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Clan Emigrants to the USA Back

 

This is an index of sept names from a book published in 1973 entitled "A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA", by Donald Whyte. This book is a limited index of Scottish emigrants who arrived before 1856.

 

For some of the emigrants more research may be needed in order to claim an association with the Clan MacThomas. Additional information may be found on websites such as "worldconnect". Please appreciate that some errors could have been made whilst extracting the data.

 

McComie

 

David

  

S. Woburn, Massachusetts, circa 1651, wife Elizabeth, son John 1665-1723, David died 1676.

MacComus

 

 

Daniel

 

   

Died 1699, S Baltimore, Maryland, married Elizabeth McGill, issue John 1687-1739, William 1689-1748,Alexander 1695-1748, Daniel 1697-1765.

McComb

  

Alexander

 

Aged 21, from Glenluce, Wigtownshire, to New York on Gale, ex Stranraer, 16 May 1774, wife Agnes McAwin.

McComb

  

Alexander

  

Aged 21 years, from Galloway, Wigtownshire, to New York on Gale, ex Stranraer, 16 May 1774, husbandman.

Thom

 

 

 

Alexander

 

 

 

Died 1791, settled Berry Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia circa 1746, Jacobite, married Elizabeth Triplett, son Colonel John Warson Triplett, 1769-1855, Thomas James born ca 1730, to Virginia, farmer, later trooper 7th Company, Virginia Regiment.

Thomas

  

Robert

  

aged 27, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, to New York on Lilly ex Greenock 14 April 1775.

Thomson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 October 1716-circa 1767, from Edinburgh, son ofAndrew Thomson, baillie in Potterow, and Jane Brown, educated Edinburgh University 1735-1737, under Dr Alexander Munro (primus) and became physician, possibly sometime in London, England, but to New York ca 1738, married 1. Thomasina Furnis, married 2. Rosanna Ryler, married 3. Lettice Lee, children 1. Andrew, 2. James.

Thomson

 

 

  

Alexander

 

 

  

Alexander, From Edinburgh, to Savannah, Georgia, before 1771, Collector of Customs, married Mary Elizabeth Spence, son William John born 3 October 1771.

Thomson

 

Alexander

 

Aged 23, from Stirling, to New York on Lilly, ex Greenock, 14 April 1775.

Thomson

 

Alexander

  

aged 30, from Stirlingshire, to New York on Monimiaex Greenock 2 June 1775.

Thomson

 

 

  

Alexander

 

 

  

Aged 48, from Breadalbane, Perthshire, to New York on Commerce, ex Greenock 16 June 1775, farmer, wife Janet Korest with him, and children William aged 14, Katherine aged 11, Betty aged 9, Henry aged 1.

Thomson

Alexander

To US before 1784, daughter Margaret.

Thomson

Andrew

Rev, possibly from Edinburgh, to Virginia before 1727.

Thomson

 

  

Andrew

 

  

Died 19 August 1831, son of Andrew Thomson of Kinloch, Fife, died Saratoga, New York, lawyer, married 20 February 1818, Barbara, daughter of James Hunter.

Thomson

 

Daniel

 

Jacobite prisoner, transported to Virginia on Elizabeth and Anne 29 June 1716, ex Liverpool, indentured.

Thomson

  

Daniel

  

Aged 14, from Forfar, Angus, to Philadelphia PA, on Friendship 9 May 1775, ex Leith, unemployed.

Thomson

 

  

Daniel

 

  

Probably from Glasgow, to Merion, Pennsylvania before 1803, tailor and heir in 1803 to James Davidson in Glasgow.

Thomson

 

  

Donald

 

 

Engaged with Earl of Argyle (executed) and taken prisoner to Edinburgh, transported to New England 1685.

Thomson

 

 

  

Dugald

 

 

  

From Islay, Argyllshire, to New York June 1739, settled Argyle Township, Albany County 1764, married Margaret McDuffie with issue, Archibald, Duncan, Christie.

Thomson

  

George

  

Son of James Thomson, writer in Cupar, Fife, to New York before 1855, merchant.

Thomson

 

  

George

 

 

Aged 41, from Breadalbane, Perthshire, to New York on Commerce 16 June 1775 ex Greenock, farmer, wife Janet Wilson with him, and son Peter aged 18.

Thomson

 

 

 

 

George

Arthur

 

 

 

14 August 1822 - 7 March 1912, from Edinburgh, son of William Thomson, miniature and portrait painter, educated Edinburgh Academy, to US, portrait painter, died Edinburgh, married Margaret daughter of John Leith-Ross, Arnage, Aberdeenshire.

Thomson 

 

 

 

 

Isobell 

 

 

 

 

Aged 40, from Burghead, Morayshire, probably wife of John Thomson, aged 33, and mother of John, aged 9, Isobell aged 7, William aged 5, George aged 2, all to Philadelphia, PA, on Clementina 13 July1775, ex Stornoway.

Thomson

 

  

James

 

  

Aged 42, from Glasgow, to Salem, Mass, on Glasgow Packet, 14 April 1775, coal heaver, probably married to Jean Buchanan.

Thomson 

 

Janet

 

Born circa 1792, from Edinburgh, to US 1822, wife of Robert Black Lawrie.

Thomson

 

 

John

 

  

Aged 33, from Burghead, Morayshire, toPhiladelphia, PA, on Clementina, 13 July 1775, ex Stornoway, servant.

Thomson

  

John

  

1730-1788, son of Uzal Thomson, to New Jersey before 1775, later to Shemoken, Pennsylvania, son John.

Thomson

  

John

  

25 October 1853- 1 June 1926, from Fochabers, Morayshire, emigrated 1854.

Thomson

 

  

John

 

 

Circa 1814- 12 April 1853, from Milnathort, Kinrosshire, son of Peter Thomson 1766-1849, and wife Catherine 1784-1833, to US before 1850.

Thomson

 

  

Mary

 

  

Died 1851, from Hawick, Roxburghshire, to Delhi, Delaware County, New York, married 1829 George Scott.

Thomson

  

Matthew

  

From Edinburgh, son of David Thomson, shoemaker, to US before 1843, shoemaker.

Thomson

 

  

Neil

 

  

Aged 23, from Kintyre, Argyllshire, to Wilmington, North Carolina, on Ulysses 18 August 1774, ex Greenock, farmer.

Thomson 

 

Peter

  

Aged 18, from Breadalbane, Perthshire, to New York on Commerce, ex Greenock 16 June 1775, farmer.

Thomson

 

 

  

Peter

 

 

  

1824-9 August 1901, from Milnathort, Kinrosshire, son of Peter Thomson, 1766-1849, and wife Catherine 1784-1833, to San Francisco, California, probably before 1850, merchant in Oakland, wife Sarah.

 

Copies of the book from which the above data has been extracted can be purchased from Genealogical.com. Please click here for details.

  

For an appreciation of the book's author, Donald Whyte, who died in 2010 please click here.

   

Added 09/01/2011 GRT/JPH