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McEachin
Origins
Part 4
The following
was compiled by Mary Lou Ramsey. Mary Lou is a student of the Scottish
Covenanter movement, and has quite a bit of information on them:
Macbain says one M'Eachan was an authority on Gaelic in 1860s. Roderick MacDonald was the third chief of Clanranald McDonald and his second son was
Eachan, (From Irish, Echthighern meant the horse lord, Annals 846 A.D.) Eachan
McDonald received from the High Chief John MacDonald the Kilmalew lands and many lands in
Morven. Neil McEachan was tutor to the
Clanranald chief's children in 1745 and moved to France and used McDonald surname. Source,
prob. The Highlander Magazine. John
McGechan. Covenanter. Mortally wounded at freeing of Rev. D. Houston at Bello Pass, nr.
Cumnock, 1688. Died some days later at Stonepark, Cumnock. Stone at
Stonepark. Signpost at Bello Pass, 1/2 mile E.
of Lugar on road A70, marks the approximate site of the successful ambush. Source: SCMA Index. John McGeachan lived in
Mers, Twynholm parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, ca Oct 1684. PC9.659. No connections
with others of name known.
John McGeichan, Covenanter, banished, 1685, per Boyer. Could be the
same as John McIchan, Covenanter, res. Baranazare Lorne Argyll, banished 24 Jul 1685,
traditionally from Leith to Jamaica by John Ewing, Aug 1685. PC11.329. Source, Dobson; Boyer. Neil and John McGeichan appear in Boyer's Ships Passengers NY NJ. See also
McEachin, McKeichan.
McKeachy, Alexr., lived at Barbea, Kirkcowan parish, Wigtownshire, Oct 1684.
Janet McKeachy, listed in home of John McHaffie in Gargerie, Kirkcowan parish,
Wigtownshire, 8 Oct 1684.
Source: Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and Minnigaff. House was destroyed by order of
Claverhouse.
Jean McKeachy, her name follows William Mahaffie/McHaffie, at Culvennan's Land,
Shanaton, head of house
William Gordon of Culvennan, Oct 1684. Source: Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and
Minnigaff.
McKeachy, Jean, lived at Barskeoch, Kirkcowan parish, Wigtownshire, Oct 8 1684.
McKeachy, Tho., lived at Drummabrennen, Kirkcowan parish, Wigtownshire, Oct 8 1684, also there was Janet
Forsyth. (In Scotland the maiden name was retained.)
McKeachie, Alexr., h. of ____(named on p. 50 which I don't have) at
Barbawhannie, parishioner, Penighame, Wigtownshire 29 Sep 1684 by Mr James Colhoun p49 of Parish Lists of Wigtownshire and
Minnigaff.
McKeachie, Wm., h. of Marg. McKie at Culbrattin, parishioner, Penighame, Wigtownshire 29 Sep 1684 listed
by Mr James Colhoun p49 of Parish Lists.
Walter McKechan, Shirgarton, prisoner in Canongate TB, tr. fr. Leith on St. Michael of Scarborough, master
Edward Johnston, 12 Dec 1678. PC6.76. It is certain he was a Covenanter. Index of PC vol VI, p. 33 shows:
"McKechan (Mackeihan), Walter, in Shirgarton, prosecuted for attending conventicles."
Cf. Walter McKeihan, in Ledlevan, banished for attending conventicles in
Stirlingshire, 1678. Walter
Mackeihan, in Ledlevan, attended house and field conventicles, Stirlingshire, 1674-8. PC6.33. Cf. WalterMcKechan, in
Shirgarton, banished 1678.
Walter McKechnie/M'Kechnie, Covenanter, banished 1679, of shire of Clydesdale and city of Glasgow, among
200 who drowned in shipwreck at Mulehead, per Hanna.
McKechny (or McChesney) in Hole (?). Freed by Covenanter ambush at Enterkine Pass [1684]. Later
recaptured and taken to Edinburgh. Died of gangrenous wounds. Source: Scott's SCMA Index.
Neil McKeichan, Baranazare Lorne Argyll, Covenanter in Argyll's rebellion. Prisoner in Canongate TB,
banished 24 Jul 1685, tr. fr. Leith to Jamaica by John Ewing Aug 1685. PC11.136. Source, Dobson.
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