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  Innes
Innes and Murray were very intimate, for, next to Thomas Clarke, Innes was Murray’s best friend in the colony; Murray and Rutherfurd, as we shall see, came to the Cape Fear together and worked together for twenty-five years.
Innes played a prominent part in civil life also and served his colony in many capacities, but his aptitudes were military rather than civil and he never became a political leader or a seeker for offices.
Innes was born about 1700; she may have been a few years younger.
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us /sections/hp/colonial/Bookshelf/Schaw/innes.htm   (1156 words)

  
 Significant Scots - Thomas Innes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
INNES, THOMAS, an historian and critical antiquary, known to the students of early Scottish history by the title of "Father Innes," was a priest of the Scottish college at Paris, during the earlier part of the 18
It is not creditable to the literature of our country during the period just mentioned, that the meritorious labours of this highly acute investigator have been so little noticed, and that no one has thought it worth while to leave memorials sufficient to enable posterity to know any thing of his life and character.
Such was the state of historical knowledge in Scotland when Innes wrote; and a Scotsman dared to look the line of ancestry claimed by his monarch calmly in the face, and, after due consideration, to strike from it forty crowned heads.
www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/other/innes_thomas.htm   (1242 words)

  
 The Lord Lyon and his Jurisdiction
Innes was no doubt powerful, that all bearing of arms was the badge of nobility, and therefore, that anyone having Arms, ("having ancient Arms at least," was what he said) was presumed to be noble.
Innes of Learney formulates the bizarre theory that a coat of arms is a fief annoblissants, an ennobling fief (Scots Heraldry, 2d ed., p.
The idea expressed by Innes of Learney that modern Scottish heraldry with its strict regulation and the Lyon Court are survivals of the Middle ages is patently false.
www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/lordlyon.htm   (3793 words)

  
 Innes Register Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Margaret Innes; Born 26 Dec 1814 in Edinburgh.
Gregor Johnston Innes (Twin); Born 1990 in Glasgow.
Calum Brodie Innes (Twin); Born 1990 in Glasgow.
freespace.virgin.net /gordon.innes/Innes.htm   (327 words)

  
 frippuk - pafg38 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
FRIPP and POCOCK familes of Bristol, UK Thomas Innes 2nd of Edingight [Parents] was born in of Edingight.
Thomas Innes 3rd of Edingight [Parents] was born in of Edingight.
Jean Innes [Parents] was born in of Coxton.
web.ukonline.co.uk /bean95/ft/frippuk/pafg38.htm   (430 words)

  
 INNES CLAN
The Innes Clan dates back to 1160 AD when King Malcolm IV conformed the Barony of Innes on one of his knights, Berowald of Flanders.
The Innes' grew to become one of the most powerful families in the province of Moray, dominating the parishes of Urquhart, Lhanbryde and the surrounding district.
Innes House was built on the Barony by Sir Robert Innes, 20th chief of the Clan Innes, between1640 and 1653.
www.kinnairdy-castle.co.uk /interest.htm   (348 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Alexander Innes and others
She married Alexander Innes, son of John Innes, 7th of Edingight and Jean Duff, in 1768.
     Thomas Innes, 5th of Learney and Cullerlie is the son of William Innes and Jane Brebner, 4th of Learney.
     Francis Newell Innes, 6th of Learney is the son of Thomas Innes, 5th of Learney and Cullerlie and Helen Christian Burnett.
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 500-568   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Katharine Russel, daughter of John Russel of Rathen, and spouse to John Hay, 3rd son of Andrew Hay of Mountblairy, died 12th August, 1775, and was buried in the church of Alvah.
Thomas Innes of Rosieburn, his son, died the 24th August, 1784, aged 35.
Katharine Abercromby, spouse to Alexander Innes of Rosieburn, and mother to Thomas Innes, died the 8th of October, 1784, aged 76.
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 Family Tree genealogy and Scottish clan history from AncestralScotland - Search Results
Sir Robert Innes, the eleventh Laird, fought under the Earl of Huntly at the Battle of Brechin in 1452 and sought to expiate the sins of his life by founding the Greyfriars of Elgin.
Alexander the Proud, the sixteenth chief, was executed by the Regent Morton for the murder of Walter Innes and was succeeded by his brother, John, who resigned his chiefship to his cousin, Alexander Innes of Crommey.
Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, a descendent of the Lairds of Innermarkie, was Lord Lyon, King of Arms from 1945 to 1969 and was one of Scotland’s greatest heraldic experts.
www.ancestralscotland.com /clandetails.html?clan=innes.html   (338 words)

  
 Innes Clan
In essence the first of these was Barowald who was granted the land known as Innes (being all the land between along the seashore between Spey and Lossie) by Malcolm IV in 1160, the land ownership was later confirmed in a charter by Alexander II.
Later on, Sir Alexander Innes (son of “Good Sir Robert” 8th Laird of Innes) married Janet the heiress of the thane of Aberchirder, and thus could lay claim to the lands of her family, further expanding the Clan Innes lands.
Later on, in 1579 the Privy Council decided to recognize Clan Innes as an official Clan, and thus the family became a clan of the form it is today.
www.scottish-heirloom.com /innes_clan/scottish_clans_history.html   (362 words)

