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	Clan MACDUFF
		Alexander born in 1849 was Duke of Fife and Earl of Macduff and became Lord Lieutenant of the county of London.
		Macduff fled to the court of Siward, Earl of Northumbria, where he represented to Macbeth’s cousins, sons of the late Duncan, King of Scots, that the time was ripe for them to secure possession of their father’s throne.
		Septs of Clan MacDuff: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Spence, Spens, Wemyss.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macduff2.html (2375 words)

	Clan MacDuff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Clan MacDuff (Gaelic, MacDhuibh) is an Armigerous Scottish clan descended from the early 11th century Scottish king, Cináed mac Duib, hence Mac Duib (anglicized: MacDuff).
		The clan originates from the chief kin-group of the Earldom or Mormaerdom of Fife.
		Septs of the Clan: Duff, Fife, Fyfe, Spence, Spens, Wemyss, Kinnaman
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clan_MacDuff (251 words)

	Macduff (thane) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is the Thane of Fife, and flees to England to Malcolm, the son of King Duncan when he suspects that the king was slain by Macbeth.
		He later fights Macbeth during a war to take back the throne; it has been prophecied that Macbeth cannot be killed by any "man of woman born," but Macduff reveals he was born by caesarean section, and kills him.
		While being a fictional character, the MacDuff Clan were the most powerful family in Fife in the medieval ages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macduff_(thane) (230 words)

	Clan Crest Badges page six (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The history of this clan is said to be lost in antiquity – certainly they are some of the oldest known settlers in the west.
		The MacAulays are one of the seven clans descended from King Alpin, being an offshoot of the MacGregors.
		The clan's early seat was in Dumbartonshire, but the family declined through the years until the 12th chief Aulay MacAulay sold the last of the lands and died in 1767.
	www.scottishcrofters.com /clan_crest_badges_page_six.htm (674 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		The MacDuffs had the privilege of crowning the King, of leading the Scottish army, and privilege of sanctuary at the cross of MacDuff in Fifeshire.
		The kings of Fife, chiefs of a race untitled the "Clan MacDuff," claimed decent from Connell Cerr, son of Eochaid Buidhe, King of the Picts.
		The death of Macduff is unknown, but he is recorded upon occasion to have commanded the king’s army against the rebels in Mar. The son of Macduff, Dufagan or Macduff, is styled as second earl of Fife.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/carlow/97/macduff.html (3329 words)

	Scottish clan tartans (MacDonell - MacQuarrie) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Alexander, Duke of Fife and Earl of MacDuff, was born in 1849.
		This clan is considered to be one of the oldest branches of Clan Chattan confederation and came originally from Morven and Lochaber, where they were one of the principal clans in the time of Somerled, King of the Isles.
		Eachan´s son Charles was the progenitor of the MacLeans of Dochgarroch, a sept of Clan Chattan.
	www.clothing.mysterious-scotland.com /tartan/tartan2.html (6132 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		It is said that it was MacDuff, 1st Earl of Fife and namefather of the Clan, who vanquished MacBeth and restored Malcolm Canmore to the throne of Scotland.
		By tradition it was the privilege of the Chief of Clan MacDuff to crown the King of Scots.
		The MacDuffs were the premier clan in mediaeval Scotland and their Chief, the Earl of Fife, accordingly bore a red lion on his Coat of Arms.
	www.clanshop.co.uk /clanfocus/macduff.htm (126 words)

	History of the MacDuff/Duff Clan
		One of his descendants, Gillemichael MacDuff, the 3rd Earl of Fife, had a grandson Michael who was the source of the Wemyss family of MacDuff, while another descendant may have been the ancestor of the Duffs of Banffshire.
		The royal ancestry is acknowledged by the use of the lion rampant in the MacDuff crest.
		Duncan MacDuff, who died in 1154 was made a hereditary earl by King David I and the Macduffs were given the honour of crowning the king.
	www.rampantscotland.com /clans/blclanmacduff.htm (435 words)

	Seventh Sea -- Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Robert the Dark founded the MacDuff dynasty and clan as separate from the pre-existing clans of the Marches, removed from the familial grudges that had ruled his people for millennia.
		During Duncan’s long reign, many peripheral members of the MacDuff clan were executed or exiled, and those members of the clan close to the King were kept under constant watch.
		It is said the Queen died of a broken heart in Montaigne, though her husband’s heart was broken by the sword of James MacDuff, son of the Queen, who challenged his stepfather to a duel over his mother’s honour and ran him through with one clean stroke.
	www.swashbucklingadv.com /resources/avalon_macduff.html (846 words)

	Clan/Family Histories
		Clark was never a Highland clan but it is frequently found among the Clan Chattan confederacy and appears to have been a sept of the MacPhersons.
		The Davidsons are said to have formed a part of the Clan Chattan force which fought in the famous "Battle of the Clans" at Perth in 1396, staged in front of King Robert III.
		The progenitor of the clan is traditionally the abbot of Glendochart and Strathearn, a younger son of Kenneth Macalpin.
	www.rampantscotland.com /clans/clans_index.htm (1733 words)

