Daniel (Mckain) MacKaine (abt. 1730 - abt. 1766)

Born about 1730 in Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1766 at about age 36 in Guernsey, Channel Islands

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Biography

Daniel McKain, a soldier, was the father of John MacKaine and Daniel Mackaine Mesquene-Mckain-2. He died before 15 October 1766, on Guernsey.

From the Register of the Minutes of meetings of the Town Hospital Board for 1766-1769: ^[1]

• 15 October 1766 --- John MacKaine aged 11 and Daniel MacKaine Mesquene-Mckain-2 aged 7 admitted after their father (a soldier) died on the island.
• 29 February 1768 --- John due to leave --- apprenticed to Mr Henry Boone of Quebec
• 11 April 1769 --- Daniel was discharged to be a manservant to Dr Aries (actually Mons. Du Aries, a French surgeon, probably of St Peter Port).

It is thought that john did not go to Quebec.

Research Notes

The variants of his surname include McKain, MacKain, MacKaine, MacIain The Guernsey Island descendants are usually McKane. Most of the New Zealand descendants use the spelling McKain.

Mesquene and others similar are phonetic spelling in the French language as used in Guernsey for legal purposes.

Birth

Possible Match 1

Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Parish Baptism ^[2]

• First name(s): Daniel Last name: McKay
• Birth year:1731 Birth date: 18 Jan 1731
• Baptism year: 1731 Baptism date: 24 Jan 1731
• Place: Edinburgh County: Midlothian Country: Scotland
• Mother's first name: Isobell Mother's last name: Robertson
• Father's first name:Peter Father's last name: McKay Father Occupation: Servant

Alternate birth and baptism date ^[3]

• Birth Year:1731 Birth date: 15 Jan 1731
• Baptism Year: 1731 Baptism date 24 Jan 1731

A Daniel McKay was imprisoned in 1745 ^[4] for taking part in a Jacobite rebellion. If he is the same Daniel McKay as above, he would have been only 14 years old, and could not be Daniel McKane [Mckain-374] who was a soldier.

Possible Match 2 ^[5]

• First Name: Daniell Last Name: McEuin
• Father's First Name: Robert Father's Last Name McEuin
• Mother's First Name: Margaret Mother's Last Name: Miller
• Birth Year: 1930 Birth Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire Scotland
• Baptism Year: 1730 Baptism Date: 31 May 1730 Baptism Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland

The McKain Family

The McKains are thought to be from Scotland. DNA has shown that these McKains are descended from the MacEians, a sept of the McDonalds. McCain DNA project at FTDNA " https://fairthom.com/mckains/"

McKain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms^[6]

McKainFamily Name

"McKain is one of the names derived from the families of the ancient Dalriadan clans of Scotland. It is derived from the given name Ian or John. John is the most common personal name in the Highlands. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Iain."

Early Origins of the McKain Family

"The surname McKain was first found in Argyllshire (Gaelic erra Ghaidheal), the region of western Scotland corresponding roughly with the ancient Kingdom of Dál Riata, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Argyll and Bute, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects."

Sources

1. ↑ "Register of the Minutes of meetings of the Town Hospital Board for 1766-1769": https://fairthom.com/mckains/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/mckain.htm
2. ↑ Collections from Great Britain, Scotland, Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Parish Baptisms p 243 Item 4 Archive Ref OPR 685_1/17 Year Range 1721-1731 [https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript? id=SCOT%2FOPR%2FBAP%2F0615013] Accessed 23 March 2022
3. ↑ "Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Year Range: 1729-1731 Page: 176 Item: 5 Archive Ref: OPR 685_1/18" [1]
4. ↑ Record set: Scotland, Jacobite Rebellions 1715 And 1745 Archive type: Prison records Archive Year Range: 1745-1746 Archive reference:TS 20/74 [2] Accessed 23 March 2022
5. ↑ Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms [3]
6. ↑ "McKain History, Family Crest and Coats of Arms"[4] Accessed 23 March 2022