
Braithewaite.
1418 - Smith, Maria Louisa, (Mrs. Calvert Grey) , Route I, Box 396, Glen Allen,
Va. She daughter of Garland Burnl ey Tayl or and Lucy Anne Gilmer Magruder ; she daughter of H enr y Minor Magrud er and Maria Louisa Minor;
(1st wife) ; he son of J ohn Bowie Magrud er and Sarah B. Jones; he son of
Corp. James Magruder, Jr. and Mar y Bowie; he son of Ninian Magruder
and E lizabeth Brewer ; he son of Samuel Magrud er and Sarah Beall; he
son of Alexander Magruder, Immigrant and Margaret Braithewaite.
1419 - Stone, Robert Gregg j r., Clapboard Ridge Rd., Greenwich, Conn. ; He son
of Robert Gregg St one and Bertha Lea Barn es ; he son of Galen Luther
Ston e and Car rie Morton Gregg ; he son of Clark Chamberlin Gregg and
Laura Denni son ; he son of J ohn Gregg and Hannah Barnard ( 1st wife) ; he
son of John Gregg and Lydia Melvin ; he son of William Gregg and
Katherine Kyle ; he son of Da vid Gregg and Mary Nevins; he son of J ohn
Gregg and Rachel; he son of David Gr eenock Gr egg (cousin of RobRoy) ;
he son of J ohn Gregg and Jan et Gibson ; he son of J ohn Gregg and Margaret
McIntyre of Balquihidder, Scotland; he son of John MacCu1chere MacGregor, Scotland ; son of Gregor McCu1chere MacGreg or, Scotland; son
of Dougla s MacCulchere MacGr egor, Balquhidder, Scotland 1440.
1420 - Knowles, La wrence Fuller, 7690 Hickory Street, Omaha 24, Nebraska. He
son of William H erbert Knowles and Grace Full er ; he son of James Louis
Know les and Maud Montgom ery Persons; she the daughter of William
Pinkney P er sons and Susan C. Pickard (1st wife) ; he the son of Thomas
Jefferson P er sons and Eli zabeth E leanor Park; she the daught er of Willia m
Thomas Park and Mazeah Dent Reese ; she the daughter of William Reese
and E leanor Amelia Beall; she the daughter of Thaddeus Beall and E leanor
Amelia Beall (1st cousin) ; she daughter of Col. Samuel Beall and Elea nor
Brook e ; she daughter of John Beall and Verlinda Magrud er ; she daughter
of Samu el Magrud er and Sarah Beall ; he son of Alexand er Magruder,
Immigrant.
1421 - Keir, Jame s Morrison, "Glengyle" Route No. I, Gap, Lanca ster Co. Penna.;
son of George Keir, and Jemima Morrison, Scotland ; he son of William
Keir and Martha Tull och, Scotland ; he son of St ephen Keir and Elizabe th
Mitchell, Isle of W ight , England; he son of Stephen Keir, Leith , Scotland.
1422 -Grier, Will iam Reid, Jr. Route 2, Matthews, N. C. H e son of William Reid
Grier , Jr. and Willi e Mae Biggers; he son of William Reid Grier and
Martha Ann Duncan ; he son of E li Clinton Grier and Lydia Reid ; he son
of Jame s Grier and Anna H ood; he son of J ohn Gri er ( Greir-Greer ) and
Mar y McComb; he son of Ed ward Grier born in Scotland.
1423 - Slaughter, E llen Stalling (Miss) , 7800 Hampton Lane, Beth esda 14, Md.;
She daughter of Clan Member 1416 whose line appear s in thi s report.
1378 - Maycock, Raymond Carr, 154 F arrington Avenue, North Tarrytown, New
York; Line of descent will appear later.
1379a-Maycock, Mr s. Raymond Carr, (Helen P ort er Montagu e), 154 Farrington
Avenue, Tarrytown, New York. Wife of Clan Member 1378.
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YEAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GlIEGOR SOCIErY
REPORT OF THE HI STORIAN
Gath erillg of 1962
TH OMAS G ARLAN D M AGRUDER,
JR.
Th ere has been reported 4 Births, 3 We ddings, and 12 Deaths during the year.
Since the Gathering to date 4 Births and 9 Death s have been reported and all are
listed her ewith.
BIRTHS
Ball, Daniel Allen, born June 17, 1961 ; son of Gord on Lawrence and J o Anne
H ancock Ball, Jr., and g rand-niece of our member Mr s. Ev a Hancock Harding;
Donnelly, Th omas Cra ig, born September I, 1962; son of Dani el and J ean Dwyer
Donnelly, and grandson of our member Mrs. J ohn Rochf ord Dwyer.
· -Hayden, Philip Kevin, born Jul y 9, 1962 ; son of Francis Abbott Hayden and
wife Margie, gra ndson of Mr s. Lida Jan e Magrud er ( Hayden) Wo od ; and
grea t-grandson of our former Chieftain, now deceased, Mr. F rank Cecil
Magruder and Mr s. Magrud er .
Loveless, J oseph Edward, October 29, 1961 ; son of William E ldridg e and H elen
Bowden Loveless, and grandson of our member Mr s. J ohn Eldridge Loveless
and Mr . Loveless.
· -Magruder, Gregor y Th omas, born Mar ch 12, 1962, son of William Y. W .
Magrud er and grandson of Mr. and Mr s. H erbert Thomas Magruder.
•- Murdock, Mar y Kathl een, born April 23, 1963, daughter of Mr . and Mr s. Robert
Barnard Murd ock and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs . Jame s Mur dock.
. -McDonald, Tim othy Franklin, born February 7, 1962; son of Mr. and Mr s.
John Gordon McD onald, and grandson of our member Mr s. Dorothy Hi ggins
McDonal d.
Shadd ock, Marjorie Kat e, born November 1962; daughter of Alice Magruder and
Mr. Shaddock, and granddaught er of our members Mr. and Mr s. Douglas
Neil Magrud er.
• -Swanson, William Claiborne, born November 14, 1962, son of Clar ence Fl oyd
Swan son, Jr., and his wife Marjorie Ann Mobley, and grandson of Mr . and
Mrs. Claiborne Mobley, all members of the Clan.
*-Report ed foll owing the Gath ering
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MARRIAGES
MI SS H ELE N MARS HALL CRAIG TO MR. CHARLES VI NCE NT LAVERY
Th e marriage of Miss Craig and Mr. Lavery was celebrated at the Fort Myer
Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia, on Sat urday the second of June, 1962.
The brid e is the daught er of Major General William Hutchinson Craig and his
wife Mar gar et Magrud er , and th e granddaughter of Bri gadier Genera l Marshall
Magruder and his wife Ann P eyton, both deceased. A reception followed the ceremony at the Officers' Club, Fort Lesley James McNair, Washington, D. C.
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MISS JOSEPHINE MARY F IELD TO MR. THOMAS MICHAEL SANDERS
On December 21, 1962, was the quiet marriage of Miss J osephine Mary Field,
daughte r of Mr s. Mar y Porter Field, to Mr . Thomas Michael Sa nders of H onolulu,
Hawaii, son of Mr. and Mrs. J ames O. Sanders also of Hon olulu .
St. George's Ep iscopal Church was the scene of the impr essive cer emony at
which the Rev. Arthur Fi ppinger, rector of the chur ch, officiated. Se rving as
acolytes were Francis Carl F ield, j r., and Eugene Edwa rd F ield, brothers of the
br ide. Andrew Goff Shockley of Augusta, Georgia, uncle of the bride, gave her
in marriage. H er sister was maid of honor and her uncle, Charles Nolen Shockley,
served as an usher. Th e brid e is the granddaughter of Mr s. Kat e Nolen Shockley
of Nas hville, T ennessee, who is a member of the Clan and attended her first
Gath ering in Richmond, Virgi nia, in October of 1962.
T he brid e was graduated from Hillsboro Hi gh School and attended the Uni vers ity of T ennessee. Mr. Sanders graduated Magna Cum Laude fr om the
University of Ten nessee. After a trip to Hawaii they will go to Lackl and Air
F orce Base for Officers Candidate School.
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MISS GAIL BARNES NICHOLS
TO
MR. JED STUART MAGRUDER
Th e Clan has received notice of the marriage of J eb Stuart Magruder, son
of Mr . and Mr s. Donald Dilworth Magrud er of Staten Is land, New York , to Miss
Gail Barn es Nichols, daught er of Mr . and Mr s. Willi am H oward Nichols of Los
Angeles, California. Th e wedding took place in the W estwood Community Metho dist Church of Los Angele s, on October 17, 1959. Mr. Magrud er chose his brother,
Donald Dil worth Magruder, Jr. as his best man, and Miss Nichols had her sister,
Mr s. Maurice Vincent Kelly, Jr. as her matron of honor.
Mr . Magruder, a former member of . The Batchelor s, was an honor gra duate
of Willi ams College and a member of Phi Gamma Delta and of the American
Clan Grego r Society. Th e bride attended Marlborough School for Girls and was
graduated from Dana H all, W ellesley, Massachu setts. She att ended Vassar College
and received her degr ee this year from the U niversity of California. She is a
member of the Debutante Guild of Los Angeles. Mr . and Mr s. Magruder will make
their home in Kan sas City, Missouri, where he is employed in the Kansas City
branch of a San Francisco firm.
DEATHS-MEMORIALS FOLLOW
Memb ers
Beall, Miss Ruth, Januar y 26, 1%2, Clan No. 196.
*Bopp, Mar y Ellen Shoemaker ( Mrs. Rud olph J .) , December 27, 1%2, Clan No. 963.
Brooks, Mr . W illiam McCorm ick, Jul y 25, 1962, Clan No. 811.
Gamble, Minnie May Snider ( Mrs. Robert M.) , F all of 1%1, Clan No. 1125.
*Gantt, Miss H elen W oods Ma cGregor, Mar ch 23, 1963, Clan Charter Member
No. 60.
*H iggins, Mr . Robert Barnard, October 19, 1962, Clan No . 653.
*H iII, Miss He nrietta Sophia May, December 16, 1962, Charter Member No. 147.
McFarland, Mar y Sammella Wynn ( Mrs. I. B.), January 7, 1962, Clan No. 29.
*Magruder, Mr. Arthur H ooe Staley, December 27, 1%2, Charter Member No. 13.
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Magruder, Mr. Mercer Hampton, October 11, 1962, Clan No. 10.
Magrud er, Mary Cole Gregor y (Mrs. Ed ward May) , November 25, 1961. Char ter
Member No. 143.
*Muncy, Mrs. J osie E llen Gr een, Fe bruary 26, 1963 ( Burial date), Clan No. 732.
*P rice, Mr s. A. J . ( Ellen Magrud er) , August 18, 1962, Clan No. 1322.
Simpson, Elsie Brun er (Mrs. Claude M. ), May 5, 1961, Clan No. 802.
(S ee Year Book 1962, page 60, for write-up.)
*Stottlemyer, Mr. Claude D., December 1, 1962, Clan Member No. 1040.
Relatives of Members
Br ooks, Mrs. W illiam McCormick, March 30, 1962.
Kelley, Marie T ravilla Geddes ( Mrs. Jo seph P.) , March 1962. Mr s. Kelley was
a sister of Mr s. Susie May Geddes van den Berg.
Macgr egor, Mrs. Willi am E ., Oct ober 2, 1962. She was the mother of our member
Congr essman Clark MacGregor, Clan No. 1413.
Mackall, Mr s. Louis Mackall III (Lucy H aw Matthews) , November 29, 1961.
She was the mother our member Lucy Ha w Mackall, Clan No. 1265.
( See Year Book 1962, page 61, for write-up.)
*Ma rks, Rose Lee Gittings (Mrs. Frederick Mar shall Marks) , March 26, 1963.
Milwit, Mr s. Rose, April 25, 1962, mother of our member Mr. Jacob Mil wit, Clan
No. 946a.
Moore, Mrs. Alyce Virgini a Magruder , Jun e 5, 1961, mother of Mr s. Frances
D. Mills, Clan No. 1365.
*Reynolds, Mr. William H omer, January 29, 1963, Brother of our former Scrib e,
Miss Anna Louise Reynolds, her brother s and sisters, all Clansmen.
· -Repor ted since the Gatheri ng in 1962
MEMORIALS
MISS R UTH B EALL
Miss Ruth Beall a Clanswoman of many years standing died at her home in
Denver, Colorado, on Januar y 26, 1962. She was Clan Member No. 196. Miss
Beall contributed much genealogical data to the Clan over th e years and was always
interested in its welfa re and ready to answer any questions she could. Miss Beall
generously remembered the Amer ican Clan Gregor Society in her Will .
Genealogy : Ruth Beall was the daugh ter of Oth o Beall and Mar y Leayman ;
he son of Resin Beall and Nancy William son; he son of Leonard Beall and Eleanor
Magrud er ; she daught er of Zachariah Magrud er and Sarah Mag ruder ; he son of
Samuel Magrud er called "Sr." and E leanor Wad e ; he son of Samuel Magrud er
and Sarah Beall ; he son of Alexander Magruder, immigrant.
Borr
1895-1962
Mary E llen Shoemaker was born on November 13, 1895 in Bethesda, Maryland,
and died at her home in Springfield, Maryl and on December 27, 1962. She married
Mr. Randolph J . Bopp, who was born in New York, on May 1, 1920. Mr . Bopp
and their two daughters, Mrs. Margaret A. Remler and Mrs. Ruth Marion Sutton,
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and an adopted daught er, Miss Sarah Francis Bopp, survive her. She also leaves
a brother, William S. Shoemaker, Jr. Buri al was in Parklawn Cemetery.
Mr s. Bopp was the daught er of the late William S. Shoemaker and Sarah E .
P erry of Bethesda, Mar yland. She was a member of the American Clan Gregor
Society No. 963 ; the Chevy Chase Chapter No. 39, O.E.S. ; the Colonel T enche
Tilghman Chapter of the Mar yland D.A.R., and a Lif e Member and the first
recording secretary of the Montgomery Count y Hi stori cal Society. She was very
active in, and held offices in these societies. She left a host of fri ends who will
miss her .
Genealogy: Mary E llen Shoemaker Bopp, was the daughter of William S .
Shoemaker and Sarah E. P erry ; she daughter of Cyrus Eli P erry and Sarah Ann
Summers; he son of Benj amin P erry and E lizabeth Magruder; she daught er of
Ninian Magruder and his first wif e Rachel Cooke; he son of Ninian Magruder and
Mary Offutt ; he son of Nini an Magrud er and E lizabeth Brewer; he son of Samuel
Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he son of Alexand er Magruder, immigrant.
WI LLI AM MCCORMICK BROOKS
W illiam McCormick Br ooks was the son of William P inkney Brooks and
Mary S. McCormick. He and his mother were both members of the Clan, " McC",
as he was affectionately known , was born in th e family home near Suitland, Maryland, on February 14, 1885 and died July 25, 1962. He married Mary E. Williams
on J une 30, 1939, who died March 30, 1962. He had retired from the U. S. Government and lived in Berk shire, Maryland, until the time of his death. F uneral services
were conducted by the Rev. Benj amin Ridge ley, Rector of Epiphany Church,
Forestville , Maryland, with interm ent in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Brooks, a gentleman of the old school-a man of the highest integrity
and princip les, was a devoted Christian . He was beloved and t rusted by all who
knew him and his kindly pre sence is greatly missed. He is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Wa lker Duval, nieces, and a host of friend s.
Genealogy: William McCormick Brooks was the son of William Pinkney
Br ooks and Mary Sophronia McCormick ; she daughter of Alexander McCo rmick
and Elizabeth Truman Beall Young; she daughter of Richa rd Young and Matilda
Berry ; she daughter of William W. Berry and Lucy Magruder ; she daughter of
Col. Samu el Wade Magruder and Lucy Beall ; he son of Alexander Magruder and
Ann Wade; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he son of A lexander
Magruder, immigran t.
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MRS. ROBERT M . GAMBLE
Mrs . Robert M. Gamble, Minnie May Snider, died at her home in Memphis,
Tennessee, in the Fa ll of 1961. She married Robert M. Gamble. There were no
children. Mrs. Gamble was a member of the Clan, number 1125.
Genealogy : Mrs . Minnie May Sn yder Gamble was the daughter of Jac ob
Buekler Snider and Susan Virginia Still; he son of Colonel Nicholas C. Snider
and Rebecca Anna Marsh; she daughter of Stephen Marsh and E leanor Brook
Magruder through her second marriage ; she daughter of Charles Magruder and
E leanor (probably Brooke); he son of Samuel Wade Magruder and Lucy Beall ;
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he son of Alexander Magruder and Ann Wade ; he son of Samuel Magruder and
Sar ah Beall ; he son of Alexa nder Ma grud er, immigrant.
MI SS H ELE N WOOD S M ACGREGOR GANTI
Miss Gantt, a Charter member of th e Dan, was born at the home of her
parents in Prince George's County, Maryland, and died at her home in Washington,
D. C. on March 23, 1963. Miss Gantt was a devoted member of her family and
was very fond of her many fri ends. She loved her church and was greatly interested
in music and played the piano. She composed music and vocal pieces and has had
severa l published. She is survived by her sister, Mr s. J essie Waring Gantt Myer s
and a nephew \Varin g G. Myers. Mr s. Myers is also a Charter member of the
Clan. Services for Miss Gantt were held in Wa shington, with interment in the
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewinsville, Virginia.
Gmealogy : Helen Wood s MacGregor Gantt was the daughter of Helen Woods
Ma cGregor and Waring Wil son Gantt; she daughter of John Ridout MacGregor
and Mar y Eliza MacGregor; he son of Alaric Mortimer MacGregor; and Martha
Potts Key; he son of John Smith Magruder and Eleanor Hall; he son of Nathaniel
Magruder and Margaret Magruder ( son of James); he son of John Magruder
and Susannah Smith ; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he son of
Alexander Magruder, immigrant.
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ROBERT BARNARD HIGGINS
1886-1962
Mr. Robert Barnard Higgins of 3210 Noble Avenue , Richmond, Virginia,
was born in Rockville, Maryland, August 2, 1886. He was the son of Mr . and
Mrs. J ohn]. Hi ggins of Rockville. H e married Marie Brown, who survives him.
