An Inquiry Into The Genealogy And Present State Of Ancient Scottish Surnames

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William Buchanan's groundbreaking book was one of the first of the great histories of the Highland clans. Originally published in 1723, it predated James Logan's The Scottish Gael by more than a century and Frank Adam's The clans, septs, and regiments of the Scottish Highlands by nearly two. Buchanan's primary purpose in writing the book was to present the history of his own family of Buchanan; his Historical and genealogical essay upon the family and surname of Buchanan comprises over half the book. But he did as well provide histories of the following clans: MacDonald, MacDougal, MacNeil, MacLean, MacLeod, MacIntosh, MacPherson, Robertson, MacFarlane, Cameron, MacNauchtan, MacGregor, Colquhoun, Lamont, and MacAulay. He also included a transcription of the Geneologies of the chieff clans of the Iles: collected by Me, Sir Donanld Munro, Heigh Dean of the Iles, which in turn gave early information about: Clan Donald, the Earls of Ross and Abbots of Ferne, and Clan Gunn, Clan Leod, and Clan Leandris (now surnamed Ross). The Buchanan section provides detailed information about the main branch of the family, as well as the collateral branches of Auchmar, Spittel, Arnpryor, Drumikill, Carbeth, Lenny, Auchneiven, Miltoun, Cashill, Arduill, Sallochie, and the septs of MacAuslan, MacMillan, MacColman, MacMaurice, MacAndeoir, MacChruiter, and MacGreusich"--Container.

Excerpt from An Historical and Genealogical Essay Upon the Family and Surname of Buchanan: To Which Is Added a Brief Inquiry Into the Genealogy and Present State of Ancient Scottish Surnames, and More Particularly of the Highland Clans The family of Bcamx has had the honor to produce a great many persons, who make a very considerable figure in our history; and as it is natural for us to be curious about the smallest circumstances-relating to great men, those of that temper will here find what in a great measure may serve to. Gratify their curiosity. Besides, this family is now grown so very numerous, that it can not but be of very great use to those of the name, or that are any way allied to it, to have a full and distinct account of its affairs. So that though perhaps this treatise may not be of such general use, yet it will at least serve them for whom I principally intended it, to wit, those of the name and family of Buchanan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.