In the 1760s, Alexander and Margaret Dearest Clanton Donald
were associated with land in Mecklenburg County Virginia and Northampton County
North Carolina. DAR has an entry for Alexander Donald (d. 1806 Abbeville, S.C.)
having been paid for militia duty. Alexander Donald (d. 1806, Abbeville, S.C.)
was part of the later Donald movement from low country Virginia to the vicinity
of Chester County, South Carolina, apparently before or during the
Revolutionary War. Alexander’s will has been transcribed online. E.g., http://antiquemll.hypermart.net/williamsc/aqwg210.htm#6650
Incidentally, Margaret’s Clanton ancestors were reportedly early settlers at
Jamestown, Va.
