James Pethein

JAMES PEDEN

Genealogy

History of the County of Ayr etc. By James Paterson (Thomas George Stevenson, Edinburgh, M.DCCCLII.), 528 pp. For Peden of Auchinlongfoed see p. 427

Peden Family

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Son of Rev. Alexander Pethein and Ann MacLeod

8th and Last Pastor of Caibeal Mheamhair 1595-1600

In May 563AD Saint Columba, the celebrated founder of the Culdee Church in Scotland, exiled from his native Ireland, traveled to Iona with 12 companions and founded a monastery. From Iona they set about the conversion of pagan Scotland and much of northern England to Christianity. It is believed one of the 12 was Páidín and he was assigned by Saint Oran (also one of the 12) before his death c563AD, to the Isle of Mull to build a chapel and spread the gospel. This Chapel was to become the later chapel of Caibeal Mheamhair around the 12th Century. Know as "Páidín of the Isles" (540AD-620AD) was a Culdee and preached the gospel to Mull also establishing the Chapel of Coille Creag A'Chait at Baliscate.

1332AD was the last mention of the Culdee Church in Scotland but Presbyterian tradition, particularly that of the Church of Scotland, traces its roots to the Church founded by Saint Columba, the Culdean Church. The Pethein were the clerics and missionaries of the Clan MacPhaidein and preached Culdee doctrine faithfully until the last message was preached at Lochbuie Sunday October 8, 1600 by Sir James Pethein, the day he died. James Pethein 1298AD-1377AD had converted Hector MacLaine, 1st Chief of Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie, to Christianity shortly before his death, therefore Hector made the Pethein the clerics of Clan MacLaine serving c1370AD-1600AD.

The Chapel of Caibeal Mheamhair was converted in 1864 by the family of Donald MacLaine 22nd Laird of Lochbuie who died in 1863. It was renovated in 1972 by the Corbett family and currently by Jim and Patience Corbett who are renovating the entire estate including the Castle.

Sir James Pethein
Born: 1535 Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Died: October 8, 1600 Moy Castle, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Buried: 1600 Chapel Caibeal Mheamhair Kirkyard, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Father: Rev. Alexander Pethein
Mother: Ann MacLeod
Wed: 1555 Moy Castle, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Wife: Lady Ann MacLaine , "Lady of Moy"
Born: 1535 Moy Castle, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Died: October 9, 1600 Moy Castle, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Buried: 1600 Chapel Caibeal Mheamhair Kirkyard, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull
Father: Sir Hugh MacLaine, "Baron of Moy"
Mother: Lady Ann MacDonald, "Baroness of Moy"
Son: Sir Alexander Pethein I. "Laird of Auchinlongford" Born: January 21, 1560 Moy Castle, Lochbuie, Isle of Mull