	MyClan.com : Armigerous Clan MacDuff Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Clan Duff claims to be of the original Royal Scoto–Pictish line, of which Queen Gruoch, wife of Macbeth, was the senior representative.
		At the coronation of Robert the Bruce in 1306 Duncan Macduff, Earl of Fife, was a minor held by Edward I of England as his ward, and so his sister, Isabel, Countess of Buchan, placed the golden circlet upon the king’s head.
		The ancient lineage of the Macduffs received another infusion of the blood royal when Alexander, the sixth Earl Fife, married HRH Princess Louise, the Princess Royal, eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII.
	www.myclan.com /clans/MacDuff_251 (838 words)

	Clann DUFFY, Clan MacFIE, Clan MacDUFF, MacFEE, Duhig, Mahaffey, Cathey
		Clan Donald MacCuishes derive from: Gaelic MacDubhsidh “son of the fl one of peace.” Originally MacDuffies who came to N. Uist and Skye, Clan Donald NORTH.
		Several of the clans and I believe MacFie is one of them, separated from the Clan MacDuff centuries ago for one reason or another.
		The MacDuffs are from the Fife area of Scotland, so if your ancestors are from that area you most likely belong to Macduff.
	www.lighthousewoods.com /genealogy/duffy/duffy_index.html (1334 words)

	The Barony of Macduff
		“Lay on, Macduff; and damned be he that first cries, ‘Hold enough!’” This, from the play whose title those in the superstitious theatre world fear to mention, is the favourite quotation of young schoolboys, and it was the Chief of the Macduff clan who in the year 1056 AD allegedly slew Macbeth.
		In 1735 he was raised to the peerage with an Irish title as Baron Braco of Kilbryde, and in 1759 he was promoted to be Viscount Macduff and Earl Fife, which titles, although in the Irish Peerage, appeared to reinforce the family’s claims to descent from the Macduff Earls of Fife.
		The arms of Alexander Ramsay of Mar, 7th Baron of Macduff, whose banner is illustrated on the left, quarter his father’s Ramsay arms with those of the Duke of Connaught whose daughter, Princess Patricia, was his mother.
	www.baronage.co.uk /2004a/Macduff-1.html (1081 words)

	MC DUFFE -- Our SCOTTISH History, by Sue & Marilyn McDuffie, with help from Angie/2004
		Because of the royal tribal preeminence of the North Gaels, clans representative of other ethno-tribal groups sometimes tried to affect genealogical connection to their sacred ancestral tribal stem as a kind of 'social climbing', but only the unstudied were fooled by these generally half-hearted attempts.
		The MacKintoshes, who inherited the chiefship of the Clan Chattan, are a branch of the Clan MacDuff (see under MacKintosh), as are the MacBuffs (MacDuibh), barons of Fandowie in the Strathbran district of Perthshire (a position they held as late as 1602).
		Other clan groups emerge which derive their identity more clearly from the original people of the land of the traditionally Pictish areas, and such professed or unprofessed affiliations, when considered in the context of Gaelic society, show fairly clearly how such groups saw themselves or were seen by others in terms of their ethnical affiliations.
	www.freewebs.com /ladysue/macduffhistory.htm (3205 words)

	Castle2
		MacDuff and the doctor head toward another set of doors and the Laird beckons you once again.
		MacDuff turns to you and says quietly, “These are the fortunate ones.
		On the way out, he stops by the body and prays a simple prayer for the soul of the kajira asking the powers that govern the universe to grant this girl the peace in death that she could not obtain in life.
	members.tripod.com /Castle_Macduff/description.htm (1534 words)

	The Highbanks Celtic Gathering
		All members of your entourage are encouraged to participate with flags, clan banners, coat of arms, shields, targes, etc to add color and pomp to the Opening Ceremonies.
		Clan representatives will be entering with pipe bands as waves onto the main field.
		Once each wave is on the main field, clan representatives will break off to clear the field for the remainder of the massed band performance.
	www.feadanor.org /highbanks/clans.shtml (358 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		Clan Duff originated from the Royal Scoto-Pictish line, of which Queen Gruoch stood as its senior representative.
		His son Aedh, married Margaret of Moray, the granddaughter of Owen Gruoch, and became both the Earl of Fife and the Abbott of Abernethy (the ancient Pictish capital).
		The full text for Clan MacDuff is available on The Clans and Tartans of Scotland CD Rom.
	www.scotclans.com /clans/macduff.htm (92 words)

	Utah Scottish Association
		A clan is therefore a community which is both distinguished by heraldry and recognised by the Sovereign.
		A clan society newsletter or magazine is often part of joining.
		Tell the state Scottish association when your clan representative status is accepted by the national clan society.
	www.utahscots.org /clans.html (749 words)

