Siol Alpin

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Siol Alpin is a family of seven Scottish clans that claim to trace their descent from Alpin, father of Cináed mac Ailpín, King of the Scots, then Picts, and of whom the Scots tradition considered the first King of the joint kingdom of Picts and Scots. The purpose of this research page is to compare the traditional claim and the documentary and genetic evidence that supports and/or refutes this tradition.

The seven clans that make up Siol Alpin are: Clan Grant, Clan Gregor, Clan MacAulay, Clan MacFie, Clan MacKinnon, Clan MacNab, and Clan MacQuarrie.^[1]

Traditional Lineage Claims

• King Alpin (King of Picts 833-841 A.D.)
  • King Kenneth I (1st King of the Scots 841-858)
    • King Constanstine I 862-877
    • Younger son, Progenitor of Clan MacNab
  • King Donald I 858-862
  • Gregor MacAlpin, progenitor of Clan Gregor (or MacGregor)
    • Doungallas (Married the daughter of the High King of Ireland) is said to be incorrectly named as son of Gregory the Great by Martin, in (The Baronage of Scotland, Sir Robert Douglas). Martin also identifies Dungaile's wife as Spontana, sister of Duncan, king in Ireland. (The Baronage of Scotland, Sir Robert Douglas)
      • Clan MacGregor, From whom descend Clan Grant, Clan MacAulay
      • Findanus, Progenitor of Clan MacKinnon, From whom descend Clan MacFie
      • Guaire, Progenitor of Clan MacQuarrie

Documented and Sourced Lineage

• Dungaile of Strathclyde had a son, Girig^[2]
  • Girig (also called Ciricius, Girig, or Girg) was the son of Dungaile (or Dungallus), grandfather of Run, king of the Britons of Strathclyde. He co-ruled or governed on behalf of Eocha, son of Run. He is said to have liberated the Scottish Church, and may be the same as Gregory the Great.^[3] Skene states: there was no king Gregory and that the name referred to should be Cyric, debased to Girig. He further states there are two possible lineages; one in the Dean of Lismore's book that goes back to Kenneth MacAlpin and the other, in MS 1450 that goes back to Ferchar Fada of Lorn.^[4][5] Girig, son of Dungaile, is credited with killing Aed, son of Cinaed mac Alpin, at the battle of Strathallan.^[6] He became Eochaid's foster-father (tutor/guardian) upon the death of his father.^[7] After ruling for twelve years, he died at Dundurn and is buried at Iona.^[7] NOTE: There is no mention of the identity of his mother, or of a wife and children. Further research is required here.

Research Notes

• Spontana, (according to Sir Robert Douglas in the Baronage of Scotland) was the wife of Dungaile; sister of Duncan, king in Ireland - Not confirmed Crawford-15512 15:17, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Information moved from Doungallas

Note that this information comes from an unsourced family tree.

• Sue Wilcox-Hosbach- Familty Tree -http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wwofn&id=I44964
• Ralph Terry's Family Tree --http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=capenoch&id=I1380
• Larry Preston Foster, now deceased, co-author CHILDREN OF THE MIST.
• "Douglas Baronetage of Scotland, Pub 1790",
• "Burke's Peerage, British Authority", and
• "O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees, Irish and British."

The Children of the Mist--- was officially recognized as Chief of the whole clan.

1. The present chief of the Children of the Mist is Sir Gregor Mac Gregor of Mac Gregon, 6th Baronet and 23rd Chief of the Clan Gregor, who commands the 1st Battalion of Scots Guards.Above Notes from Larry Preston Foster, now deceased, co-author CHILDREN OF THE MIST.

Note: Clan MacGregor Tartan

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=aa3cf4fb-19ef-49eb-8373-47888ce58b90&tid=23901104&pid=1922814955

Note: Clan MacGregor Crest

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=2dc3393b-4dbb-4cca-9377-af8a80b50a32&tid=23901104&pid=1922814955

Source S2295565934

Repository: #R2295565933

Title: Ancestry Family Trees

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

Repository R2295565933

Name: Ancestry.com

Address: http://www.Ancestry.com

Sources

1. ↑ Siol Alpin; accessed 7 Apr 2021
2. ↑ Dunbar, Sir Archibald Hamilton; Scottish kings; a revised chronology...; (Douglas; Edinburgh, 1899); pg. 280
3. ↑ History of Clan Gregor, pg. 5
4. ↑ Highlanders of Scotland, pg. 418
5. ↑ History of Clan Gregor, pg 6
6. ↑ Anderson, Allan Orr; Early Sources of Scottish History...; (Oliver and Boyd; Edinburgh, 1922); pg. 357
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Anderson, Allan Orr; Early Sources of Scottish History...; (Oliver and Boyd; Edinburgh, 1922); pg. 364