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Alloa,Clackmannon,Scotland

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It is assumed that most all of the Jamison decended in America from thisline, however, there is no proof, nor any proven connection with theancestor of Thomas Allen Jamison of Rutherfo rd Co., TN. This record isprovided here for the record and future ability to continue resea rch onthe disconnected lines of Jamison contained herein.

The following is a repeat from another ancestor in this record as giveninitially in Northernf ern and now Southernfern

The Jamisons are said to originated in Scotland in the extreme north ofthat country in the area Sutherland and Caithness, where they weremembers of the clan Gunn. The founders of the cla n were Norse man. Thefounder of the clan was said to be a pirate who settled at Ulbster inCai thness. His descendants and the Keiths were continually at war witheach other. The daughter o f Lachlan Gunn was carried off by a Keith toAckergill, where she threw herself from the to p of the tower. In 1426 thetwo clans fought a indecisive battle near Thurso. Another encounte roccurred on the Muir of Tannach in 14 38; the Gunns were defeated. In1426 the clans agreed t o settle in a friendly way. The Keithstreacherously attacked and cut the Gunns to pieces. Th e greater part ofthe clan afterward migrated to Sut herland. From Henry Gunn theHendersons o f Caithness descended. Sir William Gunn of this clan foughtvaliantly under Gustavus Adolphus . In 1636, on the Plains Weslock, he waschiefly instrumental in t he defeating the Austrians . Charles I knightedhim for bravery. The Chiefs of Clan Gunn were Hereditary Coroners ofCaith ness, and the Official Badge of the Coroner was a great buckle ofCeltic design . The Clan Sea t is at Clyth Castle, Caithness. TheJameson/Jamieson/Jamison family is connected with Gunn, S tuart of Bute.(extracts from The Scottish Tartans with Historical Sketches of the Clansand fa milies of Scotland revised by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney,published by Johnston & Bacon, Edin burgh.)

R. R. MacIan, in his Clans of the Scotch Highlands published in 1845 byAckerman Co., London found in the public library in Edinburgh said - -"Clan Nan Guinnaich or Gunns - The Gunns wer e in the north, thecounterpart of the MacGregors in the south. Although not numerous, theywe re most distinguished in very indicative of their general character.Guinneach signifies sharp , keen, fierce, and was d oubtlessly imposed asdescriptive of their known dispositions. The d erivation of the clan isfrom Guin, second son of Clans or Ollar the Black, king of Man and th eIsles, who died in 1237.

From James, son of George, the chief who flourished in the end of thefifteenth century, is de rived the patronymics of MacJamais, by which theyave since been distinguished from their coun trymen." (It has been saidthat English for MAC is son, so the translation of MacJamias into E nglishwould be Jameson. It is further recorded that members of the clanmigrated to Ulster Cou nty, Ireland, from wher e they came to America.)There are some 57 plus versions of the Jameso n name, some by the desireto be different but probably mostly because of general illiteracy a ndignorance of both the Jamesons an d those who enumerated the citizen ofearly American. In a ny case, the misuse of our name has been common inthe case of the author's short life as a Ja mison when compared to thosewho have lived befo re him.

The name Jameson and its variants, Jamieson, Jamison and Jemison is ofbaptismal origin signif ying "The son of James". The purely EnglishJamison and it variants are almost entirely confin ed to North England,and the majority are of the Lowland Scottish descent. On the other hand,J ames as a surname is often English as north, which accounts for themultitude of its modern re presentatives. Early re cords of the name areas follows: James of Jacobus Auditdleg, County S alop 1273; Walter James,County Somerset; Willelmus Jameson, 1379; Johannes Jamesman, 1379; Al ioiaJames, 1379. (from John Carty a nd 4000 Descendants, 1755-1978,Researched and Combiled b y John H. Jamison, Helen (Baker) Cauley, JamesE. Bell, June (Jamison) Jaycox published in 197 9 by Walsworth PublishingCompany, Marceline, Mo. , USA.

The Jamison Family in the Colonies:
"James Jamison, the son of Alexander Jamison, was born in 1650 inGlasgow, Scotland. He emigra ted to Galway, Ireland and came to Americawith his two sons, RobertInformaton from:

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Alexander Jameson (b. Abt. 1590, d. June 20, 1659)
Alexander Jameson was born Abt. 1590 in Alloa, Clackmannon, Scotland, and died June 20, 1659 in Alloa, Clackmannon, Scotland. He married Elizabeth Chrystie on 1615 in Alloa, Clackmannon, Scotland.

Includes NotesNotes for Alexander Jameson:
After the death of George, the Crowner, and his sons at Ackergill, the Clan split into three distinct families -- James or Seumas, the Crowner's eldest son who survived the battle, moved with his family to Kildonan in Sutherland, subsequently known as Gleann na Guineach or Gunn's Glen, where he obtained lands from the Earls of Sutherland. (I believe this was the beginning of Jameson (Jamieson) as a name. The foregoing refers to the Clan Gunn which was the progenitor of our forebears.)
The Hendersons and Williamsons and Wilsons of Caithness are said to be descended from Henry and William, two of the Crowners' younger sons. Other Gunn families established themselves at Crosskirk, near Forss, on the North coast of Caithness and in Reay, Strathy and Strath Halladale in the MacKay country. The various chieftains leased their lands from the Chiefs of Clan Sutherland and Clan MacKay and in turn sublet these to their immediate families who subdivided them among their families. There was, however, a surprising amount of movement from one part of the country to another and so it cannot be assumed that all Gunns in one area were necessarily all of the same branch of the family.

Indeed many clansmen do not bear the surname of Gunn. Surnames were not commonly used until comparatively recent times. They would have been of little use where everybody was of the same clan. A man or a woman was therefore known as John or Jean mac Sheumais or mac Dhaidh, son or daughter of James or David, of Clan Gunn, and when a surname came to be used many adopted their father's name and hence John or Jean Robson, Georgeson, Williamson etc.

The Clan Gunn Society which was formed in 1960 to promote a spirit of kinship among members of the clan throughout the world acquired the Old Parish Church at Latheron as a Clan Heritage Center. The Clan gathers in Caithness every three years.

More About Alexander Jameson and Elizabeth Chrystie:
Marriage: 1615, Alloa, Clackmannon, Scotland.

Children of Alexander Jameson and Elizabeth Chrystie are: i.+Alexander Jameson, b. February 10, 1621/22, Scotland, d. date unknown.

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Elizabeth 'Bessie' Chrystie [Female] b. 17 JUN 1610 Alloah, Clackmannon, Scotland

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Alloa,Clackmannon,Scotland

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ELIZABETH CHRYSTIE was born 17 Jun 1610 in Dunfermline, Fife, and died date unknown in Alloa, Clackamannan, Scotland. She married ALEXANDER JAMISON on Bef. 1622 in Scotland.
Date born 2: 1594, Alloah, Clackmannon.:
Marriage: Bef. 1622, Scotland.

Children of ELIZABETH CHRYSTIE and ALEXANDER JAMISON are: i.+ALEXANDER JAMISON, b. 1622, Alloa, Clackmannan, d. 1654, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.

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