	Clan Macduff from Scottish Themes, Scotland
		Tradition states that Macduff was the patronymic of the Celtic Earls of Fife, and that the first Earl was Macduff who opposed MacBeth and assisted Malcolm to the thrown of Scotland in those days.
		Alexander W.G. Duff, Duke of Fife and Earl of MacDuff, born in 1849, was a successful financier and a founder of the Chartered Company of South Africa.
		The present representative of the House of Braco is HRH Princess Alexandra, who succeeded her father as Duchess of Fife in 1912.
	www.scottishthemes.com /clan/clan_macduff.html (323 words)

	Hotel accommodation in Fort William (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Clan MacDuff originally built in 1965 and has always belonged to the Fyfe family, it has been extensively rebuilt and modernised over the last five years to provide modern accommodation for those visiting the highlands.
		The hotel enjoys a reputation for having a warm friendly welcoming atmosphere and helpful staff and because of this it has a high number of repeat guests visiting the hotel on a regular basis.
		We hope we can be of assistance to you when booking you holiday and look forward to welcoming you to the Clan MacDuff.
	www.clanmacduff.co.uk (224 words)

	MacDuff Clan Crest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We are unique in that, we sculpt the crests in three dimensions with the same level of detail as the Scottish Wall Crests.
		Every MacDuff Clan Gold Cufflinks are hand numbered, registered and issued with a Scottish Heirloom Certificate of Ownership.
		Please visit the main page of MacDuff Clan to select from full range of MacDuff Clan crest jewelry and rings or find more about history of the Scottish Clan MacDuff.
	www.scottish-heirloom.com /macduff_clan/scottish_clan_ring-c.html (259 words)

	John Paul Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Paul Jones was born John Paul in 1747 in the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright on the southern coast of Scotland.
		John Paul’s father was a gardener in Arbigland, and his mother was a member of Clan MacDuff.
		John Paul adopted the alias John Jones when he fled to his brother's home in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1773 in order to avoid legal troubles in Tobago after he killed a sailor involved in a mutiny.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Paul_Jones (2885 words)

	ScotClans - Clan MacDuff - Clan History
		After his death in 1128, the men of Moray made a few unsuccessful attempts to claim the throne whilst Clan Duff was to give its allegiances to Queen Margaret.
		In 1425 the earldom passed to the crown and the clan lost their great rank.
		The direct line of the ancient house, continued in Wemyss whilst in the northern territories, families of Clan Duff emerged in historical record with no proof of royal descent.
	www.scotclans.com /clans/MacDuff/history.html (417 words)

	Scottish Clan and Family Associations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is a collection of URLs to as many of the Clan and Family Associations as I've found.
		Clan Societies are organizations that are associated with a specific clan.
		Note: Membership in a clan society does not mean that you are a member of the clan itself.
	www.clan-maccallum-malcolm.3acres.org /ScotClanFamily.html (457 words)

	MacDuff Clan Jewelry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		These stunning MacDuff Clan Crest rings and jewelry will be admired by your friends and cherished by your descendants for many generations to come.
		Each MacDuff's Clan gold item is hand numbered, registered and issued with a Scottish Heirloom Certificate of Ownership.
		The sides of the MacDuff Clan Lady's ring are adorned with the ancient Celtic eternity knot.
	www.scottish-heirloom.com /macduff_clan (479 words)

	eBay.co.uk - macduff, banff, Men's Accessories, Postcards items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		MacDUFF Clan Crest Scottish KILT BELT BUCKLE Scotland
		MacDUFF Clan Crest Scottish KILT PIN Scotland NEW
		MacDUFF Clan Crest Scottish CAP BADGE Scotland NEW
	search.ebay.co.uk /macduff (285 words)

	Clan MacDuff
		Please e-mail us you details including your name and e-mail address and any specific clan that you are interested in.
		During the Duke’s lifetime the title of Earl of Fife was borne by his son Murdoch, and upon his execution by his cousin James I in 1425, the earldom at last became extinct.
		This is a public information site which is in no way meant to represent any of the views of clan members or their chiefs.
	www.clansearch.co.uk /clans/MacDuff.htm (503 words)

	clanpage
		This is a list of which characters belong in which clan.
		I have also included the tartan, a brief description, and crest for each clan.
		Clan Duff originated from the Royal Scoto-Pictish line, of which Queen
	students.roanoke.edu /t/tnunez/clanpage.html (193 words)

	Our Favorite Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Long Island Scottish Clan MacDuff 81 Ltd--our 'sister website and homepage for the Long Island Scottish Games..
		Clan MacDuff sponsors the Clan Gordon Highlanders and we have a close association with them.
		The Gathering of the Clans--find your clan, tartan, history and chat with fellow clansmen.
	www.clangordonhighlanders.org /our_links.htm (728 words)

	About The Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Benton was the Chief of Clan Gordon in New York.
		Eventually, Clan Gordon of New York, the 227th clan formed under the banner of The Order of Scottish Clans, ceased to exist and the pipe band became sponsored by The Clan MacDuff of Long Island, New York.
		Out of respect for the original highland regiment and the predominance of Gordon clansmen in the original band, the band's title has always had the word Clan in front of it.
	www.clangordonhighlanders.org /about_the_band.htm (395 words)

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