Clan Logan Badge
Historical Background:
Research has shown that the Clan LOGAN sometime in the dark past; as is the case with many of the Scottish Clans originated in Ireland, decendents of the ancient Celts that had immigrated from the Iberian Pennisula. Therefore we have branchs of the Clan immigrating from Scotland and Ireland to North America and Canada.
Scotch-Irish; a term which is purely American, was used to distinguish the Presbyterian/Protestant descendents of the deported and relocated highland and lowland Scots. Who had been relocated to Northern Ireland by the English, and who immigrated to North America and Canada in the 1700's. As opposed to and that which distinguish them from the later Catholic immigrants from Ireland.
Ulster-Scots; the English term for those lowland Scots and Angel and Saxon Border Revers from the area of the Borders of Northumberland that were sent to the Ulster area of Ireland by Strongbow. They were sent there in an effort to tame the wild ancient Irish [Celts]. What the Ulster-Scots ended up doing is driving these ancient Irish back into the hills.
The Clan LOGAN is one of those Scottish groups that enmass emigrated to North America and Canada in the very early 1700's, from Ireland and Scotland. These two segments were of the same clan origins. The Clan LOGAN that emigrated from Scotland, are of the Lowland Scots who originated in County Galloway. The Highland branch of the Clan claim their origins from County Ross and are closely allied with the Clan MacLennan. It was two members of the Clan LOGAN, Thomas and William Logan who were chosen to take Robert the Bruce's heart to the Holyland. To keep it from the hands of the English. While in route and in Spain they were killed in combat in 1329. The silver case containing the heart of King RObert was return to Scotland.
I believe - that there were many members of this Clan who emigrated, and therefore are directly related, by distant blood. They were all descent of the same Clan origins Logan and Mac Lennan. There is a tie therefore that in many cases is stronger than blood; the CLAN.
Prior to 1890 the Clan's had all but been forgotten; except by a few diehard Scottish Highlanders. The Caledonian District in 1890, organized a reformation of the Clan system by holding the first Highland Games. Every effort was made to restore all aspects of the Scottish Highland culture to the people.
My paternal or fathers line; the ROBBINS/ROBINS was located in Peebleshire, Scotland from 1066 through the movement to Caithness when they broke away from the Clan McGregor and become members of the Clan Gunn, during the 1890's some of them participated in these games.
My LOGAN's are not only Scottish they are also Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish), and American Indian; it is believed that our ancestor on the Native American side was John LOGAN 1/2 blood Cayuga, who became Chief of the Mingo, a splinter band of the Cayuga. Chief Logan was born in Pennsylvania circa 1725. His father was a Cayuga Indian named Shikellamy. Shikellamy named his son Tachnechdorus. Logan grew up in Pennsylvania. There are many stories and legends surrounding John LOGAN, and his connection to Lord Dunsmore and the "Dunsmore War." Logan eventually married a Shawnee woman and moved to Ohio circa 1770. He settled in Yellow Creek, a village of the Mingo Indians. They are sometimes called the Ohio Seneca Indians. The Seneca Indian tribe living in Ohio during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was related to the Seneca Indian tribe from New York. The Seneca in New York were one of the most powerful tribes of the Iroquois Indians. They formed their own political system that was completely separate from the Senecas in New York. By 1750, they had moved to the Ohio Valley consolidating with a number of splitter tribes, so it is unclear exactly what the Mingos were after they had left the Iroquois and migrated to the Ohio Country. The Ohio Seneca tribe also probably included Mingo Indians [Cayuga [?]], Erie Indians, Conestoga Indians, and the remnants of several other tribes. He became a war chief. May 3, 1774, when a group of Virginia settlers murdered approximately one dozen Mingos. Among them were Logan's mother and sister. There is still ongoing research to confirm his mother and where she emigrated from; Scotland or Ireland. As well as research to confirm connection to his Indian blood line. If he was 1/2 Cayuga or Seneca; who was his mother [?].
We welcome any input that will aid in this research.
William LOGAN, born 1709 in Spotsylvania Cty., VA.
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John LOGAN, born abt. 1740 in Spotsylvania Cty., VA., died 1832 in Cherokee Cty., SC.
William LOGAN, Jr., born 4 Nov, 1748 in Spotsylvania Cty., VA., died 7 Jan, 1833 in York Cty., SC
Thomas LOGAN, born 1750 in Spotsylvania Cty., VA., died abt. 1830 - my gggg-grandfather
Joseph LOGAN, born abt. 1752, died Oct 1812 in Warren Cty., KY
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