Husband [Ancestor] McClelland
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• Coat of Arms: McClelland.
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1 M William McClelland 1 2
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Spouse: Ruth Carlo ( - ) 1 2
General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] McClelland
This name, in its original form of Maclellan, is of great antiquity in the South of Scotland, where in ancient times members of the family served as sheriffs of Galloway. This province is peculiarly picturesque, storied and romantic, appealing alike to the lover of wild nature and the student of British history. Kirkcudbright, with its harbor at the head of the estuary, carries volumes of romantic story in its streets and in its ivy-mantled castle. The town of Kirkcudbright is the "Kippletringan" of Scott's imperishable tale of "Guy Mannering." For many centuries the race of the Maclellans has been distinguished in the history of Scotland.
Sir Robert Maclellan, on May 25, 1633, was created a peer by King Charles, the First, by the title of Lord Kirkcudbright to him and his male heirs, bearing his name and arms.
The arms granted to Lord Kirkcudbright were the following:
Arms-Argent, two chevrons sable.
Crest-A naked hand, supporting on the point of a sword a Moor's head.
Supporters-Dexter, a man armed at all points, holding a baton in his hand; sinister, a horse furnished.
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The families in the United States bearing the names of Maclellan, McLellan, McClellan, and McClelland doubtless all sprang from one original stock in the Southwestern part of Scotland, and are entitled to display the following escutcheon:
Arms-Argent, two chevrons sable.
Crest-A naked hand, supporting on the point of a sword a Moor's head, or a mortar-piece.
Supporters-Dexter, a man armed at all points, holding a baton in his hand; sinister, a horse furnished.
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