Shaw "Mac-in-Toisich" MacDuff, 1st Chief

Parents disputed. His father was either Gillemichael, 3rd Earl of Fife or Duncan, 5th Earl of Fife.

Second son of Duncan Macduff. 5th Earl of Fife. Commander of the army of King Malcom IV, which quelled the insurrection of the "Moray Men", 1161-1163. Called Mac-an-toi-sic (son of the Chief, ar, foremost), which became the surname of the family. Founder & 1st Chief of "Clan Mackintosh". Married Giles, daughter of High de Montgomery.

Commander of the army of King Malcolm IV, which quelled the Insurrection of Moray 1161. Called Mac-an-toi-sic (son of the chief or foremost) which became the surname of the family. Founder and first chief of Clan MacIntosh. Married Giles, daughter of Hugh de Montgomery. Died 1179.

Probably a son of Duncan I or II of Fife, although there is no primary documentation for either. "Shaw" is an unlikely first name at such an early period, but what the original form might have been is uncertain. (Several sources, all second-hand, claim that it might have been "Sitheach" (Sithech, Sitheagh), said to mean "wolf". Other possibilities include "Seaghan", hawk, and "Seaghda", possible meaning "fine as a hawk" - the latter two from O Corrain & Maguire, "Irish Names". )

The progenitor of the Clan Shaw is believed to be one Shaw MacDuff who was a younger son of Duncan, the Thane or Earl of Fife, who was a descendant of Kenneth MacAlpin.[3] Shaw MacDuff was made keeper of Inverness Castle, which was a strategic royal castle, by Malcolm IV of Scotland.[3] His heirs were known as the Mhic anToiseach when means the sons of the Thane and they supported the royal government, consolidating their power around Inverness.[3] Shaw's grandson was Shaw Macwilliam, who in 1263 acquired lands at Rothiemurchus.[3] His son was Farquhard who due to problems with their powerful neighbors the Clan Comyn, made an alliance with the Clan Donald by marrying Mora, daughter of Aonghas Mór, Lord of Islay.[3] Farquhard's son was Angus Mackintosh, 6th chief of Clan Mackintosh who married Eva, daughter of the chief of Clan Chattan (Chattan Confederation). Eva's second son John-Angus, was the first chief of Clan Shaw.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Shaw_of_Tordarroch

Shaw Macduff, a younger son of Duncan, Thane of Fife (a descendant of Kenneth mac Alpin) assisted King Malcolm IV in putting down a rebellion in Moray and he was made keeper of Inverness castle. Shaw's grandson was granted land in Rothiemurchus (in Strathspey). His son married a daughter of the Macdonald Lord of Islay in 1291. http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclanshaw.htm

Malcolm IV reigned from 24 May 1153 – 9 December 1165. Inverness Castle was originally a 12th century earth and timber enclosure fortress, founded by King David I (grandfather of Malcolm IV). http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_scotland/26/invernesscastle.htm Shaw MacDuff, second son of the 5th Earl of Fife, was made hereditary Constable of Inverness Castle by Malcolm IV in 1163. http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_photograph.jsp?item_id=4382 The dating says he has to be a son of Duncan I, (presumed) son of Gillemichael (and presumably Medlands just overlooked him).

This is a little early for the use of "surname as first name" - "Shaw" probably represents a proper Celtic name, possibly "Sean" (esp. if pronounced "Shawn") or "Seaghan" or "Seaghda" ("hawk", pronunciation uncertain, somewhere between "Shay" and "Shaw", and who knows what Anglophones would have made of it) - see O Corrain & Maguire, Irish Names, Lilliput Press (paperback), 1990. The Irish influence on early Scotland was even stronger than the Norse influence on the Highlands and Hebrides.

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Shaw Mac-an-Toiseach MacDuff aka 1st Chief Mackintosh Born 1120 in MacDuff Castle Scotlandmap Son of Gillemichel MacDuff and Unknown (Unknown) MacDuff Husband of Unknown (Unknown) MacDuff — married about 1140 in Scotlandmap Father of Shaw Macintosh Died [date unknown] in MacDuff Castle Scotlandmap Profile manager: Kenneth Shelton private message [send private message] MacDuff-26 created 7 Nov 2013 | Last modified 1 Apr 2016 This page has been accessed 484 times.

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[hide] 1 Biography of Shaw Mac-an-Toiseach MacDuff 2 Sources 2.1 Footnotes 2.2 Acknowledgments Biography of Shaw Mac-an-Toiseach MacDuff

Shaw Mac-an-Toiseach MacDuff 1st Chief Mackintosh Birth: ABT 1127 in Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland Death: 1179 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Father: Gillemichel MacDuff 3rd Earl of Fife b: ABT 1098 in Methil, Fifeshire, Scotland Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Children

Shaw Mackintosh b: ABT 1150 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Very little information available about Search except his Father and son's names and place of birth and death. Other refrences has name a Search Sources

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aet-t&id=... Family Search Pedigree Resources File 1999 Farquharson/MacKintosh/ MacDuff History lineage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacDuff MacDuff Castle History