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Sarah's marriage record says that her parents were hugh McQuiston and Marianne.

A William McQueston settled at nearby Litchfield in 1745 (Stearns, 1908). From Coleraine in the north of Ireland, "he was a descendent of the McUisthons who went from Argylshire on the west coast of Scotland to Ireland at the close of the 17th century." Neither Hugh nor his daughter Sarah is mentioned in the extensive McQuisten genealogy by L.B. McQuisten (1937).

According to McQuisten, Clan McQuisten ("son of Hugh") is a branch of Clan MacDonald, which traces its history back to the second century to Conn-Ceud-Chatchach/Constantinus Centimachus/"Conn of A Thousand Fights" and Ard Righ, Supreme King of Ireland, whose court was at Tara, County Meath. Eochaid Dubhlin, fourth in descent from Conn and also King of Ireland, married Aileach, a Scottish princess and daughter of the King of Alba and had three sons all named Colla. These brothers received land grants in Scotland. The 18th generation from these brothers included Godfrey McFergus, Ruler of the Western Isles; this was before 880 AD. Godfrey's son Gillebride in turn had a son Somerled who married Ragnhildis, daughter of Olave the Red, and who founded Clan MacDonald.

The McQuistens originated from Hugh of Sleat, Son of Alexander, Earl of Ross, and Lord of the Isles (c. 1460-1498); the clan's early headquarters was a fort at Dunskaitch south of Sleat.

There were McQuistens in Ulster as early as 1631, probably resulting from "...a large immigration from Argyleshire, many of whom settled on the river Bann or became citizens of Londonderry, when it was in its infancy."

He married Maryanne (306) (A1,727). Children:

246 i. Sarah[10] McQueston.