Mr. Higgins died on October 19, 1962, in the Richmond Memorial Ho spital. He is
survived by his wife, thr ee sisters , Laura Magruder Talbott, Dorothy Higgins
McDonald, both of Rockville and Harriet Elizabeth Murdock of Washington, D. c.,
and a brother, J esse A. Higgins of Cincinnati, Ohio .
Robert Barnard Higgins was a member of the American Clan Gregor Society
No. 563, and all of his sisters and brothers are member s.
Mr . Higgins was a great grandson of Robert Barnard, who was a native of
Boston, England, but in early life settled at "Normanstone", D. C., the present site
of the British Emba ssy in Washington, D. C. At the age of 21 year s, he left his
native state for Richmond, Virginia, where he was engaged in the real estate
business. He was a member of Centenary Methodi st Church in Richmond .
Genealogy : Robert Barnard Hi ggins was the son of John James Higgins and
Laura Cook Muncaster; she the daughter of Otho Zachariah Muncaster and
Harriet Elizabeth Magruder; he the son of Zachariah Muncaster and Harriet
Magruder; she the daughter of Walter Magruder and Margaret Orme; he the
son of Nathaniel Ma gruder and Elizabeth- ; he the son of Alexander Magruder
and Ann Wade; he the son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall; he the son of
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MIS S HENRIE'ITA SOPHIA MAY HILL
1870-1962
With her death on Sunday, December 16, 1962, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
lost one of its oldest and most respected citi zens, Miss H enri etta Sophia May Hill.
"Mi ss May", as she was affectionately known by her many friends of several
generati ons, lived her entire life of ninety-t wo years on th e famil y farm , " P leasant
Hill s," on Croom Station Road.
Th e daught er of William Isaac and H enri etta Sa sscer Hill, she was born on
September 29, 1870 in the house which she loved and where she lived until the
day of her death . H er education began in a small privat e elementary school located
on Croom Road to the farm, but she learn ed so much from others who travelled
widely, as she listen ed with grea t int erest to th eir accounts of th eir journeys.
Al ways interested in the welfa re of others, she followed many of her young
fri ends as they grew up and moved aw ay to other parts of the world but who never
failed to come to see her when returning to Up per Marlboro.
A life-long member of Trinity E piscopal Church, Miss Ma y was fo r many
years one of its indispensible work er s. She taught Sunday School for so many
years that several genera tions thought of her fondly as their teacher. In addition
to her membership in the Lad ies' Association of th e church, she headed the Altar
Guild and sewed many hour s on the fine vestm ents and hangings for the altar.
Miss May Hill was Charter Member No . 147 of the American Clan Grego r
Society .
She is survived by one sister, Miss Fredricka Hill; and by a niece, Mr s. Wil son
Maltby of Bethesda; and a nephew, William S. Hill of Alexandria and Upper
Marlboro.
Funeral service s were held at Trinity Church with interment following in
Trinity Cemetery.
Genealogy : Miss Henrietta Sophia May Hill was the daughter of William
Isaac Hill and H enri etta Sas scer ; he son of Philip Hill and S ophia Magruder;
she daughter of Thomas Magrud er and Mar y Clarke ; he son of I saac Ma gruder
and Sophi a Baldwin ; he son of Nathan Magruder and Rebecca Beall; he son of
John Magruder "of Dunblane" and Su sannah Smith; he son of Sam uel Magruder
and Sarah Beall; he son of A lexand er Magruder, immig rant.
MRS. MARY SAMMELLA MAGRUDER WY N NE M cFARLAND (MRS.
1. B.)
1887-1962
Mary Samm ella Ma grud er Wynn e was born in Houston, Texas, Septem ber
23, 1887, and died there on January 7, 1962. She was the daugh ter of Gustavas
Adair Wynne and Samme lla Gibbs. Sh e married Mr. Ike Barton McFarland on
April 12, 1914. She was an early member of the Clan being No. 29. She attended
some of the early meetings and remained a loyal member through th e years .
Genealogy : Mary Samm ella Magruder Wynne McFarland was the daug hter
of Gustavas Adair Wynne and Samm ella Gibbs ; he son of J ohn Magruder Wynne
and Mary De lthia Adair; he son of Arasrnus Wynne and Jane Sophia Anderson;
he son of William Wynne and E leanor Magruder; she daughter of Ninian Offutt
Magruder and Mary Harris; he probably son of J ohn Magruder and J ane- (See
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ARTHUR HOOE STALEY M AGRUDER
1883-1962
Arthur H ooe Sta ley Magrud er, 80, member of a prominent Prince George's
County family, died Thursday, December 27, 1962. H e was the youngest and last
survivi ng son of Caleb Clarke Mag ruder II, and Elizabeth Rice Na lle. Hi s pr edeceased brother s were Caleb Clarke Magruder, III, Dr . E rnest Magru der, Th omas
Nalle Mag ruder and M. Hampton Mag ruder.
He was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and spent his lif e in Prince
George's County.
After atten ding the form er Marl boro Academy and graduating from Rock
H ill College, he taught at Mar lboro Academy for a year or two.
Mr. Magruder worke d for twelve years with the Int ernal Revenue Service
in Baltim ore and a fter that conducted a r eal esta te and insurance business in Upp er
Marl boro until a few years ago. Mr. Magrud er was a Charter Member, No. 13,
of the American Clan Gregor Society.
H e is surv ived by a son, Caleb Clarke Magruder , IV, of New York and t wo
grandchildren, Caleb Clarke Magrud er, V, and Susan Gene Magruder.
Services and requiem mass were held at St. Mar y's Church, Upper Marlboro,
and interment was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery .
Genealogy : See below-Mercer Ham pton Mag r uder, his brother.
M ERCER H AM PTON M AGRU DER
1876-1 %2
In the death of Mercer H ampton Magruder, suddenly of a heart attack, on
Thursday, October 11, 1962, at his home "Gregor Hall", thi s community lost one
of its most beloved and distinguished citizens.
The son of the late Caleb Clarke ( " Cincy" ) Magr uder , II, and Elizabeth Rice
Na lle, he was born in Upper Marlboro, Ma ryland, on October 29, 1876, and is
survived by his widow, th e former Mitt ie Hall, whom he married in 1917; four
children, M. H ampton Magrud er, Ir ., Miss F lorence H . Magruder and Mr s. Th omas
Vickery, Ir., both of Baltimore, Alexande r Clarke Mag ruder, also 'of Baltimor e
and six grand childre n. He is also survived by one brother, Arthur H . Magruder
of this County.
Three br others predeceased him, Dr. E rnest Magruder, who died of "typhus
fever while serving in the armed forces in Se rbia during the First W orld W ar;
the late Caleb Clarke Magruder, III, a noted historian, and Th omas N. Magruder,
former Count y T reasurer. He is also surv ived by a niece, Mrs. E lizabeth Magruder
Hill , and a nephew, Caleb Clarke Mag ruder, IV.
H e received his early schooling at the old Marlboro Academy, aft er which
he was graduated fro m Loyola College in Baltimore in 1896, when he was awarded
the first scholarship gra nted to Georgetown University Law School.
In 1898 he received his L.L .B. degr ee fr om Georgetown University and lived
to be the last surviving member of the law school class of that year . At his gradu-
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at ion he was awarded the debating medal, the highest honor given a member of
his class.
In the same year he was admitt ed to the practice of law in Prince George's
County and at the Maryland Court of Appeals. At the time of his death he was
th e senior member of th e Bar of Prince George's County.
As a young attorney he was elected Sta te's Attorney for Prince George's
Count y in 1903 and re-elected in 1907. On each occasion he received th e highe st
number of votes cas t for any ·candidate. A fte r the ex piration of his second term
as Sta te's Attorney he never again sought elective office. However, in 1935 President Roosevelt appointed him Collector of Internal Revenue for th e District of
Maryland and he continued to hold th at office until he resign ed in 1943, due to
failin g health.
In 1914 he org a nized the Southern Maryland Agricultural A ssociati on, which
operated Marlboro and Bowie race tracks, and was its president and counsel until
1947, when he resigned. In 1949 he organized Rosecr oft Ra ceway and serv ed as
its attorney until his death.
For mor e than thirty yea rs, and until his death, he repr esented the P otomac
El ectri c P ower Compan y in Prince George 's County. H e was elected President
and Cha irman of the Board of the F irs t Na tiona l Bank of Southe rn Maryland in
1933 and relin quished th e presidency to Mr . Adrian P . Fi sher in 1959, remainin g
as Chairman of the Board .
For man y years he served as a dir ector of th e H ouse of Ref orm ation , until
it was taken over by the State, and is now known as Boys' Villa ge, near Cheltenham.
A lif elong member of St. Mar y of the Assumption Church at Up per Marlboro,
he was the first Grand Kni ght of the Marlboro Council of th e Kni ght s of Columbus.
Among the many orga nizations and societies with which he was affiliated
throughout his long career , were th e So uthern Maryland Society, of which he wa s
a past president ; th e A merican Clan Gr egor Soc iety, Number 10 ; th e alumni associations of Loyola College and George town University; th e Prince George's
County Bar Associat ion, of which he was a past president; and the Maryland Bar
Associat ion.
On his eighty- fifth birthday, October 29, 1961, Govern or Tawes honored him
with a Distingui shed Citizen A ward.
Mr. Magruder was known va riously and affectionately as "H amp", "Mr. Hamp"
and "U ncle H amp" among a host of friends and relati ves throughout Southe rn
Maryland and the entire Sta te. H e loved to hear and tell humor ous sto ries and
anecdotes, was an outsta nding ra conteur and toastma ster , and a gifted after- dinner
speaker. T hese talents he gene rously contr ibuted to the enjo yment of his audiences
on many public occas ions.
In addition to his ex traordinary sense of hum or and ability to speak and wri te
prose, which made him an outstanding and effective lawyer , he often turned to ver se
as a vehicle by mean s of which to best convey his th ought s on propiti ous occasions.
Among his poetic contributions was "Yes terdays" , which he published in 1941
in booklet form , in which he chronicled, in his favorite poetic metr e, his early
years at th e Marlboro Academy, and th e misch ievous escapades of his contem poraries, in which he engaged, either as leader or participant.
H arnp Magruder rever ed and stood for all that was best in Southern Maryland.
Hi s perspicacity, ability as a lawyer , counselor and friend was an inspira tion to
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a throng of younger people, particularly younger members of the Bar , whom he
selflessly aided, so that his passing leaves a void which is unlikely to be filled.
Requiem high mass was said at St . Mar y of the Assumption Church, at eleven
o'clock on Sa turday, with interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Genealoq»: Mercer Hampton Magrud er was the son of Caleb Clarke Magruder
II and E lizabeth Rice Nalle; he son of Caleb Clarke Magrud er I and Mary Sprigg
Belt ; he son of Th omas Magrud er and Mary Clarke ; he son of Isaac Magruder
and Sophia Baldwin ; he son of Nathan Magruder and Rebecca Beall; he son of
John Ma gruder "o f Dunblan e" and Susannah Smith; he son of Samu el Magrud er
and Sarah Beall ; he son of Alexander Magruder, th e immigrant.
M RS. M A RY COL E G = RY MAGRUDER (Mrs. Edward M ay) 1873- 1961
Mary Cole Gregory Magruder, a charter lineal member of the American Clan
Gregor Society and widow of Dr . Edward May Magrud er, the first Chieftain of
this Society, died on November 25, 1961, at her home in Charlottesville, Vir ginia.
She was born November 20, 1873 in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents were
th e late Judge Roger Gregory and Mr s. Bettie F. Allen Gregory , of "Elsing Green,"
King William County, Virginia, her ancestral home.
Mrs . Magrud er was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville,
Virginia.
Surviving her ar e : one son, Dr. Roger Gregory Magruder, of Charlottesville,
Virginia; thre e daug hter s, Misses Evelina and Allaville Magruder, of Charlott esville, Virginia, and Mrs. Betty A llen Magruder Reck, of New York City ; and one
grandchild, El eanor Murray Magruder. T wo sons died in infancy.
Gellealogy: Mary Cole Gregor y Magruder was the daught er of Roger Gregory
and Elizabeth Frances Allen ; he son of Roger Gregory and Malia Gregory E llett;
he son of William Gregory and Anne Southerland; he son of Roger Gr egory and
Mary Cole Claiborne ; he son of Richard Gregory of "Mt. Pl easant" and Agness
West.
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MRS. J OSIE ELLE N GREEN M U NCY
A Tribute
Memoria l Add ress Delivered by H er Life Long Friend and Minister On the
Occasion of Fina l Rites on February 26, 1963.
"Liv es of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime;
And, depart ing, leave behind us
Foo tpri nts on the sands of time.
Life is rea l, life is earnes t,
And the grave is not it's goalDust thou art, to dust returneth,
Was not spoken of th e Soul."-Lollgfellow
We come here to pay final tribute to the lif e and character of one whose
character is replete with those elements which make for tru e greatness. Appropriate
reserve, dauntles s courage and a will to work and to ser ve others, enabled her to
carve out for herself and her family a home noted for its old fashioned Virginia
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hospitalit y, and significant places in th e lives of the communities in which they
live and work.
Many were the difficulti es and hardships, in thi s comparatively new and undeveloped area, which she had to meet and to conquer-but conquer she did. Made
of the Pio neering stuff, which had made this country g rea t, her life wa s an inspira tion and a blessing to th ose who kn ew her. If we can speak of her, we migh t
well say with the poet :
" For us who knew you, dr ead of age is past,
You took life, tiptoe, to th e very last
It never lost for you it's lovely look;
You kept your inter est in it' s thrilling book ;
T o you, death cam e, no conqueror, in the endYou mer ely smiled to g reet anoth er fri end."
The grave, indeed, is not the goa l of such a life. The light has ju st turned off
in the littl e room of her earthly life to become a part of, and to be turned on in
th at inifinit e and glorious etern al light wher e God lives.
We shall miss her, our hearts must be saddened for awhil e becau se of our
loss, but surely we can be glad and r ejoice th at her Creator saw fit to give her
to us-not only for three score and ten years, but for a full four score years and
twelve . H ow comforting it is to know that , at the end, her tir ed body just relax ed
and went to sleep and drifted away to be with her Maker .
"How beautiful to be with God,
Wh en earth is fadi ng like a dr eam ;
And from thi s mist-encircled shore
W e laun ch upon the unkn own stream;
No doubt, no fear, no anxi ous care
But , comfor ted by sta ff and rod ,
In the fai th-brig htened hour of death
H ow beautiful to be with God."
T ribute by Re v. A. N. Williams, Na rrows, Virginia
Mr s. Munc y was born July 1, 1874 at Bland , Virginia, and died at Bland in
F ebr uar y, 1963. She married on June 12, 1895, J essie A. Munc y. Mr s. Muncy
wa s a member of th e Clan for many years. S he is sur vived by a son, Willis G.
Mun cy, and two daught er s, Mrs. H ar old M. Kirk (Lucy Muncy) , and Miss Adaline
Magruder Muncy, a ll three being member s of th e Clan.
Genealogy: J osie E llen Green Mu ncy was the dau ght er of Adaline Virginia
Muncy Magruder an d Robert C. Green ; she daughter of Patrick H enr y Ma gruder
and E velinah Dulaney ; he son of Patrick H enry Magruder and his first wi fe Sa rah
Minor ; 'h e son of Samuel W~de Magruder and Lucy Beall ; he son of A lexander
Magr uder and Ann W ade : he son of Sa muel Magruder and Sarah Beall ; he son
of Alexander Magruder , immigra nt.
MRS. ROSE LEE GITTI NGS MA RK S
A Tribute, Regina Ma grud er Hill
I have known Rose Lee all my life and my sister and I have spent many happy
times at the home of her parent s, Mr . Richard Gittings and Cousin Hattie. I have
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heard my parents and Aunt Therese Hill talk of the times when Cousin Hattie and
her sister, cousin Alice Whalen, as young girls would visit "Glenway" the Hill
home. The Gittings girls, the Sheriff girls, my sister and I spent many happy times
together at "Glenway" and "Baltimore" the two Hill -Magruder homes, and at the
Gittings home in Washington.
Rose Lee was a lovely girl with very fair complexion and light curly hair.
She kept her lovely complexion all through the years. She was kind and affectionate
and had a keen sense of humor. She was the life of any group she was with. She
will be greatly missed by her family, relatives and many friends.
Rose Lee Gittings married Frederick Marshall Marks. Three children were
born to them, Marshall Lee Marks, Mrs. June M. Farr, and William Frederick
Marks, all three survive her. She is also survived by grandchildren and two sister s,
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Gittings, a long time member of the Clan until ill health
forced her to give up all outside activities, and Mrs . Mary Estelle Clarke. Mrs.
Marks died on March 26, 1963. She was buried from St. Ann's Catholic Church
with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. "May her Soul rest in peace."
Genealop»: Mrs. Rose Lee Gittings Marks was the daughter of Harriet Rose
Lee Duckett and Richard Perry Gittings; she daughter of Basil Thomas Duckett
and Eugenia Hill; she daughter of Philip Hill and Sophia Magruder; she daughter
of Thomas Magruder and Mary Clarke; he son of Isaac Magruder and Sophia
Baldwin; he son of Nathan Magruder and Rebecca Beall; he son of John Magruder
and Susanna Smith ; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall; he son of
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MRS. WILLIAM
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Mrs. William E. MacGregor, mother of our Clansman Representati ve Clark
MacGregor, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 2, 1962. The widow of
a Minneapolis attorney, Mrs. MacGregor was a native of St. Cloud, Minnesota,
and a graduate of the State College there. She had been active in college women's
clubs, parent-teacher groups and the Red Cross all her life. Her husband died in
May, 1960. The MacGregors came to Minneapolis after their marriage in Washington, D. c., during World War 1. In addition to the congressman, another son,
William E., Jr., a Minneapolis attorney, survives. There are also six grandchildren.
MRS. ROSE MILWIT
Mrs. Milwit, mother of our member Mr. Jacob Milwit, passed away on April
25, 1962, at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland. She also leaves four other
children and three grandchildren. After services, interment was made in B'nal
Israel Cemetery.
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MRS. ALYCE VIRGINIA MAGRUDER MOORE
1880-1961
Mrs. Moore was the mother of our Oanswoman Mrs. Francis D. Mills, No.
1365. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 28, 1880, the daughter
of Frederick Geiger Magruder and Anna Watts. She passed away on June 5, 1961,
at the age of 81 years.
