(daughter) Comyn1

F, #8044, b. circa 1300

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  • Last Edited: 23 Nov 2017

Gilliecallum (?)1

M, #8045, b. circa 1275

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  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2017

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  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505858
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505855

Unknown Comyn of Lochaber1

F, #8046, b. circa 1275

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  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2018

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  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505858
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505857

(?) Comyn Lord of Lochaber1

M, #8047, b. circa 1250

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  • Birth*: (?) Comyn Lord of Lochaber was born circa 1250 in Scotland.1

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  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2018

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505857

Malise (?) 2nd chief of Clan MacLean1

M, #8048, b. circa 1250, d. circa 1300

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  • Birth*: Malise (?) 2nd chief of Clan MacLean was born circa 1250 in Scotland.1
  • Death*: He died circa 1300 in Scotland.2
  • Biography*: Malise mac Gilleain (circa 1250 – 1300) was the second chief of Clan Maclean. He was loyal to Alexander III of Scotland and assisted in the expulsion of Haakon IV of Norway from Scotland.

    Early years
    He was the son of Gillean of the Battle Axe, and was variously called Maoliosa, or Maol-Iosa, or Gille-Iosa, which means the servant of Jesus.

    War with Norway
    From the Norwegian account Alexander III of Scotland sent an ambassador to Haakon IV of Norway, demanding that he give up the territories in the Hebrides, which Magnus III of Norway had unjustly wrested from Malcolm IV of Scotland. Haakon IV of Norway refused and then the ambassador offered to purchase the territory and this was also refused. In 1263, Haakon IV of Norway assembled an expeditionary force, declaring the expedition was intended against that part of Scotland which bordered the western seas, and the object was to revenge certain inroads made by the Scotch into his dominions. The expedition was commanded by Haakon IV of Norway in person. The armament is described as mighty and splendid; the ships being many, large, and well-appointed. When the expedition arrived at the island of Kerrera, it was joined by King Dugal, predecessor of the MacDougalls of Dunolly, with other Hebrideans. This increased the armament to one hundred vessels, for the most part large, and well provided with both men and arms. There the forces were divided, fifty ships being sent south to the Mull of Kintyre to plunder. Haakon IV of Norway then sailed south to Gigha, where he anchored, but soon after proceeded to the Mull of Kintyre. The Norwegians committed great depredations, both in the islands and on the mainland. The Scottish monarch, however, was not idle. He assembled his forces, and proceeded against the invaders. The two armies met at Largs, on the coast of Ayrshire, on October 2, 1263. The Norwegian army, although very large, could not all be brought into action, because a violent tempest arose, which prevented the greater part of the army from being brought ashore. In the Scottish army was a body of fifteen hundred horsemen, mounted on Spanish horses, armed, both horse and man, from head to heel, in complete mail. The foot soldiers were well-accoutered, and in addition to the long spears of the Saxons, they carried the Norman bow. This memorable engagement was commenced by the Scots. The right wing, composed of the men of Argyle, Lennox, Athole, and Galloway, was commanded by Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, while Patrick III, Earl of Dunbar, commanded the left, composed of the men of Fife, Stirling, Berwick, and Lothian. The king, in person, commanded the center, which was composed of the men from Ross, Perth, Angus, Mar, Mearns, Moray, Inverness, and Caithness. Haco also commanded his center, which brought the kings close together in combat. The High Steward turned the enemy's left, and by an adroit maneuver wheeled back on the rear of Haakon IV of Norway's center, which forced Haakon to retreat from the field, leaving from sixteen to twenty-four thousand of his men on the field, while the Scottish loss did not exceed five thousand. Malise son of Gilleain, must have performed prodigies of valor in this action, for he has received honorable mention.

    Death
    He died in the year 1300, and was succeeded by his son, Malcolm Maclean, 3rd Clan Chief.3

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  • Last Edited: 17 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505855
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p50587.htm#i505854
  3. [S746] Wikipedia, online http://Wikipedia.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malise_mac_Gilleain

Gillean (?)1

M, #8049, b. circa 1225

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  • Birth*: Gillean (?) was born circa 1225 in Scotland.1
  • Biography*: Gillean of the Battle Axe, or Gilleain na Tuaighe in Scottish Gaelic, was the eponymous ancestor of Clan Maclean and Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie. He is considered the 1st chief of Clan Maclean.

