Monica (Calabria) MacKeachan

NOTE TO OTHERS AND SELF: Research: From Sarah (Tucker) Brand (1761 - abt. 1810), who was my 18th cousin 7 times removed AND person in " ___Davis"'s family tree ( "___Davis" sharing mtDNA haplogroup K1b2a1a1 AND 0 [zero] "Genetic Distance" from me/my mtDNA test) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tucker-2621 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. moving backwards .... carefully ..... along the way NEED TO READ/UNDERSTAND: Category: Reliable Sources for Pre-1700 Profiles: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Reliable_Sources_for_Pre-1700_Profiles BECAUSE in the 1500's is where I want to focus my next step because 800 years as a "Most Recent Shared Ancestor" from today (2024) is 1224

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Furthest Backwards Step in research / On-Going and not contingent with "reward" / linking a documented person (ie, "oldest" ancestor of ... ) with myself

https://haplotree.info/maps/ancient_dna/slideshow_samples.php?searchcolumn=mtDNA_Haplotree&searchfor=K1B2A1&ybp=500000%2C0&fbclid=IwAR3e6aBLBHkdf9rqw1YLedDV_bpaa-pNdXLlOrv2xQg7Ffw7-eRcSc5YS8M

Ancient DNA: https://ancientdna.info. Map based on public dataset on www.haplogroup.info. (www.indo-european.eu): G1083 - St. Jorgen --- mtDNA K1a1b2a1 ---- 547 (Mean Age ybp) Denmark medieval >>>> Source: KrauseKyoraNatCommun2018 >>>> "The genetic prehistory of the Baltic Sea region" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-02825-9

February 1, 2024: I started reading, "The Seven Daughters of Eve" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Daughters_of_Eve > book written by Bryan Clifford Sykes (9 September 1947 – 10 December 2020) "was a British geneticist and science writer who was a Fellow of Wolfson College and Emeritus Professor of human genetics at the University of Oxford" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Sykes

My maternal grandfather once said to me, "we are Scottish."

I wish I had the sense to have asked him for more detail while he was living.

I have done much reading on the history of Scotland and their clan systems ... and their many wars.

Basically, I believe that my maternal grandfather's Keach family line was, once upon a time actually MacKeachan and that their family belonged to/with the Clan Donald of Ranald:

MacDonald of Clan Ranald: Name Variations: Alcock, Alison, Allan, Allanson, Allen, Callan, Callen, Currie, Isaac, Isaacs, Ketchen, Ketchin, MacAchin, MacAichen, MacAllan, MacBurie, MacCrindle, MacCurrach, MacCurrie, MacDonald, MacEachan, MacEachen, MacEachin, MacGachan, MacGeachan, MacIsaac, MacKeachan, MacKechnie, MacKeochan, MacKessack, MacKessick, MacKissock, MacVarish, MacVurich, MacVurie, MacVurrich, Park.

SOURCE: copy & pasted from website https://heraldry.celticradio.net/search.php?id=9

Clan MacDonald Septs: MacEachan From West Highlands & Islands, mostly Clanranald, though a few from Islay & Kintyre. They derive from: Gaelic MacEachann – “son of Hector”. Traditionally from Hector, 2nd son of Ruaril, 3rd of Clanranald. Some may have originally been MacLeans – from one of their Hectors – but became Clan Donald adherants. Some of this name on Islay and Kintyre are really MacEacherns. CLANRANALD except those from Islay & Kintyre – Clan Donald SOUTH. MacEachern MacEachern – From Islay or Kintyre. They derive from: Gaelic MacEach – thighearna – ” son of the Horse Lord”. Hereditary masters of Horse and Armourers to the Lords of the Isles. Cochran is “Englished Version”. Very numerous on Islay & Kintyre – Clan Donald SOUTH. SOURCE: copy & pasted from website https://www.scotclans.com/pages/clan-macdonald-septs

Keach AND MacKeachan:

First, Keach:

Keach History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms Origins Available: England England The earliest origins of the family name Keach date back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name given to a person who because of their physical characteristics and physical abilities was referred to as kedge a Old English word that described someone who was brisk or active. [1]

Although one notes source has a different understanding of the origin on the name. In this case, Keach is from the "Middle English [word] keech ‘a lump of congealed fat; the fat of a slaughtered animal rolled up into a lump’, used in the 16th century for a butcher: ‘Did not goodwife Keech the Butchers wife come in then?’ (Henry IV); ‘I wonder, That such a Keech can with his very bulke Take vp the Rayes o’ th’ beneficiall Sun, And keepe it from the Earth’ (Henry VIII), where the reference is to Cardinal Wolsey, a butcher’s son. " [2]

Early Origins of the Keach family The surname Keach was first found in Cambridgeshire and Surrey where Reginald and Hugo Keche were listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1206 and 1219. [2]

Years later, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included Peter Kech, Norfolk; and Adam Kyg, Buckinghamshire. [1]

In Somerset, early rolls there show John Keche holding lands 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) [3]

In Norfolk, John Keche, was rector of Erpingham in 1430 and "a brass plate in the ancient church of St. Helen's, Norwich, reads: 'Hie jacet corpus Dni. Edmundi Keche, presbyteri' " [4]

Early History of the Keach family This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Keach research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1206, 1620, 1621, 1673, 1686, 1640, 1704 and 1640 are included under the topic Early Keach History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Keach Spelling Variations Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Keach include Ketch, Keech, Keach, Kedge and others.

