McIntire, Malcolm

Malcolm M’Intire, #61 on George S. Stewart’s Captured at Dunbar list

First Generation in the New World

1. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, was born, presumably in Scotland about 1635 and died at York, York County, Maine, about 1705. He married on 4 Sep 1671, DOROTHY PIERCE.

Biographical Notes:
1. “And there was Micum McIntire
With his great foot and hand,
He kicked and cuffed Sam Treathy so
He could neither go or stand.”
From Descendants of Micum McIntire (See Below)
2. Malcolm McIntire’s history and genealogy are well documented. There are several books written about him. See below in Sources and Notes.
3. Facebook: Micum McIntire Clan Association
4. Twitter: @MicumMcintireClanAssociation
5. IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell,in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 250, Malcolm is categorized as: Probable [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity] McIntire/McIntyre/Macintire/Mackeyntire/Mackatier/Mecantire, Micum/Malcolm/Michum/Micome/Micom. Residences: Berwick, York ME, Dover NH. Appears: 1659. D.1705. One of Valentine Hill’s seven Scots. Married the widow of Alexander McNair. [Exiles; DR; BCS; SPOWS; Ch.7 & 8; App.B] For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.

Children of Malcolm and Dorothy (Pierce) McIntire:
2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, b. at York, Maine in 1677; m. SUSANNA YOUNG.
2. ii. MALCOLM MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706, JANE GRANT.
2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, born at York died prior to 1700; Unmarried.
2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE, b. at York in 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.

Second Generation

2. i. JOHN MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), was born at York, Maine in 1677 and died at York on 2 Dec 1771. He married, before 1707, SUSANNA YOUNG.

Children of John and Susanna (Young) McIntire:
3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried.
3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN.
3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER.
3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins.
3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL.
3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS.
3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.

2. ii. MALCOLM/MICUM MCINTIRE, (Malcolm¹), b. in 1683; d. on 21 Oct 1755; m. on 9 July 1706[8], JANE GRANT, of Berwick, Maine, daughter of WILLIAM GRANT.

Biographical Notes:

Children of Malcolm/Micum and Jane (Grant) McIntire:
3. i. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 9 June 1709; m. MARY WEARE.
3. ii. KEZIAH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 13 May 1713; m. JOSEPH CAME.
3. iii. MARY MCINTIRE, (Malcolm², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 15 April 1716; d. before 1743.

2. iii. ALEXANDER MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), died prior to 1700; Unmarried.

2. iv. DANIEL MCINTIRE,(John², Malcolm¹), b. 1684; d. 1774; Unmarried.

Third Generation

3. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 25 March 1707; d. at York on 25 June 1730; Unmarried.
3. ii. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 May 1709; d. 9 Dec 1797; m. JOSEPH MAIN.
3. iii. JOHN MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), at York on 25 Feb 1711; m. ABIGAIL WEBBER. Capt. John, a merchant and ship builder.

Children of Capt. John and Abigail (Webber) McIntire:
4. i. JOSEPH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY KINGSBURY.
4. ii. ABIGAIL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. JAMES CARLILE.
4. iii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, DOROTHY ROGERS, m. 2nd, MARY JOHNSON.
4. iv. SUSANNA MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. EBENEZER BLAISDELL.
4. v. THEODORE MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, RHODA MOULTON, m. 2nd, ANNA SMITH, m. 3rd, MARGARET HOOPER.
4. vi. PHINEAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. LUCY STOVER.
4. vii. ELIZABETH MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. SAMUEL LUNT.
4. viii. DORCAS MCINTIRE, (Malcolm³, John², Malcolm¹), m. 1st, TOBIAS FERNALD, m. 2nd, Capt. RICHARD ROGERS.

3. iv. HANNAH MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 6 Nov 1712; d. abt. 1775; m. ALEXANDER JUNKINS, son of Alexander and Catherine (Stackpole) Junkins.
3. v. EBENEZER MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 16 April 1714; m. MERCY RANDEL.
3. vi. DANIEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 5 Sep 1717; m. MERCY JUNKINS.
3. vii. SAMUEL MCINTIRE, (John², Malcolm¹), b. at York on 20 Sep 1721; m. SARAH CAME.

Published: 4 Jan 2015
Updated: 10 Apr 2020
Researchers: Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust, Jonathan Tucker
Editor: Teresa Rust

Scots at Oyster River
Micum McIntire (d. 1704)
By B. Craig Stinson on 26 July 2016

Micom Mecantire marck, 1700

Micum McIntire first worked the mills for Valentine Hill either at Oyster River or at Cochecho Falls. After the death of fellow Scot Alexander Mackaneer, he married the widow, Dorothy Pierce Mackaneer McIntire. A few years later his brother-in-law John Curmuckhell was slain in an Indian attack, and McIntire administered Curmuckhell’s small estate. Some historical sources state that McIntire married Curmuckhell’s widow, but this is in error. He was already married to the widow’s sister. The widow, Anne Pierce Curmuckhell, later married John Bracy. About 1707 the McIntire garrison house was built. Incredibly, it is still standing. Possibly the oldest in the state of Maine, it can be seen on Cider Hill Road (state highway 91) at Scotland, York County, Maine.

