Neil Mackay

iv. Neil, who seems to have settled in Creich, for his three sons, Thomas, Morgan, and Neil had lands there, and in the neighbourhood. Thomas Neilsou held the lands of Creich, etc., of his cousin Angus Du, and was executed at Inverness, probably in 1426, for the slaughter of Mowat of Bucholly. Morgan Neilson married a daughter of Angus Moray of Cubin and seems to have settled in Brae-Chat. Neil Neilson also married a daughter of the said Angus Moray, and obtained from King James I. in 1430 a charter of the lands of Creich, Gairloch, etc., escheated from his deceased brother, Thomas. The sons of Neil Neilson were :—John Bain who settled in Caithness and became the progenitor of the Bains in that county ; Angus progenitor of the Siol-Angus ; and Paul who became progenitor of the Poisons and some MacPhails.

In connection with the signature of a Hugh Poison to a grant of the lands of Thorboll. dated 1472, it is suggested in the Origines Parochiales Scotia?, Vol. II., part ii., p. 686, that the Poisons were descended of a Paul Mactyre who flourished in Creich about a hundred years before that. This suggestion has been accepted n., no. 538. by many, but we dispute it. The surname Mactyre continued in use by the family in 1472 and after it. A William McTeyr protested that he was not bound to give attendance at the head courts for the lands of Achnaplad, on 27th Feb. 1483. Achnaplad Ave take to be Plads near Dornoch. Marsella McTyre had sasine of the lands of Inverathy, as heir to her father, William Maktyre, on 6th July 1489.

Not only do we maintain that the Poisons are descended of MacKay, but we also maintain that a section at least of the MacPhails sprang from the same root. A cursory examination of the list of tenants on the Reay estates about 1678, printed in our Appendix, will show what a number of MacPhauls there were among: them. pg. 50-51

THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI

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Niel his brother left two sons, Thomas and Niel, and a, natural son, Morgan, of whom anon. Angus-Dow, upon the death of his uncle, took the management of affairs into his own hands. He was termed Enneas-en-Imprissi, which signifies Angus the Absolute, from the great power which he possessed, having had 4000 ,men at his command, as shall soon appear

pg. 50 HISTORY THE HOUSE AND CLAN MACKAY,BY ROBERT MACKAY, 1829

Niel who fought the bloody battle of Tuttim-Tarwagh. Niel, the son of Donald, bad three sons

• 1st, Thomas Mackay of Spinnidale, Creigh, Pulrossie,&c. who was ancestor of the Shil-Thomas Mackays
  
• 2nd, Morgan ; and
  
• 3d, Niel. This Niel had three sons,
  

• 1st, Angus, of whom the Slighd-Angus Mackays descended;
  
• 2nd, John Bain or Fair, ancestor of the Bains or Baynes of Caithness, Ross, &c.;
  
• 3d, Paul, ancestor of the Shil-Phaul or Macphauls, and Polsons. The branches, Shil-Thomas, Shil-Niel, Slighd-Angus, and Shil-Phaul, multiplied chieflyin Sutherland pg. 558 THE HOUSE AND CLAN MACKAY
  

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1. Donald, murdered at Dingwall along with his father [Iye], left issue :

• (4) Neil, who had a son
  

• Neil , whose son
  

• Paul became progenitor of the Poison Mackays.
  

Scottish Peerage Vol. 7 pg. 159