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She is survived by her three children, Mrs. F rancis D. Mill s of Richmond,
Virginia, Mrs. Roland Mor rison of Baltimore, Maryland, and Mr. F red Magrud er
of Reading, Pennsylvania.
MRS. ELLA MAGRUDER PRICE
1903-1 963
Mrs. P rice, a member of the Clan, number 1322, was born in Pe ru, II1inois,
on December 6, 1903. She was the daughter of George E. Magruder and Kate
McCaleb. On September 3, 1927, in Chicago, II1inois, she married Mr. Arthur J .
P rice.
Surviving besides Mr. Price, are a daughte r, Miss Lee Ann P rice and a brother
Gilbert A. Magruder, both members of the Clan.
T he Rev. W . P . Lemon officiated at the buria l serv ice.
Genealogy; E lla Magruder Price was the daughter of George E. Magruder
and Kate McCa leb; he son of Thomas H . Magruder and Mary E . Shadley; he son
of Th omas Magrud er and Susan Rouse ; he son of Nath aniel Magruder and
J emmima Sutherland; he son of Th omas Magru der and P risc illa Beall of Al pheus ;
he son of Alias or E lias Mag ruder and . .. ; he son of Samuel Magrud er, 4th and
. . . ; he son of Sam uel Mag ruder the 3rd and Jane Haswell; he son of Samuel
Mag ruder, called "Sr." and E leanor Wa de; he son of Samuel Magruder and
Sarah Beall; he son of Alexander Magruder, immigrant.
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WILLIA M H OM ER REYNOLDS
Will iam H omer Reynolds died at the Duvall Medical Center, J acksonville,
F lorida, on J anuar y 29, 1963. H e was born in Columbia County, Georg ia, in 1898.
He was the fourth child of W illiam Bunyon Reynolds and his wife Susie Eugenia
Drane. He mar ried Annabel Smith. T hey had no children. H e is survived by a
bro ther, Walter Dr ane Reynolds of Alexandria, Virgi nia, and four sisters, Miss
Anna Louise Reynolds, Scribe of the Clan for many years, Miss Julia Sue Reynolds,
Mrs. Eula Agnes Li pscomb, all members of th e Clan, and Miss Cath erin e Lelia
(Kitty ) Reynolds. Mr . Reynolds was buried in the famil y Cemetery in H arl em,
Columbia County, Georgia.
Genealogy ; T he descent of Mr. Reynolds from Alexande r Magruder is published in the 1962 issue of the Year Book, page 24, Number 1356, Wa lter Dr ane
Reynolds, his brother.
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U. S TOTTLEM YER
1877-1 962
CLAUDE
Mr. Claude U. Stottlemyer died at his home in W olf sville, Frederick County,
Maryland, on December 1, 1962. H e was born in the old family home in which he
died, on September 26, 1877, the son of H enry F. C. Stottlemyer and Martha E llen
Brown.
Mr . Stottlemyer, aged 85 years, was one of W olfsville's more pr ominent
citizens and in addition to being an educator and banker he pra cticed law in his
ear ly life. H e was educated in W olf sville's public school, graduated from H agerstown Hi gh School, Franklin Mar shall College and the J efferson School of Law
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in Louisville, Kentucky. He practiced law in Kentucky before returning to this
county and teaching in the public school system . He taught at the Myersville High
School and then became a member of the faculty of the High School in Frederick.
The late Governor, Herbert R. O'C onnor, appointed him to the Board of Education
in May, 1940. He was later elected president of th e board. He was a former
director of the Myersville Savings Bank and for about ten years served as president. At the time of his death, he was president-emeritus of the bank board . He
was a member of the Clan for many years.
Mr . Stottlemyer was a member of the Wolfsville Reformed Church from his
youth until ten years ago when the church was disbanded. Since that time, he
has been a member of St . Mark's Lutheran Church, Myersville.
A son of the late Henry F. C. and Martha Ellen Brown Stottlemyer, he was
born in the same house in which he died. Survivors include a sister, Miss Olga
Stottlemyer, at home; one nephew, Quay ton Ray Stottlemyer of Hazlet, N . J.,
and Miss Catherine Powell, a friend who lived in the Stottlemyer home.
Genealogy; Claude U. Stottlemyer was the son of Henry F. C. Stottlemyer
and Martha Ellen Brown; he son of Daniel Stottlemyer and Hannah (Joanna)
Recher; he son of David Stottlemyer and Margaret Agnes Magruder; she daughter
of Samuel Magruder, 4th, no wife given in his Will; he son of Samuel Magruder
the 3rd and Jane Haswell; he son of Samuel Magruder called "Sr". and Eleanor
Wade; he son of Samuel Magruder and Sarah Beall; he son of Alexander Magruder, immigrant.
THE CHIEFTAIN'S REMARKS AT THE BANQUET
The Hon . Gylla Lady MacGregor of MacGregor, honored guests and members of the American Clan Gregor Society, it is my privilege and pleasure to
extend a warm welcome to all of you at this banquet , during the fifty-third annual
Gathering of our Society, which is held this year in the historic city of Richmond,
Virginia. I hope all of you thoroughly enjoy the events of the evening. There are
distinguished guests here tonight. So, at this time I should like to introduce those
at the head table :
Mr . John Kennedy Magruder, Ranking Deputy Chieftain and Chieftain-elect
from Virginia.
The Rev. Daniel Randall Magruder, Chaplain, ex-Chieftain of our Society,
and Reciter Extraordinary of Robert Burns "Address to the Haggis." His home
is in Massachusetts.
Commodore John Holmes Magruder, j r., U.S. Navy Retired, and ex-Chieftain
of this Society, and Mrs. Magruder from Connecticut.
Mr. Herbert Thomas Magruder, ex-Chieftain of this Society, and one of its
great pillars, and Mrs. Magruder from the State of New York.
Mrs. Roger Gregory Magruder, formerly of the Lone Star State, but since
entering that greater state of matrimony, she has lived in the state of Virginia.
Mr. T. S. T. Henderson, President of St . Andrew's Society of Washington,
D. C., has journeyed down here to represent his Society, and help us celebrate
this auspicious occasion. We are happy to have you with us.
Now we come to our most distinguished and honored guest . Many of you will
recall with warm memories, the visit of her late husband, the Chief of Clan Gregor
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and this lady in 1952. Many witl also most pleasantly r ecall the beautif ul, small
bouquet of heath er she made and sent to all pres ent at our Golden Anniversa ry
Gathering. I should like to tell you some other things of interest and accomplishments in her life, and which she was very reluctant to impart. H owever , I feel
th ey ar e most interest ing and well wor th recounting. This Lady was born in
London, England, but her fa ther belonged to Pert hshire. She had three months
rr ainin g in the theatres at Guy's Ho spital and was head of the plas ter departm ent
at Edmonton Specia l Militar y Ho spita l 1917-1919. For several yea rs before her
marri age to the late Captain Sir Malcolm MacGregor of Mac Grego r in 1925, she
was pri vate secreta ry to the late Ian Colin, Chief Leader writer to the Mo rning
P ost. She was Chairman of the Na tional Exhibition of Needlework, Edi nburg h
1934 ; a Member of the Council of Man agement Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938 ;
Member Exec utive of Scotti sh Development Council 1934-46 ; Vice chair man of
Sco ttish Committee of Council for Art and Industry in 1934 ; Member of tile
Scott ish H ome Advisor y Committee 1939-42 ; Member of the Council of the Na tional
Trust for Scotla nd 1937-46 ; Chairman of the W omen's Land Army Committee ,
P erth , West ; Member of the Scott ish Touri st Committee ; Member of the Exec utive Committee Enterprise Scotland 1947 ; Actin g Chairma n of th e Amenit y Committ ee Nor th of Scotland H ydr oelective Board; Director of Scott ish Build ing
Center ; Member of Scott ish Committee of the Council of Indu strial Design 194149; Member of the Royal F ine Art Committee for Scotland; Recipient of the
a .E.E . 1948 ; and, the Swedis h order of the Vasa, 1st class.
In addition, she has two children, a daught er and a son, who is our hereditary
chief.
These remarks witl more than show her enormous capabilities, her desir e
and willingness to serve her fellow countrymen for many years, in various fields,
and the high esteem in which she is held by th em. In view of her position in the
Clan Gregor Society, the affection and high esteem in which she is held by member s of the American Clan Gregor Society, she has been made an honorary lif e
member of our Society. It is my pleasur e to present to her th is certifi cat e of
membership ; and, also this enlarged colored photograph showing the Chief of
Clan Gregor, Lady Fanny Mac Gregor of Mac Gregor, Mr s. R. G. Magruder and
tile present Chieftain at the head tabl e durin g th e Fiftieth An niversar y Gatherin g.
Th is is the first time in the history of thi s Society that one of the fair sex
has been the guest speaker at our banquet. It is most appropriate, and we are
most honor ed that thi s lady should be that person. I t is my great pleasure to
pre sent The Honorable Gylla Lady MacGr egor of Mac Grego r, who witl now
add ress th is assemblage.
ABSENTEE GUESTS AT THE BANQUET
D rake, Mr. Wi nbourne Magruder
Drane, Mr . J ames A ., Jr
E well, Dr . Nathaniel M., Jr
Hamilton, Mr s. J. W
Hord, Mr s. All en L
Hurst, Mr. Jam es T
J enkins, Miss Mary A
La vert y, Mrs. Jane A
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Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Alabama
Maryland
Pennsylvania
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Magruder, Commodore Cary W
Rhode Island
Magrud er, Mr . Lauch MeL
T ennessee
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North Carolina
Magrud er, Mr . Philip s B
MacGregor, Mr. Malcolm D
Connecticut
Miller, Mr s. Aven Patterson
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Mississippi
Nicodemus, Mrs. Kent C
Maryland
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Maryland
Pas sano, Mr . Edward 11
Stephens, Mrs. Uel
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Texas
Stone, Mr. Galen Luther
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District of Columbia
Tutwiler, Mr s. Herbert.................................................................•............................Alabama
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ADDRESS BY LYON G. TYLER,
To
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TH E AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
Annual M eeting, Friday Evening, October 19, 1962
Lady MacGre gor, Dr . Magruder, Ladies and Gentlemen :
I am most honored to join in welcoming this distingui shed gathering to the
former Confederate Capitol. We were indeed pleased that your group could visit
the Virginia Civil War Centennial Center thi s afternoon. It is most appropriate
that this annual meeting should have a Civil War theme since it is being held
during the Civil War Centennial in the State where 60% of the Civil War was
fought.
We cannot discuss the Civil War in this company without reference to a man
of MacGregor descent. One of the most fa scinating figures of the Civil War was
Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder-the man who won the first real
land batt le of the Civil War. Tall, erect, with neatly trimmed moustache, and
always in full uniform, he was a striking figur e. During his pre-Civil War service
in the U. S. Army he was famous for his dr ess par ades, with pomp and circumstance, and his magnificent dinners, even on frontier posts where he had only
natives and Indian s to entertain. Dramatic and theatrical, he came to be known
as "P rince J ohn" Magrud er.
Assigned to command the defenses of the P eninsula, the eastern approach
to Richmond between the Jam es and York Rivers, the then Colonel Magruder
went to work with furi ous energy. On June 10, 1861, Fed eral forc es moved out
from H ampton and nearby Fortress Monroe. Th e Confederate forces, under
Magrud er, actually commanded on the field by his subordinate, D. H . Hill, met
and defeated the gr een Union soldiers at Big Bethel, the first land battle of any
appr eciable size in the Civil War. Though it was a small battle indeed, it was
the South 's first victory and General Magruder became the South' s greatest hero
except for Pierre Gustave T outant Beaur egard, who ordered the firing on Fort
Sumt er.
In the spr ing of 1862, after the first major Federal thrust from the North
against Richmond had been repelled at First Manas sas, General George B. McClellan, another Scot, I suppose, launched an enormous offensive operation aga inst
Richmond by way of the Peninsula. McClellan's advance came to a halt before
General Magruder's first line of defense in front of Yorktown. Bluffed into think-
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ing that the defenses were much stronger than they were McClellan was bogged
down before Yorktown almost a month . McClellan finally gave the ord er for an
all -out attack and found that the Confederates had evacuated their positions some
tim e before.
There was a furious fight near Williamsburg on May IS, 1862, as the outnumbered Confederates retr eat ed towa rd Richmond, using the third line of defenses const ructed by General Magruder. You may still see the remains of Fort
Magrud er, a part of this line just east of W illiamsburg. A monument was erected
there only this spr ing on the lOOth anniversar y of the Battle o f Willi am sburg.
In Jun e, 1862, upon the wounding of Genera l J oseph E. John ston in the Battle
of Seven Pines, or Fair Oak s, overall command of the for ces defending Richmond
fell on Robert E. Lee, previously milit ar y advisor to Confederate President
J efferson Da vis. I understand Lee had some Scott ish ancestry, too.
Th e Union's forces stood at the gates of Richmond, so close they could hear
th e churc h bells ring. McClellan's army was split with part of it on one side of
the Chickahominy Ri ver and part on the other. McClellan had his base to the
north and part of his army north of th e Chickahom iny because he was expecting
th e arm y of McDowell (another Scotsman, I'm sure ) to join him coming down
fr om W ashington. It never came, becau se Stonewa ll Ja ckson's Sh enandoah Vall ey
Ca mpaign to the west had fri ght ened Lincoln and the other Northern political
lead ers into the belief that th e Capitol was in dan ger, and McDowell was pinned
defending W ashington. Lee's plan was to concentrate his forc es and attack with
overwh elming power McClellan's ex posed northern wing. J ackson (a nd I know
the Scotch can claim "S tonewa ll") was brought secre tly from the Va lley and
th e blow fe ll. H ere Ma grud er once more had a vital part to play. H e again
fooled the Union Army. By feints an d ru ses, he made it appear that th e main
attack would be south of the Chickahominy. McClellan's right wing was dri ven
back across the Chickahominy River and he was force d to change his base a nd
regroup his forces some 25 miles east of Richmond. H e, Magruder , was a flamboyant figure but a good soldier. In Lee's reorgani zati on of the Confederate forces
after the Battl es of the Seven Days, Magruder was tr ansferred to Texas. Neve rth eless, for two years of the Wa r he was the guardian of the Virgi nia Peninsula.
You as member s of the Clan Gregor and as Scots are the heirs of a great
tradition-a tr adit ion made of histor y an d heroes, customs and music, of literature
and legend. You ar e the possessors of a special composite of att itudes and att ributes- some of which belong only to th e MacGregors and some of which belong
only to the Scotch.
Your s is indeed a proud tr adition . But others beside your selves also have
their traditions. Eve ry man and woman has his "priceless heritage"- for every
man' s forebear s have left their mark upon the present day and every man alive
has value as a man.
Th e traditions which belong to the various segments of mankind are of infinite
variety. Ea ch land, each racial or religious group, each age, has it s own literature,
its own history, its own legends, its own heroes.
Th e Clans of S cotland each have their separate traditions and they fought
with each other and with th e out siders who attempted to subdue them. Before
Am erica 's Civil War, the No rth and th e South also built their separate traditions
and grew apart as they developed hostil e attitudes and interests. W e fought the
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most terrible war ever waged on the North Ameri can continent lar gely because
of our increas ingly separa te tr aditions, or perhap s mor e accura tely, because of
a misunderstanding of the meaning and the place of sacred and separate tr aditi ons.
Today, Communism has as its centra l feature the destruction of all separate
tr aditi ons. The Communists seek to convert mankind into a common image. Their
s tated goal is to tr ansform man into Communist man by destr oying his individua lity, his separateness, his differentness, so that he may be properly managed.
Thi s may seem a plausible idea at first. Af ter all, the differences between men
have led to hate and discord , to war and persecution, and preju dice.
Indeed, the Clansmen's fiery cross, which graces the cover of your Society' s
yea rbook and which burn ed in Scotland' s hills as a symbol of freedom under God,
has been taken over in this country by the hoodlums and the malcont ents of the
infamous Klu Klux Klan. T oday the fier y cross in the United States is considered
by most people as the symbol of red-necked, ignorant prejudi ce and bruta lity.
Does thi s mean, however, that we should completely for get the fiery cro ss because
o f its misuse ? Should we forget the valiant tradition of th e Scots ?
In like mann er , many Northerner s and many Southerners, out of sympathy
with the att itudes o f oth er Southerners, have said let' s for get about the Civil War.
Le t's not live in the past (It's the 20th Century, manl) . Le' s not open up old
wounds. But these persons fail to see that ignoran ce allows old wounds to fester
in the dark. Knowledge and understandin g can only aid the healin g of these
wounds.
These persons do not see our glor ious heritage of the Lost Cause. T hey miss
the legacy of Lee and Jackson and the heroes of the gray. Ind eed, they would
a lso consign to oblivion all those who wore th e blue.
Tonight I would defend the separa te tradition, wheth er it be the tradition of
Scotland or of England, of N ew England or the Southern Confederacy. I believe
th at the perp etuation of tradition in th e right way is essentia l to the development
of individua l responsibility, of patri otism and of commitment to the cause of
fr eedom and of right. A man's patri otism is his respect for and his identification
with the land and the people fr om which he has sprung. True patriotism evolves
from an understanding of the past-a past for ged by other men and women. Gideon
Hawley, in th e Annu al Report of the Regents of the Unive rsity of th e State of
New York for 1835, spotlighted long ago the importance of educating young
Ame rican s concernin g the nati on's beginnings :
"In the cha racter of the men who stood foremost in the cont est for independence*** the reverses which they sustained, the triumphs which they
achieved and th e grea t political principl es which were vindicated by
them*u there are lessons of instruction*** and if the mind of every youth
can be made familiar with them and his feelings imbued with the mor al
they contain, no bett er secur ity can be pro vided again st the degeneration
of that unconquerable spirit, in which the foundati ons of our fr eedom
is laid."
T oday we still need patriotism and hero wor ship-intelligent and educated hero
worship. It is only by studying the qualiti es of greatness in other men that we
can understand and practice tho se qualiti es which make for greatne ss. In this
critical hour it is important that the fundam enta l valu es of American democracy
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be boldly tau ght. It is important that th e memory of those who lived, fought and
died for these valu es be kept alive.
In 1961 th e United Sta tes of America began its commemoration of the 100th
anni ver sary of the bloody Am erican Civil W ar. Some questioned the wisdom of
the four -year Civil War Cent ennial observance because some of th e issues of th at
war are still unresolved.
