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- The major branches or "tacks" of Appin stem from the sons of Alan Stewart, 3rd of Appin. Originally they comprised John, 1st of Strathgarry, Dugald, 1st of Achnacone, James, 1st of Fasnacloich and Alexander, 1st of Invernahyle. Ardsheal, the branch our Chief hails from, was given to John, 1st of Ardsheal by his father, John Stewart, 5th of Appin. (Electric Scotland)
Allan Stewart, 3rd of Appin, divided his lands between his five sons: Duncan, 4th of Appin, John of Strathgarry, Dugald of Achnacone, JAmes of Fasnaloich, and Alexander of Invernahyle and thus established the branch clan. (Appin website)
Gordon MacGregor (The Red Book of Scotland) corrects the traditional accounting and shows John Stewart, so of Allan Stewart, 3rd of Appin, as illegitimate. He shows Strathgarry descending from Robert Stewart, 1st of Strathgarry, son of Dugald MacRobert Stewart, son of Robert Stewart, younger brother of Allan Stewart, 3rd of Appin. Allan Stewart's date of birth is unknown. He was alive and of adult age by 1515. He died between 1563-1565.
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