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1. northcarolinahistory.org › encyclopedia › highland-scotsHighland Scots - North Carolina History

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   Countless Highland Scots migrated to North Carolina during the colonial period and lived primarily in the Upper Cape Fear region during the late 1770s. Immediately the Highland Scots contributed to some of the greatest events in the state's history.

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     The tribe, now numbering over 2,800 members, gained full...

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2. www.carolana.com › NC › Royal_ColonyThe Royal Colony of North Carolina - The Highland Scots Settlers

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   When the Highlanders landed in North Carolina, they disembarked at either Brunswick or Wilmington. They then had to travel ninety miles up the Cape Fear River to the Cross Creek area, which was the hub of Scottish settlement. This area is in present-day Cumberland County, North Carolina.

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4. outlandernorthcarolina.com › from-scotland-toFrom Scotland to North Carolina~Part 2:Why North Carolina?

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   Jul 3, 2019 · In past blog posts, we’ve looked at the circumstances that led to many Highland Scots emigrating from Scotland. Our next question is, why did they immigrate to North Carolina? A major impetus appears to be Gabriel Johnston, a Lowland Scot who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1734 to 1752.

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   The first sizable group of Scots to arrive in North Carolina in a body was the so-called Argyll Colony of 1739, which came from the Highland county of Argyll and settled on the Cape Fear River between Cross Creek and the Lower Little River.

6. www.ncpedia.org › highland-scotsHighland Scots - NCpedia

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   Highlanders are descendants of Celts who settled in the northern mainland and islands of Scotland, which is part of Great Britain. The Highland Scots are unique in the way they moved in large, organized groups directly from their homeland to the North Carolina colony.

7. waywelivednc.com › before-1770 › highland-scotsLong Journey of the Highland Scots - waywelivednc.com

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   Starting in 1732, Highland Scots moved into the Cape Fear backcountry. Later on, Scotch-Irish and German immigrants from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia would travel down the Great Wagon Road to the North Carolina Piedmont.

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   Where did the Highland Scots live in North Carolina?

   • Image courtesy of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Countless Highland Scots migrated to North Carolina during the colonial period and lived primarily in the Upper Cape Fear region during the late 1770s. Immediately the Highland Scots contributed to some of the greatest events in the state's history.

   Highland Scots - North Carolina History

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   Where did the Scots come from in North Carolina?

   • The earliest surviving court and land grant records reveal modest numbers of distinctively Scottish names. The first sizable group of Scots to arrive in North Carolina in a body was the so-called Argyll Colony of 1739, which came from the Highland county of Argyll and settled on the Cape Fear River between Cross Creek and the Lower Little River.

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   Did Highland Scots immigrate to North Carolina?

   • The surnames Campbell, McNeill and Stewart, and the prevalence of Presbyterian churches are two of the legacies of Highland Scots who immigrated to North Carolina. Highlanders are descendants of Celts who settled in the northern mainland and islands of Scotland, which is part of Great Britain.

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   Did Highlanders settle in North Carolina?

   • Most Highlanders settled into North Carolina and became farmers. The Sand Hill region includes Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Scotland counties, most of which were part of the original Cumberland County as it was created in 1754, and all continue to have considerable Highland Scot descendents.

   The Royal Colony of North Carolina - The Highland Scots Settlers

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   Where did the Highland Scots live?

   • Confined to cheap (and often dangerous) lands, the Highland Scots clustered in frontier valleys, especially along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, the Mohawk River of New York, and the Altamaha River in Georgia.

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   Where did the Lowland Scots live in North Carolina?

   • Although many preferred to live outside of Cross Creek, they actively traded in the town. The Lowland Scots who migrated from Scotland to North Carolina in the eighteenth century primarily settled in the Lower Cape Fear region, around Wilmington.

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9. www.familytreedna.com › groups › north-carolinaNorth Carolina Highland Scots - Overview - FamilyTreeDNA

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   They were led by a group of gentlemen from the Scottish islands of Islay and Gigha and the neighboring Kintyre peninsula of the shire of Argyll. The Argyll Colony sailed from Scotland in June 1739, arriving in North Carolina during September.