But "pa triotism"-as distin guished fr om "chauvinism" or gro up a rroga nceis based on an under stand ing of both th e good and the bad in the past. Nor does
unity stem fro m a disr egard of differ ences betwee n men. U nity is far differ ent
fr om uniformity. Unity involves the under stand ing and acceptance, and not the
aboliti on of differ ences.
General J ohn B. Gordon, one of th ose who signed the fo rmal ag reeme nt
surrendering the Southern A rmy at Ap pomattox, Ap ril 10, 1865, in his firs t speech
as Commander of th e Confeder at e Vete rans, said:
"A people without th e memories of heroic suffering or sacrifice are a people
without a histor y. T o ch erish such memori es and recall such a past,
whether crow ned with success or consecr at ed in defeat , is to ideal ize
prin ciple and stre ngthen cha rac ter, intensi fy love of country and conv ert
defeat and disaster into pillar s of support for future manh ood and womanhood."
The Gr eeks of th e Golden Age kn ew th e importance of hero es. P ericl es of
Athens spoke to all of us on an ancient Memori al Day :
"***T he whole ear th is th e sepulchre of famous men, and th eir sto ry is
not graven only on stone over th eir nat ive earth, but lives on far away,
with out visible symbol, woven into th e stuff of other men's lives."
I am a Southerne r and I have seen Southerne rs accu sed time and tim e again
of living in the past. And th er e are , indeed, th ose, in th e South and elsewhere,
who nouri sh resentments, provincial attitudes and prejud gments fr om another age.
True, th e dead past can be a weight around our necks if we allow its guilt and
frustrati ons to contro l our future actions or if we tak e refu ge in snobbery because
of the alle ged super iori ty of our particular inheri tanc e. But th e past can be a
sourc e of power if we seek to "imitate the virtues" and "a void th e erro rs of our
ancestors" and "maintain the moral sta ndard which they practiced." So Robert
E . Lee once wrote to a cousin.
The patriot identifies himself with the grea t stream of history, recogrnzmg
that he, too, is a part of hist ory, that men like him have dir ected its course in
previou s generations and that he, too, can play a part in directing th e futur e
course of histor y. E ffective social or political acti on stems from the conviction
that a man can be a maker of history and not its victim.
Th ere is a book by Lewis Br owne called STRAN GER THAN FI CTIO N.
a history of the J ews. In it he says :
" But when those other peoples (such as th e Phillistin es, Ed omite s, Phoenician s, Moabites) died, they died for ever ; the H ebrews a lone lived on after
death. Those other nations, g rea t and small, ar e no mor e than names to
us now, but the sons of the ancient Hebrews form to this da y a mighty
people on earth. Th e Hebrews continue to live becau se of the spirit th e
prop hets had breathed into them ."
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The Prophets taug ht the Jews that they were a people chosen by God to do
His will. This kind of loyalty, this feeling of special destiny is patr iotism in its
finest manifestat ion. Such patr iotism should belong not only to the J ews, but to
all men. All men are chosen by God to become th e sons of God, if th ey choose
to do H is will. T his is the doctrine of Christ, but it is a conception not limited
to Chris tians.
The prophets in Amer ica today, no less than in the Old T estament days, reca ll
to us the grea tness of our herit age. They summon us to live in accordance with
the faith of our fath ers.
Patriotism is th e passing of the tor ch. It is built upon the foundation which
other s have laid down. It has of ten been misguided and narrow-but it can be
noble and gra nd.
Patriotism is not just a love of the past. It is an att itude of responsibility, of
wonder and glory, of hope and sharing-an att itude which looks to the futur e.
Patriotism in the words of Isaiah, demands that we "raise up the foundations of
many generations" and serve as "the repairer of the breach, the r estorer of path s."
Albert Camus has written :
"Love of one's nati ve land can broaden without dying. It is because I love
my country that I feel European. Unity and diver sity, and never one
with out th e oth er-isn't this th e secret o f our Europe?"
Stuart Chase in 1941 wrot e of a "n ew (American ) patriotism" :
"We must dra w closer together now and include in our loyalty not only
our continent but our hemisphere. We must become more nat ionalistic in
one sense, more international in another."
To sum up, thi s business of herit age and tradit ion which you in thi s Society
and we in the Civil War Centennial seek to per petuate and interpret is vitally important to the future of individual fr eedom. F or through the perpetuation of our
heroic tr aditi ons we may inspire the coming gener ation to heed the call of duty
and to be the heroes of tomorrow. But we must know what we ar e doing when
we perpetuat e tr aditi on. A tradition which is used to create hostility to others
who have other traditions or to inculcate the notion of superiority is harmful and
f rightfully dangerou s to our survival.
Let us remember that traditions of us all contain both good and evil. Let us
not for get the evil for as George Santaya na said:
"Those who do not remember the past ar e condemned to r epeat it ." Let us
remember the slaveholder and th e avolitionist, the political opportunist, the greedy
business man, the unbalanced religionist, as well as the heroes. Let us remember
our wars, our failures, th e narrowness of view which has marked mankind , and
resolve to avoid the errors of the past and build a world united , beginnin g with
our own families and communities.
At the same time, let us remember the good. Let us remember the courage
of those who fought with Wallac e, Bruce and Bonnie Prince Charlie and the
music of the pipes. Let us remember Pickett's Charge at Gett ysburg and Burnside's doomed attack on Mar ye's Hei ghts at F redericksburg and the valor and
devotion of th e people of Ameri ca in the Civil War.
A granddaughter of General R. E . Lee once told me that her father always
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th is is the meaning of our heritage as Scots, as Northerners and Southerne rs , as
Americans; for "O f us, to whom much is given much is required."
As we take pride in our own traditions, let us always seek to under sta nd th e
traditions of other men. Let us not surrender our diversity for it is vita l to our
future. But the love of our own people, our own tradition and our own country
must be enveloped in universal love for all men everywher e-for such is the only
salvation of a troubled world.
I N MEM ORY OF T HE BLUE AN D THE GRAY
Honoring the Civil War Centennial Celebration, 1861-1865
By
D R. ROGER GREGO RY MAGRUDER,
Chieftain
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A centu ry ago our Country was divided by war and locked in mortal combat.
Eac h side believed the cause for which it fought was ju st. Th e W ar Between th e
Sta tes was a war of grea t milit ary operations covering a huge area of land, a war
of tremendous accomplishments, and a war of tra gic erro r s. It cut deep into many
as pects of life of all the people in the North and the South. T here were moment s
of great joy in victory, and of sadness in defeat. Th ere were always the sacrifices
and sorrows of those back home. Finally, the banner of "S tars and Bars" was
furl ed. H owever, it is still remembered with wa rm emot ion and strong affection
by the gene rations which followed, and who still believe in the ideals for which
it stood. But, the descendant s of its people are ever mindful , loyal and full of
pr ide in being a part of a much stronger nati on, under the magnificent bann er of
"Stars and Stripes."
Th e campaigns and milita ry feat s of the a rmies of the No rth and of the South
remain of special interest and are studied by men of milit ar y mind in th e United
Sta tes, as well as othe r countries, and also to people all over th e world. The
exploits, acts of coura ge and steadfast devotion of "Jo hnny Reb" and "Ya nk" have
been vividly recounted many times by histori ans and other writers in pr ose and
poetry. They have become a part of our tr easur ed heritage. No other war in
history has r esulted in such widespr ead interest as that war . Thousands of people
visit the battle scenes of that great struggle every year. Most of us here have
an cestors or kinsmen who took part in it.
\Ve, here th is evening, have come from man y parts of our country in friend ship and kinship to Richmond, which was the capital of the Confederate States
of America. So, in thi s spirit of Clanship we ar e proud to remember , pay tribute
and salute the many bra ve, ga llant and heroic men in the Blue and the Gray, whose
names ar e emblazoned in the history of the years of 1861-1865.
Now, let us all stand in reverent silence fo r a few moment s. Following thi s
th e bugler will play "taps." It is interesting to note th at "taps" was composed
du ring the Wa r Between the Sta tes, by a Union officer quartered at "Berkeley"
farm· ( then known as "Ha rriso n's Landing"), only a short distance fr om Richmond.
· -Berkeley, a J ames River Planta tion, an histori c folder .
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ADDRESS BY
THE HO NOR ABLE GYLLA LADY MAcGREGOR
OF MAcGREGOR
Chieftain of th e American Clan Gr egor Society and Fell ow Clan smen:
Let me say first of a ll what tr emendous pleasur e it g ives me to be her e with
you tonight in your beautiful and historic to wn of Richm ond.
I alwa ys look back on the visit that my husband and I paid to you ten years
ago, when you were celebrating the ter -centenar y of the sett ling of your Founder,
Alexand er , in Maryland, as one of the happiest tim es of our lives. W e came over
without knowing any of you; but ther e was that wonderful feeling of kinshi p and
affection that made your welcome so heart-warming-the true Clan feeling-that
you belonged to us and we belonged to you. Th er e was only one thin g that spoilt
th e complete perfect ion of our stay, and that was the devastatin g attack of food
poisoning that came upon me ju st before your Dinn er, so th at I was unable to
att end it I I may sa y that I have been so fri ghtened of th e same thin g happening
again that I have hard ly dared to eat the delicious food provided for me. But,
gre ed has overcome cauti on, and I have enjoyed to th e full your wonderful Ameri can
fare.
I am ver y awar e of the honour you have done me in inviting me to your
Dinn er tonight as your Principal Guest. There is just one thin g that mars my
ha ppiness-and I fear it will mar your s-that is my havin g to make thi s speech,
and your having to listen to it. I have felt so worried about it that I have seriously
considered gett ing someone much cleverer than I to write it for me. But , that a lso
has its hazards. As, for example, a well-known man in the Bord er s who .had to
make a great many speeches and never had any ideas for them. So he got a f riend
who was the Edi tor of a local paper to wr ite them for him , and as he was fond
o f makin g jokes th e Edito r was told always to include one or two. One night
when this man was makin g an important aft er -dinner speech he was, unfortu nat ely,
a bit absent minded and read on aft er one of th e jokes . .. "Pause here unti l aft er
th e laughter has died down" .. . so I decided that, for good or ill, I had bett er
write my speech myself . Your Chieftain told me that I could choose any 'subject
I liked and th e theme of what I am going to say tonight is the important part
th at the Clans can play in the life of today.
Let us consider for a moment the exact meanin g of the word 'Clan'. 'Clan' is
a Gaelic word meanin g 'children', and consisted ori ginall y of the children of a
common ance stor , bound together by ties of blood, loyal to the Chief of their race,
and sharing his good or bad fortune.
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Family feeling- Ioyalty-tradi tion-How important th ey a rc. T he famil y is
still-and alway s will be- the finest un it, the closest partnership, one can ,ha ve.
But today it seems to be gradually losing ground to so-called progress. Ev er ything
tend s to get lar ger and more impersona l, with more and more dependenc e on the
State as a general provider. It was our sturdy Scotti sh independence and courage
that carried us ,through the immense ha zards of life in Scotland in the past. It
was the enterprise and initiative of the Scot s that sent th em al l over th e world,
many of them reaching important positi ons. But wherever th ey went they never
forgot their Clan and their homeland. It wa s th at feeling for surv ival and cont inuity among MacGregor clansmen in America that makes th is ga theri ng possible
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today. T hose precious ties of blood and family have held you togeth er since th e day
over 300 long yea rs ago when your fo rebea r, Alexander, came to Maryland . And it
is those ties of blood and fam ily that bri ng me here tonight. This famil y feeling
and common heritage is more importa nt than it ever was .
I n the world situation we are having to face a new threat which is a cro ss
bet ween a faith, a mode of life, and a political doct rin e. Thi s is a mor e powerful
menace th an anything in the histor y of the wor ld and, if we are to meet it successfully, th e W est ha s got to be unit ed. It is obvious that Am eric a with her grea t
indu strial power, her scientific knowledge, and her vast natural r esources, is th e
undoubted leader of the W est, together with ourselves, who have th e same assets
on a much smaller scale, but the experience of severa l centuries of E uropean
polit ics. Yet, despite the fact th at Am erica and Britain have foug ht tw o wor ld
wars togeth er in the last fift y years, under standin g and apprecia tion of the other's
point of view is sometimes sadly lackin g. Th is under stand ing-which is so vitalcould be greatly helped by the people of both countries getti ng to know one an oth er
bett er . T he wonderful friendly feeling of the Clans can do a tr emendous amoun t
to promote thi s and the Clan Societies ar e playin g an important part in fostering
and cementing this fri endship.
Ano ther work of great va lue which the Clans a re doing is to keep alive our
Scott ish heritage of langua ge, music, songs and dancing . Take Scotti sh country
dancin g for instan ce. Th e late Duk e of Atholl and my hu sband were the original
founder s of the Royal Scott ish Country Dance Society , which was formed to
preser ve our splendid nati onal dances, many of which would have been entirely
lost had not both dance and music been wr itten down and so secured for posterity.
For genera tions the dances had only been handed on by word of mouth and the
tunes passed on from one piper to anoth er . The orig in of the word 'country dance'
is contra, meanin g opposite. Th at is what is so delightful about our country
dances. Eve ryone dances with everyone else! So much more f rie ndly and more
fun than "stay ing put " with one partner for th e whole evening. Some of the se
dances have inter estin g histori es. I wonder if you know th e story of NA T UIAICHEAN, or the Reel of Tulloch, which was particularl y connected with our Clan?
I t goes like thi s :In the latt er part of th e 16th or ea rly part of th e 17th century , a J ohn MacGre gor , usuall y known as lAI N DUBHGEARR of th e RUARU branch of the
Clan, happened to be in KILLI N atte nding the St. Fillans Market, which was
held in Janua ry. H e was set upon in the Killin H otel by eight men-needless to
say , they were Campbells ! John being very power ful, and a splend id swordsman,
kill ed or wounded everyone of them. H e th en fled to Stra thspey, wher e he married
a young lady ca lled Is obel And er son. T welve men and a superio r in command
wer e sent af ter him to take him alive or dead . J ohn and Is obel were as leep in
a barn when ...·:;rd came to th em th at th e party had arri ved and were near at hand .
J ohn's first impulse was flight. But, in th e words of th e song :"Then said his darling Is obel
Be up and quit you valiantl y
A helpmat e true I'll make to you
In your sore straits to succour you.
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Your ammunition hand me quick
I'll load for him I fondly like,
As you with back straight turned on me
Your eye keep towards the enemy."
Obedient to her brave word s, John fired through the cr evices of the walls with
his gun and his pistol and Isobel stood behind him and loaded. In a short time all
thirteen of th eir attackers were severely wounded. Whereupon John salli ed forth
and cut off their heads. I sobel then ga ve him a draught of beer (I always think
it should have been whisky) which he quaffed and , seizing her round the waist,
they danced madly round the severed heads in a figure of eight, using the reel steps
that ha ve been so popular ever since. The words of the song the y also impro vised
and used as mouth music. I often wonder when I see people dancing the Reel of
Tulloch how many of them know the grim story behind it. Af ter these sti rring
incident s John settled down to a prosperou s and peaceful life. The famou s Doctors
Gregory, who invented Gregory powder and who did so much to establish the fame
of the Edinburgh Medical School, were his descendants.
And, talkin g of schools, the Scotsmen's love of learning paid them dividends
in the past. I t took them f rom humble homes to the univer sities and from universities to responsible positions all the world over. Wh en my husband was a small
boy the school at Lochearnhead was in a wee house in the village. There was no
Education Authority in th ose da ys to provide and pay for a Schoolmaster. Th e
Dominie was put up by the par ents of the schoolchildren; the length of his stay
being determined by the number of children in each family.
Ea ch child had to brin g a peat for the school fire every morn ing. In the winter
many of the grown-ups as ked for evening classes, so that the illit erate could learn
to read and wr ite, and others could further their education in t he classics, mathemat ics, history and so on. One of the most famous doctors in Edinb urgh came fro m
a small croft in Balquhidder. Nea rly every Hi ghl and family saved and scrimped
so that one of its sons could enter the Church or medicine. Thi s young MacGregor
went off to E dinburgh with a few shillings in his pocket and a bag of brose over
his shoulder. Our family lawyer kept a kindly eye on the boy, who passed through
the Medical Schools with the grea test distinction and a fte rwards became outstanding in his profession. It may seem incredible to us today, but thi s was happening
only eight y years ago. T he Clan Gr egor Society has a number of Ed uca tional
Bequests which have helped many young people through school and universi ty,
who would otherwise have had to leave and sta rt working; some of these gra nts
amountin g to over £200 spread over the years. Rath er a touching lett er was
received by the Secr etary of the Society the other day fr om a Mr s. W ood. I will
read it to you :"D ear Mr . MacGregor,
I was very interested in the article by Mr. MacD onald Robert son in the
Augu st issue of 'S cotland's Magazine'.
In the fourth par agr aph of his contribution to the Clan Column he states that
one of the obj ects of the Educ ati on Fund of the Clan Gregor Society is to be of
assistance to promi sing pupils, who might oth erwi se not be able to continue with
their higher education .
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As thi s Fu nd was inaugurat ed in 1889" ( here she is mistaken as the dat e was
much earlier ) "1 am of th e opinion th at I must have been among th e first of the
pupils, as 1 received a bur sary of £5 in September 1889. 1 thin k it would be about
th e middle of Se ptember . 1 am glad to know th at th e Clan Gregor Society is "s till
in being", and alth ough 1 am a very old lady (i n my 89th year) I still remember
th e thrill I got when I received that £5 (a pri ncely sum in th ose days I). For it
enabled me to remain at Milne's I nstitut e, Foc habers, Morayshire, fr om which I
entered the teaching profession. I now have much pleasure in enclosing £5 for th e
Edu cational F und a nd wish the Clan Gregor Society every success.
Yours very sincere ly,
LILY R. W OO D, nee Macgregor."
Th e Society also has fund s for helping the sick and needy. Ther e is a per manently endowed Clan Gregor Bed in the Wes tern In firmar y in Glasgow . And,
to menti on just two of last yea r's cases, we gave £30 to a young MacGregor woman,
a lmost wholly cri ppled by polio, to buy some specia l comfort not pr ovided by th e
H ealth Service . A similar g ra nt was made to a badly disabled shoemake r in Skye
to ena ble him to buy special tools with which to ca rryon his work. Ne ither of
th ese grants were charity. They are tangible exa mples of the r esponsibilit y that
the Clan feels for its members.
