The Argyle Patent

   March 2, 1764. Alex. MCNACHETN and others to the number of 107 persons, emigrants and descendants of persons now deceased who also emigrated with Capt. Lauchlin CAMPBELL from North Britain in the years 1738, 1739, and 1740 with a design to form a settlement on the northern frontier of this province, petitioned for 1000 acres for each person of them to be laid out in one tract beginning at or about the head of South Bay extending southerly to the lands petitioned for by Ebenezer LACEY and others, easterly towards N. Hampshire line, and westerly by mountains and vacant lands still vested in the Crown. The committee of his majesty's council recommended May 21st that 47,450 acres of the crown lands be given them, E. of Hudson's R., "adjoining on the S. to the 10,000 acres proposed to be granted to Donald CAMPBELL and others and Batten kill on the W. to lands granted to John SCHUYLER and others, on the E. to lands proposed to be granted to Alex. TURNER and others, and to extend so far northward as to contain the full quantity above expressed." Grant made out accordingly, stating the quantity of land each is to have, the location to be balloted for by the person or his agent, the tract to form a township forever to be named Argyle, to have 1 supervisor, 2 assessors, 1 treasurer, 2 overseers of highways, 2 overseers of the poor, 1 collector and 6 constables to be elected by the inhabitants yearly on the 1st day of May, &c., &c.
   From: The Asa Fitch Papers, Vol. 3, pg. 6, edited by Laura Penny Hulslander

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Grantees Named in the Argyle Patent With Their Holdings

Arranged by Name, Lot Number, Acres:

