Macdonald of Rammerscales
H205 DONALD MACDONALD: b. 1665; Capt. of the Macdonald Highlanders at the battle of Killiecrankie, under his cousin, Benbecula; Claymoer and silver Cruaick still retained in good preservation; m. 1713, Miss Maclean of Torloisk, in Mull.
H206 DONALD: officer in Prince Charles’ Army, 1745; m. Miss Payne (grand-dau. of Carlyle of Brydekirk); three sons and one dau.
H207 DONALD: b. 1759; m. Mary (sister of Win. Bell, of Rammerscales).
(1) William Bell: his heir-H208.
(2) Margaret.
H208 WILLIAM BELL: of Rammerscales; J. P.; b. 1807; s. his uncle, 1837; m. 1839, Helen (dau. Thos. Johnstone); d. 1862; had, with other issue, (1) William Bell: now of Rammerscales-H209.
(2) Donald: b. 1846.
(3) Thomas Johnstone: b. 1851; d. at Shanghai, 1887.
H209 WILLIAM BELL: of Rammerscales, Co. Dumfries; Capt. late 1st Regt. (Royal Scots); b. 1845; m. 1882, Violet Frances (dau. late John Buckley Rutherford).
(1) William Malcolm Bell: b. 1884; m. 1913, Nora Millicent (dau., Ed. Field Hebden, of Montreal).
(A) Alan Malcolm Bell: b. 1914.
(2) Monica: b. 1890.
This info is wrong. DM and Mary had 9 children. My great great grandfather was one of the children and I have his bible in my basement with the correct names and dates. Also Donald Malcolm was NOT the name he used when he came to America in 1822.