Clan Gregor

Origins of the clan Clan Gregor held lands in Glen Orchy, Glenlochy and Glenstrae. It is possible that the eponymous Gregor from whom the family derives may have been Griogair, son of Dungal, who was allegedly co-ruler of Alba. Alasdair MacGregor marched into Colquhoun territory with a force of over 400 men. The chief of Clan Colquhoun, in response, had been granted a royal commission to suppress the MacGregors. (translated into modern English): An act of the Scottish Parliament from 1617 stated: (translated into modern English): Clan Lamont of Cowal defied this and provided aid and refuge for fleeing MacGregors in their lands in the wake of the persecution. Clan Chattan also protected Macgregors from the MacDonalds of Keppoch in Badenoch. Despite the savage treatment of the MacGregors, they had nevertheless fought for the king during the Scottish Civil War. and therefore missed the Battle of Culloden that took place the next day and for which they would have been too late. After the rising, when the MacGregors were returning home, no-one ventured to interfere with them when they strode across Atholl, with their flying colours they strode passed Finlarig Castle where according to one source the Clan Campbell militia "durst not move more than pussies", and the MacGregors defying in broad daylight the outposts which Lord Campbell of Glenorchy had established in the passes. Persecution of the MacGregors did not end until 1774, when the laws against them were repealed. 19th century and restored clan To restore pride in the clan, the chiefs needed to be re-established. Eight hundred and twenty six MacGregors subscribed to a petition declaring General John Murray of Lanrick to be the true chief. Murray was in fact a MacGregor who was descended from Duncan MacGregor of Ardchoille, who had died in 1552. His son was Sir Evan, who played a part in the visit of George IV to Scotland in 1822, where he and his clansmen were given the tremendous honour of guarding the Honours of Scotland, better known as the Scottish Regalia and the oldest set of crown jewels in the British Isles. ==Clan chief==

The current chief of Clan Gregor is Sir Malcolm Gregor Charles MacGregor of MacGregor, 7th Baronet of Lanrick and Balquhidder, 24th Chief of Clan Gregor. His Gaelic designation is , a name which bears testimony to the clan's traditional descent from . ==Clan badges==

, the plant badge of Clan Gregor. • Crest badge: suitable for any members of Clan Gregor to wear; consists of the chief's heraldic crest and slogan. The crest is: ''A lion's head erased Proper, crowned with an antique crown Or''. The slogan is , which is Scottish Gaelic for 'Royal is my race'. • Plant badge: Scots pine, a conifer native to Scotland. ==Tartans==

Many tartans are associated with the name MacGregor. However, only the following are recognised as "clan tartans" by the current chief of Clan Gregor: ==Signet and seal in Iowa==

Descendants of Rob Roy MacGregor settled around McGregor, Iowa, and in 1849 it was reported that the original MacGregor seal and signet was owned by Alex McGregor of Iowa. The clan seal was inscribed: " / ", which was interpreted as 'I am of royal descent/Slay and spare not'. (The first part is Scottish Gaelic; the second is rather dialectal Scots language, which today would be rendered "".) The signet was a bloodstone from Loch Lomond, and was sketched by William Williams. ==Septs==

The following table lists clan names and sept names recognised by the Clan Gregor Society. The society states that people who bear the following surnames, or who descend from a woman with one of the following surnames, is eligible for membership. The prefixes M', Mc and Mac are considered interchangeable, and other spelling variations are also omitted from this list. • Alpin • Fletcher • Greer • Gregg • Graig • Gregor • Gregorson • Gregory • Gregson • Greig • Grewer • Grier • Grierson • Grigg(s) • Grigor • Gruer • Hubberd • King • Lawrence • MacAdam • Macaldowie || Macara ||Macaree || MacChoiter • McGehee • MacConachie • MacCrowther • MacEan • MacEwin • MacGregor • MacGrigor • MacGrowther • MacGruder • Macilduy • MacLeister • MacLiver • MacNee • MacNeice • MacNeish • MacNie • MacPeter(s) • MacPetrie • Magruder • Malloch • Neish • Patullo/Pittillow • Peter • Petrie • Gragg The following names are documented aliases of MacGregor from the proscription. Membership is available for individuals who can show evidence of descent or a family tradition of MacGregor connection. • Bain • Beachley • Black • Bowers • Bowie • Coleman • Comrie • Dochart • Dunn • Lakie • Lakey • Landless • Lawrence • Leckie • Lockie • Mor • Roy • Skinner • White • Whyte • Willox The following names are traditional aliases of MacGregor with little documented evidence. Membership is available for individuals who can show evidence of descent or a family tradition of MacGregor connection. • Argyl • Arrowsmith • Begland • Brewer • Caird • Callander • Clark • Craigdallie • Crerar • Crowther • Denison • Docherty • Dorward • Dowie • Fisher • Gair • Goodsir • Grayson • Gudger • Guinness • Kirkwood • Leishman • MacAndrew • MacAngus • MacCanish • MacGeach • Macgehee • Macghee • MacGill • MacGrew • Macnocaird • Macnucator • Nelson • Neilson • Nucator • Orr • Paterson • Peat • Peterson • Shankland • Stringer • Tainsh • Telfer • Telford • Tossach • Walker • Weliver The following names are other clan names that are known to have been used by the MacGregors. People with the names from this list are properly the domain of other Clan and Family societies, however the MacGregor clan welcomes inquiries from persons bearing these names who can show their descent from a MacGregor who adopted the name as an alias. • Balfour • Buchannan • Campbell • Cunningham • Donald • Dougal • Douglas • Drummond • Erskine • Ferguson • Gordon • Graham • Grant • Hay • Johnson • Johnston • Livingston • MacAlastair • MacDonald • MacDougal • MacEwan • MacFarlane • MacIan • MacInnes • MacLaren • MacNeil • MacNicol • MacPherson • Menzies • Murray • Ramsay • Stewart • Stirling • Williams • Wilson ==See also==