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Where did the Scottish MacDonald family come from? What is the Scottish MacDonald family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacDonald family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacDonald family history?
The ancestors of the MacDonald family come from the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The family name comes from the Anglicized version of the Gaelic personal name Mac Dhomhnuill. MacDonald is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname MacDonald arose from the vernacular naming tradition, whereby surnames were formed by adopting the given name of one's father, or another ancestor. This name was first found in Kintyre, where members of this family had resided for many years.
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Historical recordings of the name MacDonald include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include MacDonald, Macdonald, McDonald, Donaldson, MacDonny and many more.First found in Kintyre, and much of the Eastern islands and coast-lands where members of this Clan, descended through Somerled, Lord of the Isles and had resided for many years.
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Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacDonald or a variant listed above:
MacDonald Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Daniel MacDonald, who landed in Virginia in 1731
- Norman and Elizabeth Macdonald, and their two children who settled in Georgia in 1741
- Daniel Macdonald, who came to New Jersey sometime between 1730 and 1749
- Archibald MacDonald, who arrived in America in 1760-1763
- James Macdonald, who landed in North Carolina in 1772
MacDonald Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Alastair Macdonald, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1803
- Moore MacDonald, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Robert MacDonald, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- William MacDonald, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- Thos MacDonald, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816
MacDonald Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- John J Macdonald, who landed in California in 1900
- James Ernest Macdonald, who arrived in Colorado in 1903
- Samuel MacDonald, who arrived in Colorado in 1903
- Alexander MacDonald, who arrived in Mississippi in 1905
- Carmen Claude MacDonald, who landed in Alabama in 1920
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- Dwight MacDonald (1906-1982), American writer, editor, social critic, philosopher, and political radical
- Ian Pirie MacDonald (1867-1942), American portrait photographer
- Thomas Logie MacDonald (1901-1973), Scottish astronomer and politician
- Rory MacDonald (b. 1949), Scottish folk-rock musician and songwriter
- George Macdonald (1824-1905), Scottish poet and novelist
- Malcolm Macdonald (1901-1981), Scottish administrator
- Alexander MacDonald (b. 1948), Scottish professional footballer and manager
- Sir John Alexander Macdonald (1815-1891), Scottish-born, Canadian statesman and twice Prime Minister of Canada (1867-1873 and 1878-1891) one of the Fathers of Confederation
- Marshal Jacques Étienne Joseph Alexandre Macdonald (1765-1840), Marshal and a French military leader during the Napoleonic Wars
- James Edward Hervey MacDonald (1873-1932), Canadian painter and member of the famous "Group of Seven"
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- Adam and Susan Fickas: their Descendants and Allied Families by Viva Fickas Freeman.
- McDaniel/MacDonald Notes by Ellen Byrne.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Per mare per terras
Motto Translation: By sea and by land.
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The crest of your clan chief, encircled within the traditional strap and buckle bearing the chief's motto. Scottish clansmen would traditionally wear a badge depicting the crest of their chief, in order to show their loyalty to the clan. These items have been carefully researched using the most recognized historical sources. Images have been computer drawn according to heraldic standards.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system... More
Septs of the Distinguished Name MacDonald
Aisles, Alwraith, Alwraithy, Alwraord, Alwraorde, Alwraork, Alwraorth, Alwraorthe, Alwraorthy, Asparran, Asparrand, Asparrane, Asparrant, Asparren, Asparrend, Asparrent, Asparrind, Asparrint, Asparryn, Asparrynd, Bait, Baith, Baithy, Balach, Balack, Balake, Balech, Baleck, Balick, Balitch, Ballach, Ballack, Ballak, Ballake, Ballech, Balleck, Ballick, Ballitch, Balloch, Ballock, Ballok, Ballox, Ballyck, Ballyke, Baloch, Balock, Balox, Balyck, Balyke, Baorde and more.
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- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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