A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

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of King James III. From the same Alexander are likewise descended the Kennedys
of Girvanmains, now represented by
Sir GILBERT KENNEDY of Girvanmains, Baronet, argent, on a cheveron gules, be-
twixt three cross croslets fitched sable, a boar's head erased of the first, and in the
middle chief point, a man's heart of the second ; crest, a dolphin naiant, proper :
motto, Avise la fin. Lyon Register.
KENNEDY of Kirkmichael carries the same with Cassilis, with a boar's head
erased sable, in place of the cross croslet in base ; crest, a palm branch slipped
vert : motto, Malim esse probus quam haberi. Lyon Register.
KENNEDY of Kilmuches in Aberdeen, argent, two keys saltier-ways gules, (as
Constable of Aberdeen), and in base a cross croslet fitched sable, for Kennedy.
KEJ NEDY of Lochan, quarterly, first and fourth argent, a cheveron indented
gules, between three cross croslets fitched sable ; second and third azure, a lion
rampant argent, crowned or. These are matriculated for Mistress Mary Kennedy,
descended of Lochan, impaled with those of her husband Alexander Beaton of
Longhermiston.
AGNEW, argent, a cheveron between two cinquefoils in chief gules, and a saltier
couped in base azure. These of this name are originally from France, being there
written Agneau. The first of them came over with William the Conqueror, and
from thence went to Ireland, where for many years he had a considerable estate in
the county of Antrim, and were Lords Agnew, alias Lords of Lairn : As in Mackenzie's
Manuscript. One of their sons came from Ireland to Scotland in the
reign of King David II. where he got the keeping of the king's castle of Lochnaw,
and was made heritable constable thereof, and of the shire of Wigton. Afterwards
his successors, for their faithful services, got the gift of being heritable bailie of the
bailiery of Lesswade, Munbrick, and Drumaston, which are distinct jurisdictions
within the shire of Wigton ; but were sore oppressed by the Earls of Douglas,
who demolished the castle of Lochnaw. Thereafter upon the fall of the Earls of
Douglas, Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, beside the former offices, got that of
heritable sheriff of the shire of Wigton, from King James II. the 2pth of July
1452, as the gift bears, " Penes Dominum de Lochnaw, Jacobus Dei Gratia, &c.
" Sciatis nos pro singular! favore zelo & dilectatione, quas gerimus erga dilectum
" familiarem, nostrumque scutiferum Andream Agneu, &-c." All which offices,
with the charters of Lochnaw, were again ratified by King Charles II. in his Parliament
at Edinburgh, the I2th of July 1661. This family sometimes carried
argent, three right hands couped gules, as all these families that came from Ireland
and settled in Scotland did carry, and do carry, of which afterwards. But now
they make use of the above blazon, being early honoured with the dignity of
knight-baronet, in the year 1629, 28th of July, and recorded in the Lyon Register
thus:
Sir ANDREW AGNEW of Lochnaw, Knight Baronet and Sheriff of Wigton, bears
argent, a cheveron betwixt two cinquefoils, in chief gules, and a saltier couped,
in base, azure ; with the badge of Nova Scotia, as baronet; crest, an eagle issuant
and regardant, proper : motto, Consilio non impetu, and so carried by the present
Sir James Agnew of Lochnaw, as in the Plate of Achievements.
ANDREW AGNEW of Creech, now of Lochryan, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal
Regiment of Dragoons in Scotland, eldest lawful son and heir of Captain Alexander
Agnew of Creech, who was lineally descended and representative of a lawful
brother of the family of Lochnaw, and which brother was anciently designed of
Challech, bears argent, a cheveron between two cinquefoils in chief gules, and a
saltier couped in base azure, all within a bordure of the second ; crest, an eagle
issuant regardant, holding in his right foot a sword, proper : motto, Consilio fc?
impetu. Lyon Register, as in the Plate of Achievements.
ABERCROMBY, argent, a cheveron gules, betwixt three boars' heads erased azure.
The principal family of the name was Abercromby of that Ilk, in the shire of Banff.
There was another family of the name, designed of Pitmedden, both to be found
in the Ragman-Roll, by Prynne. Ferquard Abercromby, Bishop of Caithness,
is witness
in a charter of Agnes Mordjngton, daughter of Patrick Mordington, of the
date 1321 : and in the year 1481, among the assizers who assoilzied Robert Lord
Lyle, was Robert Abercromby of that Ilk, which family continued, according to