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- 26 - 1715 - Charleston was attacked in the Yemassee War. 1716 - The governor of South Carolina bought thirty Highland rebels at L 30 a piece. 1729 - South Carolina became a Royal province, with a Governor. 1732 - Kingstree was developed by the Scots. Bolton claims that the Scotch-Irish were on the Saluda, Broad and Catawba rivers. A substantial group of Scotch-Irish settled in Williamsburg township. James Innes from Caithness received a grant, in January, of 320 acres and later of 640 acres. (Meyer, p. 72). 1 1735- Lieut. MacKay moved 200 settlers from Inverness to South Carolina 1753-55 - Belfast sent 6 vessels to Wilmington and Cape Fear, N.C. There followed a long period of very little immigration from Scotland or Ulster. The slow growth of population induced South Carolina to offer a Bounty - 100 acres for the head of the family, 50 acres for each other member of the family, no tax for 10 years, 40 shillings to each immigrant to purchase tools. It was renewed in 1760 when Indian attacks were alarming. It attracted many persons and Charleston became the second port for Ulster immigrants. Whereas in the period of 1750 to 1775 thirteen vessels sailed from Ulster ports to North Carolina and seven to Georgia a group of 49 boats went from Belfast, Londonderry, Newry and Larne to South Carolina. 2 (Dickson R.J. p. 56) 1763 - 1000 families settled in the Piedmont area. (Ramsay). 3 1766 - 78 emigrants of Protestant faith, sailed on the "Belfast Packet". 1767 - 210 emigrants to Charleston. 1760-69 - 23 vessels left Ulster for South Carolina and Georgia. 1771 - Three boatloads of colonists from Londonderry were divided between South Carolina and Maryland (Dickson). 2 The Cherokee Indians and the French from Ohio, prior to 1755 made life unhappy for the colonist. The Governor persuaded the Indians to dispose of some lands to the government. Between 1770 and 1775 the quarrels between the Tories and the Regulators and the Scouilites kept a high tension in the communities. 4 The 1790 Census records three families of our Clan; 6 McAfee, Roberta, Greenville Co. McAfee, John, Greenville Co., Duffy, Andrew, St. Phillips and St. Michaels Parish. 5 Jones, M.A.; Op. cit. pp. 46-68 1 Meyer, D.; The Highland Scots of North America, Chap. V. 2 Dickson, R.J. Op. cit. p. 56, Appendices 3 Ramsay, David; History of South Carolina, Charleston. 1809 4 Hanna, C.A.; Vol. I I . pp. 25-30 6 Heads of Families, 1790 Census.
Maryland and Delaware - 27 - Two groups of Puritans went to Virginia in 1619. They were given acreages ranging from 400 acres to 50 depending on age, and the size of the area into which they settled. George Calvert, who became Baron Baltimore of Ireland started his colonial activities in Newfoundland. In 1628 he had moved 40 settlers to this island. In two years (1628-30) he asked the King (James I of England) to withdraw his charter there, and proposed that he should be given a charter in or near Virginia "in which progress was not being made". He had given hostages to fortune because he had become a Roman Catholic and his entrance to the North American colonial situation was made difficult because Catholicism was not popular with English, Scotch and German people. Between 1629 and March 27, 1634 a Palatinate was formed with a charter. Lord Baltimore was hopeful that he could draw the Virginia trade in furs to Maryland. He made preparations for attacks by the Spaniards and the Indians. He and his successors, as far as they could achieve it, perpetuated freedom of conscience as a political creed. 1633 - Fifteen gentlemen of the Roman Catholic persuasion, (Scotch-Irish), five Protestant gentlemen and about two hundred laborers of various faiths came on the "Dove" and the "Ark" to the Potomac. 1 This movement from Belfast and Ulster continued until 1680. Baltimore had a generous land policy and colonists from Ireland, Holland, Hugenots, Negros and Jews joined Maryland. 2 Many of them brought with them the doctrines of Calvin, represented in Presbyterianism, and it is suggested by Andrews that the first Presbyterian Church in America was established In Vicomico Co., about 1649, under Rev. Francis McKemie. 3 Snow Hill became a meeting place for the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians; Catholics made St. Mary's their centre. In 1640 Indians attacked the settlements, destroying 500, but the Scots and Scotch-lrish emigrations continued to flow to Maryland. 4 Many farms were settled in the next half-century, and in 1715 the white population was estimated at 40,700 whites, the third largest colony. Negro slaves had been introduced about 1619-20 and added 9,500 to a total of about 50,000 souls. Maryland objected to receiving criminals from Britain, but could not enforce their position. Delaware had three ports - Newcastle, Wilmington and Philadelphia. Immigrants came from Scotland and from Ireland. Both before and after the Revolutionary War a few examples will suffice. 1775 - Galloway provided 57 farm laborers. 1786 - 500 Scots moved from Knoydart to Delaware. 1806 - 1600 colonists arrived from Belfast and Newry. The last two items indicate that after the Revolutionary War emigrants came from both Scotland and Ireland. 1 Andrews, M.P.; Op. cit. p. 29 2 Andrews, M.P.; Op. cit. p. 185 3 Andrews, M.P.; Op. cit. p. 73 4 Andrews, M.P.; Op. cit. p. 222
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