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Clan MacThomas

The clan traces its descent from a fifteenth century Thomaidh, who was the great-grandson of the 8th chief of the Clan Chattan MacKintoshes.

Image right - Clan MacThomas crest By Sodacan - Own work, Public Domain, Wiki Commons

☀☀☀ Officially registered clan, with Clan Chief, registered with the Lord Lyon Court.

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  • Crest/Badge A demi-cat-a-mountain rampant guardant Proper, grasping in his dexter paw a serpent Vert, langued Gules, its tail environing the sinister paw
  • Gaelic Name:
  • Motto: Deo juvante invidiam superabo (Latin: God help overcome envy)
  • Badge: Snowberry (but also the Red Whortleberry like Clan Chattan)
  • Tartan composed of blue and green divided by narrower bands of black; two adjacent lines of magenta cross over the blue squares and two lines of lilac over the green.
  • The plant badge of the Clan is Snowberry.
  • Name Variations: often spelt McComie and Maccomie, in the 16th century, the Clan is on record as being called MacThomas.
  • Lands Glenshee
  • Seat: The seat of the Clan MacThomas was at Finegand (Scottish Gaelic: Feith nan Ceann, meaning “burn of the heads”) in Glenshee.
  • Gathering Place: Clach na Coileach (The Cockstane) in Glenshee.
  • Clan Chief: Andrew MacThomas of Finegand, 19th Chief of Clan MacThomas.

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Image above - Burke's Peerage 107th ed. Vol. 2 p. 2555 - CJB

Origins of the name

Associated family names (Septs): Combie, McColm, McComas, McComb, McCombe, McCombie, McComie, McComish, MacOmie, MacOmish, MacThomas, Tam, Thom, Thomas*, Thoms, Thomson*.
Note: * For these names only those originating from the eastern counties of Scotland are MacThomas

Historical references

See Clan History at the official website of the Clan MacThomas Society

List of clan chiefs

Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacThomas

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In about 1600, when the 4th Chief, Robert MacThomaidh of the Thom was murdered, the chiefship passed to his brother, John McComie of Finegand, about three miles down the Glen, which became the seat of the chiefs.

  • 5th John McComie of Finegand 1600–1610 Robert's brother; moved seat to Finegand.
  • 6th Alexander McComie of Finegand 1610–1637 Married a Farquaharson and gained more land at Benzian Mor in Glenshee.
  • 7th John McComie (Iain Mor)' 1637–1676 Alexander's son; known as "McComie Mòr", greatly expanded territory and prestige of the clan; acquired lands and Barony of Forter in Glenisla (1651);[5][6] rose to support Montrose in 1644
  • 8th James McComie1674–1676 3rd son of Iain Mor.
  • 9th Thomas McComie 1676–1684 5th son of Iain Mor.
  • 10th Angus Thomas 1684–1708 Aka "Mr. Angus" educated at St. Andrew University, Fife; 6th son of Iain Mòr, anglicized surname, (dejure Chief).
  • 11th Robert Thomas 1708–1740 Large estate at Cullarnie, later moved to Belhelvie; son of Angus, (dejure).
  • 12th David Thomas of Belhelvie 1740–1751 Eldest son of Robert. Died Young.
  • 13th Henry Thomas of Belhelvie 1751–1797 Second son of Robert. Continued to farm at Belhelvie.
  • 14th William Thoms 1797–1843 Eldest son of Henry, became a merchant in St. Andrews, further Anglicized surname, died with no children.
  • 15th Patrick Hunter MacThomas Thoms 1843–1870 Son of George Thoms (a son of Henry and half-brother of William). Provost of Dundee. Purchased estate of Aberlemno in Angus.
  • 16th George Hunter MacThomas Thoms 1870–1903 Son of Patrick; Sheriff of Caithness, Orkney and Shetland. Bequeathed his vast fortune and lands to St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.
  • 17th Alfred MacThomas Thoms 1903–1958 Writer to the Signet.
  • 18th Patrick Watt MacThomas of Finegand 1958–1970 Great-grandnephew of Patrick, the first Chief known to be officially recognized by the Lyon Court since Thomas McComie in 1676. Army Officer. Married a 3rd cousin of Her Majesty the Queen.
  • 19th Andrew MacThomas of Finegand (MacThomaidh Mòr) 1970 - Current Clan Chief, Retired Banker.

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The tree on Geni has been built using information from The Peerage and trees at the Genealogy page of the Clan MacThomas Society web pages. Note that there are differences between the two sources - for example there are more children for Alexander McComie of Finegand (d.1637) (6th Chief) and his wife Margaret Small than listed on The Peerage page..

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