He immigrated from Scotland prior to the Revolutionary War. 103 He probably lived in Barnstable, Massachusetts, as that is where his two children were born. After the death of his wife he moved to New Bern, North Carolina, leaving daughters Nancy and Lydia to be educated in Massachussetts in the care of Deacon Abram Moody.103

She was a wealthy lady of Eastham, Massachusetts 102 103 She died or was divorced prior to her husbands remarriage in 1732>

She was from Eastham, Massachusetts. 102 103