Angus McDiarmid

At a Glance

Angus McDiarmid's grandson, Henry Clay Robinson, married Catharine McDiarmid , a Burwell student.

Story

Angus McDiarmid and his wife Anne McNeill, emigrated from Edinburgh, Scotland to the United States in 1793. Their son Benjamin Robinson, moved to Fayetteville, NC, USA in 1805 from Vermont and marriedEliza Pearce. Benjamin and Eliza Robinson were the parents of Henry Clay Robinson who married Catharine McDiarmid , a Burwell School Student [1].

Biographical Data

Occupations

• Minister [1].

Relatives

• Other: Henry Clay Robinson (grandson) [1].

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).