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Clan Kincaid
Clan Kincaid is a Scottish clan.
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. The name Kincaid appears to have been of territorial origin. One explanation is that it comes from ceann-cadha that is Scottish Gaelic for the steep place or pass. Another translation is that it might mean of the head of the rock. Yet another possibility is that it means the head of the battle, ceann-catha, possibly referring to an achievement in the family history.
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. In the same year the Earl of Lennox granted the lands to Sir William Galbraith, 4th chief of Galbraith. The Galbraith's main castle was originally at Craigmaddie, but when the line ended in three sisters the estate was separated. One of the sisters married a Logan in 1280 and they received the lands of Kyncade by a charter from the fourth Earl of Lennox. The family then took their surname from the property, of which the spelling was then different. The Kyncade lands consisted of thirty thousand acres, extending from the River Kelvin to the River Glazert.
One member of the Kincaid family distinguished himself by gallant conduct against the English forces of Edward I of England and in 1296 successfully recaptured Edinburgh Castle. The Laird of Kincaid then held the office of constable of Edinburgh Castle until about 1314. In reference to this honorable feat, during the reign of Robert the Bruce the castle was added to the Kincaid shield as an honorable augmentation to his armorial bearings.
The Kincaid family increased their landholdings in the east of the country from the late sixteenth century onwards. This included the estate of Craiglockhart, near Edinburgh that the Kincaids gained from an adventurous marriage. They later also added the estate of Bantaskin near Falkirk, the Blackness Castle near Linlithgow and the fields of Warriston that is now a suburb of Edinburgh.
Malcolm Kincaid lost his left arm in a clan skirmish in 1563. He was later also involved in a feud with the Clan Lennox of Woodhead in the 1570s. The same Malcolm Kincaid was killed in 1581 by a Stirling of Glovat. The feud with the Clan Lennox has been commented by some historians as remarkable because it was due to a marriage with the Lennox family that the Kincaid name was later re-established as an independent clan in the twentieth century.
In 1600 John Kincaid of Warriston was murdered by one of his grooms who had been in league with his wife. The groom was forced to confess and while Lady Kincaid was beheaded, the groom was broken on the wheel.
During the Scottish Civil War of the seventeenth century the Kincaids fought on the royalist side. However they largely campaigned in Ireland. The family suffered as a result of supporting the royalists and many of the name Kincaid emigrated to North America.
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Clan Kincaid
Clan Kincaid is a Scottish clan.
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. The name Kincaid appears to have been of territorial origin. One explanation is that it comes from ceann-cadha that is Scottish Gaelic for the steep place or pass. Another translation is that it might mean of the head of the rock. Yet another possibility is that it means the head of the battle, ceann-catha, possibly referring to an achievement in the family history.
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. In the same year the Earl of Lennox granted the lands to Sir William Galbraith, 4th chief of Galbraith. The Galbraith's main castle was originally at Craigmaddie, but when the line ended in three sisters the estate was separated. One of the sisters married a Logan in 1280 and they received the lands of Kyncade by a charter from the fourth Earl of Lennox. The family then took their surname from the property, of which the spelling was then different. The Kyncade lands consisted of thirty thousand acres, extending from the River Kelvin to the River Glazert.
One member of the Kincaid family distinguished himself by gallant conduct against the English forces of Edward I of England and in 1296 successfully recaptured Edinburgh Castle. The Laird of Kincaid then held the office of constable of Edinburgh Castle until about 1314. In reference to this honorable feat, during the reign of Robert the Bruce the castle was added to the Kincaid shield as an honorable augmentation to his armorial bearings.
The Kincaid family increased their landholdings in the east of the country from the late sixteenth century onwards. This included the estate of Craiglockhart, near Edinburgh that the Kincaids gained from an adventurous marriage. They later also added the estate of Bantaskin near Falkirk, the Blackness Castle near Linlithgow and the fields of Warriston that is now a suburb of Edinburgh.
Malcolm Kincaid lost his left arm in a clan skirmish in 1563. He was later also involved in a feud with the Clan Lennox of Woodhead in the 1570s. The same Malcolm Kincaid was killed in 1581 by a Stirling of Glovat. The feud with the Clan Lennox has been commented by some historians as remarkable because it was due to a marriage with the Lennox family that the Kincaid name was later re-established as an independent clan in the twentieth century.
In 1600 John Kincaid of Warriston was murdered by one of his grooms who had been in league with his wife. The groom was forced to confess and while Lady Kincaid was beheaded, the groom was broken on the wheel.
During the Scottish Civil War of the seventeenth century the Kincaids fought on the royalist side. However they largely campaigned in Ireland. The family suffered as a result of supporting the royalists and many of the name Kincaid emigrated to North America.
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