John Mcnaughton

Brief Life History of John

When John Mcnaughton was born in 1738, his father, Iain John McNaughton, was 29 and his mother, Catherine McCalpan, was 25.

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Family Time Line

Iain John McNaughton
1709–1773
Catherine McCalpan
1713–
Mary Mc Naughton
1732–
Patrick Mcnaughtine
1733–
Katrin Mc Naughtan
1734–
Malcolm Mcnaughton
1736–
John Mcnaughton
1738–
Jannet McNaughton
1743–1820

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  • John Mcnaughtine, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (4)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Neachtain, a patronymic from the personal name Neachtan, a name of the god of water in Irish mythology, which is cognate with Latin Neptunus ‘Neptune’, the Roman sea-god. Neachtan was the name of an Irish saint, but in Ireland such names were not usually given to ordinary individuals and it appears that the surname originated in Scotland. Compare McCracken .

History: The traditional form of this name as a Scottish clan name is MacNaughten. The clan is associated with a traditional seat at Dunderave Castle on Loch Fyne.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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