MEBANE or McBAIN
                  by Robert Mclaren
                     3 Sep 1990
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 Alan, on 8 June 1990, you wrote in a message to all:
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 AM>  My family immigrated to Pennsylvania,then N.C. from northern
 AM> Ireland about 1715, 1715 and earlier generations are said to be
 AM> from Scotland.  I have never been able to locate the name in
 AM> Great Britain, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who
 AM> might give me a lead.
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 I have several references dealing with surnames of Ireland and
Scotland.  I checked these, and like you, could not find any mention
of MEBANE.  This leads me to suspect that the name has become changed
in America.  If I assume that the change was from M'BANE to MEBANE,
then the MacBAIN/MacBEAN clan of Scotland appears to be the logical
choice.  (BTW, the M' was just one more way of writing Mac or Mc, M'
was often used in early America.  All are the same and were used in
different periods of time.)  For your information, I am extracting
the following on the Clan MacBEAN from Margaret O. MacDougall's
edition of "Robert Bain's Clans and Tartans of Scotland", 1938;
Reprint, William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd., London, 1973:
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  "The Clan MacBEAN is of ancient origin and is claimed, by some
authorities, to have sprung from the ancient House of MORAY.  The
name appearts in different forms as MacBEAN, MacBAIN, and MacVEAN.
An early Scottish King was known as Donald Ban.
  Originally the MacBEANs are said to have come from Lochaber in the
suite of the heiress of Clan CHATTAN and settled in eastern
Inverness-shire.  Myles MacBEAN was a strong supporter of MACKINTOSH
against the Red Comynn, and at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411, many of
the MacBEANs fell fighting for MACKINTOSH.  The principal family
were the MacBEANs of Kinchyle, and Kinchyle signs several important
Clan CHATTAN agreements in 1609, 1664 and 1756.  Other families were
the MacBEANs of Drummond in the parish of Dores, MacBEAN of Faillie
in Strathnairn, and MacBEAN of Tomatin in Strathdearn.
  The MacBEANs were ever a war-like clan, and at the Battle of
Culloden, Gilles MacBEAN, filling a breach in a wall, killed fourteen
of the Hanoverian side before he fell.  HIs feat was almost emulated
over a century later by Major-General William MacBEAN, who enlisted
in the 93rd Regiment as a private, and rose to the command of the
regiment in 1873.  He gained the V.C. for attacking and killing
single-handed eleven of the enemy in the main breach of the Begum
Bagh at Lucknow in 1858.  Another member of the clan, Major Forbes
MacBEAN of the Gordon Highlanders, gained the D.S.O. for his gallant
conduct at the taking of the heights of Dargai in 1897."
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 For further infomation you may want to contact the clan genealogist
for Clan MacBEAN:
                   Dr. Joseph S. Bean
                   Genealogist, Clan MacBean
                   2740 East Shore Drive
                   Culver, IN 46511
Be sure to include a SASE with your letter.  I don't know how
extensive his Clan MacBEAN records are -- some clan genealogists have
very extensive records, and some are just starting.
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 Best of luck in your search.            Bob


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184/817 19 Sep 90 10:24:00
From:   Alan Mebane
To:     Arlene Lewiw
Subj:   BURNEY/MEBANE
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Hi, Arlene, it's been a while since we've talked.. your message about
BURNEYs caught my eye. I believe you gave me some information earlier
about John, and now I am glad to have more about his seven children.
My records show a "Miss Birney (or Burney)" married to David Mebane,
b. circa 1765, d. 1819, son of William Mebane and Mary NELSON. Could
Miss

Burney be Elizabeth?  They had three children: Elizabeth, Caty
(Catherine), and Mary, who m. Allen WOODBURN. You have Rebecca BURNEY
married to William MEBANE, Jr. in 1794, and I have a William Mebane,
b. 28 Apr. 1779, d. c.1846 whose wife is unknown: could she be
Rebecca? The children of William and his wife were Alexander W., John
H., William G., Mary Francis, and Elizabeth Ann MEBANE.  Sure seems
like we may be talking about the same people. I don't have any Tatum
or Rankins. I had an aunt Mary MOODY who died about 15 years ago.
Look forward to hearing from you. I'll be leaving Friday for about
ten days, so you may want to wait until after Oct. 1 to reply.
Regards, Alan