Volume 3 Number 1

Winter 1986

American Ethnicity

Ancient Skinner Lines

Myrtle S. Bohme Lineage

Clan MacGregor

Cook Co., IL Census

Cook Co., IL Wills

Thelma C. (Browning) Dalberg Lineage

Dead Briton - KGB

Debrett Update

Elephant two-step

Guild of One Name Studies

History of Eugene, Oregon (Chapter 1)

Letter From the Editor

Medical Quirks

miscSKlNNERlaneous

New Jersey Settlers

New Jersey Update

Off Broadway

Passages

Queries

Resources

Skinner-Hope Family Record

Jane Skinner Obituary

John Skinner of Hoodbridge

Josiah Skinner Will

Robert Skinner Line

William Skinner Lineage

Skinner Places

Skinner Variants

Skinner's a hit

Vision Quest

Worshipful Company of Skinners

Index Page

Thanks to William Weiler for transcription of this article.

Listed among the septs of the MacGregor clan is Skinner...

Recorded in Glen Orchy from about the 12th century, and spreading to Glenstrae and several Perthshire glens, The MacGregors take their motto Is Rioghal mo dhream, `My race is royal,' from a traditional ancestor Gregor or Girig of the ancient Clan Alpin dynasty. They held doggedly to the old Celtic clan rule of defending possession by the sword, in defiance of `sheepskin' feudal charters obtained through marriage or more dubious means by powerful neighbors having a closer approach to the government's ear notably the Campbells, Grahams and Colquhouns. After a defeat of these last at Glen Fruin in 1603, there came a long succession of vindictive edicts, fomenting and taking full excuse from the MacGregors' spirit of untamed resentment. The clan was outlawed, and a ban on using their surname not lifted until 1784, except in the time of the Stewart Restoration, in recognition. of their loyal service with Montrose. From these prescriptions arose the many `septs' names then adopted by scattered groups of MacGregors - also the remarkable career of Rob Roy, and Scott's stirring song `The MacGregors' Gathering.'