Gilchrist 1st Baron of Arrochar

Gilchrist 1st Baron of Arrochar

Male Abt 1187 - Abt 1280  (93 years)

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  • Name Gilchrist 1st Baron of Arrochar 
    Birth Abt 1187 
    • Considered to be the 7th son
    Gender Male 
    DNA
    • The men carrying the MacFarlane surname have the distinct SNP, BY674 plus three more. The other surnames, Black, Lennox that share most of the same STRs, do not carry BY674, so it must have begun with Pharlan, his grandson.
    Death Abt 1280 
    Person ID I31609  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Alwyn 2nd Earl of Lennox,   b. Abt 1150   d. Bef 1217 (Age < 66 years) 
    Mother Eva daughter of Gilcrest, 1st Earl of Mentieth   d. DECEASED 
    Family ID F763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family unknown,   b. Abt 1230 
    Children 
    +1. Duncan 2nd Baron of Arrochar,   b. Abt 1250   d. Abt 1296 (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • 1st Baron (1225-Aft 1263): Gilchrist, the son of Alwyn, 2nd Earl of Lennox, obtained from his brother, Malduin, the 3rd Earl of Lennox, the 31,000 acres of land and Barony of Arrochar in the upper part of the Earldom of Lennox. This charter bears no date, but was granted in the reign of King Alexander II, between 1225 and 1239. This became the home of the Clan for nearly 600 years. Under the designation of "Brother of the Earl," Gilchrist appears as witness to many of Earl Malduin's charters granting land to vassals. Gilchrist died in the reign of Alexander III (1249-1286).


      Source:
      The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
      By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

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