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  Gillespie Family Heritage McPherson Clan
The Macphersons claim unbroken descent from the ancient chiefs of the clan Chattan, and tradition is in favour of their being the lineal representatives of the chiefs of the clan.
He was the great-grandson of Gillichattan Mor, the founder of the clan, who lived in the reign of Malcolm Canmore, and having married a daughter of the thane of Calder, had five sons.
The eldest, Gillichattan, the third of the name, and chief of the clan in the reign of Alexander II, was father of Dougal Dall, the chief whose daughter Eva married Angus Mackintosh of Mackintosh.
kjgillespie.com /MacPherson.html   (4034 words)

  
 The Clan MacGillivray Society - Australia
In 1153, the Clan took part in the ill-fated rebellion against the Scottish crown, under Somerled, the progenitor of the McDonalds.
The Clan took a prominent part in the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745, and at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Clan Chattan Regiment, the only regiment to break through the English lines, was led into battle by the Chief, Alexander McGillivray.
In 1989, Colonel George B. Macgillivray of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, the joint author of `A History of The Clan MacGillivray', was appointed Commander of the Honourable Clan MacGillivray by Lord Lyon, but since his death in 1994, the Clans affairs have been in the hands of the five National Commissioners whom he appointed.
www.mcgillivray.us /aust.html   (1010 words)

  
 Clan Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Clan Urquhart took its name from Airchartdan or Urchard, as Conachar’s territory was named when St. Columba visited the area in the sixth century, bringing Christianity to a hitherto heathen land.
General Urquhart was appointed Commissioner of Clan Urquhart for Scotland by the chief in 1982 and he took the lead, assisted by Bruce Urquhart of Craigston, in organising the British branch of the Clan Urquhart Association which had been established as an international organisation in 1976 by the Chief of the Clan.
At the 1994 clan reunion, family members from various parts of the UK and overseas joined together to renew their commitment to the heritage of their clan and to celebrate their pride in being Urquharts.
www.clanurquhart.com /info.htm   (2250 words)

  
 Took clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, the Took clan was one of the most famous Hobbit families.
After Isumbras, the Thain position became hereditary in the Took family, and at the end of the Third Age his descendant Peregrin "Pippin" Took became the 19th Thain of the Took line, the 32nd in the Shire.
Tooks were mainly of Fallohide Hobbit stock, and were more adventurous than the other Hobbits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Took_clan   (366 words)

  
 Clan MACKAY
It was from Morgan, the son of this Magnus, that the clan took its appellation of Siol Mhorgain, the race of Morgan.
The MacQuoids are a recognized sept of the MacKay clan.
The Bains or Baynes are descendants of the son of Neil, brother of Angus Dubh, Chief of the Clan Mackay in the early 15th century.
www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/mackay2.html   (6723 words)

  
 Night Lords Clan History
Pandesmos took a mysterious sabbatical into the night, leaving the clan in the hands of his betrothed.
This greatly endeared her to the clan, and the longer Pandesmos was absent, the more obvious it became that he could never be allowed to return to power.
The Hazards took her life, setting her soul loose in a void of death and darkness to be tormented.
members.tripod.com /~nL_NightLords/clanhistory/clanhistory.html   (1295 words)

  
 A History of Clan Cameron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Donald Dubh was the first "authentic" chief or captain of this confederation of tribes which gradually became known as the Clan Cameron, taking the name of their captain as the generic name of the whole, until the clan was first officially recognized by that name in a charter of 1472.
Lochiel, who had had ample warning, raised his clan, and with the assistance of the Glencoe men and some MacGregor volunteers, faced him with 1000 men on the Achnacarry side of the river at a spot called at that time the Fords of Arkaig.
John Cameron did march, with a part of the clan, to join an unsuccessful expedition to harry the Campbell country round Inveraray under General Gordon of Auchintoul but nothing was achieved, and the General's small force joined the main army mustering at Auchterarder prior to the Battle of Sheriffmuir.
www.clan-cameron.org /history.html   (9262 words)

