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MacNab ReferencesMacNab Family from the Sketch of the Fletchers 1896 by John WesleyFletcher pages 1,2." Grandfather's Father Archibald Fletcher married FloraMacNab in Argylshire, Scotland. "--"Sir Allan Napier MacNab 1 s father was abrother of Flora Fletcher my greatgrandmother" -- "there were other brothers(and sisters) from whom were descended the Rev. Allan N. MacNab, late Rectorof the English Church in Bowmanville; Alexander MacNab, late PoliceJustice of Toronto; John MacNab, late Crown Attorney of York, Ont. and a hostof others-" "Sir Allan MacNab was a cousin of my father. He was not wellregarded by the Fletchers. He and my uncles went to John Strachen's School inToronto. This was in the early days before Mr. Strachen became a Church ofEngland clergyman. He afterward was Bishop of Toronto and a celebrated manin his day".A Brief Outline of the Clan MacNab was published 1951 by the Clan MacNabAssociation with a Supplement by the present Clan Chief, Archibald CorrieMacNab who in 1949 bought back the last 7000 odd acres of the MacNab landsfrom the Breadalbane estates and was in 1954 recognized by the Lord Lyon asthe XXII Chief of the Clan on evidence of a letter from Archibald XVII writtento Sir Allan MacNab. This letter gave a list of the cadet Houses in order oftheir nearness for succession.The historic MacNab home near Killin, Perthshire is not only historic butalso a charming place. It has a background of three mountain peaks. Thehouse itself, whose architecture somewhat resembles Achallader, is softenedby additions and espalied fruit trees. A Black Hamburgh grapevine planted1832 bore one year 600 bunches of grapes and was once called the largestgrape-vine known.The early history of the Clan MacNab reaches back into the very dim past,back of the subjection of the Picts. The name in Gaelic has the meaning "sonof the Abbot"; its origin being in the times when abbots married and hadfamilies. The clan motto translated from Gaelic to Latin is "Timor omnisabesto" which became the well known "Dreadnaught" of the military men of theclan in after years. The clan badge is the stone bramble (rubus saxatilis) andthe banner is green to signify membership in the Siol Alpin confederacy.On page 3 of the Supplement to the above Outline there is the note that SirAllan MacNab son of Lieut. Allan MacNab was a grandson of Robert MacNab inDundurn, the younger brother of John MacNab the XVth Chief. (.The Killin ParishBirths give a son named Robert born 6 July 1710 to Robert and Ann CampbellMacNab.) On page 13 of the MacNab Outline, mentioned above, John MacNab theXVth chief is shown as son of Robert MacNab (who died 1725) and his 2nd wifeAnn (who did not die until 1765) daughter of Sir John Campbell. Since the abovesteps trace the ancestry of Sir Allan son of Lt. Allan MacNab who was a brotherof Flora MacNab Fletcher, it also gives an outline of her forebears.Registrar General's House in Edinburgh, Scotland has in its keeping the yetexisting birth, death and marriage registers for the Parish Protestant Churches.These are in large books, - the original records, and are in fading ink and oldstyle handwriting. Searches were made here of the existing parish records ofGlen Orchy, Killin and other Parishes by the compiler in 1955, 1957 and twicein 1958. Also further searches were made for the compiler by professionalgenealogical workers. Such searching is very tedious but there are likelyplaces that have not yet been covered.118