Eth of Lennox, 1st Chief of Galbraith

EARLS of LENNOX [1210]-1385

1. MURDOCH . m ---, daughter of ALWYN & his wife ---. Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by a Celtic poem which is addressed to "O Leamhan Alun oge, the son of Muireadhach…descendant of "Lughaidh of Liathmhuine" and "the Mormaer of Leamhan…son of Ailin’s daughter"[138]. Murdoch & his wife had one child:

a) ALWYN (-before 1199). A Celtic poem is addressed to "O Leamhan Alun oge, the son of Muireadhach…descendant of "Lughaidh of Liathmhuine" and "the Mormaer of Leamhan…son of Ailin’s daughter"[139]. Earl of Lennox. He is named in his son’s charter (see below). m ---. The name of Alwyn’s wife is not known. Alwyn & his wife had [three] children:

i) ALWYN (-1225 or before). He succeeded his father as Earl of Lennox. "Alewin comes de Levenax filii et heres Alewini comitis de Leuenax" donated "ecclesiam de Kamsi" to the church of Glasgow by undated charter witnessed by "Maldoueni filio et herede nostro…Dunegall filio nostro, Gillescop Galbrad nepote nostro…Malc filio Gillescop…"[140].
ii) ETH (-after 1193). "…Dunec, Malcolmo filio eio, com. Gilleb, Eth filio com. de Leueñ…" witnessed the undated charter, dated to 1193, under which "Dunecanus filius Gillebti filii Fergi" donated "totam terram de Moybothelbeg…[et] de Bethoc" to Melrose abbey[141].

iii) [--- .] m ---. [Two] children:

(a) GILLESCOP Galbraith . "Alewin comes de Levenax filii et heres Alewini comitis de Leuenax" donated "ecclesiam de Kamsi" to the church of Glasgow by undated charter witnessed by "Maldoueni filio et herede nostro…Dunegall filio nostro, Gillescop Galbrad nepote nostro…Malc filio Gillescop…"[142]. It is not known whether the witness "Malc filio Gillescop" was the son of Gillescop Galbraith.
(b) [RODARC . "Alwinus comes de Leuenax" donated "ecclesie de Kilpatrick…" to Paisley monastery by undated charter, witnessed by "Maldoveno, Malcolmo filiis meis, Maldoveno decano de Levenax, Rodarco nepote meo…"[143]. It is not known whether Rodarc was the brother of Gillescop.]

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Sources 1.[S524] "The House of Lennox", Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, p2 (Reliability: 3)

2.[S541] http://www.stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Galbraith01 (Reliability: 3)

http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getper...

Notes ◦Eth de Lennox, Esq., who was born circa 1168 and described as a son of the Earl of Lennox when he witnessed a charter circa 1193 by Duncan, later Earl of Carrick.

(from 'The House of Lennox' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane)

In a highly dubious connection by one web site this Eth is claimed as the ancestor of the Napiers of Kilmahew.

Donald (or Ethus) NAE-PEER possessed land in Fife and in Gosford.

Lennox researchers say there is no evidence that this link exists and is shown here to show the naming of the earliest ancestor of the Napiers of Kilmahew according to that web site. [1]

Sources 1.[S3] House of Lennox, Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, p2 (Reliability: 3).

Notes ◦This name derives from the Gaelic for "foreign Briton." This family migrated from the Welsh kingdom of Strathclyde into Celtic territory in 1208 - 1214AD. The first Galbraith Chief was 'Gilchrist Bretnach', and he married a daughter of the Earl of Lennox. The family stronghold was on InchGalbraith, an island in Loch Lomond

Sources 1.[S541] http://www.stirnet.com, Peter Barns-Graham, Galbraith01 (Reliability: 3)