1954 - Special Collections

YEAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY 61
681 Major Wilson Kent Magruder, 4323 Warren Street, Washington, D. C.
Major Magruder is on the line of Haswell Magruder, whose wife was
Charity Beall; he son of Samuel, called "Captain" (third in line) who
married Jane Ha swell ; through H aswell's son Fiel der who married his
cousin Matilda Magruder ; and their grandson Cassius Clay who married
Agnes Harrison. These are the parents of Major Magruder.
718 Mrs. J oseph Harris (Estelle Viola Miller) , 1803 Lind en Avenue, Baltimore,
Md. Mr s. Harr is is the dau ght er of our late member . Ellen
Ma cGre gor , who married Dr . Leonidas Mill er, she the grandaughter
of Henry Mortimer MacGregor and his wife Eli zabeth Berry, he son
of John Smith Magruder and his wif e Eleanor Hall ( widow Clarke) ,
he grandson of J ohn of Dunblane and his wife Su sann ah Smith, he son
of Samu el Magrud er and his wif e Sarah Beall.
The followin g have become members since the Gath erin g in October, 1954.
Line will appear in the next issue of the Year Book.
1216
1217
1218
1219
Mrs. Delbert Clinton Peet (Jessie H. Par sons).
James Andrews Drane, Jr.
Elijah Steele Drake.
Mrs. Philip David Shup e ( Ivie Parthenia j efferson).
NEW MEMBERS I N 1954
1190 A. Mr s. Thomas Garland Ma gruder, jr., Arlingt on, Va . M rs. Magrude r is
the wife of our Editor.
1191 William E rnes t Offutt, s-, 3454 K Edison Street, Arl ington, Va . Mr.
Offutt's parent s wer e William Jerome Offutt and his wife Annie Rebecca
jones; he son of Colmore Burgess Offutt whose wif e was Ann Eli zabeth
J arb oe. Colmore was the son of J ames Offutt and his wife Rebecca
Offutt, who was the daughter of J ames O ffutt and his wife Rebecca
Magruder , daughter of Ninian Magrud er and Eli zabeth Brewer.
1192 William E rnes t Offutt, r-, 3410 N. Edi son Street, Arlington, Va. Mr.
Offutt is the son of Willi am E rnest Offutt, Sr.
1193 Mr s. William T. :McCormick ( Lucy V. Offutt) , 3418 K Edi son Stree t,
Arlington, Va. Mrs. McCormi ck is the daught er of \ Villiam E rnes t
Offutt, Sr.
1194 John Burruss Martin, Sr., 402 Lamont Street, San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Martin's anc estry is through the three Alexander Magruders in
1195 Jr.
1196
line fr om the Immi grant and his last marriage to E lizabeth Hawkins.
H is three times grea t-gra ndparents were J ames Trueman Magruder who
married his cousin Eli zabeth Ann Magruder.
John Burruss Martin, j r., is the son of J ohn Burruss Ma rti n, Sr.
Eu gene Ross Magruder, 1500 Arl ington Blvd. , Arlington, Va . Col.
Magruder carries the name back to A lexander McGruder whose wife was
Lady Ma rgar et Campbell, widow of Sir Andr ew Drummond. T hese were
the par ent s of th e immigrant Alexander who came to Maryland in
1652. Through his grandson Ninian whose wife was E lizabeth Brewer;
through their grandson Archibald who married Cassandra Offu tt ; and
their great-g randson Huston and his wife Gr ace Darling Ross who are
the parents of Col. Magruder.