Alley Family Line (MacAulay)
Alley Family Line (MacAulay)
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Grandy's 12x Great-Grandfather:
My 14x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 15x Great-Grandfather:
Margaret Alley (1500 - 1562)
Margaret McAlly
Margaret Aulay
Lady Margaret Scott
Also known as: "MacAulay", "M'Awlay", "Margaret Hill"
Birthdate: circa 1500
Birthplace: Scotland
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Marriage: [date & place unknown]
Death: 1564 in Over Torrens, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents [possible]:
John MacAulay, of Ardincaple
1475-1513
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
Robert Scott, of Strickshaws (1500 - 1552)
Sir Robert of Strickshaws Scott, 8th Laird of Synton
Birthdate: 1500
Birthplace: Knights Spottie, Perthshire, Scotland
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: 8th Laird of Synton
Military Service: Battle of Melrose 1526
Death: 1552 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Immediate Family:
Son of Sir Walter Scott, 2nd of Buccleuch (1472-1504) and Lady Mary Elizabeth of Cessford Kerr (1472-1548)
See: Scott Family Line
Children:
1. William Scott, of Harden 1517–1561
2. Robert Scott 1525–1609
About Margaret Alley
[it's unlikely that her parents were] Mayor William Alley (1475-1570) and Isabella Hall (1494-1570)
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kylawren/TREjalley01.html
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/Margaret-Hill/6000000043480510885
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBM8-R5Z
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Grandy's 13x Great-Grandfather:
My 15x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 16x Great-Grandfather:
John MacAulay, of Ardincaple (1475-1513)
Birthdate: circa 1475
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Military Service: Fought & died at the Battle of Flodden 9 September 1513.
Death: September 9, 1513 in Flodden, (near Branxton), Northumberland, England (killed at battle of Flodden)
Parents:
Alexander MacAulay, of Ardincaple
1450-
Agnes Menteith
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children [possibly]:
1. Margaret Alley 1500 - 1562
About John MacAulay, of Ardincaple
Notes
John m. Agnes Menteith (not sure) Died at Flodden
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29424&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZS2-LQC
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Grandy's 14x Great-Grandfather:
My 16x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 17x Great-Grandfather:
Alexander MacAulay, of Ardincaple (1450 - )
Birthdate: circa 1450
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Title of Nobility: Chief of Clan MacAulay
Death: [date & place unknown]
Parents:
Duncan de Ardincaple
1425-
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse [probably]:
Agnes Menteith
Birthdate: circa 1450
Birthplace: [unknown]
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Marriage: [date & place unknown]
Death: [date & place unknown]
Children:
1. John MacAulay, of Ardincaple 1475–1513
2. Robert MacAulay
About Alexander MacAulay, of Ardincaple
First to use the surname MacAulay.
Notes
1 - During Alexander's chiefship King James V pardoned Matthew Stewart, Robert of Ardincaple, Arthur Darleith and others for seizing Dunbarton castle and burning the town. Robert was also present when Matthew became Earl of Lennox. The exact relationship between Alexander the Chief and Robert is not known.
In order not to loose Robert from this database into the ocean of the unlinked I have linked him as Alexanders son. The reference "of Ardincaple" means he was of this family, but must if the oldest son he have dvp as John was the next in succession to Ardincaple.
2 - Alexander de Ardincaple who lived during the reign of James V (r.1513-1542) was the first to adopt the name MacAulay.
