In a message dated 5/18/2011 12:33:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, equisand@equiformratings.com writes: I'm curious that you persist with de Buyt. I may have got it wrong but you seem to have Ladhmann alive at the same time as de Buyt, who, if you are right, would have to have been Ladhmann's great great grandfather. This is why I found Bute interesting. I had to re-check my notes from Memorials of Argyllshire. In 1292, by an ordinance of King John Baliol we find T"ra Lochlani MacKilcoli MacErewar T"ra Eneg MacErewar T"ra .....Insula de Boot. That is, the lands of Laumun, son of Malcolm, son of Ferchar, the lands of Angus, son of Ferchar, the lands.... Island ob Bute (Act. Parl. Scot., Vol. I.) The lands described here for Laumun mc Malcolm mc Ferchar are the lands of the island of Bute. Fearchar (alive ca. 1249) Malcolm laumun (alive 1292) I wish I had an exact date for the 1249 references but I don't. I don't see anything inconsistent in terms of dates from Fearchar to Laumun. >From my point of view as a disbeliever in the Anradan kindred pedigree, I don't know at which point it becomes truly historical in the Lamonts. There are clear records for a Fearchar son of Nigelli of Bute. I have no idea now if this is the same Fearchar as the other Fearchar (also of Bute) but it could be. If that's the case than why is his father called Duinnsleibhe in the pedigree? I know it becomes non historical at some point but I have no proof at which point. John