CROMARTIE GENEALOGY
SAM CROMARTIE
International Gathering of Clans for Bannockburn 2014
Next summer Scotland will commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn with the International Gathering of Clans for Bannockburn in Stirling on June 28 and June 29 of 2014. The National Trust for Scotland will stage a three-day festival near the Bannockburn Visitor Center. Clan Urquhart plans a tour that will include this…
Catherine Bryan Sloan obituary
Following is the obituary for Catherine Bryan Sloan which was forwarded to me by Jasper Parham. Catherine Bryan Sloan, native of Sampson County, died on August 9, 2013, at Twin Lakes Center in Burlington, North Carolina, where she had resided since 2004. She was born on September 8, 1925, to David Dickson Sloan and Beulah…
Castle Craig
Castle Craig is the oldest castle on the northern shore of the Black Isle. Thomas Urquhart obtained the castle in 1561, and it was the property of the Urquhart lairds in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This towerhouse lies in ruins, but the Clan Urquhart Foundation is trying to restore it. $7,319 has been collected.…
Orkney blog
For those of you interested in the Orkney Islands, there is an interesting blog that contains great pictures and some descriptions of life in that area. It can be found at http://sianthom.blogspot.com.
A new Cromartie
Sage Nicole Cromartie entered this world on June 10, 2013 at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. She weighed eight pounds, two ounces and was twenty-one inches long. Her parents are my son, David Alan Cromartie, and his wife, Tonya Danley Cromartie. They live in Ormond Beach, Florida and practice law in Daytona Beach where…
Will of John Cromartie
Following is the will of John Cromartie who was the son of William Cromartie and who was born February 28, 1774 and died September 13, 1850. Will of John Cromartie State of North Carolina Bladen County May 20, 1850 In the name of God “Amen” I John Cromartie of the State and county of foresaid…
William James Cromartie
My uncle, William James Cromartie, M.D., died in Chapel Hill, N.C. on January 28, 2013 at the age of 99. He was a brilliant man and compassionate physician. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII as head of the biological warfare section of the ALSOS intelligence mission that scrutinized the germ warfare capabilities of…
Urquhart Clan Chief
Kenneth Trist Urquhart of Urquhart, 27th Hereditary Chief of Clan Urquhart, expired on Oct 17, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec 28, 2012 at St Rita Church, 7118 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, Louisiana 70123. Anyone who would like to send a reminisce for inclusion in the Memorial Issue of the Clan Urquhart…
John Cromartie bible
The John Cromartie (son of William) bible, which is in my possession, is filled with information regarding births, deaths, and marriages of his family. Attached is a copy of the pertinent pages with typed transcriptions as it will appear in the soon-to-be-published Cromartie genealogy book. John Cromartie Bible with record and transcriptions
James H Cromartie
James H Cromartie, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, is known internationally for his paintings. His portraits of the Smithsonian Institute, the White House, the Supreme Court, and the US Capitol are well known. He now lives on Nantucket Island where he maintains the Cromartie Gallery and Studio (http://www.cromartiegallery.com/about.php). He traces his ancestry to James…