  
 Clan Innes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In the 14th century the family estates were enlarged, due to the marriage of Sir Alexander Innes to the daughter of the Thane of Aberchirder.
Robert Innes was created a Baronet in 1625, Sir James Innes became Duke of Roxburgh in 1805 and Sir Thomas Innes of Learney was King of Arms, 1945-69.
Notable members included John Innes, Bishop of Moray, who was responsible for the rebuilding of Elgin Cathedral after it's destruction in 1390, and Cosmo Innes, the historian.
www.webscot.co.uk /clans/innes.htm   (127 words)

  
 History1
Sir Thomas de Boghan appears on the Ragman Roll rendering homage to Edward I of England in 1296.
Thomas, the third son of James Buchan of Auchmacoy, was a professional soldier who learned his trade in the wars in France and Holland.
She was the mother of Sir Thomas's younger son, the present Lord Lyon, Sir Malcolm Innes of Edengight.
www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~buchan/history1.html   (790 words)

  
 The Best Reviews: Lynn Erickson, Husband and Lover Review
Twelve years ago, Samantha Innes was brutally murdered and her young lover convicted of the crime.
Living peacefully in Aspen, Colorado, with her orthopedic surgeon husband, Dr. Thomas Innes, Julia Innes is as happy as a lark working as a low-profile lawyer for the D.A. That is until the confession of a dying nurse prompts the D.A. to re-open the Samantha Innes murder case.
Thomas becomes the number one suspect, and the D.A. has him jailed.
thebestreviews.com /review24508   (506 words)

  
 Celtic Studio-Clan Innes
William, 15th of Innes, attempted in 1554 to murder Alexander Dunbar, Prior of neighbouring Pluscarden, on the very altar steps of the same cathedral, while the 16th baron sat in the Parliament of 1560 which abolished the Catholic Church in Scotland.
His brother, Father Thomas Innes (1662-1744), had been born in Aboyne parish, and after helping Lewis to arrange the church records of Glasgow at the Scots College he returned to his country to work as a priest of the Scottish Mission.
Cosmo Innes (1798-1874) descended from the hereditary Keepers of Spynie Castle.
www.celticstudio.com /celticstudio/database/clans/052.htm   (699 words)

  
 MyClan.com : Armigerous Clan Innes Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
His son, Sir Robert Innes, the eleventh Laird, fought under the Earl of Huntly at the Battle of Brechin in 1452 and sought to expiate the sins of his life by founding the Greyfriars of Elgin.
The present Duke of Roxburgh would be the chief of Clan Innes but is barred from the title as he bears a compound, or double-barrelled surname.
Walter of Innermarkie, the second son of Sir Robert Innes the eleventh chief, was succeeded by his son, Robert, who was created hereditary constable of Redcastle and married a niece of James II.
www.myclan.com /clans/Innes_231/default.php   (557 words)

  
 THOMAS INNES BIOGRAPHY - LIFE - HISTORY - BOOKS - FACTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A short biography of THOMAS INNES, including life and history; from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin
This summary of interesting facts about THOMAS INNES is taken from A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin.
Shows when THOMAS INNES was born and when died.
www.321books.co.uk /gutenberg/cousin/p671.htm   (204 words)

  
 Thomas Innes of Learney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The coat of arms Sir Thomas Innes of Learney.
He was a very active Lord Lyon, strongly promoting his views of what his office was through his writings and pronouncements in his Court.
Most notable is the claim that a grant of arms in Scotland confers what he calls "noblesse" and equates with nobility.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Innes_of_Learney   (304 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Sir Thomas Innes, 7th of Learney and others
     Sir Thomas Innes, 7th of Learney was the son of Francis Newell Innes, 6th of Learney and Margaret Anne Irving-Fortescue.
She married Sir Thomas Innes, 7th of Learney, son of Francis Newell Innes, 6th of Learney and Margaret Anne Irving-Fortescue, on 27 February 1928.
     Sir Malcolm Rognvald Innes of Edingight was born in 1938.
www.thepeerage.com /p18099.htm   (1195 words)

  
 Scottish Law - Barons Courts of Prestoungrange Dolphinstoun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
  by  Sir  Thomas  Innes  of  Learney,  The  Clans,  Septs,  and  Regiments  of  the  Scottish  Highlands  (8th  edition,  1970),  p.
Lord  Lyon  Sir  Thomas  Innes  of  Learney  declares  in  "The  Robes  of  the  Feudal  Baronage  of  Scotland,"  (27th  Oct  1945)  Proceedings  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  Scotland,  Vol.
Thomas  Innes  of  Learney,  "The  Robes  of  the  Feudal  Baronage  of  Scotland,"  (27th  Oct  1945)  Proceedings  of  the  Society  of  Antiquaries  of  Scotland,  Vol.
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 Clan MacTavish - Who We Are
Taviss literally means Thomas; hence The Sons of Taviss (MacTavishes) are the Sons of Thomas (Thom(p)sons).
The surnames, MacLehose and MacLaws, are regarded as corrupted forms of Mac-Gille-Thomais – son of the gille or servant of Thomas.
The name of Thomas or Tom was also widely used throughout Scotland, and in England and Wales.
mysite.verizon.net /resrz8zf/clanmactavishseannachie/id10.html   (1468 words)