  
 Shaw Family Online | Family Name History
The Clan Shaw were one of the principal clans of the confederation of Clan Chattan and a sept of the Mackintoshes.
The home of Clan Shaw was Rothiemurchus, part of the Mackintosh patrimony and according to tradition was bestowed upon Farquhart Shaw, Shaw "Mor", great-grandson of Angus, 6th Chief of Mackintosh and Eva of Clan Chattan, who lead Clan Chattan to battle on the North Inch Perth in 1396.
His brother, Adam (Ay) was the founder of Clan Ay, and his sons, Alexander, was ancestor of the Shaws of Dell, James of the Shaws of Dalnavert, Farquhar, progenitor of Clan Farquharson and the fifth was ancestor of the Shaws of Harris and the Isles.
www.shawfamilyonline.net /History/namehistory.htm   (3830 words)

  
 The Hendersons, Clan Henderson, or Clann Eanruig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic) name for the Scottish clan known as "the Hendersons" in English.
The descendants of Prince Henry were known collectively as “clann Eanruig” meaning the “family of Henry.” The males of the clan took the surname “
The females of the clan took the surname “nic Eanruig” meaning “daughter of Henry.” A woman normally kept her own clan surname after marriage, and she could usually depend on her clan's support in a dispute with her husband.
home.comcast.net /~buaidh/Henderson.html   (795 words)

  
 Clan Ghost Bear   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Their journey took them across the border between two ghost bears' territories, and as they watched an adolescent bear move across the landscape one afternoon, a second bear of similar age rose up from where it was hidden in the snow and attacked the first.
Clan Ghost Bear entered the Golden Century with its usual deliberate stride, devoting substantial attention and energy to furthering its traditions and maintaining a true sense of family.
Clans Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguar also won positions as primary invaders, and Clan Steel Viper emerged as the reserve Clan that the Wardens insisted be included in the invasion force.
www.clan-ghost-bear.com /history.htm   (16597 words)

  
 Southern Tradewind Blog » Blog Archive » Clan Buchanan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was probably owing to the break in the direct line of the chiefship that the clan took no part in the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, which perhaps was not an unfortunate circumstance for the bearers of the name.
There is reason to believe that Auchmar’s account of the clan, published in 1723, had really for its purpose the advocacy of its author’s own claim to the chiefship as head of the most recent cadet branch of the family, and therefore nearest in blood to the last of the main line.
This property was acquired in 1624 by Walter Buchanan of Drumakil, uncle or cousin of George Buchanan the historian, and it was within the walls of the mansion that, after the rebellion of 1745, the Marquis of Tullibardine, elder brother of the second Duke of Athol, was taken prisoner.
southerntradewind.net /blog/2006/03/28/the-scottish-clan-buchanan   (4116 words)

  
 Scottish Clans - Clan MacDougall
Later when war broke out again in the time of Bruce’s son, the clan took the side of John Baliol, who overran the country.
Baliol was defeated though and as a result, the clan again lost a good deal of their land, which from then on, passed more and more into the hands of the Campbells.
His son Alexander took no part in the Rising of l745 and his lands were subsequently restored to him.
www.clanshop.co.uk /clannames/macdougall.htm   (313 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The clan then took a turn for the worst as the leader joined a rival clan.
But this was not the end of AoE as the clan was once again risen from the ashes by RtB and made the force it is today in the realm of Rome Total Ear.
The clan hopes to continue its domination of the battlefield into Medieval 2 Total War.
www.freewebs.com /dkmtwclan   (141 words)

  
 Holyland Clan - Gaming the way it should be!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Then it was the Fighters turn to attack, but they were unable to capitalize and the Devils took the second set of rounds 4 to 1.
The Convicts took 45 away with them, but I have a feeling that things will begin to look up for the Cons in the the future.
In case you haven't seen the awesome upgrades to the Clan Members page, we've added some graphics for ranks and medals that have been awarded in the past.
www.holylandclan.com   (1360 words)

  
 Southern Tradewind Blog » Clan Buchanan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He was one of the small band who took refuge, with Bruce and his Queen and other ladies, in the wilds first of Athole and then of Breadalbane, where for some time they subsisted on wild berries and the scanty and precarious produce of fishing and the chase.
He took part in the conflict with the Earl of Athole at the Forest of Kilblane, in which that powerful but rapacious and unpatriotic noble was defeated and killed.
On their return homeward a personal encounter took place at the gates of Newcastle between Douglas and Sir Henry Percy—the renowned Hotspur [Tstates that it was the Scots who gave Henry Percy this nickname, on account of the ardour with which he assailed them.]—in which the latter lost his pennon.
southerntradewind.net /blog/category/clan-heritage   (14940 words)

