Looking for information on John McPhail. He came to the USA via a British war ship, where he was the cabin boy. He jumped ship and joined Francis Marion in NC. McPhail so admired the commander that he named his son Francis Marion McPhail, who named his son, who named his son and so on. There were 5 Francis Marion McPhails until the string was broken.

Any help on confirming that McPhail was with Francis Marion, the "swamp fox" would be appreciated.