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Clergymen and Chiefs A Genealogy of the MacQueen and Macfarlane
Families  Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum  A history that follows
generations of two families from Scotland to the Carolinas  In
1962, Alexander McQueen Quattlebaum first visited the Isle of
Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. After surveying the land
and finding it a stark contrast to the fertile fields of South
Carolina's lowcountry, he understood why, after generations, his
forebears had chosen to leave the Scottish isle and cross the
Atlantic. However, over the next two decades he made annual
visits to Scotland and slowly uncovered the rich history of the
MacQueen and Macfarlane families.  In researching this history
and chronology of two families, Quattlebaum gets to know his
ancestors—some very average men and women and some colorful
characters. Quattlebaum wandered the hills and valleys of Skye
and walked through the churches and homes of the MacQueens. He
learned that the Macfarlan