Date sent: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:27:29 EDT From: JackieMc@aol.com To: SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Menzies and McMinn Contacts > Hi Folks, > I am a descendant of McMinn, our surname originated in > Scotland, about 1600, coming from the Clan Menzies of Aberfeldy, > Perthshire, Scotland. > In or near Weem, exists a castle that was built abt 1510, by > Robert DeMeyners of Normandy, and the McMinn surname is a > derivative, along with Mengues, Menzies, MacMin, McMin and > McMinn. > If anyone knows a contact or source I can get in touch with, > I would certainly appreciate it, and Thanks in advance. > Jackie McMinn > Alabama, USA > > ______________________________ *** The date seemed a little weird, so I checked it out. Robert de Meyners who was Great Chamberlain of Scotland, lived in the 1200s, not the 1500s. Castle-Menzies, a mansion in Weem parish, was built partly in 1571, partly in 1840. De Mayners had nothing to do with it, sorry. Gordon. Professional Historical/Genealogical Researcher specialising in pre-1700 records. Trading as KinHelp. <http://www.web-ecosse.com/genes/genes2.htm>