Source: History of the county of Bute, and families connected therewith By John Eaton Reid Grant of 1506 Makconochy - Ambrisbeg Makconochy - Kyngawane Makconochy - Coweling Makconochy - Dunguild Makconochy - Kerymanach Makconochy - Barone By 1704 Donald McConochie of Ambriesbeg Seems to be the only one still in charge of an estate. McConochies of Ambrisbeg: Besides the noble family of Bute the McConochies of Ambrisbeg are perhaps the only remaining link connecting the present generation of landholders in the island of Bute with those who held property there under the general charter of James IV in 1506 The present representative of the family Alexander M Conochy Esq married a daughter of Haig farmer Kilmory He resides at Ambrisbeg and is generally spoken of in Bute as Baron M Conochy of Ambrisbeg In 1506 King James IV granted the lands to Ewin M Conochy In 1541 there appears on record Finlay M Conochy In 1602 John M Conochy was served heir to Allan M Conochy his father in the lands of Dunnegeil In 1632 Alexander M Conochy was served heir of Eugine M Conochy of Ambrisbeg his grandfather In 1677 James M Conochy was served heir of Alexander M Conochy his grandfather in the two and a half merk land of Ambrisbeg The Isle of Bute in theolden time: with illustrations, maps, and plans, Volume 2 (Google eBook) Front Cover <http://books.google.com/books?id=ELwxAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0> James King Hewison <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22James+King+Hewison%22> W. Blackwood and sons, 1895 - History <http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22History%22&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0> Renters in 1506: p.137: Donald Makconochy, Dunguile (Dunagoil) Eugene (Ewin) Makconochy, Ambrisbeg(descendants held this land until 1865 when Alexander McConochy, known as Baron McConochy of Ambrisbeg sold it to the Marquis of Bute). His was the last McConnochy estate in Bute. Gilchrist Makconochy, Berone p.139: John Makconochy, Cowleing(shared with Alexander Makwrerdy) Malcolm Makconochy, Kyngawane Duncan Makconochy, Kerymanch