MacBoyhean History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The annals of Scottish history reveal that MacBoyhean was first used as a name by ancestors of the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland. The MacBoyhean family lived in the lands of Boyne, near Portsoy in Banffshire since very early times. Translating from the Gaelic, the name means dweller by the river Boyne.

Early Origins of the MacBoyhean family

The surname MacBoyhean was first found in Banffshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh), former Scottish county located in the northeasterly Grampian region of Scotland, now of divided between the Council Areas of Moray and Aberdeenshire, where they held a family seat in the ancient thanedom of Boyne near Portsoy in that shire.

Early History of the MacBoyhean family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacBoyhean research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1556, 1577, 1591, 1613, 1690, 1750 and 1810 are included under the topic Early MacBoyhean History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacBoyhean Spelling Variations

Before the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. MacBoyhean has been spelled Boyne, Boyn, Boynd and others.

Early Notables of the MacBoyhean family

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Migration of the MacBoyhean family to Ireland

Some of the MacBoyhean family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the MacBoyhean family

In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name MacBoyhean: Patrick Boyne who arrived in Philadelphia in 1874; Mathew Boyn arrived in Philadelphia in 1804 from Ireland.