From Holland St. John - "Andrew Lucas (McLucas, McLukes, Lucus, Lukas) was born in West Scotland sometime in the early 1700s. The exact date has not been identified. Lucas (and McLucas) belonged to the Lamond or Lamont clan. This clan lived in West Scotland. Their flower was the dryas or crabapple tree. Andrew Lucas Sr. came to Boston, Mass. from Coleraine, near Londonderry, Ireland. Several members of the Lucas clan had previously been driven to Ireland from Scotland because of their religion (Roman Catholic). Andrew came to Massachusetts, landing there sometime between April of 1731 and the fall of 1735. He first went to Londonderry, New Hempshire; from there to Peterboro, N. H., and by June of 1742 he was in Colrain, Franklin County, Mass., where he bought property and developed a farm in the area. At the time of his death, he had acquired a total of ninety-five acres. Andrew married twice. His first wife's name was Agnes (last name unknown) and according to one source has four children: (all four names spelled Lukas) James Lukas; born December 6, 1741 and died May 27, 1765; drowned with John McCrillis Jr. at Turner Falls; Mary Lukas, born July 21, 1746; Agnas Lukas, born June 2, 1750; died September 22, 1770; and Andrew Lukas, born December 24, 1752. His second wife was Esther McCrillis, the widow of Archibald Pennell and the daughter of John McCrillis. They had two children: Daniel (my 3rd great grandfather) and Hannah. The muster rolls of Boston show that "Andrew Lucas Sr. was a soldier, stationed at Colrain, 1747, and still fighting Indians, April 1749." This was during the so-called French and Indian Wars. Fort Lucas was erected at Andrew's farm and it was named in honor of him. It is assumed that Andrew and his wife Esther spend most of their adult life on the Colrain farm and died there. The dates of their passing has not been confirmed, but an administration was granted on the estate of Andrew Lucas in 1787, so most likely this was about the time of his death. When and where he was buried is unknown."
From Holland St. John - "Andrew Lucas (McLucas, McLukes, Lucus, Lukas) was born in West Scotland sometime in the early 1700s. The exact date has not been identified. Lucas (and McLucas) belonged to the Lamond or Lamont clan. This clan lived in West Scotland. Their flower was the dryas or crabapple tree. Andrew Lucas Sr. came to Boston, Mass. from Coleraine, near Londonderry, Ireland. Several members of the Lucas clan had previously been driven to Ireland from Scotland because of their religion (Roman Catholic). Andrew came to Massachusetts, landing there sometime between April of 1731 and the fall of 1735. He first went to Londonderry, New Hempshire; from there to Peterboro, N. H., and by June of 1742 he was in Colrain, Franklin County, Mass., where he bought property and developed a farm in the area. At the time of his death, he had acquired a total of ninety-five acres. Andrew married twice. His first wife's name was Agnes (last name unknown) and according to one source has four children: (all four names spelled Lukas) James Lukas; born December 6, 1741 and died May 27, 1765; drowned with John McCrillis Jr. at Turner Falls; Mary Lukas, born July 21, 1746; Agnas Lukas, born June 2, 1750; died September 22, 1770; and Andrew Lukas, born December 24, 1752. His second wife was Esther McCrillis, the widow of Archibald Pennell and the daughter of John McCrillis. They had two children: Daniel (my 3rd great grandfather) and Hannah. The muster rolls of Boston show that "Andrew Lucas Sr. was a soldier, stationed at Colrain, 1747, and still fighting Indians, April 1749." This was during the so-called French and Indian Wars. Fort Lucas was erected at Andrew's farm and it was named in honor of him. It is assumed that Andrew and his wife Esther spend most of their adult life on the Colrain farm and died there. The dates of their passing has not been confirmed, but an administration was granted on the estate of Andrew Lucas in 1787, so most likely this was about the time of his death. When and where he was buried is unknown."
