According to the Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encycleopdia the surname Cheyne is of great antiquity and is believed to have been of either Norman or French origin.[2] The name apparently means Oak Plantation.[2] According to the historian George Fraser Black, some early clerics confused the word for "oak" with that of "dog" and in error they styled the name Canis.[2]
Historian William Anderson stated that Sir Reginald le Chain who died in 1350 (or 1345) was survived by two daughters.[2] However, as he was renowned as a mighty hunter throughout the land, he longed for a male heir to succeed to his estates, but his wife gave birth to two daughters which Reginald had killed, or at least he thought he had killed.[2] The story goes that as the years passed and no male heir was born, that he saw two young ladies at a festival who far outshined the rest in beauty and accomplishment.[2] He expressed admiration for them to his wife and the cruel fate which had caused to him to order the death of his two daughters, which had they lived would have been about the same age as the two beauties.[2] His wife then introduced him to the two girls, confessing her justifiable disobedience that they were actually his own two daughters.[2] Sir Reginald Cheyne then acknowledged them as heirs to his lands of Esslemont, which had become the principal seat of the family through marriage to the heiress of the Marshall of Esslemont.[2]
^ ab"Clan Cheyne Profile". scotclans.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstWay, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 371 - 372.
^Clan Sutherland Society in Scotland – How to Join Us clansutherland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^Sutherland Septs & Associated Families 18 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine clansutherland.org. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^Esslemont Castle medievalbritain. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ abcdeCoventry, Martin. (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. pp.99 - 100. ISBN978-1-899874-36-1.
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Clan Cheyne is a Scottish clan 2 The clan is officially recognized by the Lord Lyon King of Arms however as the clan does not currently have a chief recognized by the Court of the Lord Lyon it is therefore considered an Armigerous clan 2 The surname Cheyne is also recognized as a sept of the Clan Sutherland and is accepted as such by the Clan Sutherland Society in Scotland 3 Clan CheyneMottoPatientia Vincit Patience conquers 1 ProfileDistrictAberdeenshire Caithness and SutherlandClan Cheyne no longer has a chief and is an armigerous clanHistoric seatEsslemont Castle Aberdeenshire 1 Clan branchesCheyne of Straloch 2 Cheyne of Dundarg 2 Cheyne of Pitfitchie 2 Allied clansClan SutherlandRival clansClan Hay Arms of Cheyne of StralochArms of Cheyne of InnerugieArms of Cheyne of EsselmontContents 1 History 1 1 Origins of the name 1 2 Origins of the clan 1 3 Wars of Scottish Independence 1 4 14th century 1 5 16th century 2 Later clansmen 3 Castles 4 References 5 See alsoHistory editOrigins of the name edit According to the Collins Scottish Clan amp Family Encycleopdia the surname Cheyne is of great antiquity and is believed to have been of either Norman or French origin 2 The name apparently means Oak Plantation 2 According to the historian George Fraser Black some early clerics confused the word for oak with that of dog and in error they styled the name Canis 2 Origins of the clan edit In 1158 Ricardus de Chanai witnessed a gift to the Hospital of St Peter of York 2 However the earliest record of the name in Scotland is that of William de Chense who witnessed a charter by William the Lion in about 1200 2 From 1267 to 1269 Sir Reginald le Chain was Great Chamberlain of Scotland 2 He held the lands of Inverugie as well as immense estates in Caithness 2 Wars of Scottish Independence edit In 1320 a later Sir Reginald signed the Declaration of Arbroath 2 14th century edit Historian William Anderson stated that Sir Reginald le Chain who died in 1350 or 1345 was survived by two daughters 2 However as he was renowned as a mighty hunter throughout the land he longed for a male heir to succeed to his estates but his wife gave birth to two daughters which Reginald had killed or at least he thought he had killed 2 The story goes that as the years passed and no male heir was born that he saw two young ladies at a festival who far outshined the rest in beauty and accomplishment 2 He expressed admiration for them to his wife and the cruel fate which had caused to him to order the death of his two daughters which had they lived would have been about the same age as the two beauties 2 His wife then introduced him to the two girls confessing her justifiable disobedience that they were actually his own two daughters 2 Sir Reginald Cheyne then acknowledged them as heirs to his lands of Esslemont which had become the principal seat of the family through marriage to the heiress of the Marshall of Esslemont 2 Marjory one of the two daughters of Reignald Cheyne married Nicholas Sutherland 1st of Duffus a branch of the Clan Sutherland and as such the surname Cheyne is regarded as sept of the Clan Sutherland 4 5 16th century edit The Cheyne s Esslemont Castle was destroyed in the aftermath of a feud with the Clan Hay 6 Later clansmen editSir William Cheyne d 1932 was a distinguished surgeon and bacteriologist who was a pioneer of antiseptic surgical methods in Britain 2 Castles editCastles that have belonged to the Clan Cheyne have included amongst others Inverugie Castle in Aberdeenshire was held by the Cheynes from the thirteenth century or earlier 7 Esslemont Castle Aberdeenshire was held by the Cheynes until 1625 7 Pitfitchie Castle Aberdeenshire 7 Ackergill Tower Caithness held by the Cheynes until passing to the Clan Keith in 1350 7 Berriedale Castle Berriedale Highland Caithness held by the Cheynes but later passed to the Clan Sutherland 7 Straloch Castle New Machar Aberdeenshire References edit a b Clan Cheyne Profile scotclans com Retrieved 18 September 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Way George and Squire Romily 1994 Collins Scottish Clan amp Family Encyclopedia Foreword by The Rt Hon The Earl of Elgin KT Convenor The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs pp 371 372 Clan Sutherland Society in Scotland How to Join Us clansutherland org uk Retrieved 14 April 2016 Sutherland Septs amp Associated Families Archived 18 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine clansutherland org Retrieved 15 April 2016 Young Robert 1867 Notes on Burghead Elgin Moray Jeans amp Co p 61 Retrieved 23 May 2021 Esslemont Castle medievalbritain Retrieved 14 April 2016 a b c d e Coventry Martin 2008 Castles of the Clans The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans pp 99 100 ISBN 978 1 899874 36 1 See also editScottish clan Armigerous clan Reginald Cheyne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clan Cheyne amp oldid 1105070738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
