The chronicles of the Baggenoch family reach back into Scottish history to an ancient tribe known as the Picts. The ancestors of the Baggenoch family lived in the lands of Badenoch, in Inverness.
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Early Origins of the Baggenoch family
The surname Baggenoch was first found in Inverness-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles, and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast, the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold. The Lord of Badenoch was a magnate who ruled the lordship of Badenoch in the 13th century and early 14th century. It is generally believed that lordship was created out of the territory of the Meic Uilleim, after William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan, Justiciar of Scotia and Warden of Moray who defeated Gille Escoib MacUilleim. After the death of John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (d. 1306), the lordship was taken into royal hands.
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Early History of the Baggenoch family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baggenoch research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1454, 1460 and 1521 are included under the topic Early Baggenoch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Baggenoch Spelling Variations
When the first dictionaries were invented in the last few hundred years, spelling gradually became standardized. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound. Names were often recorded under different spelling variations every time they were written. Baggenoch has been written Badenach, Badenack, Badenoch, Badenock, Badinoch, Badynoch, Badyenoch, Baidenach and many more.
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Early Notables of the Baggenoch family
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Migration of the Baggenoch family
The crossing to North America did not seem so great in comparison with the hardships many Scots endured at home. It was long, expensive, and cramped, but also rewarding. North America offered land and the chance for settlers to prove themselves in a new place. And many did prove themselves as they fought to forge a new nation in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of those Scots can now experience much of their once-lost heritage through the Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up across North America in the last century. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Baggenoch: John Badenack who settled in Virginia in 1690.
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