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![Show Contents]() MacFayden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The root of the ancient Dalriadan-Scottish name MacFayden is the personal name Paidean. The Gaelic forms of the surname are Mac Phadein or Mac Phaidin, both of which mean son of Paidean or little Pat. 1 Early Origins of the MacFayden familyThe surname MacFayden was first found in Kintyre, where the late Rev. J. G. Campbell says: "MacFadyens were said to have been the first possessors of Lochbuie, and when expelled they became a race of wandering artificers, Sliochd nan or-cheard-the race of goldsmiths in Mull." "The earliest record of the name is in 1304 when Malcolm Macpadene appears as a charter witness at Achichendone in Kintyre. Conghan MacPaden petitioned for the archdeaconry of Argyll in 1390. John McFadyeane is in record in Edinburgh in 1457, and in 1473 a composition was made with Donald M'Fadzeane in Kirkcudbright." 1 Early History of the MacFayden familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacFayden research. Another 417 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1499, 1507, 1511, 1532, 1540, 1618, 1620, 1628, 1641, 1643, 1672, 1675, 1681, 1684, 1733, 1737, 1741, 1769, 1794 and 1890 are included under the topic Early MacFayden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. MacFayden Spelling VariationsThe translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years MacFayden has appeared as McFadyen, Fadden, Fadyen, Faden, McFadin, Fadin, McFadwyn, Fadwyn, McFadyean, McFadyon, McFayden, Feyden and many more. Early Notables of the MacFayden familyMore information is included under the topic Early MacFayden Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the MacFayden family to Ireland
Some of the MacFayden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 75 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| MacFayden migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: MacFayden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Hugh MacFayden, aged 26, a cooper, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849
- Ellen Hunter MacFayden, aged 25, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849
- Agnes Fortune MacFayden, aged under 1, who arrived in Otago aboard the ship "Mariner" in 1849
| Contemporary Notables of the name MacFayden (post 1700) | + |
- Tamar H. MacFayden, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996 2
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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MacFayden migration to New Zealand 
