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YEAR BOOK AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETY 21
Gen. X II
Gen. X III
made sheriff and j usticar of Argyle and he was fr ee to use the
Standing Army, if necessar y, to "Keep the Peace". Harrassed
and infuriated by thi s insult and indignation over such injustice
of th e new dynasty, and the intrigues of their political neighbor s,
the MacGregors withdrew into their Hi ghland fastness ; and
adopting a lawless and defiant position, they attempted to hold
their land by the sword, scorning what they called "paper Court".
They acquired a reputation for turbulence and disturbance of the
peace, not only in the Hi ghlands but of the Lowlands of Scotland
on which their land bordered. Th e Clan Gregor, including all its
bra nches was, with the exception of MacD onalds, the largest Clan
in Scotland. Eac h branch (o r House) had a Chieftain, and surnames
began to be used to distin guish them, but they were still
MacGregor s under th e H ereditar y Chief. (Note: Miss Mac­
Gregor in ref. 10, p. 21, vol. I, states that X I Gen., "Malcolm Mac­
Grego r was the latest MacGregor in recognized possession of
Glenurquhay," and quotes entries in the Obituary (unquestionable
authority of (C hronica l of For tingal) to support her. Note also
that Glenurchy, Glenurquhay, and Glen Or chy are one and the
same, alth ough written as indicated by different historians. Lord
Malc olm m. Mary MacA lpin, dau. of Malise MacAlpin, of Fennick
( ref. Nos. 2, 3, 9, and 18) . Malcolm (d I374) and Mary had :
1. Gregor (called Au lin or Auley) s. ( MacG rego r chief s line)
2. Gilbert Gregerson, Lord of Arde and Lag, took th e name
of Grierson. On the 17th of May, 1410, he received a charter
for the lands of Lag in Dum frieshire, from his cousin, H enr y
Sinclai r, 2nd Ea rl of Orkney, etc. (Ref. # 9, vol. 2, p. 234)
takes up the genealogy of 2nd son, Gilbert, and carries the
line down 27 gen. from K ing Alpin, to T homas MacGregor
Greer, living in 1888 in England.
Grego r (Aulin) MacGregor (perfec tly handsome) , s. in 1374 his
father, Malcolm, in th e reign of Robert II (1371-1390) . He was
called the 12th Ch ief ( MacGregor chiefs line) . Ref. # 9 does not
mention the eldest son's line ; however, ref. #2, vol. 7, p. 506, # 3,
vol. 1, p. 496, # 13, vol. 1923, p, 17, and #10 all state that Gregor
(A ulin) s. in 1374 to the Chieftainship of Lord Malcolm, and that he
was the son of Malcolm and Ma ry. T he A.e.G.S. Yea r Book 1923,
p. 17, car ries the line down thr u his 3rd son, Gillespie, to Gen. XX,
Alexa nder (II) MacGregor (McGruder) .
Grego r- Aulin MacGregor m. Iric MacAlp in, dau. of his mother' s
brother, Malcolm. MacA lpin, son of Malti se Mac Alpin. Grego r d.
in 1413 during the reign of James I ( 1405-1435), leaving 5 sons
and several daus. Viz.:
1. Malcolm, eldest son s. but died soon therea fter without issue.
2. John s. upon the death of Malcolm in 1420. J ohn MacGregor,
of that ilk (form erl y of Brackly) , m. a dau. of the Laird of
McLachlan firstly and by her had three sons. Later he m.