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Family - MacDonald, Hector and Allan (1798 Census) DNA Results

The 1798 census show both an Allan and Hector MacDonald residing in Lot 43. In "The MacDonalds of Lot 14 PEI and Related Families" it is noted that two of the family Allan and Hector went East. Around 2005, according to Walter MacDonald of Boston (one of our donors), the DNA of the Lot 14 MacDonalds was established as part of the Clan Donald study. This today is thought to be the largest single family study in the world.

This month the DNA results of a descendant of Big Cape/Neufrage Hector's were matched against he DNA of the Lot 14 MacDonaldls with the following results: test 1 - 12 markers of 12 markers were identical; test 2 - 25 markers of 25 markers were identical; test 3 - 37 markers of 37 markers were identical; test 4 - 66 of 67 markers were identical. This leads to the conclusion that Major John of Lot 14 and Hector of Big Cape/Neufrage were brothers.

Family - McDonald, Hugh (1866)

Son of Ronald and Sarah MacDonald of Cow River- Sarah has stone #41. Father of Mary Hanning (1844-1886). Also father of Stephen H. MacDonald-stone #125 - large stone that was restored from 6 pieces in June 2009!

Tombstone can be found in Row 6, position 77.

Family - Hanning, Mary (1886)

Mary Hanning (1844-1886)

Mary Hanning was the daughter of Hugh and Mary MacDonald from Big Cape. Circa 1870 she married Allan Hanning, son of Maurice Hanning and Ellen MacDonald whose home was located about a mile west of Naufrage Harbour. Allan and Mary took over Allan’s home place where they raised their family of eight: Presilla W. (Winnie), James, Angus Joseph, Mary Amelia, Flora Ann, Emma Jane, William, Clara.

Family - O'Henley, Alexander (1876)

Alexander (Sandy) O’Henley (1818- 1876) was born in Prince Edward Island most likely the son of Donald O’Henley and Ann MacDonald, which was the only O’Henley household recorded at Naufrage at that time.

The O’Henley’s emigrated from South Uist, Scotland, to Naufrage presumably in the out migration of 750 "papists" from Scotland in 1802. As the name O’Henley suggests, the ethnic origin of the O’Henley’s is Irish. The O’Henley’s who emigrated from Ireland to South Uist established themselves there a few hundred years before the 1802 Scottish migration to P.E.I.

Sandy O’Henley married Elizabeth MacDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vitalis (Fideles?) MacDonald of Greenwich, P.E.I. Sandy and Elizabeth’s first child John, born in 1849, provides a clue to the year they were married. Other children of Sandy and Elizabeth were: Barnaby, Ann, Maria, Flora Ellen, Francis John, Catherine, Sarah Ann. Sandy occupied fifty acres of the hundred acre farm at Naufrage formerly occupied by Donald O’Henley

Family - MacDonald - Dan Joe, Mick, Donald, Lauchlin

MacDonald Family Notes on burials in Pioneer Cemetery

from Jean MacDonald Selines (contact information can be found at bottom)

Below is a list of my MacDonald family members buried in St. Margaret’s Pioneer Cemetery. This line of MacDonald’s is often referred to as the Dan Joe, Mick’s. The complete handle is Dan Joe, Mick, Donald, Lauchlin.

Family - MacKinnon, Allan & his family (b. 1861)

A FAMILY HISTORY - Allan MacKinnon (Grave Stone #103)

The following information was taken from a paper written on March 3, 1987 by Birt MacKinnon.

His father, Alexander, crossed the Atlantic Ocean with one of the organized voyages of John MacDonald of Glenaladale. Sometime between 1798 and1801, Alexander settled on a 100 acre farm in Big Cape (Lot 42). Upon his death he left equal shares of this farm to his two sons Donald and Allan. A search of the Baptismal records did not reveal either Donald’s or Allan’s birth but a census conducted in 1861 revealed that Donald was upwards to the age of 60 and that Allan was between 45 and 60 years of age.

Donald married a McKinnon woman from Mt. Stewart and they had three children: John, Catherine and the third unknown. There are no records showing when Donald passed away or how his portionof the original farm was given to his son John. Over time John occupied these 50 acres and eventually his sister Catherine did the same.

Allan married Mary McKinnon from MacAskill River on October 17, 1836 and they had eight children. Hugh (Oct 14, 1837), Allan (Feb 9, 1840), John (Feb 24, 1842), Mary (March 23, 1844), Daniel Alexander (July 27, 1856), Mathias (unknown) and Joseph (unknown). Allan’s will was dated November 15, 1873 (one day before he died). He left to his son, Joseph: the farm, real estate and two horses. Allan’s wife and daughter Mary were to have a living off the farm as long as they lived. The remaining members received an equal amount of money (80 cents).