| ![Show Contents]() McLeland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland The Strathclyde Briton clans of the Scottish/English Borderlands were the first to use the name McLeland. It is derived from the son of the servant of Fillan. Fillan is derived from the word fail which means wolf. In Gaelic, the name was spelled Mac Gill Fhaolain Early Origins of the McLeland familyThe surname McLeland was first found in the former counties of Kirkcudbrightshire and Galloway where Chief Duncan MacLellan appears in a charter of Alexander II in 1217. Other early records of the surname include Gilbert M'Lolane, who lived around the year 1270. Gilbert's son Patrick, along with several others, took the castle of Dumfries from the supporters of Robert the Bruce in around 1305. Gilelbertus MacLelan was elected Bishop of Man and the Sudreys in 1325 and held the position for almost 3 years. Early History of the McLeland familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McLeland research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1347, 1450, 1457, 1466, 1513, 1547, 1597, 1633, 1641, 1647 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McLeland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McLeland Spelling VariationsThe origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. McLeland has been spelled MacClelland, McClellan, MacLellan, McLellan, MacLelland, McLelland, MacClelland, McClelland, Clelland and many more. Early Notables of the McLeland familyNotable amongst bearers of this family name during their early history was Sir William Maclellan of Bombie, knighted by King James IV of Scotland, who fought for the king in the losing Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. According to folklore, McLellan threw his gauntlet at the king's feet, shook his fist and...
Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McLeland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McLeland family to Ireland
Some of the McLeland family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 96 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| McLeland migration to the United States | + |
The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:
McLeland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Andrew, Catherine, Henry, James, John, Martha, Robert, and William M'Cleland, who all settled, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1767
- Thomas McLeland, who settled in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1772
McLeland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Abigl McLeland, aged 24, who arrived in America in 1822 1
- John McLeland, who landed in New York in 1832 1
| McLeland migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: McLeland Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. John McLeland Sr., U.E. who settled in Eastern District, Lancaster [South Glengarry], Ontario c. 1784 2
- Mr. Keneth McLeland U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 2
- Kenneth McLeland, who settled in Canada in 1796
| McLeland 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: McLeland Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Thomas McLeland, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1858
- Bridget McLeland, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Nimroud" in 1860
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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