{"id":13,"date":"2023-07-20T17:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-04-24T21:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:19:31","slug":"genealogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/genealogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f20ef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f20ef9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9905e73\" data-id=\"9905e73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e6e61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/mcalpinesBanner.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/mcalpinesBanner.png 910w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/mcalpinesBanner-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/mcalpinesBanner-768x203.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82de991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82de991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5560082\" data-id=\"5560082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960ab67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"960ab67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/jdm-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/jdm-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/jdm.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>The McAlpines of Whatcom County, Washington\u00a0<\/i><\/b>are the descendents of some of the first European settlers in the northwest corner of Washington State. I retain a library of family documents passed down for generations and I&#8217;ve conducted my own genealogical research for about 15 years. Also, I have recently inherited much of the documentation passed down from the lifetime research of my great aunt and family historian Dorothy McAlpine Clevish of Bellingham.\u00a0 This online database contains the bulk of the information and stories of my family history and genealogy.\u00a0<\/p><p>I am always interested in sharing information with distant cousins and researchers &#8230; please feel free to contact me at jdmac6@gmail.com. I am especially interested in the history of the McAlpins of Dumbarton and Kilmartin pre-1700 periods and the history and stories of the descendants of James McAlpine of Dumbarton (born 1749) and Volney McAlpine of Ontario.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9acea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9acea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e9c65\" data-id=\"17e9c65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d258b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1d258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Library Links:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/james.mcalpine\/\">The James McAlpine papers<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/john-bennett\/\">The John Bennett papers<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/mcalpines-of-whatcom-county\/\">McAlpines of Whatcom County and the Dorothy McAlpine Clevish papers<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a36ce66\" data-id=\"a36ce66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96aee0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96aee0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Other related links:<\/em><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/macailpein.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of MacAlpine (Clan MacAlpine Society)<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/romefamily.wordpress.com\/tag\/mcalpine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McAlpine pages of Alex Rome<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08fa656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fa656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-309b3c0\" data-id=\"309b3c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd98be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd98be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Clan McAlpine<\/strong><\/h2><p>The\u00a0<a id=\"mcclan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clan_McAlpin(e)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clan McAlpine<\/a>\u00a0is a Scottish<br \/>armigerous clan with ancient roots, our foundations traced to the House of Alpin and King Kenneth McAlpine, uniter of the Picts and Scots and arguably the first king of Scotland as a united country.<\/p><p>The McAlpine surname is also<br \/>considered a subfamily of the<br \/>MacGregor and Grant Clans, though DNA tracing has found the McAlpines of the Kilmartin\/Oban regions of western Scotland are a distinct branch not associated with the MacGregor or Grant clans.<\/p><hr \/><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cropped-McAlp-Crest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5>(our ancient crest and logo of<br \/>the Clan McAlpine society &#8212;<br \/>the boar&#8217;s head upon crown)<\/h5><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>McAlpines of Kilmartin are descended from the tribes of Dal Riata, whose capital was at Dunadd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-236d3a2\" data-id=\"236d3a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a073d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a073d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong><i>Cuimhnich bas Alpein!<\/i><\/strong><br \/>(Remember the death of Alpin)<br \/>(Society version:\u00a0<i>Remember McAlpines those from whom you&#8217;ve come)<\/i><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><p>The McAlpines proudly claim<br \/>descendance from\u00a0<a id=\"mcclan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scotland\/kings-queens\/0843-mcalpine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth<br \/>of Dal Riata, son of Alpin, King of Picts.<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenneth-McAlpine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenneth-McAlpine.jpg 164w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kenneth-McAlpine-128x300.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenneth_MacAlpin\">Kenneth MacAlpin &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9846ae\" data-id=\"d9846ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9667a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab9667a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><i>Cnuic `is uillt `is Ailpeinich<\/i><br \/>(Hills and Streams and McAlpines)<\/h3><p>The McAlpine ancestral home is the region surrounding <a id=\"mcclan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryMagazine\/DestinationsUK\/Kilmartin-Glen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kilmartin Glen<\/a>, west of Glasgow \/ south of Oban.