  
 Clan Impact
Sunday, Clan Impact reached the top 4 only to lose in the 24th round (by a score of 13-11) against Bad Ranger Company from Indiana.
After 14 rounds the dust settled on Brecourt with Clan Impact upsetting IS by a score of 11-3.
The fight was simple, as we proved once again with the 13 that it took this time to drop him.
www3.clanimpact.org /html/index.php   (997 words)

  
 History of sR
Her travels took her to another world, The Five Fae Kingdoms of the Mist where she found her birth father, Krendar, the High King of the Mists and her sister Morgance who later joined sR.
The Clan was thriving.....but the Queen was about to embark on her most tragic journey yet.
Eventually she was presumed either dead or evil as Eclypse had foretold, a new Queen was needed, and Eclypse took the throne for a time, then when another clan member, Sian of sR, went through a metamorphesis and gained much magical power, Eclypse passed the throne to her...
www.angelfire.com /rpg2/sr/history.html   (1470 words)

  
 Danish Brie - Geocaching Australia
By Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan on Saturday 24 December 2005.
Took Fluffy Dice (and they ARE NOT going in the car) and left lady bugs and TB Dolly who will love the grass and horses.
Took Lanyard Left Koala (not a real one) Thanks for the cache Mr Coffe and the Coffee Clan.
geocaching.com.au /cache/gcrq9a   (1073 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Arda: Flambard Took   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One of the thirteen recorded grandchildren of Gerontius, the Old Took.
Though he lived for a hundred and two years, Flambard did not survive to see Bilbo's famous Birthday Party, but many of his descendants (including Adelard, Reginard and Everard Took) were present to see Bilbo vanish.
Like many other members of the Took clan, Flambard's name has military connections: a flambard is a large sword with a waved or flame-shaped blade.
www.glyphweb.com /arda/f/flambardtook.html   (134 words)

  
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On 5/13/2002 - Clan WidowMaker engaged [BZ4]21st Centauri Lancers in battle.
I took clan gauss and it paid off because it does more damage.
When they finally moved in it was ugly as we took out all their mechs with no loses.
users.ev1.net /~Patrik/archive/data/warlog74.html   (5102 words)

  
 The Clan Of Exun - Exunclan.com - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Exun 2006 is to be held on the 11
Note : This is an intraschool competition and may be held after school hours.
Exun 2005 took place on 19th, 20th and 23rd November.
www.exunclan.com   (133 words)

  
 Encyclopedia of Arda: Fortinbras Took II
Encyclopedia of Arda: Fortinbras Took II Fortinbras Took II The twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire
The grandson of Gerontius, the Old Took, who inherited the title of Thain from his father, Isumbras IV.
He married Lalia Clayhanger, who was to become a famous matriarch of the Took clan, and came to be called Lalia the Great.
www.glyphweb.com /arda/f/fortinbrastookii.html   (113 words)

  
 {ROD} Clan caught using exploits - FileFront Gaming Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The below link is the the screen shots I took of their member using exploits.
well then, that clan has now just lost all respect they had from around the gaming community and I hope that the ppl who ruined it for the other are punish in some way....there clan being dispanded because they can't find any more matches.....
I am the only one who took the time to post them.
www.gamingforums.com /showthread.php?t=120659   (655 words)

  
 bit-tech.net | VIA girls in QuakeCon clean sweep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the first ever official Ms QuakeCon tournament, held as part of the 3-day marathon fragfest that is Quakecon over the weekend in Texas, the VIA-sponsored Girlz 0f Destruction clan took out the first three placings to win a combined US$30,000 between them.
VIA, the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer, recently signed a sponsorship deal with Clan g0d to assist them financially in attending tournaments, and also to raise awareness of competitive girl gaming.
Jamie is also a g0d clan leader, and takes home the Champion's cheque of US$15,000.
www.bit-tech.net /news/2005/08/15/g0d_via_quakecon   (513 words)

  
 SOUP - A Battlefield Clan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The clan we took on went by the name of 20 Inch Dongs,
round one was won by the clan of name soup.
FRAG took the first round after a long struggle by only 12 tickets - it was that close!
www.foom.net /~soup/?start=44   (1621 words)

  
 Chess Lords!
e had hopes it would be their first lost match, but since both our clans are so very good it took a while to finish up the last few games.
I just found it surprising, as the 2 clans I belong to send very even games when possible.
It is still not over for the match, but if you want to know more about the clan visit them from the clan pages.
www.riwire.com /ChessLords   (451 words)

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