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From: "Jill Elizabeth DAKIN" <>
Subject: 1695 Genealogy -continued
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 10:53:23 +1000


Heir followis the Geneologies of the Chieff Clans of the Isles: Collected
by me, Sir Donald Monro, Heigh Dean of the Isles.

Imprimis, Clan-Donald, and of them five Branches in the Isles, by Branches
smaller.

First, Donald Gormersone his kin are called of surname Hutfcheon, that is to
say, the succession of Hutfcheon M'Donald, quhom of they descendit and
sprange. Therefore this man is called Donald M'Donald Gorme, Vic Donald
Gurmacke, Vic Donald Gorvaicke, Vic Hutfcheon, quho was sone to Alexander of
Ila, Earl of Rosse, and Lord of the Iles, or as the Heighlandmen calls him
King of the Iles.

And this Alexander was sone to Donald Earle of Rosse by the marriage of
Walter Lesley Earle of Rosse daughter and heir, and this Earle Donald wes
the first Earle of memory that of the Clanronald justly brukit Rosse.

And this Donald wes the Stocke, quherfra Clanronald were named last in ther
names, quha wes sone to Ihone of Ila, and of the best that came of that
sorte, quho had the Stewarte to his wyffe, mother to this Donald forsaid.

This Johne of Ila wes sone to Angus M'Angus, Vic Donald, fra quhome they
werr called first, and of the auld Clan Donald.

This Donald wes the sone of Raynald M'Somerle or Somerledi, fra quhome they
were for a quhile named and called Clan Somerle.

This Somerle wes the sone of Gillebryde M'Gilleandam, name Vic Sella, Vic
Mearshaighe, Vic Swyffine, Vic Malgheussa, Vic Eacime, Vic Gothefred, fra
quhome they were called at that time Clan Gothofred, that is, Clan Gotheray
in Hybers Leid, and they were very grate men in that tymes zeire, and ay on
called Clan Gotherey, quhill Donald Gorme quhom I last made mentione.

This Gotheray wes the sone of Fergus M'Eriche, Vic Cartayne, Vic Ethay, Vic
Thola Craisme, Vic Ethay de wiff Leist. Ethodius Vic Frathrequerwy
fratherus, Vic Clarpae Lisse Chuyr, Corbredus, Vic Chrorinweet Alada,
Cormacus Vic Airt, Lermeche King of Irland, maist royall in all his actions.
Vic Chuyin Chidekakey, Condus lenti bellus King of Irland, a royal prince
and lyon like in all his actions of warre, of quhome I make thir the stoke
in Irland, for that he is lineally descendit of Gatholus seed.

CLAN EAN-MORE, THE SECOND HOUSE OF THE CLAN-DONALD
Sir James Macconeill of Kyntyre is the second House of the Iles, quho is
sone of Alexander M'Johne, Vic Anald Agnaldi, Vic Ean Johannis, Vic Donald
Ballay, Vic Ean, of quhom they are called to surname Sleight Ear Moire
successio Johannis Mgni, quho wes sone to Johne the best Lord of the Iles,
as I have said of before, quho had the Stewarte's dauchter to his Ladey.
Here I impe this Branche to the Tree justly as is afforsaid.

CLAN RAYNOLD, THE THIRD HOUSE OF THE CLAN DONALD.
Ihone Moydeor Fyeiche is the sone of Alexander Macallan filius Alani, Vic
Rorey Roderici, Vic Ean Iohanis, Vic Roynald Reginaldi, quhom I impe to this
good Iohne of Ila his father forwaid. Heir sprouted two Branches out of the
Tree at ance; that is, the Clan Ean-moire, and the Clan Raynald.

CLAN EAN ARDNAORACHIN, THE FOURTE HOUSE OF THE CLAN DONALD.
Alexander M'Donald Donaldi M'Ean Johannis M'Aloir Alexandri M'Angus M'Ean
Achechterwache M'Angus Moire, who wes the Lord of the Iles; and him I impe
to the Tree.

ALEXANDER CARRATH, THE FIFTE HOUSE OF CLAN DONALD.
Neirest this descendit frae the House of Clan-Donald is Alexander Carrath,
that is, Shawit Alexander sua that be the countrie's custome, because
Highlandmen callit the fairest hared man Chewit man, the the Chewit the
hared, and sua furthe, for this Alexander was the fairest hared man, as they
say, of aney that ever was; and this said Alexander was brother to this
Donald of the Iles forsaid, and to John Moir, fra quhome James of Kintyre
descendit, and brother of the father syde to Raynald, of quhome came to
Clanranald.

And this Carrath hes maney come of him, and good succession in Loch aber
called Clan Ranald, M'Donald Glasse, Vic Alexander, quhilk bruikes a pairt
of Lochaber sinsyne.

There wes by this I have written offe. Iohne Gothofred, and Angus, the
quhilke had nae succession.

Jill

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