James Mckay AND Christina Stewart, Guysborough
I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A JAMES MCKAY FROM CAITHNESS, SCOTLAND. HE FOUGHT IN THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1775-1783) AND RETURNED TO SCOTLAND. HE MET CHRISTINA STEWART (BORN CIRCA 1762 IN PERTH, SCOTLAND) AND LEFT WITH HER FROM SCOTLAND (DATE NOT KNOWN). THEY MARRIED AT SOME POINT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THEY LANDED IN NEW YORK,LATER OBTAINING A LAND GRANT IN NOVA SCOTIA. THE GRANT WAS IN GUYSBOROUGH INTERVALE. THEIR FIRST CHILD (DONALD) WAS BORN IN GUYSBOROUGH ON 15 OCTOBER 1785. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE COMES FROM THE 1995 RUTH LONG BOOK ON THE JAMES MCKAY FAMILY. I AM INTERESTED IN INFORMATION LINKING TO THE FAMILY IN SCOTLAND (ALSO FOR CHRISTINA). I AM ALSO ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE MORE RECENT HISTORY THAT MS. LONG WAS NOT ABLE TO DOCUMENT.