Hi.
The family patriach on my mother's side was a man named Dougald MacFarlane.
The three sets of lyrics posted are told from his perspective. He left Arisaig Scotland aboard the Dove of Aberdeen in 1801 and landed in Pictou N.S. as Q noted. From there they moved to what is now St. Andrews, Antigonish county N.S. (about 45 miles from Pictou) where the family homestead was establised. The story goes that Dougald's oldest sons were sent ahead to prepare the homestead while he stayed to in Pictou with the rest of the family. The two oldest boys then eventually moved on to Margaree, Cape Breton, (I'll post a song about this later) where the MacFarlane name is still prevelant.

Thanks for the interest and stay tuned!