3 - Though not originally descended from the House of Lennox, the MacAulays seem to have inherited the leadership of some of the earls' kindred of the name of MacAulay, for the Aulay is distinctive to that family (the House of Lennox); that is, Amalghaidh mac Amhalghaidh (Aulay mac Aulay), son of Aulay, was a younger son of Alwin, second Earl of the Lennox about 1200. Furthermore, Alexander Ardincapple, Aulay Ardincapill's representative in the reign of James V (1513-1542), adopted the surname of MacAulay in order to better represent the clan at the head of which he found himself, that of MacAuley: Alexander Ardincapple, "then the head of the family, took a fancy to call himself Alexander MacAulay of Ardincapple, from a predecessor of his of the name of Aulay, to humour a patronymical designation as being more agreeable to the head of a clan than the designation of Ardincaple of that Ilk" (Black 29). Alexander's taking the name of MacAulay seems tantamount to acknowledging the name and line of the clan he represented, hence the inclusion of his family in the discussion of the Lennox kindred. [2]
Sources
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, 2 - http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29422&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZ32-MCC
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Grandy's 15x Great-Grandfather:
My 17x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 18x Great-Grandfather:
Duncan de Ardincaple (1425 - )
Birthdate: circa 1425
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Death: [date & place unknown]
Parents:
Arthur de Ardincaple, Chief of Clan MacAulay
1381-1405
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children:
1. Alexander MacAulay, of Ardincaple 1450–
2. Duncan MacAulay, of Spittal of Ross
About Duncan de Ardincaple
Notes
1 - Arthur b. (c) 1381 took over clan c. 1405
It is believed by some historians that the Morices and Arthurs are not Macaulays. They later took the name of Darleith. The family of Darleith was claimed by Campbells.
2 - Arthur de Ardincapel witnessed a charter by Duncan, eighth Earl of the Lennox about 1390 [2]
Sources
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, 2 - http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29429&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZ32-QNK
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Grandy's 16x Great-Grandfather:
My 18x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 19x Great-Grandfather:
Arthur de Ardincaple, Chief of Clan MacAulay (1381 - 1405)
Birthdate: circa 1381
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Title of Nobility: Chief of Clan MacAulay 1405
Death: aft. 1405 [place unknown]
Parents:
Maurice de Ardincaple
1350-
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children:
1. Duncan de Ardincaple 1425–
About Arthur de Ardincaple, Chief of Clan MacAulay
Notes
It is believed by some historians that the Morices and Arthurs are not Macaulays. They later took the name of Darleith. The family of Darleith was claimed by Campbells. Who the Duncans and Alexander were remain a mystery.
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29430&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZ3K-1YC
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Grandy's 17x Great-Grandfather:
My 19x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 20x Great-Grandfather:
Maurice de Ardincaple (1350 - )
Also known as: "Morice"
Birthdate: circa 1350
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Death: [date & place unknown]
Parents:
Duncan de Ardincaple
1315-
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children:
1. Arthur de Ardincaple, Chief of Clan MacAulay b. Abt 1381, d. Aft 1405
About Maurice de Ardincaple
Notes
It is believed by some historians that the Morices and Arthurs are not Macaulays. They later took the name of Darleith. The family of Darleith was claimed by Campbells. Who the Duncans and Alexander were remain a mystery.
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29431&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZQN-YWJ
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Grandy's 18x Great-Grandfather:
My 20x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 21x Great-Grandfather:
Duncan de Ardincaple (1315 - )
Birthdate: circa 1315
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Death: [date & place unknown]
Parents:
Morice de Ardincaple
-1315
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children:
1. Maurice de Ardincaple b. Abt 1350, d. date unknown
2. Elizabeth MacAulay d. date unknown
3. Johannes de Ardincaple d. Aft 1364
About Duncan de Ardincaple
Notes
Duncan b. (c) 1315 dau. m. Duncan Napier of Kylmehew
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29432&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZQJ-5FF
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Grandy's 19x Great-Grandfather:
My 21x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 22x Great-Grandfather:
Morice de Ardincaple (1295 - 1315)
Maurice de Ardincaple
Birthdate: circa 1295
Birthplace: (probably) Ardencaple Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (near present day, Helensburgh)
Denomination: (probably) Roman Catholic
Title of Nobility: Laird of Ardincaple
Death: aft. 1315 [place unknown]
Parents (possibly):
Aulay
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
[wife unknown]
Children:
1. Arthur MacAulay, b. Abt 1312, d. 1333, Halidon Hill, Northumberland, England (killed at battle of Halidon Hill) (Age ~ 21 years)
2. Duncan de Ardincaple b. Abt 1315, d. date unknown
About Morice de Ardincaple
According to Mr Skene, MacAulay or clan Aula belong to the Siol Alpine. Many formerly held that the MacAulays derived their origin from the ancient earls of Lennox, and that their ancestor was Maurice, brother of Earl Maldouin and son of Aulay, whose name appears in the Ragmans Roll as having sworn fealty to Edward I in 1296. According to Skene, these Aulays were of the family of De Fasseslan, who afterwards succeeded to the earldom.