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/macalpine-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/macalpine-map.jpg 559w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/macalpine-map-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p><h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clan-map-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clan-map-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clan-map-1-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/h6><h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-326\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunadd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunadd.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunadd-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dunadd-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>(<a id=\"mcclan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunadd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunadd Hillfort crag<\/a>\u00a0near Kilmartin, Scotland)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99549ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99549ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-811fd94\" data-id=\"811fd94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b206a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b206a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>The Modern MacAlpines<\/strong><\/h2><div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/McAlpineTartan.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"110\" \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartanregister.gov.uk\/tartanDetails?ref=2274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(MacAlpine family registered tartan)<\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The greater McAlpine family is now organized under the House of MacAlpin Society (formerly, the Clan MacAlpine Society) &#8211; website: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/macailpein.com\/\">MacAlpine (macailpein.com)<\/a><\/strong><br \/><br \/>The clan is without a Chief, but<br \/>has made substantial strides towards organization these past few years. The Clan is under the leadership of a Commander until a Chief is established. The society is currently seeking worthy members to nominate as Chief.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfcd5f0\" data-id=\"cfcd5f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715f7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"715f7d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><em><strong>Revival of an ancient clan.<\/strong><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-355\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/10Sep2016-family-convention.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1011\" height=\"401\" \/><\/h1><p>A Family Derbhfine was held<\/p><p>at Abbotsford House on 10 Sep 2016. The Family Conclave selected and recommended Michael Todd McAlpin, Sr. of Georgia (U.S.) for the role of Clan Commander.<\/p><p>On 19 April 2017 Michael received his Commission as Commander.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/MMcAlpine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/MMcAlpine.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/MMcAlpine-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e62c27\" data-id=\"8e62c27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c43304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c43304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018hg-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><p><em><strong>J.D. and family meet Commander <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Michael T. McAlpin<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>and Clan Seannachie Mark S C McAlpin<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>at the 2018 PNW Highland Games.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>According to\u00a0<a id=\"mcclan\" href=\"https:\/\/forebears.io\/surnames\/mcalpine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.forebears.io<\/a>\u00a0the name<br \/>McAlpine \/ MacAlpine \/ McCalpine<br \/>is about the 49,600th most common<br \/>surname. There are approximately<br \/>14,000 McAlpines in the world, with<br \/>about 6,500 persons in North America,<br \/>1,700 in Scotland, and 2,600 in<br \/>Australia \/ New Zealand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7774e64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7774e64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6fc544\" data-id=\"a6fc544\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14075d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Descendants of James McAlpine of Dumbarton<\/h2><p>Many North American McAlpine families, such as my own, can trace their roots to immigrant James McAlpine and wife Margaret Bradt. Much of what we know of James and family comes from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/james.mcalpine\/\">Volney McAlpine&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a01887 family history book (see below). His history is also recorded in Doris McAlpin Russell&#8217;s 1990&#8217;s &#8220;McAlpin(e) Genealogies&#8221; (partially, from information provided by Dorothy Clevish).<\/p><p>James was born in 1749 in Dumbarton, Scotland and practiced the trade of weaving. James and his brother Archibald both joined the British Army at James was stationed in India and Ireland before being sent to Quebec. James served with the 31st Regiment of Foot under General Burgoyne.<\/p><div><a href=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/index.php\/james.mcalpine\/\">(Link to the James McAlpine pages for more information)<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5e4ce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5e4ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3204dc4\" data-id=\"3204dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6948172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6948172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-1024x571.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/JamesMcHG-2048x1141.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092f472 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092f472\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d68792\" data-id=\"5d68792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc817de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc817de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/patri-JD-1024x422.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/patri-JD-1024x422.png 1024w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/patri-JD-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/patri-JD-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/jdmcalpine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/patri-JD.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McAlpines of Whatcom County, Washington\u00a0are the descendents of some of the first European settlers in the northwest corner of Washington State. 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