Kintyre People


A genealogical database of individuals who lived in Kintyre during the early modern period, from roughly 1500 CE to 1800 CE.

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McAlester, Jean

McAlester, Jean

Female - 1788


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  • Name McAlester, Jean  [1]
    Gender Female
    Death 28 Mar 1788  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I787  Kintyre People
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2026

    Father McAlester, Charles of Tore   d. 3 Apr 1741, Tarbert, Kilcalmonell parish, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Campbell, Anna
    Marriage 1701  Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Online family trees include a son named John who was born at Drumadoon and immigrated to North Carolina, but aside from his baptismal record there is no evidence that he survived into adulthood. His absence from the later sasines indicates that he did not survive, or perhaps there was another couple of the same name living at Drumadoon during the same period.

      The absence of any other baptismal or marriage records for this family in Kilmory parish (in Arran) indicates that they did not live there for any extended period of time. Upon their marriage, the Duke of Argyll granted Charles land in Kilblaan parish (now Southend parish) in Kintyre, and this may explain their absence from the Kilmory parish records.

      Based on the available evidence, I'm not certain that John was their child, but have included him for now.
    Family ID F134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Testamentary Records, 134.
      "Item by Mathew Isobele & Jean McAllesters brother & sisters of the s[ai]d Arch[ibal]d McAllester of Tarbert as the Expenses payd by the Defunct to Ja[me]s Campbell of Dudril [?] for Infefting them in Tarbert's Estate & o[the]r writing..."
      CC12/3/4
      Testament and Inventory of Coll MacAllester
      7 December 1747

    2. [S9] Testamentary Records, 1194-1195.
      "Jean McAlister deceased on the twenty eighth day of March one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Eight years."
      CC8/8/127
      Testament Testamentar of Jean MacAlister, daughter of the deceased Charles McAlister of Tarbat.
      16/4/1788

    3. [S15] Sasine, (National Records of Scotland), 237 verso - 238 verso.
      Folios 376 verso - 377 verso
      At Dunbarton the 15th Septr. 1703 That upon the 11th September 1703
      Compeared personally Charles McAlester of Tor and also Angus Campbell, younger of Skipness, as attorney for Anna Campbell, spouse to the said Charles McAlester, holding a Contract of Marriage made between the said Charles McAlester on the one part, and Walter Campbell of Skipness, elder, Father to the said Angus-Skipness younger for themselves and as burden taker for the said Angus Campbell therein designated lawful daughter and sister to the saids Walter and Angus Campbells and the said Anna herself.
      The said Charles McAlister and Archibald McAlester of Tarbet and the said Angus Campbell of Skipness provide to the said Charles and Ann, and the longer liver of them, in liferent and their heirs male to be procreat betwixt them dated 10th January 1701.

      Charles has acquired from Archibald, Duke of Argyll, a feu right to all and haill the two merk four shilling land of Bonnorkine and half of Inchreall, the 5 merk land of Inchdalrithe, the merk land of Karnbige, the four merk land of Lussaloch all lying within the parish of Kilbean, Lordship of Kintire, and the eight shilling and one penny land of Ballonagkimaly in the parish of Killcolmikill dated the 30th July last.

      Possession given in presence of Dougall Campbell in Glencordall, Archd. McDonald of Sanda, Malcolm McNeill of Ballemas Colilam in the Kingdom of Ireland, Duncan Flighvith baily of Campbeltown.