MacWillie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The MacWillie family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The name MacWillie is derived from the personal name William. The Gaelic form of the surname is Mac Uilleim, which means son of William.

Early Origins of the MacWillie family

The surname MacWillie was first found in on the Isle of Harris, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland.

Early History of the MacWillie family

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MacWillie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. MacWillie has appeared in various documents spelled MacWilliam, MacQuilliam, MacKilliam, MacWilliams, MacKullie, MacCullie, MacWillie and many more.

Early Notables of the MacWillie family

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Migration of the MacWillie family to Ireland

Some of the MacWillie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the MacWillie family

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 MacWillie or a variant listed above: Archibald McWilliam settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1773; Alexander, Charles, Daniel, Edward, Felix, Henry, Hugh, James, John, Michael, Patrick, Richard, Thomas and William McWilliam all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..

Contemporary Notables of the name MacWillie (post 1700) +

Marcus H. MacWillie, American politician who represented the Confederate Arizona Territory in the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War (1862-1865)