Early Notables of the Keach family (pre 1700) Distinguished members of the family include Hugo Ketch of Cheshire; John (Jack) Ketch (died 1686), one of King Charles II's executioners, who became quite infamous for the terrible suffering of his victims; his name has lived on as slang for the gallows or even for death itself. Benjamin Keach (1640-1704)... Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Keach Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Keach Ranking In the United States, the name Keach is the 16,480th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [5]

Migration of the Keach family A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Margaret and Susan Ketch, who settled in New England in 1665 with their husbands; as well as John Ketch, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1741.

SOURCE: copy & pasted from website https://www.houseofnames.com/keach-family-crest

AND

MacKeachan:

The age-old Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the MacKeachan family. Their name comes from person who was skilled in the riding of horses or who owned many horses. The Gaelic form of the name was Mac Eachthighearna, which translates as son of the horse-lord. [1]

Early Origins of the MacKeachan family The surname MacKeachan was first found in Kintyre, where "on the shaft of the cross at Kilkerran near Campbeltown, is the inscription: Hec est: crvx: Coleni: Mc: Heachyrna: et Katirine: uxoris: eivs (Drummond, Sculptured monuments of Iona, pl. lxxxi). This is probably Colin MacEachern who was chief of the Macecherns in 1499." [1]

Early History of the MacKeachan family This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacKeachan research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1499, 1605, 1682, 1506, 1505, 1507, 1605, 1515, 1694, 1541, 1512, 1684, 1647, 1662, 1659, 1596, 1605, 1769, 1849, 1769, 1788, 1798, 1801, 1806, 1814, 1818, 1888, 1847 and 1849 are included under the topic Early MacKeachan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacKeachan Spelling Variations Medieval spelling was at best an intuitive process, and translation between Gaelic and English was no more effective. These factors caused an enormous number of spelling variations in Dalriadan names. In fact, it was not uncommon to see a father and son who spelled their name differently. Over the years, MacKeachan has been spelled MacEachern, MacEachen, MacEachan, MacEachin, MacEachren and many more.

SOURCE: copy & pasted from website https://www.houseofnames.com/mackeachan-family-crest

Further information about MacKeachan:

MacKeachan: Where does the name MacKeachan come from? The surname MacKeachan originated in Scotland. It is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Eachan, composed of the elements each, meaning ‘horse’, and the diminutive suffix -an. Maceachan thus means 'son of Eachan'. The name is spelt in a variety of ways including MacEachan, MacGeachan, MacKeachan, MacKeichan, and MacKichan due to the translation from Gaelic to English spellings.

While the name MacKeachan has undoubtedly spread globally due to migration, it remains most common in Scotland, particularly in the Western Isles and Highlands. In these areas, Gaelic culture and heritage are strongest, and traditional Scottish names like MacKeachan are particularly prevalent.

Less commonly, it can also be found in other countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and England, primarily due to the Scots diaspora. Given the vast array of spellings, it is difficult to trace the exact dispersion of the surname MacKeachan. However, as with many patronymic Gaelic names, it remains linked to Scotland and its wide diaspora.

Variations of the surname MacKeachan The surname MacKeachan is of Scottish-Gaelic origin and is believed to have derived from the personal name "Eachan." Due to the phonetic translation from Gaelic, the spelling of this surname can vary widely. Among the most common variants are MacEachan, MacEachen, MacEachin, MacKechan, and MacKichan.

Another common practice in Gaelic cultures was to add "Mac" or "Mc" (meaning "son of") before the surname, so forms like McKeachan, McEachan, and McKichan would also be seen. Sometimes the prefixes O' or Mac could be dropped, leaving just Keachan, Eachan, or Kechan.

In addition, due to English influence, some versions may incorporate more Anglicized spelling, resulting in names like Makeechan, Mackechain, Macechan or Makeachan. Over time and with subsequent migrations, especially to countries like America or Canada, additional variations might have developed due to the process of name Americanization, phonetic spelling, or truncation.

However, it's essential to remember the surnames from Gaelic cultures can be complex with many different forms and variations, so definitive connections should ideally be confirmed with genealogical or historical records.

SOURCE: copy & pasted from website https://www.igenea.com/en/surnames/m/mackeachan

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