Now I am afra id I have talked to you far too long . But I hope I ha ve said
enough to prove the valuable work th at is being done by the Clans to fos ter fri endship between nati ons ; and to preserve our Scottis h heritage which must never be
allowed to be forgott en or peris h in the mad ru sh of prese nt day life. Do not th ink
th at I am against progr ess or scientific achievement-far fr om it. Th ese a re of
vita l importance if we are to mainta 'n our place in the world and our sta ndard of
living. But let science and invention be our serva nts and not our master s. Let us
never cas t aside as worthless, and th ereby lose for ever, that precious heritage
given to us by the courage and sacri fice of our forebears. Let us also remember
th at there are things which science and mach ines can never produce, such as love,
family, fri endship, tradit ion-all of which go to make th e tr ue Clan spir it. We
must keep th is alive by brin ging up our children with a feeling of responsibility
to others, and with the knowledge that they have a contribution to make to life ;
with a pride of race, in its best sense, that they must uphold the grea t tradition of
th eir ancestors and fight to preserve our most precious possession, th e fa mily spiritthe Clan spirit-that binds us all so closely together , and use it for bett er under sta nding and friendship with oth er countr ies.
Why was thi s spiri t not stamped out and oblitera ted by th e terrible perse cution
of Clan Gre gor which endure d for nearly 300 yea rs? Although we were homeless,
landl ess, kill ed and hunt ed, th e MacGr egor s still held together and surv ived. It
took something immensely powerful to achieve thi s surv ival: th erefore we must
mak e sure that thi s power is not lost, but used for good th rough out th e world.
In conclusion, may I thank you aga in from the bott om of my heart for the
mar velous hospitality and kindness you have shown to my lat e hu sband, to my son
and daught er -in-law, and to me. 1 can ass ure you th at th e warmest welcome aw aits
you on the other side of th e Atlantic, in my home at Craggan H ouse, Lochea rnhead,
and in my son's home at Edinchip, Some of you have alrea dy found your way
there and 1 hope th at many, many, more may do so. I can only say that you will
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find-as I have done here tonight-that welcome which is so well described in
the verse :W hen deeth's dark vale I ferry o'er
A tim e that surely shall come
I n heouen itself I' ll ask no more
Than just a Hiqhland we lcome.
THE CLAN GREGORS IN THE BRITISH ISLES
by
MARGERY M. H AZELWO OD
It all began in th e imagination of Edith Blunt many month s before. On August
17, 1962 a group of twenty-six Clan Tour members gath ered at Idlewild Airport.
He re a former Chieftain, Mr. H erbert Magruder, and his lovely wife, valiantly
and loyally waved the MacG regor tartan as we "take the high road", (literally,
th e very high road I) , for our ancestral land- our beloved "Scotland th e Brave" 1
F irst stop, however, was to be that gr een and lovely spot of th e Bri tish Is les,
Ire land.
Erin is th e land of shamrocks, shillalahes, and sad, haunting melodies. We
put down at famo us Shannon A irport, and soon were on our way through such
musical-sounding and well known name-p laces as Bunratty, Limerick and Adare,
with the Tipperary Mountains breaking the horizon on our left . Quaint littl e
donkey-drawn milk carts bounced perkily along the roads toward the creameries.
On through the Vale of Tralee we went to Kerry County and Killarney. T here
the picturesque litt le J aunting Cars were waiting to carry us merri ly down the
prett y country lanes lined with hawthorn , past old Celtic crosses, and tiny thatchedroof cottages set in their littl e gardens of gay flowers. Pa lms, monkey-puzzle
tr ees and bamboo also greeted our surprised eyes, and soon we saw the blue lakes
of Killarn ey playing hide-and-seek among the rolling hills.
Both Cork and Dublin are lovely cities, with winding canals upon which
white swans gracefully float. Nea r Cork is famous Blarney Castle, where, a fter
a climb up steep, winding steps, we lay down upon the cold, wet rampart to kiss
the celebra ted stone. Come, flowery sayings, to my fa lter ing lips 1 Dublin , with
its busy O'Connell Street (the second widest boulevar d in all of Europe I), its
ancient Trinity College founded by Queen Eliz abeth, its long rows of quaint,
old Georgian houses, its world-renowned I rish Ho spital sweepstakes is lar ge and
sprawling. While there, the Eisenhowers arrived, mid much excitement, to stay
a lso at the Gres ham Hote l. In the name of our Society, we sent American Beaut y
roses to Mrs. Eise nhower, and were most promptly th anked by a per sonally
written note sent by special messenger. T his encounter was an unexpected "plum"
in our itinerar y "pie,"
Ireland has such lovely old ruins of castles, abbeys, monasteries, and many
picturesque rivers, br ooks and bridg es. Near Cahir is Cashel Hill , where fifteen
centuries ago, St. P at rick used the trifoliate shamrock to teach the Trinity, and
where the Corona tion Stone of th e Irish kings still stands.
But came the day when we had to leave this quaint, and very beautiful island.
As we soared upwar d, the land lay very, very green beneath us. T ruly it is ca lled
" T he Emerald Isle" I
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sight, our Scottis h blood beat a littl e faster ; and when, finally, we set our feet
upon its soil, we knew that we had come home at last '
Our first night in Scotland was spent at Glasgow with its red sandstone
building s; then we set out for the rolling countryside of Ayr shir e, so steeped in
the memor y of Burn s. At All oway, his birthplace, we thought we heard th e pounding hoofs of T am o'S hanter's horse teari ng o'e r the Brig o' Doon; and in lovely
auld Dumfries, on the River Nith, still stands his home, his favorit e tavern , and
"doon the brae a bit", his silent tomb.
Scotland and the Uni ted States meet as one at stately Culzean Castle, the
top floor of which was given to General Ei senhower in deep appreciation of services
r endered. And at Gretan Green, Scotland and every nation meet as one, "for all
the world loves a lover". We were now at the borde r and must leave our beloved
Scotland for England, but we would be returning soon aga in.
Through the quiet Eng lish countrysi de we went, past the lovely Lake District
(drenched in rain and mist ) to the ancient town of Chester encircled by its old
Roman wall. The next day, we dipped over into Wal es, with its tongue-twi sting
names, to the lovely seaside resort of L1andudno. Back we came to England, only
this time, it was to the England of S hakespeare, and a delightful evening seeing
" T he Taming of th e Sh rew" at the Memorial Th eatre in Stra tford . F rom thi s
merry enterta inment, we changed our mood to one of quiet contemplation, as we
viewed with awe and appreciati on the impressive cathedra ls of Glouster and
W ells, the lovely Abbey rui ns of Glastonbu ry, where Chris tian ity began in En gland,
the exquisite cathedral at Exeter, and finally gazed upon the tall, delicate, lacy
spire of Salisbury Cathedral. Religion reached even fur ther back in time, as we
viewed on the Plains of Sa lisbury that ancient circle of a remote, pagan worshipmystifying Stonehenge.
Those glorious five days in London were a welcome change to our "on e night stands", H istor y ra ined down upon us as we visited W indsor Castle, H ampton
Court and Canterbury Cathedra l, and all the wonderf ul and breath-tak ing sites of
old London-town itself. Wh en we gaze d upon the Tower of London, wa ndered
through Trafalga r Square, or beheld St. Pau l's Cathedral, the ghosts of ancient
E ngland passed before our eyes, as well as impassioned scenes of impri sonments,
beheadings, plagues and fires. At Cambr idge, our minds turn ed towar d scholarly
thin gs, when we beheld the magnificient Colleges with their "bac ks" to the River
Cam. T hen came Lincoln Cathed ra l with its " Imp" rougishly peeking at us from
on high, and stately York Mins ter, and majestic Durh am.
On the green banks of th e nar row River Ske ll at lovely Fount ains Abbey, we
pictured again the lively meeting between Robin H ood and F ria r Tu ck, and at
Moth er Shipton's Cave, we thought we heard her mutt erin g prophecies, Not many
miles north is what is left of H adri an' s Wa ll, that one time dividing line between
Roman En gland and the land of the P icts and the Scots, The road run s on top
of the ruins. A fe w miles farth er- and 10- we were aga in in bonnie, bonnie
Scotland with its wide open moors drenched in purple hea ther.
T his is the Bor der Country that Scott loved so well. By the River Tweed is
his sta tely, many tur reted mansion, "Abbotsfor d"; and furt her along, in a bend
of the T weed, is Drybur gh Abbey where he lies buri ed.
On to the capita l, "Edina I Scotia's da rling seat l" The ghosts of Ma ry, Queen
of Scots, of Lor d Darnley, of John Kn ox walk the anci ent Royal Mile to Edi n-
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bur gh' s crowning jewel-its Castle set upon the height s. H er e, in its lar ge, flood-lit
courtyard one clea r, cool night , we thrilled to the skirl of pipes and th e mar ching
of kilted men during the "Tattoo" . Nea r Edinburgh, the Garden Party given by
the Council of Scott ish Clan Societies was held on the grounds of Lauri ston
Castle-a thrilling and unforgett able event 1 T wenty-two clans were repr esented,
th eir tartans making a brilti ant kaleidoscope of color against the green g rass . W e
were "piped" from th e entrance to the MacGregor tent, and th ere were most
graciously greeted by Lady Fa nny MacGregor and the Griogaraich. Also, we
were deligh tfully entertained at tea, visited many of the intere sting marquees of
different clans, watched lively country dances upon the emera ld-g reen lawn, and
attended the stirring retreat. W hat a memorable day for people of Scottish ancestr y I Th e Gri ogar aich did themselves proud, and we shall always r emember
th eir wa rm hospitality.
From Edinburgh and th e Lowlands, we th en went through th e P ass at Aberfoyle int o the MacGregor country to Loch Katrine, along the shores of which Rob
Roy was born . Here also, on E llen's I sle, th e MacGregor , until 1611, had th eir
st ronghold. By evening we came to the bra es of Balquhidd er, and saw the ruin s
of the old kirk wher e Alasdair Ma cGregor took upon himself the blood-guilt , and
where Rob Roy lies buried. Nearby is "Edinchip", (w hich means "T he Hill of
the Shoemaker 's Last" ) , the ancestral seat since 1798 of the chiefs of Clan Gr egor .
Lad y Fanny Ma cGr egor was again our charming hostess for a delicious buffet
luncheon and tour of her lovely home. Malcolm and littl e Ninian quite won our
heart s, a nd as we left, gave us bunches of exquisite wild lavender heather. Onward
we pressed, through MacGr egor count ry to Loch T a y, Glen Lyon, Kenmore, and
finally to Dunk eld, where our ancestors fought in 1689 for K ing J ames V II. H ere
too is lovely "Cardney House", the home of Lieut. Commander and Mr s. Findanus
MacGregor who so kindly entertained us on the lawn of their home, and aft erwards delighte d our hearts with songs of Scotla nd.
Nex t came Aberdeen, and then the battl efield of Culloden where Ma cGr egors
so valiantly fought for Bonnie Prince Cha rles. Lovely Inverness we visited befor e turning southwestwa rd along the Caledonian Canal. Ben Nevi s' peak was
a-swirl with snow, a nd on our right were the mountains of Glenfinnan, another
batt legro und of our Clan. W e went thr ough th e gloomy P ass of Glencoe, half in
sunlight, half in shade, to emerge upon a form er horneplace of th e MacGregor sth e Moor s of Rann ock, "wine dark with heath er". Now we were approaching th e
very fount ainhead of our Clan, th e ori ginal land held by the MacGregor s-Glen
Orchy. From the Brid ge of Or ch y, we turned down through that lovely, secluded,
littl e vall ey. The Ma cGr egors lost this glen, but we, their descendents hav e come
back centuries later to view the very land of our forefathers . As we passed through
the charming, narrow dale where flowed a murmuring stream lined with birches,
I thought :
" W hile there's leaves in the [crest, alld foam on the river,
MacG regor, despite them, shall flourish. fo r ever!"
Dalm ally, Glen Strae and Loch Awe with its ancient Castl e Kilchurn, one tim e
st ronghold of the Clan, came in quick succession, and suddenly we were in Oban,
The Hi ghl and Games there covered everything from strathspeys and reels to
tossing the cabar and competiti on on th e bagpipes, and we were reminded that
th e MacGr egors were at one time consider ed the finest of all the pipers. From
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th ere we traveled "By Yon Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" where also at one
time lived our Clan. At Dumbart on we took leave of the wild and ruggedly
picturesque MacGrego r count ry, and, all too soon, of Scotland itself.
W hat a wonderf ul pilgri mage we had had I W hat an opportunity to become
acquainted with the warlike history, the stra nge customs, th e quick but steadfast
temperament, and the quaint idioms of speech of our forefath ers I Reluctantl y we
left Scotland . But as the plane flew homewar d, it seemed tha t a par t of me had
stayed behind, for back among the craigs and glens, amid th e pur ple heath er and
gus hing rills, among the sounds of reels and bagpipes, I knew that I had left my
hear t :
"My heart's in the H ighlands, my heart is not here,'
My heart's in the Hig hlands a-chasing the deer".
So "gather, gather, gat her", let's off to Scotland aga in I
AN NUA L GATHERING OF 1963
The Am erican Clan Gregor Society will hold the 1963 Annual Gath ering in
th e City of Washington, D. c., on October 18th and 19th.
T he H eadquarters will be The Dupont P laza H otel on Dupont Circl e at
Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, where all meetings will be held. Th ere are parking facilities availabl e. Th er e will be a Tour on Friday following the Council
Meeting to Alexandria, Virg inia, where a luncheon will be held at the Seaport
Inn , and th e Memorial Service will be held in the old Presbyterian Meeting H ouse
followed by a tour of Alexan dria.
Th e Clan Reception and Banquet will be held at T he Wa shing ton Club, across
the street from the Dupont Pl aza H otel.
Full details will be sent at a later date. Pl an to come.
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GENEALOGICAL RECORDS SECTION
CEMETERY RECORDS
R ecorded by the
MARYLA ND GENEALOGICAL RECORDS COMMITIEE OF THE D.
c.,
D.A.R.
VOL. 31- 1956-1961, HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
Tombstone Record s in Cemetery of Chri st Church, Port Republic, Calvert
Co., Md., 3 miles south of Prince Frederick, half mile west on No. 264, Broome
I sland Road.
Page 3D-Eliza Howard Magruder, dau. of Alexander H . and Mary A. Magruder,
b. 7-5-1817 ; d. 5-7-1894.
Will iam H oward Leason, son of las. G. Lea son and Mary Jane Magrud er, b.
2-13-1848; d. 6-4-1927.
Mary Katherine, dau . of Rev. James G. and Mary Magruder Leason, b.
3-18-1850 ; d. 1-14-1934.
Harriett Rebecca, dau . of Rev. James G. and Mary Magruder Lea son, b.
9-12-1875 ; d. 7-2-1938.
Elizabeth Frazier Magruder, b. 9-24-1869; d. 9-28-1957, dau. of Joh n Al exan der
and Martha Wilson Magruder.
Martha Wil son, wife of John A Magruder and dau. of John H. and Su san F .
W ilson, b. 1-14-1845 ; d. 11-18-1890.
John A. Ma gruder, son of John H . and Mary A. Magruder , b. 3-11-1820 ; d.
1-1-1885.
Mary Susan Magruder , dau. of J ohn Alexander and Martha Wilson Ma gruder,
b. 5-24-1856; d. 1-29-1957.
Potomac Methodist Episcopal Chur ch Cemetery, Potomac, Mon tgomery County,
Maryland. Copied July 1960 by Bottony Cro ss Maryland Chapter, D.A.R.
Pag e 204-H a rry T ., son of Harry C. and Cora L . Magruder, b. 2-16-1910 ; d.
4-14-1918.
He rmon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mon tgomery County, Maryland.
Copied 1960 by Bottony Cr oss Md. D.A .R.
Pag e 222-Lucy B., dau . of Lloyd and A. H . Magruder (Sunken stone ) d. 1-24-1881
in her (71st ?) year.
Margaret L., 1879-1911.
Howard A., 1870-1956.
Churchyard of Sandy Spring Meeting House, Meeting House Road, Sandy
Spring, Maryland. Recorded summer 1960 by members of Erasmus Perry and
Toaping Castle Chapters, Md.
Page 26D-Mag ru der 1865-1945, dau. of W . E . and M. B. Magruder.
Charles B., b. 5-11-1878; d. 5-9-1904.
Maud, d. 5-11-1878.
W. E., b. 8-2-1834; d. 7-13-1914.
Margaret B., b. 1-27-1838 ; d. 4-10-1919.
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Page 265- Dr. W. Edward Magrud er 1873-1935, son of Dr . W. E. and Mar ga ret
B. Magruder.
W m. Edward, son of W . Edward and Maude M. Magrud er, b. 4-3-1903; d.
3-6-1912.
Pa ge 270-Edward Wm ., son of Edw ard and Maude M. Magruder, b. 4-3-1903;
d. 3-8-1912.
Magruder, Edwa rd 1873-1935. Son of W. E. and Margar et Magruder.
Tombstone in Presbyteri an Cemetery, Darnesto wn, Maryland on Route 28.
Copies by members of Col. T ench Til ghman D.A.R. , Md ., Oct. 15, 1959.
Page 288- Magruder, J esse H. , d. 1-10-1881.
Mag ruder, Bessie V. R., d. 12-12-1881.
Tombstone in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen Road, near Laytonsville, Md., Col.
Tench Til ghman Chapter, Md. D.A.R. Jul y I, 1959.
Pag e 310-Magruder, William, b. 5-29-1842; d. 11-24-1917.
Magruder, Mary Middleton, wife of Wm, M. Magrud er, b. 10-14-1849; d.
1-25-1933.
Magrud er, Wm . S., b. 1-28-1877 ; d. 10-29-1945.
Blunt , Waters Amanda, wif e of Samu el BIWlt, b. 6-12-1872; d. 12-31-1904.
Page 311-Magruder, Katherine, b. 4-3-1854 ; d. 7-25-1939.
Magruder, Mary E., b. 1836 ; d. 1921.
Magruder, James S., 1832-1910.
Magruder, James, b. 3-7-1809; d. 2-27-1891.
Page 314-B1unt, Harry N., b. 1826; d. 1901.
Blunt, Marian A., wife of Harry Blunt, b. 1836 ; d. 1876.
