Just a point of information regarding the name Faichney and Heather's comment "Sorry I can't help on the Faichney or Taylor line. Faichney doesn't look to be too common a surname so that may help if you can find a lead." The name is still found here in Strathearn with at least two families of that name currently living in Crieff and some five in the current local telephone directory ,I posted a Peter Faichney , weaver in Auchterarder and a John Faichney , mason in Crieff in my 1832 Electoral Roll listings on my web site . Whether this is the John or not should be investigated . The most famous of course of Faichney heritage is the Faichney Stone now resting fully protected within the confines of the splendid pre Reformation , St Mary's Chapel at Innerpeffray some 3 miles east of Crieff .The stone was renovated some 5 years ago by Historic Scotland and moved from the churchyard into the church . The stone is something of a Faichney family tree listing details of the respective families of these two Muthill stonemason brothers, John and James . It dates from early 1700s - Innerpeffrey was then in Muthill Parish . You can see a pic of the stone on _http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crieff/innerpeffraychapel/index.htm_ (http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/crieff/innerpeffraychapel/index.htm) Col in Crieff