McCorkle
Gleanings
As did many of the Scot-Irish immigrates, most of the McCorkle progenitors in America made landfall in Philadelphia.
James, b.c. 1700, settled in the forks of the Brandywine River in 1729. His wife was Jane and they had one daughter and seven sons, each of which had a son named John.
William also landed in Philadelphia c. 1730 and later moved to the Valley of Virginia.
Samuel, settled in Paxtang, Pennsylvania c. 1737 and married an Alexander.
Archibald, b.c. 1735, of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.
Their sons continued the migration southward and westward.
James and Robert of Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina were almost certainly brothers, probably the brothers of Samuel and probably the sons of James or William, above.
Alexander, of Lexington Virginia, b.c. 1720 Ulster, Ireland. Said to be the son of William and probably the brother of James, Robert and Samuel.
Samuel, b.c. 1720, of Augusta, Virginia.
Archibald and John of the Western Reserve in Ohio
James Rae of Chester Co. and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
There are branches of McCorkles in USA, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Germany and Denmark.
The McCorkle coat of arms:
Crest: A stag, standing at gaze, attired gules, (i.e. red horns)
Arms: A demi-stag, gules, naissant out of a fesse tortille, (i.e. springing out of a
twisted band)
Motto: Vivat Rex! (i.e. Long Live the King)Development of the McCorkle name:
Oldest found: Thorgisl, in the Thorgisl Saga, abt. 700 A.D.
Then: Thurkell, Thurkill, Thorkill, Thorquil, (Thurgesius in Latin),
Torquil, Thorquil-dale, MacTorquil-dale, Mac Korkill-dale, McCorkindale,
McCorquindall, McCorkuodell, McCorquedill, McCorkell, McCorkle
Mac Toruil (the son of Torquil), Mac Corkle, the surname of a Highland sept, was founded by Torquil, a prince of Denmark under Kenneth the Great. Kenneth was in Ireland helping Alpin, King of the Scots, against the Picts. Torquil, a Danish prince, was rewarded with land near Loch Awe, by Kenneth, for performing a hazardous mission. Mac Torquil is still used in some places in the Highlands and is one of the oldest names in County Argyle. The last lineal descendant is dead. In the great invasion of North Ireland, the family moved to Derry.
Modified Sep 6, 2006
