Notes:

Birth:
Miles indicates the date of birth to be about 1780.

Robert married Isabella Rankin in 1805 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Isabella (daughter of Thomas Rankin, Sr. and Mary Isabel Clendennin) was born in 1772; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Conway McCuistion was born in 1810 in Tennessee; died on 17 Dec 1859 in Washington County, Arkansas; was buried in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas McCuistian was born on 12 Jun 1806 in Tennessee; died on 29 Mar 1879 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas; was buried after 29 Mar 1879 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas.
2. Catherine Tennent McCuistion was born on 29 Jan 1808 in Tennessee; died on 26 Sep 1845.

Notes:

James, with his brother Gustavus, began the McCuistion migration to Tennessee in 1783.

Birth:
In the memorandum from James's great-grandnephew, he writes the date of birth as 12 March 1735.

Died:
The bible records indicate James's date of death is 24 September.

James married Catherine Jane Tennant about 1758. Catherine died on 9 Mar 1813 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Descendants of Catherine Jane believe her last name may have been Tennant; this is speculation and not proven as yet. Catherine's gravestone has the initials "CCM". This could indicate her maiden name began with a "C".

Notes:

James, the settler, is the third of the group of Pennsylvania-North Carolina group. He first settled in Pennsylvania, and according to family tradition, lived in Pennsylvania before going to North Carolina. Tradition relates that the name was formerly spelled with a "Q" and was changed to "C" at the suggestion of Dr. David Caldwell. He was associated with the Nottingham Company or Colony. The Nottingham Colony was a group of people who came to the area from the Nottingham Presbyterian Church in Rising Sun, Lancaster County, PA; it was established in old Rowan County, North Carolina..

Died:
James is buried Rowan County, North Carolina. From the Guilford County, North Carolina Court Records: February 4, 1765, Jennet McCuiston, Thomas McCuiston and James McCuiston returned an inventory of the estate of James McCuiston, deceased, they being executors of the said James' last Will and Testament.

James married Sarah Jenut Behol in 1726 in County Derry, Ireland. Sarah was born on 6 Nov 1706 in County Derry, Ireland; died on 11 Apr 1783 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In a note from Denise Woods, descendant of James and Sarah's daughter, Jane; Sarah was identified as Janitt McQuiston.

Died:
Buried Rowan Co., North Carolina

Notes:

Birth:
Found the place of birth on the internet in genforum.

John married Isabella Crelon on 9 Jan 1699 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Isabella was born about 1678 in Bovevagh Parish, County Londonderry, Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
found on the internet at genforum.