    Biography
    He was born to a man named Rath and flourished around the year 1250.

    He was known as Gilleain na Tuaighe, from his carrying, as his weapon and constant companion, a battle axe. He was a man of mark and distinction. The following anecdote is related of him, which probably accounts for the origin of the Maclean crest, which consists of a battle-ax between a laurel and cypress branch, and is still used on the coat of-arms:

    He was on one occasion engaged, with other lovers of the chase, in a stag-hunt on the mountain of Bein 'tsheata, and having wandered from the rest of the party in pursuit of game, the mountain became suddenly covered with a heavy mist, and he lost his way. For three days he wandered about, unable to recover his route, and on the fourth, exhausted by fatigue, he entered a cranberry bush, where, fixing the handle of his battle axe in the earth, he laid himself down. On the evening of the same day his friends discovered the head of the battle-ax above the bush, and found its owner, with his arms round the handle, stretched, in a state of insensibility, on the ground.

    Gillean of the Battle Axe had three sons:
    Malise mac Gilleain
    Bristi mac Gilleain
    Gillebride mac Gilleain.3,2

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  • Last Edited: 22 Sep 2017

Hugh MacGillivray1

M, #8050

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  • Birth*: Hugh MacGillivray was born.1

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  • Last Edited: 7 Oct 2012

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 3.

Ronald Cameron1

M, #8051, b. circa 1805

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  • Last Edited: 3 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 5.

Lauchlin Cameron1

M, #8052, b. circa 1805

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  • Last Edited: 2 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 5.

John MacGillivray1

M, #8053, b. circa 1825

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Family: Sarah Campbell b. c 1825

  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 2.

Sarah Campbell1

F, #8054, b. circa 1825

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Family: John MacGillivray b. c 1825

  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 2.

Colin MacDonald1

M, #8055, b. circa 1875

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Family: Mary MacDonald

  • Last Edited: 28 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 48.
  2. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 28.
  3. [S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Marriage registration
    Year 1931
    Book 64
    Page 780.

Mary MacDonald1

F, #8056

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Family: Colin MacDonald b. c 1875

  • Last Edited: 29 Oct 2012

Citations

  1. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 48.
  2. [S754] Allan J. Gillis, Descendants of Angus Mor MacGillivray, page 28.
  3. [S770] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/, Marriage registration
    Year 1931
    Book 64
    Page 780.

John Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville1,2

M, #8065, b. circa 1425, d. November 1491

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  • Birth*: John Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville was born circa 1425 in Scotland.1
  • Marriage*: He married Helen Hepburn, daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes and Janet Borthwick, on 10 July 1446 in Hailes Castle, Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland.3
  • Death*: John Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville died in November 1491 in Scotland.3
  • Biography*: Some sources suggest that his grand-father was the 1st Lord Somerville, thus he would be 3rd Lord Somerville.

    He lived at Carnwarth, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Somerville [S., 1444] in 1456.

    John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville (died 1491) was the son of William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville and Janet Mowat. He was a member of the Scottish Parliament. In 1449 he fought with the Scots who defeated the English at Sark. He was also present at the siege of Roxburgh in 1460 during which James II of Scotland died.

    Family

    Somerville first married Helen Hepburn. He was succeeded by their grandson John Somerville, 4th Lord Somerville, the son of William, Master of Somerville. Their daughter Elizabeth married Gillespic (Archibald) Campbell, Master of Campbell, and was the mother of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll.

    After Helen's death, John married Mariota Baillie, daughter of Sir William Baillie of Lamington. John's son by Mariota Baillie, John Somerville of Cambusnethan, was called 'Red Bag' on account of the red satin satchel he carried while hawking. Red-Bag would later be involved in rivalry over the Somerville family estates. After Lord John died, Mariota married John, Lord Ross.

    Alliance with the Boyds

    On 9 July 1466, Lord John, with the Boyds, Adam Hepburn, Master of Hailes, and Andrew Ker of Cessford, abducted James III of Scotland who was hunting near Linlithgow Palace to Edinburgh. The Boyds then attempted to gain control of the Scottish government for two years. Although John Somerville himself had assisted the Boyds at the abduction, in November 1469, Lord John attended the Parliament that condemned Sir Alexander Boyd to beheading for the abduction of James III in 1466.3,2

Family: Helen Hepburn b. 1417, d. 1457

  • Last Edited: 14 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108015
  2. [S746] Wikipedia, online http://Wikipedia.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Somerville,_3rd_Lord_Somerville.
  3. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108016
  4. [S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 8067 - William Somerville.docx.