HTDNH 82 speaks of the legend from 1650 that every 10^th Scot prisoner was to be shot… McIntire ran and was wounded but not killed
[Stinson notes that the 11^th Scot in line was not part of McIntire’s story!] Stackpole thinks he worked mills Cochecho [HTDNH 82]

A Junkins family history states that Valentine Hill owned Micum McIntire, Robert Junkins, and Andrew Rankin. [http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story]

1659 – on Dover tax list [HTDNH 82] 11 Dec 1662 – Grant at Kittery above Salmon Falls [HTDNH 82] 1664 – Taxed Dover as “Micome the Scotchman” [HTDNH 82] 1670 – bought 40 acres from John Pierce [GDMNH 553] before 4 Sept 1671 – married Dorothy, daughter of John Pierce and widow of Alexander Mackaneer [GDMNH 472] 1673 – wife absent from meeting [GDMNH 472] 11 Sep 1677 – McIntire administered the small estate of his slain brother-in-law, John Carmuckhell. [GDMNH 129] Garrison house, still standing in 1913 [HTDNH 82] 17 Apr 1700 – will; wife died before he made his will [GDMNH 472] 22 Mar 1704-5 – Inventory valued at £199: 0: 0
Will is recorded in MW 141-143
three sons: John, Daniel, and Micum
[Note: in HTDNH 77, author Everett Stackpole states that McIntire married widow of John Curmuckhell about 1675. This is refuted (and probably corrected) in GDMNH 472]

For more information please contact the descendants/researchers of Malcolm McIntire.

Sources:
HTDNH History of the Town of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 1, Everett S. Stackpole and Lucien Thompson, 1913, pp. 77, 82.
GDMNH Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1928-1939, pp. 129, 472, 553.
http://junkinsfamilyassociation.wikidot.com/robert-junkins-story
MW Maine Wills 1640-1760, William M. Sargent, Portland: Brown Thurston and Co., 1887, pp. 141-143
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntire_Garrison_House
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McIntire-Garrison_House,_South_Berwick_Road_(State_Route_91),_Scotland_(York_County,_Maine).jpg

B. Craig Stinson
July 23, 2016

SOURCES AND NOTES:
On 03 Oct 2018, Jonathan Tucker shared, “I wanted to suggest adding to the timeline of recorded events on Micum’s page that he received a grant of land on the southwest side of the York River from the town of York in 1668, while he was still working at the mills at Newichawannock/Salmon Falls/South Berwick. Micum did not actually move to York and build a house there until after he purchased the 40 acres from John Pierce on the north side of the river in 1670. Also, according to the list of wages and bills unpaid by Salmon Falls mill owner John Wincoll for the period Dec. 6, 1662 through April 6, 1671, Micum was owed 28 pounds. It’s not clear that Micum worked there all that time–though he may have–but that was the period over which the mill owner in question fell delinquent in his wages and bills. I hope that’s helpful. Finally, although I cannot find it archived online, you might want to cite as a source, “Descendants of Micum McIntire,” Robert Harry McIntire, 1983 (revised edition), Bookcrafters, Chelsea, Michigan. It remains at this point the dated but definitive genealogy.”

McIntire, Robert Harry. Descendants of Micum McIntire, A Scottish Highlander, deported by Oliver Cromwell after the Battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650, and settled at York, Maine, about 1668, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1940)

McIntier, Donald and Sandra. The McIntier Family History Album, found at www.mcintier.com (with Contributions from Caroline McIntier Carrado, Elaine McIntyre Perry and Lucy McIntire Ahern)

McIntire, Robert Harry. Descendants of Micum McIntire: a Scottish Highlander, deported by Oliver Cromwell after the battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650, and settled at York, Maine, about 1668. (Madison: Tuttle Company, 1940). (Google eBook, 2007).

Dobson, David. Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785. (Athens: University of Georgia, 1994, Paperback Version, 2004), 37. “York, Maine, Malcolm McIntyre, probate 2 October 1705”

YouTube Video made on location by Bill Bowles, a descendant of Malcolm M’Intire, The Battle of Dunbar

In the book, Descendants of Micum McIntire (see above) says Malcolm/Micum was one of three sons of Malcolm R. Mcintire of Argyll, Scotland. The document below says…”One of three sons of Ebenezer MacIntire of Argyle” See page 15 below: