The earliest record of McSwain families in the U.S. can be found in the 1790 census that lists 20 McSwain households numbering 90 persons, all in NC. Of these, 15 households with 58 persons were in Robeson and Cumberland counties within a five mile radius of the present day town of St. Pauls, NC. By 1850, most if not all, of the McSwain families had moved on elsewhere. Donald McSwain and his wife, Peggy, left Scotland with their children, Malcolm, James, and Kitty, sometime between 1775 and 1790, and settled in Robeson County, NC. Eventually, Malcolm with his family would move to the southern portion of the Mississippi Territory between 1813 and 1820. This book traces the descendants of Donald McSwain down through several generations. Also included are the Adams, Barlow, Breland, Brown, Carter, Clark, Cooley, Cooper, Davis, Ellis, Fullilove, Garraway, Gillis, Graham, Gray, Green, Griffin, Hamilton, Harris, Hinton, Holland, Johnson, Jones, Lewis, Martin, McDonald, McKenzie, Mounger, Myers, Odom, Parker, Prine, Robinson, Ryan, Sanderson, Smith, Travis, Turner, Wallace, Watson, Williams, and Young families. Many other families are included through marriages.