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More on Ballantines
Oh, and what drew me to this thread was that my mother was a Bannatyne. Until she married.
Whatever the correct spelling is deemed to be in the 21st century, the fact is that a few hundred years ago Ballantyne and Bannatyne were used interchangeably as a matter of course. So my 5x great and 6x great grandfathers are spelt Ballantine on their stones in the Clachan Burial Ground, Shiskine, Arran, but all the others are spelt Bannatyne.
It was usually Bannachtine or similar on 14th and 15thC legal documents, for both the Corehouse and Bute Bannatynes, who probably are not related.
Lastly, Cloudhands points out (very elegantly) that historically many people using a clan surname were simply adopting the name of the group's chieftan to which they were allied or served. Right on. One member of this community can claim direct lineal descent from a Bannatyne of Kames, and I doubt whether the DNA of my maternal uncle would match his, even if there have been no 'non-paternal events' in either line.
Cheers Peter
Last edited by jafapete; 18th February 2008 at 21:56.
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