Can anyone please tell me where was Tanedolane, in the Newton Stewart or Minnigaff area (probably). Thomas Mackinnstre had sasine of Tanedolane in Kirkcudbrightshire, 1499 (E.R. xi, p. 462). Martin Makeynsterre of that Ilk was juror on an assize, 1537 ()RMS, III, p.1921), "In doing a search for Tanedolane in my research library, I also looked at the surname, and in the Register of the Privy Seal for 1565 I found a land transfer (effectively a sasine) to Johnne Creichtoun [John Creichton] of 3 chunks of land which belonged to the umquhile [deceased] Thomas McKynnestre of Blakcrage. the late Thomas apparently has two daughters and heirs, the second of whom is named as Bessie. Gordon." I know that someone in November's identify a place name thread, who has some sort of database of place names in the area, said he had ancestors in what is now Blackcraig. Blackcraig is found on Google maps - a clearing in the trees that consisted of several fields, near the main highway, just southeast of the modern village of Newton Stewart (and south of Minnigaff on I think the Wigtownshire side of the river). So maybe he knows where and what Tanedolane was? Yours, Villandra Thorsdottir Austin, Texas