ANDERSON, Mary Jr., 10, 300
ANDERSON, Mary Sr., 126, 300
BEATON, Mary, 62, 300
CALDWELL, Elizabeth, 123, 250
CAMPBELL, Mary, 35, 250
CAMPBELL, Archibald, __, 300
CAMPBELL, Alexander, 28, 350
CAMPBELL, Catharine, 1, 250
CAMPBELL, Marion, 78, 250
CAMPBELL, Robert Jr., 40, 450
CAMPBELL, John, 133, 300
CAMPBELL, Duncan Sr., 36, 450
CAMPBELL, Elizabeth, 14, 300
CAMPBELL, Duncan Jr., 116, 300
CAMPBELL, Malcolm, 46, 300
CAMPBELL, James, 100, 300
CAMPBELL, Arch. Jr., 24, 250
CAMPBELL, Duncan (3), 88, 300
CAMPBELL, Mary, 5, 350
CAMPBELL, George, 93, 300
CAMPBELL, Ann, 55, 300
CARGILL, James, 73, 300
CARGILL, Elizabeth, 2, 250
CARGILL, John, 74, 300
CARGILL, Jane, 49, 250
CARMICHEAL, Neil, __, 300
CHRISTIE, Alexander, 76, 350
CLARK, Daniel, 29, 350
CLARK, William, 124, 350
DOUGALL, McDuffie, 92, 350
FERGUSON, Janet, 117, 250
FRASER, William, 34, 350
FRASER, Elizabeth, 27, 200
GILCHRIST, John, 79, 300
GILCHRIST, Duncan, 138, 500
GILCHRIST, Alexander, 83, 300
GILCHRIST, Margaret, 68, 250
GILCHRIST, Margaret, 63, 250
GILLASPIE, Neil, 4, 450
GILLIS, James, 108, 500
GRAHAM, Angus, 114, 300
GRAHAM, William, 98, 300
GRAHAM, Mary, 120, 300
HAMMELL, Mary, 137, 250
HUNTER, William, 25, 300
JOHNSTON, Daniel, 23, 350
LINDSAY, Daniel, 13, 250
LINDSAY, Duncan, 131, 350
LIVINGSTON, Isabella, 66, 250
MCALISTER, Charles, 97, 300
MCALISTER, Margaret, 39, 250
MCALLISTER, Barbara, 125, 300
MCALPINE, Dougall, 12, 300
MCALPINE, Robert, 121, 300
MCARTHUR, Ann Sr., 7, 250
MCARTHUR, Patrick, 111, 350
MCARTHUR, Charles, 51, 350
MCARTHUR, Catharine, 67, 200
MCARTHUR, Ann, 96, 300
MCARTHUR, John, 54, 300
MCARTHUR, John, 134, 300
MCARTHUR, John, 102, 400
MCARTHUR, John, 86, 350
MCARTHUR, Alexander, 57, 250
MCARTHUR, Duncan, 44, 450
MCCALLMAN, John, __, 300
MCCALLOR, Dougall, 22, 550
MCCALLOR, Edward, 82, 500
MCCARTY (MCARTHUR), Hugh, __, 300
MCCOLLUM, Arch. Sr., __, 350
MCCOLLUM, Arch. Jr., __, 350
MCCORE, Archibald, 85, 300
MCCORE, John, 33, 300
MCCOY, Edward, 115, 300
MCDONALD, Alexander, 58, 250
MCDONALD, Allan, 3, 300
MCDONALD, Neil, 107, 500
MCDONALD, James, 61, 350
MCDOUGALL, Alexander, 129, 350
MCDOUGALL, Hugh, 99, 300
MCDOUGALL, Ranald, 16, 400
MCDOUGALL, John, 95, 400
MCDOUGALL, aNGUS, 30, 300
MCDOUGALL, Archibald, 109, 450
MCDOUGALL, Angus, 80, 300
MCDOUGALL, Duncan, 75, 500
MCDUFFIE, John, 21, 250
MCDUFFIE, Malcolmn, 104, 550
MCDUFFIE, Ann, 15, 350
MCDUFFIE, Duncan, 19, 350
MCEACHRON, Neil, 64, 450
MCEUEN, Archibald, 106, 300
MCEUEN, John, 59, 500
MCEUEN, Marion, 110, 200
MCEUEN, Hannah, 69, 400
MCFADDEN, Duncan, 52, 300
MCFADEN, Neil, 37, 300
MCFAIL, John, 48, 300
MCGOURS, John Sr., 50, __
MCGOWNE, Archibald, 17, 300
MCGOWNE, Mary, 8, 300
MCGOWNE, John Jr., 112, 250
MCGUIRE, Dundan, 81, 500
MCGUIRE, John, 42, 400
MCILFENDER, Archibald, 11, 300
MCILFENDER, Catharine, 136, 250
MCILVRAY, Hugh, 118, 200
MCINTIRE, Donald, 31, 350
MCINTYRE, John, 135, 350
MCINTYRE, John, 139, 300
MCKINVAN, Duncan, 6, 350
MCKINZIE, George, 101, 400
MCKINZIE, Florence, 47, 200
MCLEAN, Catharine, 9, 300
MCLEOD, Mary, 140, 250
MCMILLAN, 127, 450
MCMITCHELL, John or MCEACRON, John, 60, 300
MCNAUGHTON, Alex., 32, 600
MCNEIL, Margaret, 103, 250
MCNEIL, Roger, 89, 300
MCNEIL, Elizabeth, 43, 300
MCNIVEN, Archibald, 71, 350
MCNIVEN, Rachel, 72, 300
MCVARICH, Florence, 105, 300
MONTGOMERY, Alex., 77, 600
MONTGOMERY, Hugh, 65, 300
NUTT, James, 91, 300
READ, Duncan, 20, 600
REED, Roger, 53, 300
REID, John, 70, 450
ROY, Elizabeth, 90, 200
SHAW, Neil, 87, 600
SHAW, John Jr., 130, 300
SHAW, Catharine, 41, 250
SHAW, Duncan, 128, 300
SHAW, John Sr., 113, 300
SHAW, Daniel, 132, 350
TAYLOR, Duncan, 122, 600
THOMPSON, Eleanor, 18, 300
THOMPSON, Dougall, 119, 400
TORRY, John, 45, 300
TORRY, Mary, 38, 250
TORRY, David, 141, 300
WIDROW, Jane, 94, 300

   Four grantees named in the Argyle patent, do not appear in the printed lists of the grantees of that patent, namely Neil CARMICHEAL, Archibald MCCOLLMAN, Hugh MCCARTY or MCARTHUR, and Archibald CAMPBELL Sr.

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