My Family History
Tree: Kincaid Families
| Tree Name | Kincaid Families | |
| Description | This is for my Kincaid Families. MCRA is currently unknown. The surname Kincaid is of Scottish origin, specifically a habitational name derived from the lands of Kincaid in Campsie, Stirlingshire. Clan Kincaid is a Scottish clan with a long history, and the name is closely associated with the Earldom of Lennox. The earliest recorded instance of the name is in 1238, spelled as "Kincaith". The chiefs of Clan Kincaid are said to be descended from several families including the ancient Earls of Lennox, the Galbraiths of Buthernock, the Grahames and also the Comyn Lords of Badenoch. In 1238 an early reference to the name is found when Alexander II of Scotland granted the lands of Kincade to Maldouen, third Earl of Lennox. During the Scottish Civil War of the seventeenth century the Kincaids fought on the royalist side.[2] However they largely campaigned in Ireland.[2] The family suffered as a result of supporting the royalists (Scottish Rep Side) and many of the name Kincaid emigrated to North America. During the Jacobite rising of 1715 the Kincaids supported the exiled Stuarts and following the rising David Kincaid left Scotland and settled in Virginia. | |
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