The MacAulays consider themselves a sept of the clan Gregor, their chief being designed of Ardincaple from his residence in Dumbartonshire. That property was in their possession in the reign of Edward I. They early settled in the Lennox, and their names often occur in the Lennox chartulary, hence the very natural supposition that they sprung from that distinguished house. In a bond of manrent, or deed of clanship, entered into between MacGregor of Glenstrae and MacAulay of Ardincaple, of date 27th May 1591, the latter acknowledges his being a cadet of the former, and agrees to pay him the "calp", that is, a tribute of cattle given in acknowledgement or superiority. In 1694, in a similar bond given to Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck, they again declared themselves MacGregors. "Their connection with the MacGregors", says Mr Skene, "led them to take some part in the feuds that unfortunate race were at all times engaged in, but the protection of the Earls of Lennox seems to have relieved the MacAuleys from the consequences which fell so heavily on the MacGregors".
Mr Joseph Irving, in his History of Dumbartonshire (p.418), states that the surname of the family was originally Ardincaple of that ilk, and seems inclined to believe in their descent from the Earl of Lennox. He says, "A Celtic derivation may be claimed for this family, founded on the agreement entered into between the chief of the clan Gregor and Ardincaple in 1591, where they describe themselves as originally descended from the same stock, 'M'Alpins of auld', but the theory most in harmony with the annals of the house (of Ardincaple of that ilk) fixes their descent from a younger son of the second Alwyn, Earl of Lennox". Alexander de Ardincaple who lived in the reign of James V, son of Aulay de Ardincaple, was the first to assume the name of MacAulay, as stated in the Historical and Critical Remarks on the Ragmans Roll, "to humour a patronymical designation, as being more agreeable to the head of a clan than the designation of Ardincaple of that ilk".
Notes
1 - It is believed by some historians that the Morices and Arthurs are not Macaulays. They later took the name of Darleith. The family of Darleith was claimed by Campbells.
2 - Morice de Arncappel rendered homage to Edward I of England by signing the "Ragmans Roll" in 1296. [2]
Sources
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
[S46] www.electricscotland.com, 2 - http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/cairney/126.htm.
References:
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I29436&tree=CC
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZQJ-G9F
https://electricscotland.com/webclans/m/macaula2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_MacAulay
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardencaple_Castle#Lairds_of_Ardincaple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helensburgh#History
https://clanmacaulay.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Richard-McAuley-MacAulay-son-of-Aulay-and-Ardincape.pdf
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Alley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Clan MacAulay Tartan (modern) Clan MacAulay Tartan (ancient)
Clan MacAulay Tartan (ancient) Clan MacAulay Tartan (hunting)
The MacAulay Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Dulce Periculum
Motto Translation: Danger is Sweet
The name Alley comes from the Scottish/English Borderlands and the ancient Boernicians who inhabited them. It is derived from the son of Amalghaidh, (an old Irish personal name). The distinguished name Alley is derived from the Gaelic name MacAmhalghaidh and was generally found in Dumbartonshire. Alternatively, the name could have come from the Gaelic name MacAmhlaibh or MacAmhaidh, which means son of Amlaib and in this case, the name was originally derived from the Norse King Olafr. This latter branch was generally found in the Hebrides.