Page 317-Blunt, Waters Amanda, wife of Sam uel Blunt, b. 6-12-1872; d. 12-311904.
Blunt, Harry Woodward, son of Samuel and Amanda W., b. 12-23-1904 ; d.
7-5-1924.
Blunt, Harry Wood ward, Jr., b. 1866 ; d. 1944.
Blunt , Mary Giles, b. 1867; d. 1951.
Pag e 318-Blunt, Edmond Coolidge, son of Harry N . and Ma ria n A., b. 1855 ;
d. 1896.
BIWlt, William Bowie, son of Harry N. and Marian A., b. 1859 ; d. 1862.
BIWlt, Harry Woodward, son of Harry N. and Marian A., b. 1861 ; d. 1862.
Blunt, Vir ginia, dau. of Harry N . and Mariam, b. 1863 ; d. 1955.
MARRIAGE RECORDS
VIRGI NIA
Copied from the Vir ginia State Library June, 1956-by Regina Magruder H ill
Botetourt Coullty:
Page 389-Patrick Henry Magruder, rn, 12-16-1835, Eveline Dulaney, dau. of
E lkhany R. Dul aney.
See ; Boteto urt Co., Va., Marriages, 1770-1853 and A.C.G.S. Archives Book
II , p.48.
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Fr ederick County:
Pag e 50-Aquilla Magruder, rn, 3-26-1799 to Mary Ann McGruder.
See : Frederick Co. Marriages, 1771-1825 and A.C.G.S. Archi ves Book II,
p. 51.
Carolin e Couni y:
Pag e 8l -Char1es McGruder, m, on 12-1-1847, to Ann H. Maury.
Page 8l -Richard W . F. McGrud er, m. on 11-16-184& to, Angelina Woolfolk.
Pag e 8l -Sublett Magruder, m, on 11-20-1817/18 to, Mary Woolfolk.
See: Caroline Co., Va. Marriage Bonds and A.e.G.S. Arc hives Book II,
p.94.
Page 88-John S. Pendleton, m. on 5-26-1820 to, Elizab eth B. Magruder.
Pag e 88-Robert B. Sthreshley, m. on 6-12-1808 to, Amelia Magruder.
Page 89-George P. Turner, m, on 7-21-1833 to, Isabella G. Magruder. P. 303
gives Bond for this marriage.
See: Marriage Register, 1787-1853 of Caroline Co., Va, and A.e.G.S. Archives
Book II , p, 94, 201.
Chesterfield County, Va . Marriages 1771-1853, Part I, and A.e.G.S. Archives
Book II , p. 47, 51. Virginia Marriage Bonds, by Clemens, 1630-1780.
Page 248-Frances Magruder, m. in 1749 to, Lewis Sublett in Chesterfield Co., Va .
PART I
Page l20-Bond-April 12, 1813.
Hezekiah Thurman to Nancy McGruder.
Zepheniah McGruder, Father.
Wade Sublett McGruder and Daniel Taylor witnesses.
Pag e 128-Bond-January 6, 1815.
Wade S. McGruder to Polly Stanford, she 21 years of age. She dau. of David
Sta nford.
John Stanford and Daniel Hudson , witnesses.
Pag e l8l-Bond, J anuary 5, 1824.
Zepheniah McGruder to Louise Hopkins.
Lund Hopkins , Fa ther. Lund Hopkins, witness.
Page 238-Bond, Jul y 18, 1833.
Creed Amminett to F rances McGruder.
Zeph, McGruder, Father also witness.
Page 295-Bond, March 2, 1842.
Richard Cogbill to Martha McGruder.
Wade S. McGruder, Fa ther and witness.
Page 460- Marriage date for above couple-March 3, 1842.
Page 314-Bond, February 3, 1845.
Zachariah McGruder to Sarah Ann E. Burton.
Benjamin Burton, Father. Wi lliam D. Thurman, witness and Surity.
Page 324-Bond, August 8, 1846.
George T hrower to Amanda McGruder.
Wade S. McGruder, Father also Surity and witness.
Page 366-License, December 20, 1852, Marriage, December 28, 1852.
Zebedee McGruder to Mary E. Morrisett; Minister, A. A. Baldwin.
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Page 366-License, May 28, 1852, Marriage June 1, 1852.
William Robinson, Jr. to Indiana McGruder; Minis ter, Samu el Tay lor.
Page 418-Bond, Augu st 24, 1819, Marriage, Augu st 26, 1819.
William McGruder to Elizab eth Goode; Minister, Edmund Goode.
Page 471-Marriage date, June 12, 1848, Moses Cyra to Frances McGruder ; by
Jame s Gregory.
Page 35-Bond, November 13, 1792, Zepheniah Magruder to Frances Sublett; with
consent of Lewis Sublett.
Page 345-Marriage, May 14, 1849, Maria O. Thurman and John T . Kiper ; Mother,
Nancy Thurman.
Fauquier County, Va.
Marriage Bonds, 1759, 1854. On Micro Film, Richmond, Va. and Archives
Book II , p. 97.
Page 22-Ann Magruder, dau. of Priscilla, m. on 12-29-1810, to John Brawner.
Page 30-Priscilla Magruder, dau. of Priscilla, m. on 2-17-1801 to Jo hn Chadwell
(or Caldwell) .
Page 58-P olly Magruder, dau. of Priscilla, rn, on 1-7-1711 to Duncan Taliafer ro.
Page 141-Elias Magruder, rn, on 11-12-1804 to Ann Thorn, dau. of P ergina,
Pag e 135-Carolina Magruder, Age 24, m, on 7-21-1864, to P . Lombardi, son of
J . and Catherine Lombardi.
Page 213- Eleanor Magruder, dau. of Priscilla, rn. on 1-22-1803 to Benjamin Thorn.
Fluuanna Count», Va. Marriage Bonds, Prior to 1801, by Curry and A.e.G.S.
Archives Book II, p, 51.
Page 27-Rachel Magruder, m. on 11-6-1799, Bond, dau. of Jo hn B. Mag rude r, to
Robert Thrift.
Henrico Countv, Va. Bonds, 1780-1861. D.A .R.
Pag e 95-Martha E . McGruder, m. on 2-9-1842, to Alex Hill.
Pag e 190-Sarah McGruder, m. on 6-11-1845, to Robert W. Thompson.
Page 194-Amanda McGruder, m. on 8-13-1846 to, George Thrower (Trower).
Page 216-Ann Eliza McGrud er, m. on 4-16-1845 to, Edwin Wortham.
Page 216-M.I.F. P. McGruder, m. on 10-26-1836, to William R. Wren.
See also : A.e.G.S. Archives Book I, p. 113, 141, 161. H er name is given as
Mary Jane Magruder.
See also: A.e.G.S. Archives Book II, p. 92.
King and Quem County , Va . By Bagby, 1908 (D.A.R.)
Page 341-Robert Y. Henley, m, 1st, Maria Louise Campbell.
He m. 2nd, Mr s. Louise (Magrud er) (Scott) Woolf olk, widow of J ohn
W oolfolk.
Wa s Louise a Magruder ? And if so, who was her father?
L ouisa County, Va., Marriages. A.e.G.S. Archive s Book II, p. 48.
Page 243-Bond, October 21, 1831.
Jam es Magruder to Louisa M. Watson, dau. of Henry W . Watson.
Page 406-Marriage date of above 11-26-1831.
Page 271-Bond, December 12, 1836.
Benjamin H enry Magrud er to Maria L. Minor , dau. of Dr . James Minor.
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P ozohatan COli n is. Va.-Marr iage Record s of , 1777-1854, and A. e.G.S. Arch ives
Book II , p. 1, 48.
Page 23-Lucy Magruder, m. on 12-24-1786, H enr y Ja ckson, Mathew Fa rley,
Bondsman.
Page 23-Elizabeth Magruder, rn. on 2-10-1796 to Benjamin J ennings. Joanne
Magruder, Mother.
Page 25-Anna Magr uder, m. on 6-4-1798 to Benjamin Lan gsdon ; Joann e Magruder, Mot her.
P owhatan County, V a. Births, Marriages and D eath s 1853-1871 Micr ofilm Ree136.
B I RT H S
Page i -Susan H . McGruder, Jul y 1853.
P age ll- Nancy McGrud er , J une 20, 1855.
Page 16-Laura Ann McGrud er , Mar ch 15, 1855.
R EGI STER OF BIRTH S
Page i -July 4, 1853-no name: F ather, W illiam M. McGrud er; Mother , Virginia.
Per son giving information-Father .
Page 34-Martha E . McGruder, m. on 12-17-1849, to John Phaup. W illiam Magru der, F ather.
Page 51-Patsy W infree Magruder, m. on 8-29-1795 to John Woodridge. E lina
Magrud er, Mother.
Page 27-H ardawag (other record s give H athaway) Magruder, m. on 1-24-1844
to Susan E. At kinson ; Milton P. Atkin son, Father.
Page 27-William M. McGruder, m. on 7-29-1851 to Virg inia Max ey ; Jo hn Maxey,
Jr., Father.
S hena ndoali COIII~ty, Va., Vol. IIIp. 355.
Th ere was a Willi am W. Magruder who was a minister, who witnessed the
marriage of: Andrew Boyd and E leanor F. W illiams, 1-11-1836.
Vol. II , p. 265-Wm. W. Magrud er married Mar y Susan Turner , 4-20-1925.
See also: A.e.G.S. Archives Book II , p. 57.
Albemarle Count», Va ., Marriage Bonds, 1780-1868.
Page 50-E. H. Dejarnette, m. on 1-18-1864, E. M. Magrud er, age 22. H e was 25.
Page 133-B. H . Maginder (Magrud er) , m, on 2-15-1858 Anna E. Nor ris.
Page 166-Janetta (or e) B. Magruder, dau. of Allan Magruder who was a brothel'
of J ohn Bankhead Magrud er , m. on 8-6-1850 ; Maj or Robert H . Poore.
Page 212-J ulia V. Magruder, m, on 2-5-1862, Geor ge T yler.
NOTE: A ll descendants from the above mar riages in Virginia ar e eligible to
membership in the American Clan Gregor Society. Th e Society will welcome these
descendant s, and any information which is sent by anyone. Please send information
and applications to the Registrar : Mr s. Ralph S. Bubb, 1109 Crowfoot Lane, Paint
Branch Farm s, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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MARRIAGE RECORDS
K EN TUCKY
Sh elby County:
(S ee: Early Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1851, by A nnie W alker (B ums)
Bell, Vo l. I, at Congressional Lib rary, D. C.)
Page 4-Magruder Barn ett m. on 9-11-1837, Margaret Magruder, daught er of
Th omas.
Page 45-Sally Magrud er, daughter of Na thaniel, m. on 9-24-1817, J ohn J ohnston.
Page 55- Thomas Mag ruder, m. on 10-13-1819. Ann Threlkeld, daught er of Daniel.
Page 55-Nathaniel Mag ruder, m, on 2-8-1840, Lucy Ann O'Bannon, dau. of
Pa rmelia.
Page 55- Robert Mag ruder, m. on 9-28-1839, Harriett J . Blake, dau. of J ames.
Page 63- Linch McGehee, m. on 5-11-1808, Ma rga ret Shack lefo rd, dau. of Jo hn V.
Pag e 63-James McGehee, m. on 8-15-1812, he son of James F ., Elan or Fry, dau.
of Isa ac.
Page 70-P riscilla Magruder, dau. of T homas. m. on 11-11-1846, Richard H . Ramey
(R emy ) .
Page 65-Th omas McGruder, m. 1-1-1811, J ane Smith. (See Ky. Hi stori cal Society, Vol. 24, p. 28).
Fayette County, K entucky :
Page 86-L. B. Magro oder, m. 1-11-1826, Sara h B. Turnb ull, Bondsman Ru fu s Belt.
H enry COltllty, Ke ntucley:
See : Ea rly Marriages of Kentucky, 1785-1851, by Annie Walker ( Burns ) Bell
at Congress ional Library.
Page 86-Samuel Magrud er, m. 9-15- 1815, May Looney. Bondsman Wm . McClelland. She dau. of Alfred and Rebecca.
Page 17- Mahala Magrud er , m. 9-29-1829, Wi lliam Elli s. She dau. of E llis Magruder.
Page 31-Lucy McGrud er, dau. of E lizabeth, m. Ja cob Kiphard , 2-23-1839.
Page 36-Alpheus McGrud er, rn. 8-16-1830, Sara h Martini, dau. of J esse.
Page 36-E lias McGrud er, m. 10-18-1825. Nancy Chadwell, dau. of Jam es.
Page 37-Owen Magruder, m, on 11-10-1830, E lizabeth Shuck, dau. of Andrew,
Dec'd ,
Page 37-Dennis Magrud er, m. on ........• E lizabeth Threlkeld, Bondsman Elias
Magrud er.
Page 37-Jos iah Magruder. m, on 1-20-1845, Mary Ann Hill, dau. of George P.
Page 37-Elias Magruder, m. on 3-18-1844, Mary Jane S parks, dau . of John.
Page 44-Priscilla Magruder. dau. of E lias, m. on 10-23-1827, W illiam B. Porter.
Bullitt County, K entucky :
A.e.G.S. Archi ves Book, II, p. 92.
Will iam O. Roby, age 31, widower. b. in Ky., m, on Sept. 18, 1853, Mary E.
Magrud er , age 24, single. b. in Bullitt Co.
Charles R. Samuels, Bullit t Co.• age 19, m. on 11-8-1853, Mary E . Magruder.
age 18, single, b. in Ky.
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Ne lson COllnty, Ke ntucky:
See D.A.R. Record s, recorded in A.C.G.S. Archi ves Book II, p. 92, 94.
Pa ge 92-T ilman Magrud er, m. 10-31-1822, Sarah Linthicum.
Page 92-0 tho Magrud er, m, 9-14-1846, Polina Johnson.
Page 92-W illiam Magrud er, m. 6-20-1850, Eli zabeth Cocke.
P age 92-Samuel B. Magruder, m. 9-25-1827, Catherine Anthon y.
Note : None of these people in Nelson County are in the 1850 or 1860 Census.
E vidently left Nelson County. R. M. Hill .
Pa ge 94-Dora McGruder, m. 10-27-1811 , Elizabeth Mattox.
(S ee Nelson Co. Marriages, 1788-1851, at D.A.R. Library)
NOTE : All descendant s fr om the above recorded marriages are eligible to
member ship in the American Clan Gregor Society. The Society will welcome you
and also any inf ormation you may have, to be included in our records . Plea se send
information and applications to the Registrar: Mrs. Ralph S. Bubb, 1109 Crowfoot
Lane, Paint Branch Farms, Silver Spring, Maryland. R. M. HILL, Editor
SOUTH CAROLINA LAND RECORDS
Contributed by
MRS.
WALTER L. HAVENS
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKA NSAS
The American Clan Gregor Society would like to correspond with the
descendant s of these McGregors
South Carolina Warrants for land 1692-1711.
Page 172: Daniel McGre gar had a warrant out of ye Secretary's Office for 500
acr es of land at Waha on ye Southside of Sante e River which was formerly
ye plantation of King Jeremy dated ye 27th of October 1701.
Page 204 : Daniel Mac Gregory had a warrant for 1000 acres of land dated ye 17th
9ber 1705.
Charleston County, S. C. will books. Will s, Inv entories & Misc. Record s Vol. 61-B,
page 110.
Will of Daniel McGre gor, dated 13th day May 1723.
I, Daniel McGre gor of the Parish of Santee, PlanterWife Martha
Son Daniel McGregor ; Daus . Ann McGregor
Sarah Morrill
Dorcas McGregor
Dorothy Macgregor
Elizabeth Macgreger l
Mary Macgreger
Swhen they come of age.
Wit: William Porter, Frances Britton, John Huggins.
Proved Dec. l st 1724-Proof reads : "Daniel McGregor late of Craven Co.
Recorded Dec. 3, 1724.
Pages 112-113 Order to make inventory and apprai sement dated 3 Dec. 1724 directed to : Mr. Elias Horrey Esq., Mr. Jonah Collins, Mr. Noah Serre, Mr .
Ralph Jerman, Mr. Jam es Nicholas Mayrant, or any 3 of them.
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Charleston Co. Will s Vol. 2, page 100.
W ill of Robert Buchanan dated 12th May 1731, recorded May 20, 1731.
Or iginal will book 1729-31 page 452.
Wife: Dorcas ; my two daug hters, Sa rah and Anne, Infants.
Lastly I constitute and make and ordain my loving brother Daniel McGreg or and
W illiam Buchanan my sale executors of this my last will and T estament.
S. C. Archives : Charleston Co., S. C. Wi lls Vol. 4, page 9.
Will of Duncan McGregor of Crave n Co. in the Province of S. Car., carpen ter,
15th Feb. 1736/7 ; Wife Mary ; dau. Elizabeth McGr egor .
Recorded 22 March 1736/7.
Vol. 7, page 314.
Will of Alex McGr egor of Charleston in th e Province of S. C. T avern keeper,
Wife H annah McGr egor and sale executrix . Dat ed 6th March 1755 proved
21st March 1755.
Vol. 6, page 372-Will of Martha McGregor ( McGrig or ).
Dated 25th Oct. 1746, proved 29th Jun e 1752.
Dau . : Eli zabeth McGr egor, and sale executrix; Dau . Mar y Collins.
Bro . : Thomas Akin and Mr . John H arl eston Trustees for dau, Mary Collins
and heirs .
Montgomer y County Ga. marri ages 1810-1850.
Dani el McGr egor married Sa ra h Galbreath, Daniel McGregor married Ann
McNabb.
Charleston Co., S. c., Will s Vol. 26, page 539.
Will of Doroth y McGregor of St. Stephens P ari sh in th e State of S. C, widow.
Dau . Dorothy Guerry, son J ames Guerry. Dat ed 19th Dec. 1795 pro ved Jan.
27, 1797.
Vol. 13, page 683-W ill of Daniel McGregor in Craven Co. of St. Jam es Santee,
S. C.
Wife : Susannah and my dau. Susannah McGregor and the child that my wife
Susannah is now big withMy bro. John McGr egor , my son Daniel McGregor; and if son Daniel should
die before arriving age 21-nephew and niece Mary and Dani el Sullivant.
Constitutes Jonah Collins, J ohn Barnett, Richard Withers sole exrs.
