Noble.—Mr Fraser-MacKintosh says of the Nobles: “This name was to be found chiefly in Strathnairn and Strathdearn dwelling amid the Clan Chattan. Some, particularly tenants of Raigmore, are still to be found in the parish of Moy.”
Noble, is one in a list of 'sept' family names of Clan Mackintosh:
The Mackintoshes are supposed to have derived their name from the Gaelic word “ Toisich,” signifying the oldest cadet. For several centuries the Chief of the Clan Mackintosh (who claims to derive the origin of his family from the MacDuffs, old Earls of Fife) has held the title of Captain of the Clan Chattan. The ancient possessions of the Clan Chattan included the whole of Badenoch, the greater part of Lochaber, and the districts of Strathnairn and Strathdearn, which formed a portion of the old Maormorship of Moray.
According to Nisbet (who states that he got the narrative from the Laird of Mackintosh), the first chief of Mackintosh was Shaw, second son to Duncan, the second of that name, Earl of Fife, who accompanied King Malcolm IV. in his expedition in suppressing the rebels in Moray in 1163; and was rewarded with many lands in the north, and made Constable of the castle of Inverness. “ He was commonly called Mac-an-Toisich mhic Duibh, that is to say, Thane MacDuff s son, from which the name Mackintosh became a surname to posterity.”
From an early period the Chiefship of the Clan Chattan has been a disputed point between the Mackintoshes and the Macphersons, the two principal clans of the old Clan Chattan Confederation. It does not, however, lie within the scope of this work to discuss the con¬ troversy on the above subject. The matter has already been treated by well-known clan authorities, to whom I would refer my readers. One of the strongest advocates for the Mackintosh claim to the Chiefship is the late Mr Eraser-Mackintosh of Drummond, while the late Mr Skene (in his “ Highlanders of Scotland ”) takes up the brief on the Macpherson side.
Suffice it to say that the Mackintoshes have always held a most distinguished part in Clan Chattan history. As we have already seen, the Clan Chattan were among the vassals of the Lord of the Isles. But when in 1429 Alexander, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, defied the royal authority and advanced against James I. into Lochaber at the head of a large army, the Clan Chattan and the Clan Cameron deserted the Lord of the Isles and went over to the royal army. The result was a total defeat of the Lord of the Isles. The downfall of the Lord of the Isles resulted in the advancement of the Mackintoshes, for in 1431 Malcolm Mackintosh, captain of the Clan Chattan, received a grant of the territories of Alexander of Lochaber, uncle of the Lord of the Isles. In 1476 James III. granted to Duncan Mackintosh of that Ilk the lands of Moymore and others in Lochaber. In 1493 royal charters were given to the same Duncan of the lands which the Mackintoshes had previously held from the Lord of the Isles, among the rest the lands of Keppoch and of Innerorgan. William, thirteenth chief of Mackintosh, married in 1497 Isabel, daughter of MacNiven of Dunnachton, and thereby added still further to his territorial influence.
During the revolution of 1688, which drove the Stewarts from the tin-one, the Mackintoshes were on the side of the new government. In 1715, however, Lauchlan, twentieth Mackintosh, was active on the side of the Jacobites. On the outbreak of the rising of “the ’45,” Angus, twenty-second Chief, was in command of one of the companies of “Loudoun’s Highlanders,” and did not therefore raise his clan for Prince Charlie. Mackintosh’s wife, however (a daughter of Farquhar- son of Invercauld), took a prominent part on the Jacobite side; raised the Clan Chattan for the young chevalier, and placed the Chief of the MacGillivrays at their head. The famous episode of the “route of Moy,” when Lord Loudoun’s force was routed by a handful of Lady Mackintosh’s retainers, was due to the boldness and stratagem of that brave lady. The ancient seat of the Chief of Mackintosh was on an island in Loch Moy. The modern residence is at Moy Hall, near Inverness. The principal cadet family of the clan is that of Kellachy.
Noble, is one in a list of 'sept' family names of Clan Mackintosh:
The Mackintoshes are supposed to have derived their name from the Gaelic word “ Toisich,” signifying the oldest cadet. For several centuries the Chief of the Clan Mackintosh (who claims to derive the origin of his family from the MacDuffs, old Earls of Fife) has held the title of Captain of the Clan Chattan. The ancient possessions of the Clan Chattan included the whole of Badenoch, the greater part of Lochaber, and the districts of Strathnairn and Strathdearn, which formed a portion of the old Maormorship of Moray.
According to Nisbet (who states that he got the narrative from the Laird of Mackintosh), the first chief of Mackintosh was Shaw, second son to Duncan, the second of that name, Earl of Fife, who accompanied King Malcolm IV. in his expedition in suppressing the rebels in Moray in 1163; and was rewarded with many lands in the north, and made Constable of the castle of Inverness. “ He was commonly called Mac-an-Toisich mhic Duibh, that is to say, Thane MacDuff s son, from which the name Mackintosh became a surname to posterity.”
From an early period the Chiefship of the Clan Chattan has been a disputed point between the Mackintoshes and the Macphersons, the two principal clans of the old Clan Chattan Confederation. It does not, however, lie within the scope of this work to discuss the con¬ troversy on the above subject. The matter has already been treated by well-known clan authorities, to whom I would refer my readers. One of the strongest advocates for the Mackintosh claim to the Chiefship is the late Mr Eraser-Mackintosh of Drummond, while the late Mr Skene (in his “ Highlanders of Scotland ”) takes up the brief on the Macpherson side.
Suffice it to say that the Mackintoshes have always held a most distinguished part in Clan Chattan history. As we have already seen, the Clan Chattan were among the vassals of the Lord of the Isles. But when in 1429 Alexander, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, defied the royal authority and advanced against James I. into Lochaber at the head of a large army, the Clan Chattan and the Clan Cameron deserted the Lord of the Isles and went over to the royal army. The result was a total defeat of the Lord of the Isles. The downfall of the Lord of the Isles resulted in the advancement of the Mackintoshes, for in 1431 Malcolm Mackintosh, captain of the Clan Chattan, received a grant of the territories of Alexander of Lochaber, uncle of the Lord of the Isles. In 1476 James III. granted to Duncan Mackintosh of that Ilk the lands of Moymore and others in Lochaber. In 1493 royal charters were given to the same Duncan of the lands which the Mackintoshes had previously held from the Lord of the Isles, among the rest the lands of Keppoch and of Innerorgan. William, thirteenth chief of Mackintosh, married in 1497 Isabel, daughter of MacNiven of Dunnachton, and thereby added still further to his territorial influence.
During the revolution of 1688, which drove the Stewarts from the tin-one, the Mackintoshes were on the side of the new government. In 1715, however, Lauchlan, twentieth Mackintosh, was active on the side of the Jacobites. On the outbreak of the rising of “the ’45,” Angus, twenty-second Chief, was in command of one of the companies of “Loudoun’s Highlanders,” and did not therefore raise his clan for Prince Charlie. Mackintosh’s wife, however (a daughter of Farquhar- son of Invercauld), took a prominent part on the Jacobite side; raised the Clan Chattan for the young chevalier, and placed the Chief of the MacGillivrays at their head. The famous episode of the “route of Moy,” when Lord Loudoun’s force was routed by a handful of Lady Mackintosh’s retainers, was due to the boldness and stratagem of that brave lady. The ancient seat of the Chief of Mackintosh was on an island in Loch Moy. The modern residence is at Moy Hall, near Inverness. The principal cadet family of the clan is that of Kellachy.