-----Original Message----- From: Ortzs <[email protected]> To: scotish geanology <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:42 PM Subject: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? was told that HENDERSON may be Scottish. Looking for the meaning of the name where it originates from, if it has a coat of arms and any other info that may be helpful. Thank you, Michelle

>From Collins Scottish Surnames Book - (ISBN 0-00-470463-0) Henderson - A patronymic from the given name Henry, it's older form was Henryson, but the intrusive ' d ' proved easier on the tongue, and the modern spelling now prevails. Never a clan in any sense of the word, the Hendersons formed a number of unconnected families who lived in different parts of Scotland. It is possible to recognise three main branches : (1) Henderson of Fordell in Fife, whose earlier name was Henryson and who came originally from Dumfriesshire:, William Henrison was chamberlain of Lochmaben Castle in the late 14th century. The poet Robert Henrtson was a clerical schoolmaster attached to Dunfermline Abbey in the 15th century, and around 1583. (ii) In the far north a chieftain of the clan Gunn had a younger son Henry who founded a family of MacHendries or Hendersons who settled in the lowlands of Caithness. (iii) A branch of the original Glencoe stock which claimed descent from Henry, son of the Pictish King Nechtan, styled themselves MacEanruig or MacKendrick, which was later translated into Henderson. There are of course many other Hendersons who originate with some unsung Henry: the surname is among the top thirty in Scotland, and the distribution very wide. Hope this helps some. Kind Regards Margaret ( One Name Study - Aikenhead (various spellings) info. wanted ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ortzs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:02 AM Subject: [SCOTS~GEN] Fw: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ortzs <[email protected]> > To: scotish geanology <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:42 PM > Subject: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? > > > was told that HENDERSON may be Scottish. > Looking for the meaning of the name > where it originates from, > if it has a coat of arms > and any other info that may be helpful. > > Thank you, > Michelle > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > Want to leave the list ? > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > or > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > >

>From Collins Clans and Tartans Book - (ISBN. 0-00-458958-0) Henderson - Crest Badge: A dexter hand holding a star argent surmounted by a crescent. or. (picture) Motto: Sola virtus nobilitat ( Virtue alone ennobles) Gaelic Name : Mac Eanruig. ( picture of the tartan also in the book) The name Henderson in Gaelic is Mac Eanruig, sometimes rendered in English as MacKendrick and is found in widely separated districts in Scotland. Those in Caithness and the north claim to be a sept of the Clan Gunn. The principal family of Hendersons was the Clan Eanruig of Glencoe, for whom it is claimed that they were in that glen of grievous memory centuries before the MacIans, or MacDonalds, arrived there. Tradition states that " Iain Fraoch " a brother of John, 1st Lord of the Isles, married a daughter of the chief of the Hendersons of Glencoe and that their son Iain was the founder of the MacIains of Glencoe. He was called Iain Abrach, from his being born in Lochaber, and the clan came to be known as the Clan Abrach. The Hendersons who were notable for their strength, always formed the bodyguard of the chief and were the hereditary pipers of the Clan Abrach. >From the Hendersons of Fordell in Angus was descended the Reverend Alexander Henderson who was prominent in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland during the early 17th century. He helped to prepare the National Covenant of 1638 and was Moderator of the Glasgow Assembly which outlined Presbyterian organisation in the same year. He drafted the Solemn League and Covenant in 1643 and was a member of the Westminster Assembly which issued the Confession of Faith. Hope this is what you are looking for Kind Regards Margaret ( One Name Study - Aikenhead ( various spellings ) info. wanted ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ortzs" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:02 AM Subject: [SCOTS~GEN] Fw: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ortzs <[email protected]> > To: scotish geanology <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, March 12, 2001 11:42 PM > Subject: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? > > > was told that HENDERSON may be Scottish. > Looking for the meaning of the name > where it originates from, > if it has a coat of arms > and any other info that may be helpful. > > Thank you, > Michelle > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > Want to leave the list ? > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > or > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > >

Ortzs wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Is HENDERSON Scottish??? > > was told that HENDERSON may be Scottish. > Looking for the meaning of the name > where it originates from, > if it has a coat of arms > and any other info that may be helpful. > > Thank you, > Michelle Dear Michell, In addition to the other info you have recieved on List, the "Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia" Way and Squire, says that it is one of 3 branches of the family, this branch was a Border Riding Clan, Henderson being 'son of Henry' var. Henryson. Wm. H. was chamberlain of Lochmaben Castle, 1374. Due to the Border wars in which the gov'ts. of England and Scotland, they were not listed originally as a clan, but they were. James H. became Lord Advocate about 1494 and aquired lands of Fordell, in Fife, Sct. This became the designated seat of the Lowland Chiefs, and reemained in Henderson hands until the end of the 19th C. The Coat of Arms is: 'Parted per pale dancette Or and Sable, on a chief Argent a crescent Azure between two Ermine spots" Motto: Sola virtus nobilitat (Virtue alone enables) Many of this Clan held high Scottish Government positions. Hope I haven't repeated info already given but I'm a month behind on my e-mail. Daphne Jacob