Hi folks, Saw the reference to Auchinachy and thought I would add a little info. The Gordons of Auchynachy/Auchinachy/Auchinnachie were a very junior branch of the House of Huntly. The founder was one of the dozen or so sons of John Gordon of Scurdurgue, himself an illegitimate son of Sir Adam Gordon of Strathbogie, one of the earliest members of the Huntly family in the 13th century. The Gordons of Auchinnachie eventually changed their name to Achynachy or Auchinnachie in or about the 17th century and they feature in 2 locations, one in Banffshire and the other just along the road in Knockando in Moray. Eventually they shortened their name to Achnach and finally for some reason we don’t yet understand in the early 19th century to Grant. My own 4 x great grandmother was Elspeth Achnach who was married to David Smith or Gow in Knockando. As many of you who are longstanding members of this list, David Smith or Gow was a member of the "Strathcona" family or to be precise a great-uncle of Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. I assume in the absence of a better explanation, the Achnach family which had been Gordons changed their surname to Grant because firstly they lived within the province of the Grant family and secondly because they almost certainly had more Grant ancestry than anything else. Mark John M Sutherland-Fisher Managing Director, Fisher (Holiday Enterprises) Ltd North Cadboll House, North Cadboll, Fearn by Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland. IV20 1TN Tel and Fax: 0044 (0) 1862 871877 Mobile: 0044 (0) 7765 272815 Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neil Boyd Sent: 19 March 2008 18:16 To: [email protected] com Subject: [MORAY] re.Riachs of Rothes One refernce I found to Achynachy was "an old ruinous house, two miles south-west from the church, where the parish borders that of Botriphny." The parish referred to is Keith, Banffshire and this extract is quoted from "Illustrations of the Topography and Antiquities of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff" by Joseph Robertson, 1869. Auchinachy is mentioned on page 241 and this section seems to be, in turn, quoted from Macfarlane's Geographical Collections for Scotland A.D. MDCCXL11 which, I think, is 1742 though, I'm sure someone will correct me if otherwise! Hope this is of some help to someone. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1333 - Release Date: 18/03/2008 08:10 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1333 - Release Date: 18/03/2008 08:10