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Where did the Scottish MacLeish family come from? What is the Scottish MacLeish family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacLeish family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacLeish family history? The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland, made up the ancient Dalriadan kingdom, the ancestral home of the MacLeish family. Their name comes from a devotion to Christianity. The Gaelic form of the name is M'A'Lios, which is a shortened form of Mac Giolla Iosa, meaning son of the servant of Jesus. Many spelling variations of MacLeish have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. MacLeish, MacCleish, MacLise, MacLish, MacGillies, MacGleish, MacGillis, MacLeash and many more. First found in Perthshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early rolls taken by the Kings of England and Scotland. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacLeish research. Another 233 words(17 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacLeish History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacLeish Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the MacLeish family emigrate to North America: Anne McLeish settled in Pennsylvania in 1833; George and Catherine McGillis settled in Pennsylvania in 1773.
The MacLeish Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacLeish Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:48. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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