Clan Kinninmont
chief
of Clan Kinninmont.Clan Kinninmont is a
chiefly arms
, however no one at present is in possession of such arms. The original chiefly line died out when an heiress married into another family. The successors of this heiress (see below), are the Earls of Minto, whose patronyme (family name) is that of „Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound“, Kynynmound being a variation of Kinninmont, this family bears, as part of its arms, the arms the clan.
History
The clan name Kinninmont is derived from the lands of Kinninmonth in
baillie, steward and marischal of St Andrews, in 1438. The direct line of Kininmonts of that Ilk (the chiefly line) came to an end with the marriage of the one heiress to Murray of Melgund.[1][4]
Clan symbols
The
motto is STABO, meaning "i shall stand".[1]
The arms are marshalled within those of Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Earls of Minto.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Kinninmont". MyClan (www.myclan.com). Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops of Scotland, pp. 110–1.
- ^ * Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) p. 18
- ^ "Clan Kinninmont". Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (www.clanchiefs.org). Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
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