  
 Fuller Family of Sussex - pafg186 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Rev Owen L. Meyrick [Parents] was born in 1740.
Thomas Pitt was christened on 05 Jul 1633.
Thomas Innes Pitt died on 12 Sep 1729.
www.angelfire.com /planet/madjack/pafg186.htm   (145 words)

  
 Clan MITCHELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sir Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), Australian explorer, was the son of John Mitchell of Craigend, Stirlingshire.
Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell was a scion of this family and gained distinction as an explorer and surveyor in Australia, being knighted for his services in 1839.
This has been confirmed by the late Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Lord Lyon King of Arms, and their wearing of Innes tartan has been approved.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/mitchel2.html   (511 words)

  
 ScotClans - Clan Innes
Younger brother of Lewis, Father Thomas was born in Aboyne.
Father Thomas returned to Paris in 1701 and lived there for the rest of his life.
Advocate Cosmo Innes was a descendant of Spynie Castle’s hereditary Keepers.
www.scotclans.com /clans/Innes/people.html   (355 words)

  
 Ancestors & Descendants of William MITCHELL-INNES
Baptised William Mitchell, the additional surname of Innes was added and the surname hyphenated to Mitchell-Innes by Royal Licence, in April 1840, on William's succeeding to the property of his relative, Miss Jane Innes, of Stow, Midlothian.
It also states that William Mitchell of Parsonsgreen was an extraordinary director 1840 -1841; William Mitchell-Innes of Parsonsgreen was an ordinary director 1841-1853, and as William Mitchell-Innes of Ayton castle, an ordinary director 1853 - 1859.
He was the only surviving son of Alexander Mitchell and Elspeth, dau of Thomas Simpson by his wife Isabel Innes who was a dau of Gilbert Innes residing at Rora." (Letter from Court of the Lord Lyon, 7/3/2000).
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~sirhc/1073.htm   (462 words)

  
 Thomas Smith Innes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
e regret to report the death of Mr Tom Innes on the 7th December,who was for some years conductor of Cowlairs Society,s senior and junior choirs.Mr Innes was himself a loyal member of Cowlairs Society,and from a boy has always been connected with the society,s choirs.
Mr Innes during his illness expressed his desire that the choir continue in its competitions,and it is gratifying to learn of the success met with on Saturday last.
In Springburn and district Mr Innes had many friends,and a feeling of deepest sympathy goes out to his widow and children in their sad loss.
freespace.virgin.net /gordon.innes/Thomas.htm   (171 words)

  
 Scots and Scots Descendants - I
and T. Innes, 1870-5, under own name 1875-80, T and J Innes 1880-92, Thomas Innes and Co. 1892-1901 and Innes and Graham since 1901.
In 1848, they moved to Ross Grove, IL, 12 miles west of the Somonauk, IL United Presbyterian Church and with their children, were faithful members of the church.
When their son-in-law, Thomas George Beveridge, died in 1859, Mr.
www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/Names-I.htm   (992 words)

  
 Books On Heraldry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Clans, Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands, 8th edition, Chapters XIII, XV, XVI, and List of Septs, pp.
INNES, Sir Thomas of Learney (1956) Scots heraldry.
INNES, Sir Thomas of Learney (1978) Scots heraldry.
www.clanlindsay.com /books_on_heraldry.htm   (718 words)

  
 innes03
Families covered: Innes of Balveny, Innes of Cowie, Innes of Edingight, Innes of Innermarkie, Innes of Orton (Ortoun), Innes of Rosieburn
(02.12.1699) Margaret Fraser (dau of Thomas Fraser of Cairnbulg)
Janet Innes (dau of Robert Innes, baillie of Elgin)
www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/ij/innes03.htm   (851 words)

  
 The Best Reviews: Lynn Erickson, Husband and Lover Reviews
Living peacefully in Aspen, Colorado, with her orthopedic surgeon husband, Dr. Thomas Innes, Julia Innes is as happy as a lark working as a low-profile lawyer for the D.A. That is until the confession Read more...
Everyone felt sorry for the victim's husband orthopedic doctor Thomas and their daughter seven years old Livie.
Thomas is married to Deputy DA Read more...
thebestreviews.com /book11433   (333 words)

  
 Heralds of England, Scotland and Ireland
The current Lyon, Robin O. Blair, a retired lawyer, was a partner in Dundas and Wilson solicitors.
The previous Lyon, second son of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, had a rapid career in Scots heraldry under the tutelage of his father: Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary in 1957 (at the extraordinary age of 19!), Carrick Pursuivant 1958-72, Lyon Clerk 1966-81, Marchmont Herald 1972-81, Lord Lyon in 1981.
There is some biographical information on the Innes (which may or may not be accurate; there seems to be a confusion between "baron" and "baronet"!).
www.heraldica.org /topics/britain/heralds.htm   (456 words)

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