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YEAR BOOK OF THE American Clan Gregor Society CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL GATHERING THE AMERICAN CLANGREGOR SOCIETY JOHN BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH, Editor Richmond, Virginia • COPYRIGH T , 1929 BY JOHN BOWIE F ERNEYIlOU GIl, Editor PRE S S OF C URTI SS PRINTI NG C OM PA NY I NCORPORATED RICH MO ND, VIRGI NI A OFFICERS, 1928 H EREDITARY CHIEF SIR MALCO LM M ACGRE GOR OF l\{ACGREGOR , B ARONET Lochearnhead, S cotlan d R EV . J AM ES MIT CH E LL MAGR UDER, D . D ... .. •. .. ..• .... Chi4tain E GB ERT WATSON MAGR UDER . .... .. .. • . .• . Ranking Dep uty Chieftain R OBERT LEE MAGR UDER, J R . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. .. Scribe MRS. O . O. VAN DEN'BERG. .... ... ••• •• •.. •• •.. Registrar MISS MARY THERESE HILL. .. .. ... .. ... .. • . • .. Historian JOHN EDWIN lVl uNCAST ER . .. .... ... .. .. .. ..... .. .•.. Treasurer JOH N BOWIE FERNEYHOU GH Editor R E V. ENOCH MAGRUDER THOMPSO N . .. .... ... .. .. • .. .•• Chaplain ALEXANDER MUNCASTER .... ... ... ... .. .. .. • . ... .. .. Chancellor D R. STEUART BROWN MUNCASTER . .... .. .. ... .. •. .. .. .... Surgeon MRS. A NN E WADE SHER IFF .. .. ... .. .. .. ........•.• . ... Deputy Scribe THEC OUNCIL D R. R OBE RT E. FERNEYHO UGH M ISS R E BE CCA M. MACGREGOR ' MRS. LAURA C. H IGGI NS CLEMENT W. SHERIFF DR. H ENRY B. McDONNELl. MRS. P H IL IP HILI. S HERIFF M RS. H OR ATI O E . MAGRUDER MRS. FLORENCE E. S MITH OLIVER B. MAGRU DE R H E NR Y MAGRU DE R T AYLOR D EP UTY CHIEFTAINS MRS. SUE MAGRUDER SMITH Alabama M RS. WM.G . MCCORMICK . .. ..•. ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... ArkanJaJ M RS. EUGENIA F. R EES ....... • .. .•. •.. .... • . ... •. • ... Calif ornia THOMAS L. P OL LOCK • ... .. .. .. .. ...• •. • .. .. .. •• Colorado M ISS H EL E N WOLFE . •. .. .. ... .... ... ... ... District of Columbia M ISS SALLIE 1. MAGRUDER .. ... .. .... .. ..... .. .• •. .. •. Florida GEORGE MILTON MAGRUDER . ...... .. .. • . ... .. .. Georgia MRS. W I l'\IFRED D. BROWN . .. .... .. .. ...• . .. .. .. ..... Illinois :\-1Rs . T. RAy COCKM AN . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. ..... .• . •. .• I ndiana MRS. MAMIE B. FRISB E E .. .. .... .. .. .. ... • . .. ...• .. I owa M RS . I DA MAGRUDER FOSTER . .. ... ..... ... ... .... .. ..• . }CanJaJ \ VILLETT C LAR K MAGRUDER . ... ... •. ..• . .••• ... •.. •• K entucky T HOMAS MAGRUDER WADE : Louisiana CALVERT MAGR UD ER . ..... .. .... ... .. .•... .. .• •.... Massachureus ALVRA W . GRE GORy Maine WILLIAM P . MAGRUDER. •.. .. .• • .. .. ... .. .. .. .• . ..... .. Maryland MRS. ERNEST S . GRIFFITH. ......... .. • .• •• • • .. ... • .. Minnesota MISS NANNIE HUGHES M AGR UDER ... • . .. .. ... • ..... ... M iuiuippi DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS-Continued MISS GERTRUDE O. PENDLETON . ••. ••. • . ..• • . • .• . ...... .• .• Missouri GEORGE NINIAN SHORT•... •. •• .. •. •• .. •. • . •• .. ••. •. • . ••• . • Montana MRS. VIRGINIA M. CLARKE •...... .....•...•.. •...•... • • • •• Nebraska MRS. JOHN A. McKEIGE . .. ...•.. .. .. •• .•• ••••• •• •• .• •• New Jeruy \VILLIAM \VOODWARD••• .• . .. • .•..• .• ••.• •• •• ••• •. ••• •• .. New York M. M. HARRISON.