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LOYALIST & BRITISH MUSTER ROLLS (Montgomery's) 77th Reg. Of Foot, or First Highland First Highland Battalion America

Contributor Murray McCombs
Source: 1763 British Officers Handbook p 138 (Montgomery's) 77th Reg. Of Foot, or First Highland Battalion America

The following British Regiments served in North America during the French and Indian Wars. Many soldiers were granted land at the end of the conflict. This may prove relevant to Loyalist Family research.

These are the following Identified:

1st (Royal Scots), 2nd battalion
13th
15th
17th
22nd Foot
27 th Foot (Inniskilling)
28th
35th
40th Foot
42nd (Blackwatch Highlanders)
43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
48th
55th
58th
77th Mongomeries Highlanders
78th Fraser Highlanders
Nine Independant companies of Foot

Rank ; Name ; Regimental Date

Lt. Col Comm. Hon. Arch. Montgomery 4 Jan. 1757

Major

Patrick Sutherland 22 Mar. 1761
Samuel Zobeil 1 July 1762

Captain

John Sinclair 4 Jan 1757
John Gordon 7 do.
Alexander M'Kenzie 8 do.
Roderick M'Kenzie 17 do.
James Roberston 19 July do.
Alexander M'Intosh 17 Sept. 1758
George Clarke 14 Sept. 1760
Nicholas Sutherland 31 Dec. 1761
John Stuart 16 July 1762
James Grant 5 Aug. do.
Robert Grant 16 d0.

Captain Lieut. Alex M'Donald 5 Aug. 1762

Lieutenant

James Duff 11 Jan. 1757
Cosmo M'Martine 26 do.
Donald M'Donald 1 Feb.
Henry Munro 7 do.
Donald Campbell 11 do.
Alexander Campbell 29 July
John Campbell 30 do.
James M'Pherson 31 do.
John Martin 30 Mar. 1758
Charles Roberston 15 Sept.
Alexander Grant do.
William Haggart 16 do.
John M'Kinnon 16 Sept. 1758
Louis Houlton do.
William M'Lean 18 do.
John M'Donald 20 do.
Ronald M'Kinnon 21 do.
Archibald Crauford 31 Dec. 1761
Allen Stuart do.
Alexander Grant 6 May 1762
George Munro 2 June
Archibald Campbell 13 do.
Thomas Mante 24 do.
James Campbell 27 do.
William Lynch do.
Neil Grant 16 Aug.
??? Moore do.

Ensign

Alexander M'Kenzie 22 Apr. 1757
Alexander Menzies 18 Sept 1758
Alexander Monro 21 do.
Humphrey M'Donald 2 Dec. 1760
Henry Donaldson 11 Mar. 1762
David Balfour 2 June
???? Watson 28 do.
Andrew Crauford 24 Nov.

Chaplain Henry Monro 12 Jan 1757
Adjutant John Campbell 11 July 1759
Quarter Master William Haggart 16 Aug 1762
Surgeon Donald M'Lean 16 Apr. 1762

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