Hugh McDonald
Hugh McDonald was born 1762 in Scotland, a son of Hugh McDonald of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was one of the few Scots from the McDonald Clan in Moore County who sided with the Americans. As a result, after the war, there was a vast departure of the Clan back to Scotland.
Hugh McDonald served on the Georgia Line during the Revolutionary Army, first joining at the age of 16 years as a drummer boy. He was included in the Battle of Moore's Mill Bridge in Moore County when the Americans won the battle. February 27, 1776. Interested by-standers looked on, but did not enlist.After the war, Hugh won land in Elbert County, Georgia for his service in the Revolutionary War.