• •••• •.. •• •.. .. • •• • •• •• •••• ••...•.•.• •• •• •• Ohio GEORGE C. W. MAGRUDER . ... .. .• .. .• ••..••• •. ••• • • • • Oklahoma RICHARD B. MAGRUDER • • ••• •• . •. .. • .• .... •• ••.• •• ..••.. ••• • Oregon KENNETH DANN MAGRUDER.. • .. •.. .. .. .........•...• •• Pennsylvania J. T. W. FLINT•...•. •.. .. .. .. .. .... ... • • • •• .. • •.. South Carolina JOHN B. NICKLIN, JR.. .. .. .. ... .• .. ... ..•..• • .•. •. ••. Tennessee WILHOITE C. BARRiCKMAN.. .. .. ... .....•....•..• , ••• • •• •. Texas MRS. SALLIE M. STEWART. ..•.. ••• .•• .. ••... .• .. ••• •• • • . • • J'irginia MRS. ELIZABETH H. SNIVELY . •.•• . ... ••. .. •. • . .. .• • . .• . Washington GRAY SILVER •••••••.• • •.•.•.•.. •.. •• • •.• ••••.. .... Trest Virginia MIss ELIZABETH B. MACGREGOR••.• ••••••.•. •.•.•...•...•Wisconsin SPECIAL COMMITTEES PROGRAM The Rev. James M. Magruder, Chairman, Egbert W. Magruder, Robert 1. Magruder, jr., John Bowie Ferneyhough. MUSIC Mr. and Mrs . John Fran cis MacGregor Bowie. H OT EL Clement William Sheriff. R EGI STRATION Oliver Barron Magruder. D EC ORAT IO N OF HALL Miss Mary Th erese Hill, Mrs. Julia Magruder McDonnell, Mrs . Philip H. Sheriff. HONOR ROLL Rev. James M. Magruder, Chairman, Mrs. 1. C. Higgins, John Bowie Ferneyhough, Dr. George Mason Magruder. PUBLICITY Mrs. Anne Wade Sheriff, Robert Lee Magruder, Jr. CONTENTS Pag« PROCE EDI NGS N INETEENTHA NNUAL G AT HE RING. .• •• • •• • • ••• •• • •• 7 PHILIP HILL SHERIFF-Mar y Theres« Hill _ . 11 MARY ALLAN HI LL-Mary Therese Hi ll . ..... ... .. ... .. .. .. 12 " T o M AR Y ALLAN HILL" - S . M . G. lIan den ' Brrg. .. 13 ANNUALA DDRESS OF TH EC HIEFTA IN.... •• • • . •• • •• •• ...• . •• •• . .• 14 W IL L OF SAMUEL M AGR UD ER .. .. .. .. ... .. ..•" . " . " . " ' " 17 D ESCENDA NT S OF MAGRU DE R R EVOLUTIO NAR Y SOLDIERS FROM M ON TGOME RY CO., MD., P ART T wo I SAAC MA GRUD ER-Calfb Clarki Ma grudrr. ; . .. .. .. .. 18 " G REETI NG TO THE CLAN"- Alicl M aud« Ewfll. ... .. .. .. 23 GENERAL S T EPHEN DRANE-Robfrt Lu Magru der, Jr . .. ... 26 THOMAS J EFF ERSON MA GRUD ER-Kenneoth Dann M agrudeor ... .. ... 29 G EORGE MILTON MAGRUDER-Robfrt La Ma gruder, It ' " 38 JOHN ARCHIBALD MAGRUD ER-Robfrt La Ma gruder, J r. 42 HIRAM D RANE-Robfrt Lee M agrudrr, Jr . .. .. .. .. 49 WILL OF C OLO NE L H ENR Y RIDGELy -Mrs . [ennie M orton Dale. , . .. 54 PROOF OF MARRIAGE TON I NI AN MAGRU DE R OF ELIZAB ETH BREWER- Mrs. [ennie Morton Dale and Robert Lee Mag ruder, Jr . 57 " W INDsoR"-Nannieo Hughes Magruder , 60 A MAGRUDERL OT I N GREENWOOD CEMETE Ry-Nannif Hughes M agrudeo r. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 J OHN MAGRU DE R SHELBY, M. D . .. •.•• •• .•...•. ••• .• .. • • •.. • • 63 H ERB ER T STALEY MAGRUDER-Mary II. Ma gruda. .. 64 JOlIN MACGREGOR: A H e ro of "The Al amo"- W ilhoitf Carpenter B arrickm an. .. .. ........ ... .. .... .... 66 AMONG O UR M EMB ER S • .... .• • • . • .. .. ." " . • . .. .. .•.• ••. 66 I NDEX .. • . .. .. ... • . • . • . .. • . • . .. .. ... .• • .. 71 ILLUSTRATIONS " W INDSOR" . ... ..• . .. .. .•• . •. .. .• ... • ...•. Facing Title Page PIULIPHILL SHERIFF . •••....... .• • • •• • .. .. • . • •• . • Facing Page 11 M ARY ALLAN HILL . .. ' " • .. .. ••. .• " •. .•. .• . " 12 HIRAM DRANE .•.. .. .•• • ..