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Notes for Bryan McDonald, Col.
Reference: Early adventurers on the Western Waters
came to Virginia from Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, about the year 1745. He was 59 years old when he moved to Buffalo Creek. Those who died early in the settlement were buried in the McDonald or Glebe graveyard at the corner of Edward McDonald's land. The old Bryan McDonald place is at a head spring of Buffalo or Tinker Creek. The land is near the gap in Tinker Mountain. The old house was about four or five miles above the Robinson Mill. In 1938, the original house was still standing.
21st May. 1757. Bryan McDonald's will--
To son Bryan McDonald, 1/2 of testator's land where he (Bryan, Jr.) used to live;
to son-in-law John Armstrong, other half of plantation above where testator now lives
to daughter Prisia, bed she now lieth upon;
to wife Catherine; to son Richard, 5 shillings;
to sons James, Edward, Joseph and Bryan McDonald, remainder of estate;
to daughters Rebecca Bean, Catherine Armstrong, Mary Smith.
Executors, wife Catherine and son-in-law John Armstrong.
Teste: Joseph McDonald, George Robinson, Edward McDonald.
Proved, 18th August, 1757, by Edward and Joseph McDonald. Both executors
qualify with Edward McDonald and Joseph McDonald.
Bryan's occupation was a tanner.
Source: Chalkley's Chronicles
Page 332.--29th August, 1759. Vendue of Bryan McDonald's estate--To Bryan McDonald, Edward McDonald, William Graham (a large sermon book), James Bean (Drilincourt on Death), Geo. Robinson (a large Prayer Book) James Litherdale (a conc shell), Catherine McDonald.
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