Alexander McPhail was born in 1716 in Argyllshire, Scotland. He married Margaret Inch in 1737. Alexander's great-grandson, Rev.
Donald McPhail, emigrated from Scotland with his Father, Malcolm McPhail, and Malcolm's family in 1806, when Donald was eleven years old.
Their ship, the Spencer, landed at Black Point on the shores of Prince Edward Island, a region now known as the Argyle Shore.
Donald married Mary Currie in 1827, who also sailed from Scotland on the Spencer with her family in 1806.
Donald and Mary were among the pioneers that settled with the McPhail Clan in PEI, that later branched out to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine, and far beyond.
I am Alexander’s great-great-great-great-great grandson, and I am the keeper of this record.
The historical record goes back even further than Alexander, but the references become less reliable and their linkages to this family become more tenuous.
I start with Alexander as his life and his descendants are reasonably well documented. Alexander's unconfirmed ancestors are:
