Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-11
Raleigh, Feb. 1857.

HE LINEAGE OF Mr.. BUCHANAN, THE AMERICAN
PREsIDENT.-The Clan Buchanan, though located in
the Highlands of Scotland since the 10th century,
derives its origin from the OKanes OF county Derry
according to its oldest archives and traditions, as
published in the year 1923 by William Buchanan,
Of Auchpar, under the title of &c An Historical and
Genealogical Essay upon the Family and Surname
OF Buchanan" This volume was reprinted at Edin-
burgh in 1775 and it contains the accredited his.
tory OF the Sept as drawn up by one CT its chiefs
from documentary and other sources. The story
is briefly this-Asan Buidhe OKane was one of the
Irish youths who, in the habit Of ladies' had attend
ed the celebrated banquet given by Turgesius, the
Danish general, to his officers, and who with con-
ceaed daggers under their dresses dispatched their
brutal enemies when the latter imagined they had
in prospect only scenes of drunken Righteousness
When the Danes recovered from the surprise into
which they hal been thrownlby the Slaughter oftheir
leaders, they inflicted terrible revenge upon the ma
tive Irish, and Asian O'Kane with a small band of
attendants passed over to the north of Argyleshre
near the Lennox where he settled, and soon after
wards distinguished himself in the service Of the
Scottish monarch in two battles against the Danes
OF England Extensive lands were consequently as
signed to Asian and his followers who during two
centuries afterwards, were called " Mac Aslan"-in
modern photography "MCausland," this having
been the original designation Of the Clan Buchanan
The name of Buchanan appears in the first instance
to have been territorial" Buadh Chuanain'-"Cu-
anans conquest :" and it was not till the 18th GEN.
fury that 1t was assumed as surname, portion of
the clan however, still reoning their ancient family
name Of Mac Asian" In ancient charters the name
OF Buchanan frequently appears as" O'Quahuanan,"
CUi Chuana;n,") with the regular Irish prefix,
meaning descendants of Cuanan, or Conan, and be-
tween them and the Dungiven O'kanes friendly
recognition of kindred, according to our author was
constantly maintained. The powerful clan in aues-
ton was divided eventually into the leading families
OF Auchmar, Arnpryor, Drumkill, Lenny Carbeth,
Auchnevcn &C., and from these principal stems
hranchcd n in ,oDet;
number offs INSTRUMENTATION, as the "MCauslands"
4" NJ Milans, MWattes, MRobbs MColmans
MA!dins, section Of the M'kinlays, {" sons of Fin
lay, &c, 4. The ancestors of the principal fami-
lies of MCausland in the north Of Ireland stated
by our author toihav been I" Andrew and John Mac
Auselan, sons of the Baron Mac Auselan, who went
out OF the parish Of Luss to that kingdom in the
latter part of the reign Of James vi. Alexander,
son OF Andrew Mac Auselan held a commission in
the army during the civil in the reign of Char
partly by purchase, the estates Of Re>h and Ards.
traw, in the county of Tyrone Amongst the an
cestors OF the Buchanans, in Ulster. our author
mentions Robert son of the Laird of Blarhenachan
cadet Of the Drumkll family, "w who went to Ire
land and resided in Genmaqueen in the county of
Derry" also cadet ofthe Drumhead family, namnd
GEORGE who is said to have resided in the neighbour
hood OF Raphoe. This gentleman, we are informed,
purchased pretty good interest in that kingdom,
and had two sons, of whom I" the eldest succeeded
" ITO IIteieSI3 tuc youngest was clergyman |
From Finlay, son Of Patrick Buchanan called
=" Courrui," or the " champion" in consequence of |
his daring character descended Alexander Buch.
anan, father of James Buchanan of Creman-
nan, who, with his sons, resides in ireland" the
authors adding, in subsequent passage, of Pa
trick, The fourth son Of Patrick the Courru is des-
cended Finlay Buchanan, in Laggan of Tyrconnel',
in Ireland who has brethren, and othe: rela- |
tons of that race residing near Raphoe, and some
other places of that kingdom" A branch of the
Carbeth Buchanans also settled in Tyrone and Don.
egal. and one of its members, George in Munster,
while those OF the same in Down and Antrim are
generally descended from the family OF Wester Bal
lat cadetship of the house of Drumkill.
James Buchanan, the American President is des.
cended from family of these early settlers in the
north of Ireland. His grandfather, we believe, was
a farmer in the townland of Tattyreagh, parish of
Drumragh, in county Tyrone, about four miles dis
tant from Omagh His father the eldest of two sons
emigrated to the United States some time towards
the end of the last century, and died in America
having never revisited his native country Some of
his relatives are still resident in the county Tyrone,
and occupy respectable positions in society. Though
not born in Ireland, the President is an irshman in
point OF descent Irish Paper.
Lucius Chinn, a youth of about eighteen, started
on Friday week, for Tappahannock, some ninety
miles by the river, but was induced to abandon
them when he arrived at Port Royal. The distance
skated was n,ilas |