The Passage of the Ruby Ring

Bain and Alana MacMillan with their five-year-old child, Catriona, left Scotland in1738 aboard a ship bound for America, carrying with them very little other than their meager belongings. The one and only valuable possession they owned was a beautiful ruby ring handed down to Bain MacMillan from his mother.

So many Scots were on the ship that day, and among them was Robert Wardlaw with his wife and children. Robert Wardlaw was hoping this journey would be a new beginning for his family. Robe...