Dated 12th Jan. 1770, provo 2 F eb. 1770.
Vol. 27, page 896, will of Jam es McGregor.
26th day of F eb. 1799 pro ved Apr. 20, 1799.
My mother , Frances Videtoe, my 2 sisters Sally Morgan and Lucy McNeal my
sister F anny.
Vol. 25, page 75, will of Malcolm Mcfl regor of Charleston, S. C, Mariner .
To my dear fath er Dun can McGr egor : T he Ifland of Lifsmore in Argyle
Shire North Britain.
Wife : Emphire McGr egor, dated 10th Sept. 1793, provo Oct. I, 1793.
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Marriage Sett lement Book I, page 247.
Dated 17th Aug. 1786.
Alexander McGregor of St. Jame s pari sh in the Sta te of S. C. P lanter of the
1st par t. Dorothy Guer ry of S t. Stephen's Pa rish. party of th e 2nd part and
John Guerry, planter , of St. Stephen's Pa rish. part y of the 3rd part. One wit.
was Daniel McGrego r; probated 24 Aug. 1786, recorded 5th Sept. 1786.
Misc. records, Vol. 83-B, page 703. Thi s is a conveyance in tru st fro m John
Atchison to Daniel McGr egor and Wi lliam Buchana n for lands which Jonah
Collins conveyed to J ohn At chison previously.
Charl eston Co. Will s, Vol. 6, page 150. W ill of Jonah Collins dated 1743 prob.
1749, mentions among others Jo hn, E lizabeth and Daniel McGr egor. children
of E lizabeth McGregor.
Charleston County W ills, Vol. ........• Page........, (not given) W ill of J onah Collins
dated 1786 proved 4-1-1789 mentions among other s, eldest son of Daniel MeGregor and eldest son of Alexander McGregor, Daniel McGrego r and Daniel
S ullivan. ( P rob. Sullivant) .
S. C, H & G Ma gazine, Vol. 12, page 183, St. Andrew Pa rish Register P age 216:
Alexander McGregor and Margar et MeElvin, SP. married 13 Feb. 1738.
St. P hillips Parish Register. 1731 Jun e 2. T hen was bur ied J ohn McGregory.
S. C. H & G M Vol. 17, page 113. Nov . 17, 1786, April 9, J onah Collins, son of
Daniel & Magdalene McGr egor, Pla nter ; Bapt. 1787. Vol. 17, page 37. Nov.
26, 1787, May 11 (birth) Daniel. son of Daniel and Magdalene McGregor,
Pl ant er. (seco nd date is baptism ) .
S. C. Hi st. & Gen. Mag . Vol. 17, page 73. Apr il 24, Jun e 16, 1770. Laurence MeGregor. son of Daniel and Susa nnah McGregor, P lante r. Fi rst date is birth ,
second is baptism.
Nov. 28, Jan . 1769, Susanna, daughte r of Daniel and Susannah McGregor, Plant er.
From Marriages of N orth and So uth Carolina
McGregor , Darne l (prob. Daniel) and P hebe Smith, 25 Mar. 1761, Santee, S. C.
McGregor, Daniel and Susannah Laurence, 25 Feb. 1768, Santee, S. C.
From records the above man is the same, but two marriages.
Mcfi regor, Mary and W illiam Roach, 15 May 1797, Charleston, S. C.
McGr egor, El izabeth and Stephen Sullivan, 23 Dec. 1762, Sa ntee, S. C.
S. C. H ist. & Gen. Mag. 2nd Vol., 1754-1810.
Page 23, May 6, 1800, Baptism of Sa rah P riscilla, dau, of Magda lena and
Daniel McGregor.
RANDOM NOTES
Majo r Si r Gregor M acGregor of Ma cGregor ,' T elegram ; Dr . Gregory Mag ruder, America n Clan Grego r Society. Best wishes and greetings to all members of
American Clan Grego r meeting tonight in Richmond for your annual banquet
stop Ardc hoille, Grego r and Fa nny MacGregor of MacGregor.
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Mrs. R uth Lightfoot: In the Was hington Sunday S tar of December 16, 1962,
appears an interesting art icle on antiq ue toys that Mrs. Ruth Lightf oot and her
two sons have collected over the years ; old-fashioned toys, among them old fire
engines, mechanical banks, thr ee being a Speak ing Dog, the Kick ing Mule, a trick
Dog that ju mps through a hoop, and a bird bank, where the eagle feeds coins to
its fledglings in the nest. She has a "bird in a gilded cage" th at sings, and many
other ar ticles, and Mrs. Lightf oot loves to show th em.
Colonel William H utchinson Craig has been promoted to Major General, in
char ge o f A.S .A., Ar lington H all Station, Quarters 1, Fort Mye r, Va.
Major Genera l Craig is the husband of Margaret (Peggy) Magruder , daug hter
of the late Brig. Genera l Mar shall Magrud er and his wife, Ann P eyton, he a
former Chieftai n of A. c. G.S.
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Mr. Jesse A lexa nder H iggins: In the December 24, 1962 issue of the Cincinnati
Constructor is a splendid arti cle on the activities and retir ement of a long time
member of the Clan, Mr . J esse Alexande r Hi ggins of Cincinnati, Ohio.
H e became one of the first members of th e Clan, along with his mother, Mrs .
Laura Cook Muncaster Hi ggins, who was a Charter Member, and all of his
broth ers and sisters. A ll now living ar e still member s of the Clan, along with
some of the childr en and grandchildren.
Hi s Oansmen wish Mr. Hi ggin s a full and rewardin g retir ement.
Th e article will be placed in the Scra p Book of the Society.
Mrs . M iriam Ho lmes will soon complete her scrapbook illustrating 45 years
of her life from pupil to pr incipal at College Park E lementary School. She will
r etir e on june 28th, 1963. Fo llowing retir ement she and her husband, Mr. Forrest
Shepperson Holm es, expect to tr avel. Both are Lif e Members of the Clan.
In 1899, College Park was a one-room school heated by a pot-belly stove,
with a bucket as a drinki ng fountain, and one teacher -prin cipal tau ght all eight
grades. Now Mr s. Holm es has a modern school with a staff of ten teachers.
It is now named College Park Elementa ry.
Mi ss E leanor L andreau: In the Catholic S tandard of W ashington, D. C. issue
o f August 17, 1962, there is an interestin g article on New Stained Glass Techniques,
showing a picture of a stained glass window which Miss E leanor Landreau made
for her master's degr ee at Cath olic Un iversity. Miss Landreau is the daughter
of Mr s. Caroline Griffin Landreau, she being th e gra nd-daughter of Mr s. Caroline
Hill Mar shall , deceased, a Charter member of the Clan, No. 99. Eleanor is also
th e niece of a recent former member, Mr s. Frances Griffin Villaret.
"ClIampaigll County, Illin ois" , from th e Genealogical Record s Committ ee, Daughters of the Americ an Revolution, 1948.
Page 38-0bituaries fr om Champa ign County News Gazette :
Kincad e, Mrs . Edith, Oakl and, Ill. , d. 8-30-1948.
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Born in Genoa, Iowa, 12-12-1876, dau. of Th omas Magruder and Eli zabeth
Riggs. She married on 1-1-1896, Mar tin Kincade who died 2-2-1940.
Survi ved by :
Dr. Paul Kin cade, Bartl esville, Okla.
Dr . Roy Kincade, Oakland, Ill .
Mr s. Nora J ones, Tu scola, Ill.
Mr s. Doro thy Dula, Holywood, Kans .
Mr s. Merti e W eaver, San Angelo, T exa s.
The American Clan Gregor Society would like to communicate with the descendant s of the above Th omas Magruder.
"Lumber R iver S cots and Th eir D escendants , 1942"
Page 234-Caroline Eli zabeth McArthur, dau. of Sarah McNe ill and Duncan
McArthur, b. 2-12-1829 ; d. 6-22-1908. Married 1st- Rev. T . H . Magruder.
Their children were:
A-Jennie N. Magru der, b. 12-11-1854.
m.
D. P. Montgomery.
Children :
I-Emmett Montgomery, m. Mineta H oy.
1 child, Emmett Montgomery, J r.
2-Frank Montgomery.
3-Kitty Montgom ery, m. John Underwood.
1 daughter, lives in Jackson.
4--Hugh Montgomery, rn. 1st Miss Lena Ste war t, 2-9-1870, no issue.
m. 2nd Miss Scott.
B-Caroline Eli zabeth Magruder, m. l st.,
..
m, 2nd Hugh Lewis.
Children:
I- Lena Lewis, m. T. N. J ones, lives at Madison, Miss.
2-Walt er Lewis, M.D., m. Laura Jones, a sister of T . N . J ones.
Need information on above family. Who was the father of Rev. T . H .
Magrud er ?
Pine used at the Gathering in Richmond, Virginia , ill 1962. The lovely branches
of Pin e used in decorating the Banquet Hall and the Richmond Country Club at
the luncheon held there, came from "Sunning Hill" the home of Mr . and Mrs.
Calvert Grey Smith (Maria Louise Taylor) a member of the Clan, and from
"Ravenswood" the home of Mr . and Mrs. Henry Magruder Taylor, Sr., both in
Richmond, Virg inia. Both Mr s. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members
of the Clan.
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St. Andrew's Society: The Ta rta n Ball was held on November 30, 1962. It
was att ended by the following members of the Clan: Our Chief tain, Mr. J ohn
Kenned y Magruder, Mr . and Mr s. Harry W . Blunt, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McGregor, Mr . and Mr s. Ph ilip Lightfoot, and Miss Amy Belle Hunter.
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St. Andrew's So ciety : The Rober t Burns' Nicht Dinner was a very lovely
affair held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel, on the evening of Januar y 25, 1963. The
Chieftain of the American Clan Gregor Society was seated at the H ead Table.
Among the members of the Clan and their frie nds attending were Mr . and Mr s.
H arry W . Blunt, Mr s. W illiam H enr y Lloyd, Dr. and Mr s. William C. Stokoe,
Colonel and Mr s. Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs . Bernard F. Magruder, and Miss
Regina Magruder Hill.
Kir kin' 0' Th e Tartan, was held at the Na tional Cathedral in Washingt on,
D. c. on the 20th of May, 1962. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Blunt, Mr s. William
Henry Lloyd, and others fr om the Clan attended this very impr essive affair. Mr.
Blunt presented th e Tartan of the MacGregor s, and the Band was headed by Pipe
Maj or W illiam C. Stokoe.
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R obert Patrick A dams : Contributed by Mr s. Eleanor Bowling Kane. The
selection committee of the Briti sh Univ ersities has announced that Robert Patrick
Adam s, dir ector of guidance and placement at Mount S t. Mary's College, Ernrnitsurg, Maryland, has been selected by that body to att end the U niversity of Edin burgh in Scotland duri ng the summer of 1963. Mr . Adams will study and do
research in conjunction with the doctoral stud ies at th e Catholic University of
America, in Wa shington, D. C. He has chosen work in th e field of social psychology
with resear ch in attitud es of British cabinet members in the development of th e
British cabinet philosophy as an instrument of coercion dir ected toward the
monar chy.
H e received an LL.B. degree fr om the Un iversity of Baltimore in 1952 and
an M.Ed. degr ee f rom Loyola College, Baltimore in 1961. P rior to joining the
Mount faculty, he spent six years in the field of guidance and teaching on the
secondary school level, as well as doing personnel work in industr y.
As a sideline to his summer study, he will visit the hereditary ca stle, "Edinchip",
and will visit Maj or Sir Gregor MacGregor, chieftain of his famil y clan.
Robert Pa trick Adams is the grandson of Mrs. J ane A. Magruder Ada ms, a
long time member of the Clan, and nephew of Mr. J ohn Franklin Adams, an early
member and a member of th e Council for many years.
CLOSER TIES URGED FOR CLA N MAcGRE GOR
NEW YORK T IMES, OCTOBER,
1963
Coniributed by
J ES SE ALEX A ND ER H IGGI N S
Montrea l (Ca nad ian P ress) - Young and old members of the Clan MacGregor
a re becoming more and more eager to preserve the fam ily ties, accordi ng to th e
mother of the clan's present chief.
Lady MacGrego r, who stopped o ff in Montreal on her way to a dinner for
the American Clan MacGregor Society in Richmond, Va, said in an int erview :
" I th ink that everything done at the moment is too big, more general, more
enormous, and I think people are beginning to think other thin gs count morelike family ties. It 's a reacti on against the pressure of th ings happening today.
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"If people get to know each other, they won't be so swayed by what the
politicians say."
Lady MacGr egor has lived at Craggan Hou se, near the family home in Scotland which belongs to her son, Sir Gregor MacGregor, head of the clan, since
the death of her husband thr ee years ago. A large share of the task of enterta ining
the visiting MacGregors falls to her.
"They come from everywhere," she said, "the United States, New Zealand ,
Australia, Canada-in the hundr eds in the cour se of a year . There are a lot of
older people who have emigrated to other countri es and returned to see the home
of their chief. And there ar e many young people who have never been to Scotland
but have heard about it from their parents ."
CORRECTIONS I N YEAR BOOKS
1962 YEAR BOOK
CHART : back of the book. Second section: Change the name of the wives of
Alexander Magruder II to read :
Mar ried first-Ann H utchison, 1698-9
Mar ried second-Susannah Busey, ca 1715
T he following additions and changes were sent in by Mr. Br yan Black, Jr. 3rd
Section, under William Mag ruder:
Change-Byron Black t o Bryan Black, and
Baro n Black, Jr., to Bryan Black, J r.
Additional :
Laura Turpin Hu tton died 2-12-1923.
Albert N. Cummings was born 2-17-1841; died 10-22-1906 ;
They had a daughter :
Laura Turpin Cummings, born 2-2-1895 ; died 2-15-1945, single.
C. F. Abbott died 11-4-1955. No issue.
Elizab eth Hamlin Black and Carl Cramer, had no issue.
Margaret Kingsl ey Black, married 2-9-1956, Garland Payne Moore, j r ,
and they had 2 children:
Charles Patterson Moore, born 11-21-1956, and
Elizabeth Kings ley Moore, born 11-25-1960.
1961 YEAR BOOK
Page 46-"D eJ arnett-McGehee Fa milies"- in line 3, change the name "Mary
Mumford" to "Ann Bastrop" who seems to be the mother of the children given.
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1~ Gathering
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*Annan, Mrs. Lankford
*Baker, Miss Lindy
Baugh, Mr s. F rede rick A.• Sr
Beall. Mr. and Mr s. Ninian Edward, Jr.
Blunt, Mr. and Mr s. H ar ry Woodward
*Blunt, Miss Mari on A. and Escort
Bubb, Mrs. Ralph S
*Canter, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Hawkins
*Car rington, Mr . and Mrs , Tucker
Clagett. Mrs. C. M. Bowie
Clagett . Mr. Page Bowie
*Coalton , Miss E lizabeth
Cunningham, Mr s. Cath erine, and 3 Guests
*Duvall, Mrs. Robert C
Dwyer, Mrs. J . Rochford
Edelen, Miss Mary B
*E nslow, Mrs, P . H
F erneyhough, Dr. Robert
*F ranks. Mr. and Mr s. W . F
Gregor . E dward K.• Jr
Harris, C. W . O.• Leland L.. and Mr s. H arris
*Henderso n. Mr. T . S. T
Henshaw. Mr. and Mr s. H erbert P
Hill . Miss Regina Magru der
*H obson, Mr. H arry and Friend
H opkinson. Mrs . J ohn Barl ow
*Hopson . Mr . Henry and fr iend
Hord , Mr s. Allan L.
Horsey, Mr s. Richard M
Hu nter. Miss Amy Belle
Hutchison. Mr. and Mrs. Miller R.
J ones. Mr s. Pow hatan W
Kern. Mr. and Mrs. J ames R.
*Kindness, Mr . and Mrs. No rman G
*Know les, Mr s. H erbert
*Lawrence. Mr . and Mrs, Millard C
*Lerm ond, Mr . Willi am L.
Lightfoot. Mr . and Mrs. Philip
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Lipscomb, Mrs. Harold Robert
*L1oyd. Mr s. Will iam H enry
Loveless, Mrs. J . El dridge
Magruder. Miss Allaville
Magrude r, Mr. and Mr s. Bernard F
.
.
Balt imore. Md.
Richmond. Va.
Bethesda, Md.
Bethesda, Md.
Silver Spring. Md.
Falls Church. Va.
.
Mitchellville. Md.
Mitchellville, Md.
.
Richmond. Va.
.
Bethesda, Md.
Bryant own, Md.
.
Warrenton. Va.
..
Rochester. N. Y.
Norfo lk. Va.
W ashingt on, D. C.
Charlott esville. Va.
Bethesda, Md.
.
Charlottesville, Va.
.
Ruckersville. Va.
Pike sville. Md.
Washington. D. C.
Rochester, N. Y.
Ashland, Va.
The Plains. Va.
W ashingt on, D. C.
Richmond. Va ,
.
.
Washington. D. C.
Alexandria. Va.
Bethesda, Md.
Bethe sda; Md.
Charlottesville. Va.
Chevy Chase. Md.
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Magruder, Rev. Daniel Randall
Boston, Mass.
Magrud er, Mr. and Mr s. Denton Adlai
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Magrud er, Miss Edith P
Rockville, Md.
Charlottesvi lle, Va.
Magrud er, Mistr ess Eleanor Murray
Magrud er, Miss Evelina
Magrud er, Mr. and Mr s. H erbert Thoma s
State n Island, N. Y.
W aterford , Conn.
Magrud er, Commodore and Mr s. John Holmes, Ir
Magrud er, Mr. John Kennedy
McLean, Va.
Magruder, Dr. and Mr s. Roger Gregory
Magrud er, Mr . and Mr s. Wm . B. Hamilton
San Antonio, Texas
MacGr egor, The Ho norable Lady MacGregor of MacGregor,
Lochearnh ead, Scotland
MacGregor, Mr . and Mr s. Rob Roy
Richmond, Va.
McDonald, Mr s. Dorothy Hig gins
Rockville, Md.
Mills, Mr . and Mrs. F. Duncan
Richmond, Va,
Washington, D. C.
Murd ock, Mr s. James
*Odell, Mr. and Mr s. Fr ed B
Wa shington, D. C.
*Offutt, Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey
.
Phil adelphia, Pa.
O'Loughlin, Mr . and Mrs. Thoma s B.