Helen Hepburn1

F, #8066, b. 1417, d. 1457

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Family: John Somerville 3rd Lord Somerville b. c 1425, d. Nov 1491

  • Last Edited: 13 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108015
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18645.htm#i186446
  3. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108016
  4. [S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 8066 - Helen Hepburn.docx.

William Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville1,2

M, #8067, b. before 1400, d. 20 August 1456

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  • Birth*: William Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville was born before 1400 in Scotland.3
  • Marriage*: He married Janet Mowat, daughter of Sir John Mowat, between 1428 and 1429 in Scotland; In a secret marriage, against his parent's wishes.1,4
  • Biography*: William Somerville, 2nd Lord Somerville (died 20 August 1456) was a member of the Scottish Parliament in the mid-15th century. He is the first person to have clearly held the title Lord Somerville, having been created such in 1445, although other sources suggest that his father was the first Lord.

    He gained the title of 1st Lord Somerville [Scotland] between 28 June 1445 and 3 July 1445.

    William Somerville was the son of Sir Thomas Somerville and his wife Janet Stewart. William Somerville married Janet Mowat. Their eldest daughter Marie married Ralph Weir, and another daughter Janet married James Cleilland of Cleilland. A younger son, William Somerville, married Margaret Hamilton of Preston and founded the Somerville of Plane family near Stirling. His heir, John Somerville, 3rd Lord Somerville, married Helen Hepburn, daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn by Janet Borthwick, then secondly married Mariotta Baille. William died on 20 August 1456 of a surfeit of fruit.3,2
  • Death*: William Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville died on 20 August 1456 in Scotland.4
  • Burial*: He was buried after 20 August 1456 in Collegiate Church at Carnwath, Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.4

Family: Janet Mowat b. c 1400, d. bt 1456 - 1458

  • Last Edited: 14 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108016
  2. [S746] Wikipedia, online http://Wikipedia.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Somerville,_2nd_Lord_Somerville.
  3. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18645.htm#i186450
  4. [S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 8067 - William Somerville.docx.

Janet Mowat1

F, #8068, b. circa 1400, d. between 1456 and 1458

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Family: William Somerville 2nd Lord Somerville b. b 1400, d. 20 Aug 1456

  • Last Edited: 14 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p10802.htm#i108016
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186454
  3. [S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 8067 - William Somerville.docx.
  4. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186455

Sir John Mowat1

M, #8069, b. circa 1375

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  • Last Edited: 5 Jan 2018

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186454
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18646.htm#i186455

Sir Thomas de Somerville1

M, #8070, b. circa 1375, d. 1434

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  • Birth*: Sir Thomas de Somerville was born circa 1375 in Scotland.1
  • Marriage*: He married Janet Stewart, daughter of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley, before 1400 in Scotland.1
  • Death*: Sir Thomas de Somerville died in 1434 in Scotland.3
  • Biography*: Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville, [sic] (d. 1434), was a Lord of the Parliament of Scotland.

    In 1423 Thomas Somerville, as Lord of Carnwath came to London as an ambassador to treat for the release of James I of Scotland, who had been captive in England for many years. Somerville was also recorded as a Warden of the Scottish Borders in 1424. As Somerville of that Ilk, he sat on the assize at Stirling Castle in May 1425 that condemned Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany. Thomas Somerville probably founded the Collegiate Church at Carnwath with his family burial aisle around 1425-1430, and repaired the church at Linton, Roxburghshire.

    He lived at Linton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.2 He lived at Carnwarth, Lanarkshire, Scotland.3,2

Family: Janet Stewart

  • Last Edited: 14 Jan 2019

Citations

  1. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18645.htm#i186450
  2. [S742] The Peerage, online thepeerage.com, http://www.thepeerage.com/p18645.htm#i186451
  3. [S746] Wikipedia, online http://Wikipedia.com, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Somerville,_1st_Lord_Somerville.
  4. [S861] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, 0861 - 8067 - William Somerville.docx.