The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
M'KINLEY'S FAMILY TREE.
HE COMES OF MACDUFF OF SCOT
LAND WHO SLEW MACBETH.

From the Original, the Name Work
ed Around Through Macintosh,
FarquharsOn, FinIay and MacI<in-
ley to Its Present FOrm-The
Family Motto "We Force Nae
Friend, We Fear Nae Foe"
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The following line Of descent of Major
William Mckinley is prepared and vouch-
ed for by Edward A. Claypool, Chicago
genealogist:
1000. Maormor Gaelic maor, steward;
NOR, great or great steward of Fife the
celebrated thane of Shakespeare, was
greatest and chief of those who labored
10 restore Malcolm Ceanmor, or King
Malsolm Ill. to his throne, which had
been usurped by Macbeth.
Holinshed, a Scottish chronicle of the
sixteenth century, says: ''Makduffe to
avoid PERIL of life, purposed with himselfe
to passe into England, to procure NAL
colme Cammore to elaine the throwne or
scotland Immediately then Makbeth
most cruellie caused the wife and children
Makduffe, with all others whom he founi
IN the castell, to be slaine."
Macdun slew Macbeth at Lumphanan
III ADerdeenshire, Scotland, Dec. 8, 1865,
ana IN reward for his valuable services
Nins Malcolm III, bestowed on him the
4plIoWlng extraordinary privileges: First,
mat he and his successors, Lords of Fife,
seouid nave the right of placing the Kings
VI scotland on the throne at their corona
uon' second. that they should lead the
van OF the Scottish armies whenever the
ioyai banner was displayed. Third, .hay
Il ne or any of his kindred committed
%aushter of suddenly they should have
On, PeGullar sanctuary, girth, or asylum,
iu oD'dlh remission on payment of atone
tIenI IN money. He was also rewarded by
lteaviIg his County of Fife confirmed TO
nun, and was created earl in 1861.
ne ne was eighth in descent from Fyfe Mac
Duu, cnieftain of great power ana
eSsesdlth, who lived about the year A. ID.
'o4' ana who afforded to Kenneth II, Sec
9nd king of Scotland strong aid against
~. ms enemies, the Picts. In reward for
slese services Macduff received from the
,loharch very large tract of land, when
ne cdlled Fife (now F'ifeshire) and over
"ni ~. ne was appointed hereditary thane.
~ Dufagan, the son Of Duncan Mac
III styled second Earl of Fife was wit
70 many charters Of King Alexander
- ana was an assenter to a charter of
T.aL King confirming the rights of the
iIlhlty church of Scone. His son,
r. ,ol Constantin Macduff, styled third
Edrl or Fife, and who is supposed to have
nsen the first who adopted the title, is
Tnalhess to charter of the monastery of
DuhIermline. He is also spoken of as a
great Judge of Scotland. He is said to
nave died in 1923, about five years after
Inc me accession of David to the throne.
Els eldest son,
4, W Gillimichael Macduff, fourth Earl of
= ne Is witness to the foundation charter
y. the Abbey of Holyroodhouse in 112S,
ma ma 10 several other charters of King
avid He died in 1882 leaving two sons,
W. Duncan, fifth earl, and Hugo. an
'estor of the earl Of Wemyss.
ol Duncan Macduff, fifth Earl Of Fife,
witness to several charters of King
iD,aVld | and of Malcolm ", and was a
"1eral benefactor Of the church.
IN ll5S he is conjectured to have been
me OF the five hostages delivered by
DaVid l 10 Stephen, King Of England,
sHat the terms Of the truce concluded
S-1er the battle OF the Standard" would
NC preserved by the Scots. He was APP