Download or read book The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America written by David Dobson and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2003 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Dobson has combed through private papers, as well as extracted data from the contemporary journal, the "Scots Magazine," and the newspaper, the "Aberdeen Journal." Dobson's transcriptions identify many of the Scots who took part in the conflict and portray the Scottish vantage point on the war itself. In all, the index to this book of genealogical and historical importance refers to about 2,000 Scotsmen who either took part in the conflict or provided commentary about it.