Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
Dusek Tree - Person Sheet
Notes for Fearchar McFinlay , Chief of Clan Fionnladh
Was Chief of a powerful Clan known as Clan Fionnladh, a sept of the great confederation, Clan Chattan, which held large possessions in Strathdie in the Parish of Crothie, in the Braces of Mar, at the head of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the year 1236.
Fionnladh, from which the name Finley is derived, is a combination of hte Gaelic word, Fionn, meaning Fergus and Ladh, meaning boy or child. From this root have come the different spellings, such as, Finleg, Finlegh, Finley, Finlay, Findley, and Findlay. All are pure Scotch, and identical in origin.
Fearchar is said to have been a lineal descendant of the ancient Thames of Ross and Moray, of whom the most famous was Macbeth. Malcolm II, was King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, A. D. His second wife was Aelifu, of whom he had three daughters. The youngest of these, Donada, married Finlegh, or Finley McRuaidhri, the Earl of Moray, Chief of Clan Fionnladh, who ruled over a large portion of northern Scotland, including the present Shire of Ross. Their son was Macbida McFinlay, or Macbeth, born circa 1005 A. D., who became King of Scotland from 1039 to 1056. Macbeth married Gruach, a Daughter of Bodhe, and the widow of Gilcomgain. The sucession is carried on by Macbeotha McFinlay, Thane of Cromarty, 1060 to 1093, who married Bethoca, daughter of Andrew McBrad. Their son, Rory, or Ruari McFinlay, was Thane of Cromarty in 1152. Their son, Fergus McFinlay, was living in Cromarty in 1210. Their son, Eochiod, or Euginius, sometimes Shaw McDubh, was murdered by Walter, Seneschal of Scotland, in 1223 A. D. His son, Fearchar, Chief of Clan Fionnladh, was living in 1236 in Aberdeenshire, and married a daughter of Patrick MacDonachadh. Genealogists have traced this family connection through the various kings of Scotland and Ireland, to the House of Heremon, but for the purpose of this sketch, a start will be made with Fearchar, and, if space will permit, the earlier records will be inserted later.
Fearchar's descendants settled on the borders of the Shires of Perth and Angus. It appears that his large family of sons adopted the followiing names: McFarchar, or Farquharson, McFinlay, Finlay, and Finlayson. Fearchar's second son, Archibald Fynlay, or Finlay, will be the only one mentioned
Fionnladh, from which the name Finley is derived, is a combination of hte Gaelic word, Fionn, meaning Fergus and Ladh, meaning boy or child. From this root have come the different spellings, such as, Finleg, Finlegh, Finley, Finlay, Findley, and Findlay. All are pure Scotch, and identical in origin.
Fearchar is said to have been a lineal descendant of the ancient Thames of Ross and Moray, of whom the most famous was Macbeth. Malcolm II, was King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, A. D. His second wife was Aelifu, of whom he had three daughters. The youngest of these, Donada, married Finlegh, or Finley McRuaidhri, the Earl of Moray, Chief of Clan Fionnladh, who ruled over a large portion of northern Scotland, including the present Shire of Ross. Their son was Macbida McFinlay, or Macbeth, born circa 1005 A. D., who became King of Scotland from 1039 to 1056. Macbeth married Gruach, a Daughter of Bodhe, and the widow of Gilcomgain. The sucession is carried on by Macbeotha McFinlay, Thane of Cromarty, 1060 to 1093, who married Bethoca, daughter of Andrew McBrad. Their son, Rory, or Ruari McFinlay, was Thane of Cromarty in 1152. Their son, Fergus McFinlay, was living in Cromarty in 1210. Their son, Eochiod, or Euginius, sometimes Shaw McDubh, was murdered by Walter, Seneschal of Scotland, in 1223 A. D. His son, Fearchar, Chief of Clan Fionnladh, was living in 1236 in Aberdeenshire, and married a daughter of Patrick MacDonachadh. Genealogists have traced this family connection through the various kings of Scotland and Ireland, to the House of Heremon, but for the purpose of this sketch, a start will be made with Fearchar, and, if space will permit, the earlier records will be inserted later.
Fearchar's descendants settled on the borders of the Shires of Perth and Angus. It appears that his large family of sons adopted the followiing names: McFarchar, or Farquharson, McFinlay, Finlay, and Finlayson. Fearchar's second son, Archibald Fynlay, or Finlay, will be the only one mentioned