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Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W32p|disp=book Ref 973 W32p}}.) | Filby, P. William. ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.'' Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1981. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W32p|disp=book Ref 973 W32p}}.) | ||
The Family History Library has post-1820 government compiled passenger lists for most U.S. ports. Many are indexed. See [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] for more information. | The Family History Library has post-1820 government compiled passenger lists for most U.S. ports. Many are indexed. See [[United States Emigration and Immigration]] for more information. | ||
=== '''Argyll Patent - New York. ''' === | |||
In the mid 18th century, the governor of New York colony sought settlers from Britain. Captain Lauchlin Campbell, from Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland, transported over 470 individuals in 1738, 1739, and 1740 from Islay on his ship ''Happy Return''. The records of the land they finally received are found in the documents of the Argyll Patent. On the Washington County, New York, United States, US GenWeb site is a [http://washington.nygenweb.net/patentma.htm map of the Argyll Patent]. The land was located along the Hudson River.<br> | |||
A list of the emigrants may be accessed from the map page.<br> | |||
Surnames among the Argyll Patent families include: Anderson, Beaton, Caldwell, Campbell, Cargill, Carmicheal, Christie, Clark, Dougall, Ferguson, Fraser, Gilchrist, Gillaspie, Gillis, Graham, Hammell, Hunter, Johnston, Lindsay, Livingston, McAlister, McAllister, McAlpine, McArthur, McCallman, McCallor, Mccarty , McCollum, McCore, McCoy, McDonald, McDougall, McDuffie, McEachron, McEuen, McFadden, McFaden, McFail, McGours, McGowne, McGuire, McIlfender, McIlvray, McIntire, McIntyre, McKinvan, McKinzie, McLean, McLeod, McMillan, McMitchell, McEacron, McNaughton, McNeil, McNiven, McVarich, Montgomery, Nutt, Read, Reed, Reid, Roy, Shaw, Taylor, Thompson, Torry, and Widrow.<br> | |||
Islay consists of four parishes: Kitchoman, Kilarrow, Kildaton, and Jura.<br> | |||
References: | |||
James MacNaughton, Jr. ''The Argyle Patent And Its Early Settlers''. Hopkinsville, KY: The Sleeper Co., 1999. FHL974.749.R2 [Contains history of the patent, list of those who were awarded land, and a lot by lot description of 18th and 19th century transactions of each lot.] | |||
Jennie M. Patten.''The Argyle Patent And Accompanying Documents. Excerpted from History of the Somonauk Presbyterian Church.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1965. FHL 974.749 R2 or FHL Film #1033649 Item 2<br> | |||
Margaret C. Storrie.''ISLAY: Biography of an Island''. Islay [Argyll] : The Oa Press, c1981 FHL 941.38 H2<br> | |||
=== '''Argyll Colony - North Carolina'''. === | |||
A group of individuals from Argyllshire settled in the Cape Fear area of North Carolina. Information about these emigrants can be found through this [http://ncpedia.org/argyll-colony link] on the NCpedia website. | |||
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