10 BRUDENELL PIONEERS Great-grandfathecr Cherries Gor ?? don was married to Margaret Cam ?? eron, of Inverness . He was drown?? ed from the ferry boat on the River Tay. His wife married a Robert?? son, and they came to Antigonish, Nova Scotia . He had three other children besides my grandfather, these were Peter, Henry and Chris?? tina. Peter had two children, Char?? les and John. John was a piper, and had the reputation of being the best pi??er in all Scotland . Henry had four children, Peter, Betsey, John and Donald. Donald came to this country. He was call?? ed Donald Rhua , or Red Donald, because he had red hair. He d*ed here in 1871. Grandfather Donald Gordon was married in H79 i 6 to Christina Mc ?? Laren, daughter of James McLaren , patriarch of the Brudenell pion?? eers. McLaren of culloden . This James McLaren , as his great-grand son has told you, was the son of Donald McLaren of Culloden fame, who was taken prisoner after the battle of Cullo?? den. On the way to Carlisle to be executed he escaped from the sol?? diers by jumping over a bridge into the Devil's Punch Bowl, where he remained hidden with the peat moss over his head until the soldiers had given up their fruitless search for him, believing him to be drowned. From this ex?? posure he took a severe cold, which caused his death in about two years after. His wife was Robina Stewart , sister of Stewart of Ap- pin and relative of Prince Charlie . He was proprietor o?? the estates of Balquhidder on the Braes of Blaquhidder, which were confis?? cated on account of his siding with Prince Charles , but were re?? stored to the McLarens about fif?? teen years afterward. THE McLARENS AND GORDONS James McLaren was born in 174.2. He married Bell McDonald * cousin of the late Donald McDon ?? ald, of New Perth . He died here in 1818 and is buried near this: spot. His wife lived to the great age of 912; years. He had seven children, four sons and three daughters. The sons were; William McLaren , Donald McLaren , James McLaren and John McLaren ,. who were the fathers of the several McLaren families of Brude?? nell and Montague. The daughteis were Jessie McLaren , Christina McLaren , and Lizzie McLaren . Christina or Christie was my grandmother. Grandfather Donald Gordon had four children by his first wife,. Bell, Henry,, James and Donald. Bell married her cousin, James McLaren of Montague, son of Don?? ald McLaren. She was born 1797 and died about a year after her marriage. Henry, father of our eminent merchant, shipbuilder and legisla?? tor, Hon. Daniel Gordon , married Margaret McDonald , of Bast Point and after her death, Betsey Stew ?? art, then Mrs. Neil McQuarrie . By them he had thirteen children. He was born 1799< and died in 1864 at the age of 05 years. James, my father married Betsey Stewart , also of the Stewarts of Appin, and bad twelve children. He was born in 1800 and died in 1886 nearly 87 years of age. Donald remained unmarried. He was born in 1??03 and died in 1890 aged 87 years. For his second wife Donald Gordon married Jessie McLaren , of the Hermitage , the WhHe Mc?? Larens. By her he had five child?? ren, John, Peter, Jessie, Charles and a girl who was scalded to death when one year old. Charles died when about seven years old. They are all and another who died in infancy buried here. John married Annie / Crawford, who died with the birth of his first child. He then married Barbara Musterd , He was the father of Walter Gordon , the Chairman of