Ch. 2 Our McFarlands in America: Pennsylvania and Virginia
Our McFarland History From Scotland to Texas
Chapter Two:
Our McFarlands in America:
Pennsylvania and Virginia
By Mary Helen Haines © 2011
Genealogist for the Clan MacFarlane Worldwide, Inc.
Now to the more recent history of our direct family line:
Our family line can be traced back to Robert McFarland who came to America around 1718-19 from northern Ireland. His ancestors probably settled there a century earlier as part of the Ulster Plantation mentioned in the previous chapter. Judging from the small amount of territory that belonged to the MacFarlane clan in Scotland, it is easy to imagine why they chose to better their circumstances by moving to Ireland. Exactly where our Robert lived in Ireland is not known. The two possibilities are county Tyrone and county Donegal.
Second Annual Membership Meeting
It's time for the 2012 Clan MacFarlane Worldwide Annual Membership Meeting (AMM). Last year we held the AMM in the beautiful setting of Stone Mountain, Georgia at the Highland Games. It was great for everyone to get together and put faces to names. This year's AMM will be held out west at the Utah Highland Games and Scottish Festival June 8th and 9th (Friday and Saturday) at Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. The AMM will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Clan MacFarlane tent. Some new and important Clan MacFarlane artifacts will be on display so you will want to see these first hand as they are unveiled.
Welcome
Welcome to Clan MacFarlane Worldwide!
If you're like the rest of us you have no doubt found yourself pondering your heritage. Maybe your interest was nurtured as a child or maybe it was just discovered. Either way, we're glad your interest has led you here and we invite you to become part of our worldwide, yet tight, community. Our goals are to educate, share, and take pride in our heritage.
We are MacFarlanes, Robbs, Weavers and many others. Together we form a organization that's kept by the strongest of bonds... family. We answer to the call Loch Sloy, we carry the arms of our forefathers, we preserve the heritage that is so uniquely yours and ours.
It is with your support that the heritage of Clan MacFarlane will continue to thrive for another 800 years. Please join today. Membership is free and the benefits are priceless.
We look forward to meeting you and getting to know your unique branch of the family.
About Us
Clan MacFarlane Worldwide was incorporated on July 4th, 2010 in Kansas, USA. The idea itself was born a year earlier almost 2 thousand miles away surrounded by the deep waters of Loch Lomond and in the shadow of Ben Lomond. It was on the island of Inveruglas, a former MacFarlane stronghold, that the founding members put forth their idea of a Society that would embrace all descendants of the clan no matter their current location. A Society that would work to preserve the physical and cultural aspects of Clan MacFarlane. A Society that would build lasting relations with the inhabitants of Arrochar, Tarbet, Ardlui and other ancestral lands. A Society for you!
Please view our bylaws and long term goals.