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Captain Bryan MacDonald 1645–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1645

Birth Location: Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Feb 1707

Death Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Father: Alexander (McDonnell)

Mother: Mary Archbold

Spouse(s): Mary Doyle

Children(s): Bryan Colonel, William [MacDonnell], Mary Danger, Richard I, John McDonald, Anabel McDonald, James (MacDonnell), Margaret Donnell, Edward Donald, Joseph MacDonnell, Joseph MacDonnell, Anabel McDONNELL, John McDONNELL, John McDONNELL

The story of Captain Bryan MacDonald began in 1645 in Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland. Captain Bryan MacDonald married Jane Doyle, Mary Jane Combs Doyle, and had children including Anabel Mcdonald, Anabel Mcdonnell, Bryan Macdonald Sr Colonel, Edward Mac Donald, James Mcdonald Macdonnell, John Carrough Mcdonnell, John Mcdonald, John Mcdonnell, Joseph Macdonnell, Margaret Donnell, Mary Mcdonald Macdonnell Danger, Richard Macdonnell I, William Mcdonald Macdonnell. Captain Bryan MacDonald passed away in 1707 in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Bryan MacDonald began in 1645 in Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland.
  • Captain Bryan MacDonald married Jane Doyle, Mary Jane Combs Doyle, and had children including Anabel Mcdonald, Anabel Mcdonnell, Bryan Macdonald Sr Colonel, Edward Mac Donald, James Mcdonald Macdonnell, John Carrough Mcdonnell, John Mcdonald, John Mcdonnell, Joseph Macdonnell, Margaret Donnell, Mary Mcdonald Macdonnell Danger, Richard Macdonnell I, William Mcdonald Macdonnell.
  • Captain Bryan MacDonald passed away in 1707 in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander (McDonnell)
1612–1683
Birth Location: Lorne, Argyll, Scotland
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Mary Archbold
1625–1692
Birth Location: Keppoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Doyle
1647–1706
Birth Location: Arklow, Leinster Province, County Wicklow, , Ireland,
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Children(s)

Bryan Colonel
1686–1757
Birth Location: Arklow, Leinster, Wicklow, Ireland
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William [MacDonnell]
1681–1732
Birth Location: Leinster, Wicklow, Ireland (or Glencoe, Scotland)
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Mary Danger
1684–1707
Birth Location: Arklow, Leinster, Wicklow, Ireland
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Richard I
1686–1730
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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John McDonald
1680–1762
Birth Location: 1683852, Argyll, Scotland
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Anabel McDonald
1693–1707
Birth Location: Arklow, Leinster Province, Wicklow, Ireland
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James (MacDonnell)
1679–1762
Birth Location: Glencoe, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Donnell
1695–1770
Birth Location: –
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Edward Donald
1665–1730
Birth Location: Arklow, Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland
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Joseph MacDonnell
1684–1685
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Lower Counties of Delaware, Province, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph MacDonnell
1697–
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
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Anabel McDONNELL
1693–1707
Birth Location: Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, British Colonial America, Delaware, USA
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John McDONNELL
1679–1708
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John McDONNELL
1685–
Birth Location: Arklow, Ireland
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Captain MacDonald's Ancestors

Self
Captain MacDonald
1645–1707
Birth Place: Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland
Parents
Alexander Constable of Wicklow MacDonnell (McDonnell)
1612–1683
Lorne, Argyll, Scotland
Mary (Marcella Helena) Archbold
1625–1692
Keppoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain MacDonald's Descendants

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Captain (Bryan) MacDonald (11 Nov 1645–23 Feb 1707) m. Mary (Jane Combs) Doyle (1647–19 Mar 1706)
  1. 1. Bryan (MacDonald Sr,) Colonel 1686–1757 m. Catherine (Priscilla) Robinson 1694–1760
    1. 1. Mary McDonald 1740–1816 m. Captain (Reuben (Captain) Harrison Constable of Augusta Co.) Virginia 1731–1807
    2. 2. Joseph McDonald 1722–1809 m. Elizabeth McDonald 1725–1795
      1. 1. ALEXANDER (JOHN MCDONALD (Twin of Richard; Of Scottist Descent - One of the Earliest Settlers & Farmer in Blue Grass Region;) Slaveowner) 1765–1843
      2. 2. William McDonald 1766–1828
      3. 3. Bryan (McDonald) McDaniel 1753–1802
      4. 4. Edward (McDonald) McDaniel 1761–1835
      5. 5. Elizabeth (McDonald) (Ingram) 1768–1871
      6. 6. James (McDonald) McDaniel 1774–1825
      7. 7. John (McDonald) McDaniel 1759–1807
      8. 8. Jonas (McDonald) McDaniel 1771–1856
      9. 9. Joseph (McDonald) (Jr) 1759–1842
      10. 10. Richard (McDonald (Major) (Twin of) Alexander) 1763–1809
      11. 11. Elizabeth MCDONALD 1765–
    3. 3. Catherine McDonald 1726–1810 m. John Armstrong 1729–1788
      1. 1. Joseph Armstrong 1787–1856
      2. 2. Hugh Armstrong 1755–1825
      3. 3. William Armstrong 1765–1839
      4. 4. Cpl (John) Armstrong 1768–1851
  2. 2. William (McDonald) [MacDonnell] 1681–1732
  3. 3. Mary ((Mcdonald\MacDonnell)) Danger 1684–1707
  4. 4. Richard (Macdonnell,) I 1686–1730
  5. 5. John McDonald 1680–1762
  6. 6. Anabel McDonald 1693–1707
  7. 7. James (MCDONALD) (MacDonnell) 1679–1762
  8. 8. Margaret Donnell 1695–1770
  9. 9. Edward (Mac) Donald 1665–1730
  10. 10. Joseph MacDonnell 1684–1685
  11. 11. Joseph MacDonnell 1697–
  12. 12. Anabel McDONNELL 1693–1707
  13. 13. John (Carrough) McDONNELL 1679–1708
  14. 14. John McDONNELL 1685–

Captain MacDonald's Timeline

4 Records

1645
11 Nov 1645
Birth of Captain Bryan MacDonald in Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland
Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland
1665
1665
Age 20
Captain Bryan MacDonald was married in Aklow, Leinster Prov, Wicklow, Ireland
Aklow, Leinster Prov, Wicklow, Ireland
1679
1679
Age 34
Captain Bryan MacDonald was married in Arklow, County, Wicklow Ireland
Arklow, County, Wicklow Ireland
1707
23 Feb 1707
Age 62
Death of Captain Bryan MacDonald in Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1645
    Event Place: Arklow, Leinster Provence, Wicklow County, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Aklow, Leinster Prov, Wicklow, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Arklow, County, Wicklow Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1707
    Event Place: Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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