Person:Alexander McNutt (9)

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Early McNitt and McNutt Families in America-Direct Line Last Update 05 Jan, 2001

• 1 Alexander McNitt 1656 - 1746. Born Laggan, Donegal, N. Ireland. Came to Boston in 1720 with wife Sarah, and youngest son, Barnard and his wife. Settled initially with Ulster Scotch in Worcester area, then moved to Palmer, MA, before 1732 and died there.

Children of Alexander and Sarah McNitt

• 11 Alexander (McNitt) McNutt b. Laggan, Donegal, N. Ireland d. 1751 Virginia. m. N. Ireland, Jane. Came to Hagerstown, MD in 1735 and moved to Staunton, VA in 1744.

12 William (McNitt) McNutt b. N. Ireland. m. Londonderry, NH Jane Colbreath. Settled in Manchester, NH (c)

13 Abraham McNitt b. N. Ireland Settled at Pelham, MA (6)

• 14 Barnard McNitt b. N. Ireland ca. 1700. d. 1-16-1773 Palmer, MA. Came to Boston in 1720 with parents and first wife. m. 1728, Palmer (2) Jane Clark Settled at Elbow Plantation, Palmer in 1732 Town clerk 1741-50, 1755-61.

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Alexander MCNUTT "the Immigrant" 1656 - 10 Feb 1745 ID Number: I78242

RESIDENCE: IRE and abt 1720 MA

BIRTH: 1656, Laggan, Donegal County, Ireland DEATH: 10 Feb 1745, Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts RESOURCES: See: [S2979]

Family 1 : +Alexander MCNUTT "the Immigrant"

William MCNUTT 
Abraham MCNUTT 
Jean MCNUTT 
Barnard MCNUTT 

+James MCNUTT "the Immigrant" Notes

"Migrated 1720 [with youngest son Barnard[ Laggan, Donegal County, Ireland to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Settled Unknown 1732 Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts. Marriage 1 Sarah [?] b: 1660 in Scotland. Alias: Alexander /McNUTT/McNITT/MacNauchtan.

Children: 2 James MCNUTT b: Bet 1710 and 1717 d: 1749 + UNKNOWN ? 2 Alexander MCNUTT b: Abt 1692 d: Abt 1751 + [Jane ?] [or Moldred WELCH] b: Abt 1695 2 Barnard MCNUTT b: Abt 1700 d: 16 Jan 1773 + Jane [Jean] CLARK b: 19 Oct 1712 d: 1798 2 William MCNUTT b: 1694 + Jane COLBREATH b: 1694 2 Abraham MCNUTT 2 Jean MCNUTT b: Abt 1696 d: 1780 + Thomas BEARD b: Abt 1690 d: 18 Oct 1769.

Reference: B. The MacNauchtan Saga. by V. V. McNitt. Published in two volumes by Hampden Hills Press, Palmer, Mass., 1951. Reprinted in 1981. A story book history of an ancient clan and its branches, with the brief biographies of prominant MacNaughtons, McKnights, McNutts, and McNitts.

This source presents most acceptable account of family movements from Galloway, Scotland, through N. Ireland to Massachusetts, Virginia, and Nova Scotia. Most of earlier references omit any connections with Covenantois in Galloway, 1640-1720, and promote a brother relationship between Alexander, the colonizer and William of Nova Scotia, largely at instigation of Francis Augustus MacNutt in 1895-1897 when he was seeking Palpal Envoy status in Rome.

Clan MacNauchtan becomes McNutt Family of Augusta, Virgina The Augusta County, Virginia family with the surname McNutt had its beginnings in the surnames of McNitt, MacNaucht and MacNauchtan and can be traced back through Northern Ireland (1720-1656) and Scotland (1650-1200).

In Roman times, Scotland, known then as Caledonia, was occupied chiefly by the Picts, a Celtic race. The Romans, unable to conquer the Picts, controlled Britain, only south of Hadrian's Wall which is south of the present boundary between England and Scotland. The Scots, another Celtic race, originally lived in Ireland, and migrated to Caledonia during the first 500 years A.D.. These Scots converted the Picts to Christianity, then united with them under Scot King Kenneth MacAlpine in 843 A.D.. A third Celtic race, living in England, was controlled by the Romans, and ultimately was pushed back into Wales.

The Clan MacNauchtan is older than recorded Scottish history, and may have originated with one of the three Pict kings of Caledonia named Nechtan who ruled during the periods 458-482, 599 - ?, and 710-730.

Families in Scotland did not have established surnames until the later half of the 11th century, when Scot King Malcolm Canmore (1058-1093) encouraged his people to accept the practice, already begun in other countries. However, standards of literacy were low so the records show many variations in the spelling of the surname, including MacNaughton, McNaughton, MacNaghtan, MacNachtan, McNaghtane, MacNaghtane, etc..

The early MacNauchtans were Picts who had settled in Strathtay, the valley of the Tay River in the Scottish lowlands, north of Edinburgh. These MacNauchtans were a brave and warlike people under the leadership of chieftains called Thanes of Lochtay. In 1164 Scot King Malcolm IV gave the clan chiefs control of lands in the Scottish highlands to the west, in gratitude for help in controlling the MacDougalls. This marked the beginning of the movement of the clan chiefs from Strathtay to Argyll, north and west of Glasgow. Additional lands in Argyll were assigned to the clan, as vassals of King Alexander II in 1222. In 1267 King Alexander III granted custody of Fraoch Eilean, a castle on an island in Loch Awe, to Gilcrest MacNauchtan, the clan chief, for assistance in driving Norsemen from W. Scotland. Clan headquarters were later moved to the castle of Dubhloch, in Glenshira, and then after 1473, to Dunderave, near the head of Loch Fyne.

During the disagreements over succession to the Scottish throne, after the death of King Alexander III in 1286, the MacNauchtans initially supported English King Edward I and his choice of John Balliol, then, later switched to support Robert Bruce who became King Robert I of an independent Scotland in 1314. A coat of arms was assigned to the clan chiefs sometime after this. The MacNauchtan highlanders of Argyll remained loyal supporters of the dynasty of Steward Kings, until they were thrown out in 1688. King James VI of Scotland became King James.........."

Author: McKenzie, George Norbury Title: COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 4; Publication: 1914, Reprint Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995; (Available Online at Genealogy Library.com) Page: Vol 5, Page 379.