P oole, Miss Katherine Riggs
Wa shington, D. C.
Poole, Miss Martha Sprigg
Wa shington, D. C.
Prevish, Mrs . Esther Pitts
Lanexa, Va.
Prevish, Master Donald
Lanexa, Va.
Prevish, Misstr ess Nancy
Lanexa, Va.
Prevish, Miss M. P
Lanexa. Va.
Reynolds, Miss Anna Louise
Reynolds, Miss Juli a Sue
*Samford, Mrs. Henry W
Shaw, Miss Elizabeth M
Shockley, Mr s. Thomas
*Skinner, Mr. and Mr s. N. Wilford
Smith, Mrs. C. Grey
*Smith, Miss Mary Lauri e
*Smith, Miss Keith
*Spencer, Mr . and Mr s. William P
Stick, Mr. and Mr s. Gordan M
Stokoe, Pipe Major and Mr s. William C., Jr
and two children.
Wa shington, D. C.
Arlington, Va.
AIberta, Va.
Baltimor e, Md.
Nashv ille, Tenn.
..
Glen Allen, Va.
Virginia
Virg inia
..
Glen Arm, Md.
W ashington, D. C.
Talbott, Mr s. William R
Taylor, Mr. David B
Ta ylor, Mr. and Mr s. Henry Magruder, Sr
Taylor, Mr. and Mr s. Henry Magrud er, Jr
T yler, Dr . and Mrs. George Boyd
T yler, Mr. and Mrs . H enry M
T yler, Mr. and Mr s. Lyon G., Jr
Woolf, Miss Elizabeth K
Rockville, Md.
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Staunton, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Va,
Wa shington, D. C.
' Denotes Guests
..
..
69
I NDEX
Year Book of 1963
( ) with a number in it, indicat es the numbe r of times on a give n page.
P age
Ad ams, Robert P atrick
65
Address of Chieftai n at Bu sines s Session
17
38
at the Banquet
Address by Lyon G. Tyler , Jr.
40
Address by Gylla, Lady MacGregor of MacGregor
.46-49
Annual Gatherin g of 1963
13, 53
Anthony, Cath erine
_................................................... 60
Amrn inett, Creed
56
A pplicati on P aper s
12
Atki nson, Susan E.
58
J ohn
62
Attendan ce, 1962
67, 68
..
•
Banquet of 1962
9, 15
.39, 40
Banquet. Abse ntee Guests, 1962
Banquet Guests
_............................................................. 10
38-40 ; 45-50
Banquet
59
Barn ett , Magruder
Beall , Rut h
14
_................................. 26
Births
59
Blak e, H arriett J.
J am es
_....................... 59
Blunt, E dmund Coolidge
55
14, 55
H arry
55 (5)
H arry N
H ar ry W oodward
5, 8, 14, 55 (2)
Ha rry Woodwa rd. Jr.
55
M arion A
55 (5)
Mary Giles
55
Samuel
55 (3)
V irgi nia
55
W aters A ma nda
_
55 (3)
W illiam Bow ie
55
6
Bowi e, Cornelia M agruder
58
Boyd, Andrew
Br acen, E lla Ma gruder
7
Brashears, Lydia Collin s
7
Brawner , John
_
_....... 57
.5. 8, 12,22
Bubb , Eli zabeth Cummins, ( Mrs . Ral ph S.)
_
Buchana n, Ann
_ _...................... 60
Dar cus
60
60
Robe rt
Sarah
_
60
Wil liam
60, 62
Budget
12
70
YEAR BOOK AMERICAN Q.AN GREGOR SOCIETY
IND EX-Continued
Page
Burton , Benjamin
Sarah Ann E.
Business Session, 1962
Butte rick, Mr s. Duncan
Campbell, Mar y Louise
Cemetery Records, Mar yland
Chadwell, J ames
J ohn or (Caldwell)
Nancy
Charts in 1962 Year Book
Clagett, Page Bowie
"Clan Gregor in the Briti sh Isl es"
"Closer T ies U rged for Clan MacGre gor"
Cocke, E lizabeth
Cogbill, Richard
Collins, Daniel
J onah
Mar y
Committee Appointments and Report s :
Budget
Chieftain
Committees
Editor
Endowment Fund
Fund Rais ing
Funds of the Society
Gif ts
H istorian
Hi story Project
Income Ta x Deductable
Librar y, Gen. Mar shall Memorial
Medical Scholars hip, Dr. Edward May Magruder
New Membership and Research
Nominating
Propert y Custodian
Registrar
Research
Rules of the Society
Scholarship
Treasurer
Corrections in 1962 Year Book and 1961
Council Meeting. 1962
Council Members
Craig, W illiam Hutchinson, Brig. Gen.
Cyra, Moses
Death s
56
56
13
6
57
54
58
59
59
62
6
50-53
65
60
56
62
62 (4)
61 (2 )
_
8,11,12
14, 16
12
8, 14
8
11. 12
8.11
12. 14
14,26
11.12
12. 13
8, 12, 16
8, 12, 15
8. 22
8, 12, 14
8
14, 22
14
8, 13
8, 12, 15
11, 14
66
11
5
63
57
27, 28
.
•
YEAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCI ETY
I ND E X - Continued
Dej arnett e, E. H.
Delaney, Carroll Scott
Diedel, C. Virg inia
Directory of Officers
Dr ane, A lphonse Roger
Dula, Dorothy
Dulaney, Elkhany
Eva lina
E llis, Wi lliam
Endowment Fu nd
Ewe ll, Dr . Nathaniel MacGregor
Fa rley, Mathew
Farris, Preston R., Mrs.
Fry, Eleanor
Isaac
•
..
•
•
Gailbreath , Sara h
Gathering of 1962
Genealogical Records :
Maryland
Illin ois
Kentucky
Virginia
Giles, Mar y
Goode, E lizabeth
Grego r, Edward K .
Guerry, Dorothy
Jam es
Jo hn
H ardl eston, J ohn
Hatfi eld, Edna Greer
H avens, Wa lter L., Mrs.
Hazelwood, Mrs. George F
H enderson, Guy Russell
H enley, Robert Y.
H iggins, Je sse Alexander
Hi ggs, Martha Adalin e
Hill , Alex
George P .
Mar y Ann
Regina Magruder
Holme s, Miri am McD.
Hopkin s, Louise
Lund
H oy, Mineta
Hud son, Daniel
71
Pa ge
58
6
5
14
7
64
55
55
59
8, 14
5
58
6
59
59
61
13, 15
54-62
54-55
63
59-60
55, 56, 57, 58
55
57
7
61, 62
58, 61
62
57
7
56
5, 50
6
57
63, 65
7
57
59
59
5, 8, 14
63
56
56
64
56
72
.
YEAR BOOK AMERICA N CLAN GIlEGOR SOCIETY
I ND E X- Continued
Hunter, Amy Belle
H utchison, Mill er R., Jr.
In itiati on Fees
"In Memory of the Blue and the Gray", Article
In vitati ons for Gatherings in Philadelphia and T exa s
Ja ckson. H enr y
Jen nings, Benjamin
Johnston. J ohn
J ohnson, Poline
J ones. Laura
No ra
T. N
Kane. El eanor Bowling
Killam, Lloyd R. Magruder
Kin cade. Edith
Martin
Paul
Roy
Kiper, J ohn T .
Kiphart, J acob
Kirkin O' Th e Tartan
Landreau, Eleanor
Langdon, Benjamin
Lawr ence. Susannah
Leason, J ames G
Harriett Rebecca
Mar y Kath erin e
Mar y Magruder
W illiam Howard
Lewis, Hu gh
Lena
Walter
Library Fund
Lightfoot, Rut h
Linthicum, Sa rah
Lipscomb, Mr s. Harold Robert
Lombardi, Caroline
J.
P
Looney. A lf red
May
MacGre gor, Major Sir Malcolm MacGregor of Macgr egor
Macfir egor, Gylla, The Hon , Lad y Gylla MacGr egor of MacGregor
Maj or Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor
Page
5, 8
5
13
45
.15.42
58
58
59
60
64
64
64
6. 61
7
63
64
64
64
57
59
65
63
58
62
54 (3)
54
54
54 (2)
54
64
64
64
8
5. 63
60
7
57
57
57
59
59
5.14.59
46-49
62
..
•
YEAR BOOK AM ERI CAN CLA N G REGOR SOCIETY
I ND E X- Continl/ed
•
•
•
73
Pa ge
McArthur, Caroline E lizabeth
64
Duncan
64
McD onald, Dorothy Hi ggins
5
Duncan
60
McE lvin, Mar garet
62
McGehee, Jam es
59
J ames F.
59
Linch
:.................................................................. 59
McGr egor , Alex
60
Alexander
62 (3 )
Ann
60
Darn el ( Daniel)
62
Daniel
60 (7),61 (5 ) ,62 ( 12)
Dorcus
60, 61
Dorothy
60, 61
Duncan
60, 61
E leanor
57
Elizabeth
60,61 (2),62 (2)
Emphire
61
Fanny
61
Hannah
61
J ames
61
J ohn
61, 62
Lawrence
62
Magdalene
62 (3 )
Malcolm
61
Martha
60, 61
Mary
_
60, 61, 62
Sa rah Priscilla
62
Susanna ......•...........................................................................................61, 62 (3 )
McGregor y, J ohn
62
McGrud er, Alphu s
59
Amanda
55, 57
Ann E lizabeth
57
Charl es
56
Dora
60
F rances
56. (2),57
Indiana
57
Laura Ann
58
Lucy
59
M. 1. F. P.
57
Martha
56
Martha E
57,5 8
Mary Ann
55
Nancy
56, 58
Richard W. F.
56
Samuel H
54
74
•
Y EAR BOO K AM ERICAN C LAN GREGOR SOC IETY
I ND EX - Continlled
McGruder, Sarah
Thomas
Wade Sublett
Wi lliam
W illiam M.
Zachar iah
Zebedee
Zephnia h
Me Nab, Ann
McNeil, Lucy
Sarah
Mag ruder :
Alexander H. .
Allan
Amelia
Ann
Anna
Aquilla
Atkinson Miller P.
B. H
Benjamin Henry
Bernard F
Bessie V. R.
Caleb Clarke, M.A.• L.L.D.
Calvert Forre st
Caroline E lizabeth
Car ter Bowie. U.S.R.• Ret.
Cary W
Charles B.
Cora L
Daniel Randall, D.D
Dennis
Denton Adlai
Donald D.
Douglas Neil
Dudley Denton
E. M
Edina
Edward
Edward May. D. D.
Edward May, Mr s.
Edward William
Egbert Watson
E leanor
Elias
Elizabeth
Elizabeth B.
Page
57
59
56 (4)
57
58
56
56
56 (3)
61
61
64
54 (2)
58
56
57
58
55
54
58
57
5.8
55
5
;................ 6
57. 64
5
;................ 7
54
54
5. 6, 8
59
5
7
5,6
6
58
58
55 (2)
5
14
:................ 51
5
57
57.59 (4)
58
56
•
•
•
•
•
YEAR BOOK AME1lICAN CLAN vREGOR SOCIETY
75
IND E X- Continl/ed
Page
Magruder- Continued
E lizabeth Frazier
54
Eliza Howard
54
Elli s
59
Frances
56
Frank Cecil
5
Hardaway (Hathaway)
58
Harry C
54
Harry T
54
H erbert Thomas
3, 5, 8
How ard A
54
Isabella G.
56
Jam es
53, 55, 57
James Mitchell, D. D
_..................................................................................... 5
James S.
55
Jannetta B.
58
J ennie N.
64
J esse H
55
Joane
58 (2 )
J ohn Alexand er
54 (4)
J ohn B
57
J ohn Bankh ead
58
John H
54 (2)
John Holme s, Jr., U.S.N., Ret.
5
J ohn Kenned y
5, 8
Jo siah
59
Julia V.
58
Katherine
55
59
L. B. Magruder or Magrooder
Lloyd, Colonel
7
Lloyd,
54
Louise
57
Lucy
58
Lucy B
54
M. B
54
Mahala
59
Margaret
55-59
Margar et B
54 (2)
Margaret L.
54
Marshall, Bri g. Gen
5. 16
Mary Jane
54, 57
Mary A
54, (2)
Mary Susan
54
Mary E
59 (2)
Jane
50-53
Maud
54
Mau d M
55 (2)
Mary Middleton
55
76
•
I ND E X -Colltill1led
Mag ruder-Coli tinued
Na thaniel
Otho
Owen
Patrick H enr y
Patsy Wi nfree
Pe rg ina
P hilips Brooke
Po lly
P riscilla
Rachel
Robert
Roger Gr egory. M.D
Sa lly
Samuel
Samu el B
Su blett
Susan
T. H .• Rev.
Thomas
Thomas Ga rland . Jr
Tilman
Will ett Clark, Jr.
Wi lliam
William B. Hamilton
W. E.• 1f .D
W . Ed ward. M.D
Wil liam Edward
William M. .
William S .
\Villi am \V
Zepheniah
Marriages
Martinni, J esse
Sa rah
Mattox. E lizabeth
Ma ury, An n H .
Maxey, J ohn Jr.
Virginia
Members hip Certificates
Membership, New; See Regi strar's Report
Member ship Qualifications
Mernorial s :
Beall. Ruth
Bopp, Mary Ell en Shoemaker
Brooks. Wm. McCorrn ick and Wife
Gamble, Mrs. Robert M.
Gantt, H elen Woods MacG regor
Page
6. 59 (2)
60
59
55
58
_........ 53
7
:....... 57
57 (5).59 (2)
57
59
5.8, 13. 14. 17. 38. 45
59
59
60
56
50
64
59 ( 2) .63
5.8,13.22
60
7
55.58, 60
5. 7
54 (3)
55 (2)
54 (3)
55, 58
55
58 (2 )
57
.26, 55-57.59
59
59
60
56
58
58
12
22
_
13. 18
28-38
28
28
29
29
30
i
•
Y EAR BO OK AMERICA N C LAN GREG OR S OCIETY
•
•
INDEX- Continued
Memorials- COI~tiJlll ed
H iggins, Robert Barnard
Hill . He nrietta Sophia May
McFarl and, Sa mmella Magruder Wynne
Macflr egor, Mr s. Willi am E
Magrud er, Arthur H ooe Staley
Magr uder, Merc er Hampt on
Mag ruder. Mary Cole Gregory (Mrs. Ed ward May)
Marks, Rose Lee Gittings
Milwit
Moor e, A lyce Virginia Magrud er
Muncy. Jo sie Ellen Gr een
Price, Ella Magruder
Reynolds, William Hom er
Stottlemyer, Claude U.
Minor , James
Mari a L.
Minut es o f 1962 Gath ering
Council Meeting
General Business Session
Banquet
_
Mont gomery, D. P
Emmitt
Emmitt, J r.
Frank
Hu gh
Kitt y
Otho
Morgan, Sa lly
Morrill, Sarah
Morrisett, Mar y E.
Norris, Annie E.
O'Bannon, Lucy Ann
Officers of the Clan Society
It
P ar sons, Miller A.
Pendl eton, ] olin S.
P er son. Virginia
Ph aup, J ohn
Picture. Scotland Trip
Pine. Gathering of 1962
Pitchford, Mrs. Th omas
Poem "The MacGregors Flying to Scotland"
Poole, Martha Sprigg
Poor. Major Robert H .
Porter , W illiam B.
Proceedings, Gathering of 1962
77
Pa ge
30
31
31
'" 36
32
32
34
35
36
36
34
37
37
37
57
57
11-15
II
14
15.36
64
64
64
64
64
64
56
61
60
56
58
59
5. 12
6
56
54
58
1
64
6
3
5
58
59
11
78
Y EAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY
IND EX - Colltilllled
Page
Program, Gatheri ng of 1962
9, 10
Ramey (Remy), Charles H .
Random Notes
Recommendations of the Council to General Meeting
Riggs, E lizabeth
Roach, William
Robinson, William, Jr.
Roby, W illiam D.
Rodriguez, Char les Q.
Rules of the Clan Society
59
62
12
63
62
57
59
6
8, 13
Samuels, Char les R.
Schafer, Mr s. Norman F rederick
Scholarship Fund
Scott, Miss
Louise
Sha ckelford, Marg ar et
J ohn V
Shockley, Mr s. Th omas
Shuck, Andrew
E lizabeth
Slaughter, Ellen Sta lling
Smith, Calver t Grey
J ane
Phebe
South Carolina Land Records
Sparks, Mary J ane
Stanford, David
Joh n
Po lly
St. Andrews Society
State Deputy Chieftains
Stephens, Mrs. Del, Hattie
Stewart, Lena
Sthreshley, Robert B.
Stokoe, William C, P ipe Major
Sublett, Frances
Lewis
Sullivan, Stephen
Sullivant, Daniel
Mar y
Talia ferro, Duncan
Tartan Ball
Taylor, Dan iel
George K eith
Henry Magruder , Sr
Maria Louise
59
6
8
60
57
59
59
7
59
59
5,8
64
59
62
56
59
,. 56
56
56
64, 65
6, 7
7
64
56
5
57
56, 57
62
61
61
57
61
56
6
7, 64
64
i
,...
•
j
YEAR BOOK AMERICAN C LA N GREGOR SOCIETY
I ND E X - Colltillllcd
"Thompson, Robert W.
T horn, A nn
Benjamin
T hrelkeld, Ann
Daniel
Elizabeth
Thri ft, Robert
T hrower, George
T hurman, Hezekiah
Maria O.
Nancy
Wi lliam D
Tichy, Peggy, Mrs. J oseph C.
Turnbull, Sarah B.
T urner, George P.
Mary Susan
T yler, George Boyd
George
Julia V.
Lyon G. (Address)
79
Page
57
57
57
59
59
59
57
56 (2)
56
57
57
53 (2 ) 56
5
59
56
58
7
58
54
.40, 42
Und erwood, J ohn
64
Videtol , Frances
61
Wad e, Th omas Magruder
Watson, H enr y W.
Louise M
Weaver, Mertie
William s, E leanor F.
Wills
Wil son, Mart ha
Susan F
Woodridge, J ohn
Woolfolk, Ang elia
J ohn
Louise
Mar y
Wortham, Edwin
Wren, William R
Year Books
7
57
57
64
58
57
54 (3)
54
58
56
57
57
56
57
57
14

1962 - Special Collections

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