Quote Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle View Post
One of them was Flora Macdonald, of Bonnie Prince Charlie fame.
Following the ’45 she was obliged to take an oath of loyalty to King George, as was the man she married, also a Macdonald.
On the strength of this oath they were permitted to emigrate to one of the southern colonies (I cannot for the moment recall whether it was Georgia or South Carolina)
It was actually North Carolina, in the Campbelltown/ Cross Creek Highland settlement that later became Fayetteville.

Somewhat related, the last Highland broadsword charge took place here in North Carolina at the Battle of Moore's Creek. The Loyalist Highland emigrants, were defeated by a largely English/ Scots-Irish group of Patriots. (BTW, What's the non-jingoist term to describe those who wanted to declare independance from GB? Rebels?)

David