•..•.. •• ... .. .. .. • •. " 49 SMITH COFFEE DANIELL. .. •• .••.•... • •. • . .•••• •• •• " 60 CATHARINE SKINNER (FREELAND) DANIELL. .• . .. • " 62 HERBERT S TALEY MAGRUDER • . .• ••' " •. •. • . .. • .. • . •" 64 WILL OF SA ~m EL i\1AGRUDER . .... • ... ... ... .. .. ." 72 PROCEEDING OF THEGAT HERING OF 1928 TH URSDAY, OCTOBER 18,1928 2:30 P. M. The Ninetee nth Ann ual Gathering of the American Clan Gregor Societ y was called to order by the Chieftain , the Rev. J ames Mitchell Magruder, D. D., at 2:30 o'clock P. M. , at the Willard Hotel, Was h ington, D. c., T hur sday, October 18th, 1928, and the afte rnoon session was opened with prayer by th e Chaplain, the Rev. Enoch Magruder Thomp son. Th e Scribe read the minutes of the last Gathering, and in a few added remarks urged those present to increase the membership of the Society. He also emph asized th e need of collecting historical data. Th e report of the Registrar was given by Mr. Alexander Muncaster, Chancellor, in th e absence of Miss Mary Magrud er. The resignation of Mi ss Mary Magrud er as Regist rar was received with genuine regret. The Historian's report showed nineteen admitted to membership since last Gathering. Th e following deaths were reported: Mary Allan Hill, Landover, M aryland , December 29, 1927. Philip Hill Sheriff, Washington , D. c., June 25, 1928. Mrs. E. Austin Jenkins (Adelaide Lowe), Baltimore, Md. Memorial sketches of Philip Hill Sheriff and M ary Allan Hill, were read by th e Historian. The report of the Treasurer was as follows: Balance on hand, 1927 $ 78.97 Receipt s for the year. .. .... ... ... 472 .98 Total $551.95 Expenditures 531.92 Bal ance on hand, October 18, 1928 $ 20. 03 The Treasurer reported unp aid accounts for printing and postage amounting to $139.86. The report of the Editor was deferred to the evening session. With pra yer by th e Chaplain, the Society was adjourned to meet in Bethlehem Chapel, Washin gton Cathedral. 7 8 AM ERI CA N CLAN GREGOR SOCI ETY THURSDAY,OCTOBER 18, 1928 4:1 5 P. M. Upon special invitation of the Cathedral authorities, th e American Clan Gregor Society visited thi s Nati onal Shrine where sleep the remains of Woodrow Wilson and George S. Dewey. Appropriate services were held at 4:15 P. M ., which were attended by tho se members of the Society who had gathered in Bethlehem Ch apel. THURSDAY,OCTOBER 18, 1928 8:00P. M. The meeting was opened by invocati on by the Chapla in, th e Rev. En och M agruder Thomp son. This was followed by th e Ed itor's report, which showed th at th e year book containing th e proceeding s of th e 1926 and 1927 Gatherin gs was published in M ay 1928, and in accordance with rules, copies were sent to th o'se only whose dues to th e Society were paid. The Chiefta in, Rev. J ames M.M agrud er, D . D., next addressed th e Society. In her usual happy mann er, Mi ss Alice Maud e Ewell read her poem "Greet ing to the Clan." " McGregors' Gathering" and " P ipes of Gordon's Men" was rendered by Mr. John Francis McGregor Bowie, accompa nied on the piano by Mr. George Wilson. A paper " Descen dan ts of Revolutionary Soldiers from Montgomery Coun ty, M aryland " Part II ," Isaac Magrud er, Pri vate" by Caleb Clar ke Magruder, was cordially received. Anno uncement was made