Commissioned a Captain on June 14, 1775 in Royal Highland Emigrants ( 84th Regiment of Foot), while living in North Carolina. His family settled there in 1774.
Commander of the detachment of the Royal Highland Emigrants at Fort Edward (Windsor) in 1778 when wife Flora MacDonald joined him there. In 1784 when the 84th Regiment, was disbanded at Fort Edward, he was listed as Commander of the 6th Company. He remained in Nova Scotia to receive his share of regimental lands granted to Col. John Small in trust for his officers, men and families of the Second Battalion. The lands were located in Douglas Township, Hants County, a Township created to accommodate the disbanded veterans.
In 1785 Alan MacDonald travelled to London, England and submitted his Loyalist land claim for his losses in North Carolina in consequence of his loyalty to King George III and the British government.
Source: http://brian.mcconnell.tripod.com/HLAM.pdf
Commander of the detachment of the Royal Highland Emigrants at Fort Edward (Windsor) in 1778 when wife Flora MacDonald joined him there. In 1784 when the 84th Regiment, was disbanded at Fort Edward, he was listed as Commander of the 6th Company. He remained in Nova Scotia to receive his share of regimental lands granted to Col. John Small in trust for his officers, men and families of the Second Battalion. The lands were located in Douglas Township, Hants County, a Township created to accommodate the disbanded veterans.
In 1785 Alan MacDonald travelled to London, England and submitted his Loyalist land claim for his losses in North Carolina in consequence of his loyalty to King George III and the British government.
Source: http://brian.mcconnell.tripod.com/HLAM.pdf
Commissioned a Captain on June 14, 1775 in Royal Highland Emigrants ( 84th Regiment of Foot), while living in North Carolina. His family settled there in 1774.
Commander of the detachment of the Royal Highland Emigrants at Fort Edward (Windsor) in 1778 when wife Flora MacDonald joined him there. In 1784 when the 84th Regiment, was disbanded at Fort Edward, he was listed as Commander of the 6th Company. He remained in Nova Scotia to receive his share of regimental lands granted to Col. John Small in trust for his officers, men and families of the Second Battalion. The lands were located in Douglas Township, Hants County, a Township created to accommodate the disbanded veterans.
In 1785 Alan MacDonald travelled to London, England and submitted his Loyalist land claim for his losses in North Carolina in consequence of his loyalty to King George III and the British government.
Source: http://brian.mcconnell.tripod.com/HLAM.pdf
Commander of the detachment of the Royal Highland Emigrants at Fort Edward (Windsor) in 1778 when wife Flora MacDonald joined him there. In 1784 when the 84th Regiment, was disbanded at Fort Edward, he was listed as Commander of the 6th Company. He remained in Nova Scotia to receive his share of regimental lands granted to Col. John Small in trust for his officers, men and families of the Second Battalion. The lands were located in Douglas Township, Hants County, a Township created to accommodate the disbanded veterans.
In 1785 Alan MacDonald travelled to London, England and submitted his Loyalist land claim for his losses in North Carolina in consequence of his loyalty to King George III and the British government.
Source: http://brian.mcconnell.tripod.com/HLAM.pdf
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