on ). ▁Mc N aught on ’ s ▁wife ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁John ▁Mac Donald , ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Stewart ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁Robert ▁II ▁King ▁of ▁Scotland ). ▁ ▁Mc N aught on ▁imm igr ated ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁first ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁moved ▁to ▁Orange ▁County , ▁NY . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁amongst ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁other ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Scotland ▁that ▁were ▁promised ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁initially ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁imm igr ants . ▁Mc N aught on ▁successfully ▁led ▁the ▁effort ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁to ▁pet ition ▁for ▁ 4 7 , 4 5 0 ▁acres ▁and ▁became ▁pres iding ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Arg yle ▁Pat ent . ▁The ▁land ▁includes ▁part ▁of ▁Fort ▁Edward ▁and ▁Arg yle . ▁▁ ▁The ▁sett lers ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁formed ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Arg yle , ▁NY , ▁where ▁Mc N aught on ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁After ▁ri ots ▁broke ▁out ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁Mc N aught on ▁issued ▁war r ants ▁for ▁those ▁involved , ▁including ▁Eth an ▁Allen . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁great ▁grand father ▁of ▁Mos es ▁Arch ib ald ▁Mc N aught on ,