John McKinnon

Kilfinichen parish church scotland map Kilfinichen - the old parish church Mackinnon Tartan 1842 variant

John was born in 1767.  John's father was John McKinnon and his mother was Flory McDonald.  He was an only child.  He died at the age of 88 on December 30th, 1855 in Fanmore, Isle of Mull, Argyleshire, Scotland.

• General Notes

  Records at www.mullgenealogy.co.uk also show that John  was born about 1767 and died 30 December 1855 at Fanmore, Isle of Mull.  John married Mary McLean.  His children were recorded as Flory, Charles, Margaret, Mary, William, Marion, Anne, Lachlan and Anne. 
  
  The Mormon database www.familysearch.org  (a reliable transcription of parish records) records that John MacKinnon married Mary McLean on 23 February 1804 at Kilfinichen on Mull.
  
  John's parents were John McKinnon and Flory McDonald (she was born 1747 at Kilninian on Mull - as per www.originsnetwork.com/ScotsOrigins )
  
  Presumed to be from a long line of farmers resident on the Isle of Mull in the western region of the Highlands of Scotland.
  
  Mull was occupied for many generations by only a small number of families including the MacKinnons, MacDonalds, Rankins and MacLeans.
  
  History
  The MacKinnons claim their descent from the royal family of Kenneth MacAlpine. The clan slogan of "Cumnich Bas Alpin" or "Remember the death of Alpin" refers to the great-grandson of Kenneth, who was slain by Bruch, King of the Picts, in 837. His son Fingon, or "fair-born" is hailed as the progenitor of the clan.
  The MacKinnons traditionally held lands in Mull and Skye, including the castle of Dunakin, a broch commanding the narrow sound between Skye and the mainland. Even in the early days they were an enterprising family, and from Dunakin they ran a heavy chain across the sound and levied a charge on all passing ships.
  The MacKinnon clan maintained regular feuds with their neighbours, the MacLeans, though not always resorting to bloodshed to win the upper hand in these encounters.
  On one notable occasion the MacLean clansmen had captured MacKinnon lands in Mull and had celebrated with a great feast. While they lay in a drunken stupor, the chief of the MacKinnons and his clansmen each cut a fir tree and placed it in the feasting hall. When the MacLeans awoke to discover themselves surrounded by the plant badge of the MacKinnons, they realised the danger they had been in and quickly withdrew from the MacKinnon lands.
  The clan MacKinnon was long known for its loyalty to the Stewart monarchy and were 'out' in the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745. After the defeat at Culloden, Iain Og, the chief of the MacKinnons sheltered Charles Edward Stewart and aided him in his escape, although he was over seventy years old at the time. He was captured on returning from this adventure and held on a prison ship for four years.
  
  Gaelic Name:  MacFhionghuin   
  Motto:  Audentes fortuna juvat (Fortune assists the daring)
  Badge:  Pine
  Lands: Iona and North Mull
  Origin of Name:  Gaelic, MacFhionghuin (Son of the fair born)
  

Details of John's family with Mary McLean  (or McDonald?)