Early Origins of the Alley Family
The surname Alley was first found in at Ardencaple, in Dumbartonshire. Ardencaple "cape of the horses," was the ancestral home of the Lairds of Ardencaple and is located on the shores of the Gare Loch, in the historical district of Lennox, county Dumbarton. They were one of the Clans of MacAlpine.
The name Aulay MacAulay, or Amhlaidh Mac Amhlaidh appears in the Ragman Roll which was written in 1296. When the Roll of the Landlords and Bailies in the Highlands and Isles was compiled in 1587 Sir Aulay MacAulay appears here as one of the principal vassals of the Earl of Lennox. There are, however, historians who believe that despite the MacAulays’ long association with the Earls of Lennox, the name actually originated as one of the branches of the Siol Alpin.
The history of the MacAulay Clan is particularly complex as there are two distinct branches, in addition to an infusion of MacAulays during the reign of Robert the Bruce. The name of Aulay, brother of the Earl of Lennox, is found on the Ragman Rolls, which confirms his pledge of allegiance to King Edward I of England. In 1591, a formal bond of alliance was entered into between MacAulay of Ardencaple and Macgregor of Glenstra, the former acknowledging the superiority of the latter. When the Macgregors were outlawed in 1603, however, the Ardencaple MacAulays appear to have successfully distanced themselves.
The second branch of this Clan is that of the MacAulays of the Isle of Lewis. These Clansmen claimed descent from Aula (Olaf the Black), who was a thirteenth-century king of the Isles. Their lands were traditional centered around Uig. This branch was probably related to the numerous MacAulays of Ross and Sutherland.
Finally, some members of a branch of the MacAulay Clann from Ireland were invited by Robert the Bruce to Scotland to help in his wars against the English. These last MacAulays may be ancient relatives to those of Ardincaple, Dumbartonshire. It was some while later that the MacAulays were first recognized as a Clan.
Early History of the MacAulay Family
The chief seat of this little clan, of which few notices can be gleaned, was at Ardincaple, a handsome turreted mansion, said to have been built in the twelfth century in Row, a point in the western extremity in Dumbartonshire. They had once been in Kintail, as the old statistical account of that parish states that "when the MacRaes first entered Kintail there were several clans inhabiting it, particularly the MacAulays of whom no vestige now remains." Buchanan of Auchmar believed the MacAulays of Ardincaple to be of the family of Lennox.
Duncan filius Auleth witnessed a Charter by Malcolm, Earl of Lennox in c.1285, and for the following three centuries the family are on record as being principal vassals of the Lennox earldom.
The surname Macaulay first appeared in district Westmeath, in the Irish Midlands, county of Leinster, where at one time the area which is now Ballyloughnoe was once named as “McGawley’s Country.”
The very first recording spelling of the family was shown to be that of Iwar McAulay of Lennox, dated about 1326, in the “The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland.” It was during the time of King Robert who was known to be the “The Bruce of Scotland,” dated 1306-1329. The origin of surnames during this period became a necessity with the introduction of personal taxation.
Alley Spelling Variations
A lack of rules and the tendency of scribes to spell according to the sound of the word plagued medieval spelling. Not surprisingly, an enormous number of spelling variations appeared. Alley has been written MacAuly, MacAwley, MacAuley, MacAullay, MacAulley, MacAwlay, MacCaulay, MacCawley, MacGawley, Magawley, Cauley, Caulay, McCamley and many more.
MacAulay Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Kenneth MacAulay, who settled in Philadelphia in 1774
Kenneth MacAulay who landed in Philadelphia in 1774
Arms of MacAulay of Ardincaple Clan MacAulay Armorial Shield
MacAulay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
https://www.houseofnames.com/macaulay-family-crest
Alley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
https://www.houseofnames.com/alley-family-crest/Scottish
MacAulay Arms
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MacAulay_arms