James MacRory, Lord of Bute and Arran

Abt 1180 - 1210  (~ 30 years)

• Name	James MacRory
  Suffix	Lord of Bute and Arran
  Born	Abt 1180	Bute, Buteshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1210	Isle of Skye, Scotland
  Person ID	I9352	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Roderick of Bute, Lord of Bute,   b. Abt 1155, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F7039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Son macRory,   b. UNKNOWN, Scotland ,   d. 1210, Isle of Skye, Scotland  [natural]   2. Son MacRory,   b. UNKNOWN, Scotland ,   d. 1210, Isle of Skye, Scotland  [natural]   3. Jean MacRory, Heiress of Bute and Arran,   b. Abt 1220, Bute, Buteshire, Scotland ,   d. UNKNOWN, probably Scotland  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F6187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  All sources except MacGregor indicate that James MacRory (or MacRuari) was the son of Angus, son of Somerled of the Isles. MacGregor follows the patronymic and indicates that James was the son of Roderick (synonym for Ruari), but does not give Ruari's origin. All other sources show the relationship as presented here with James being the son of Angus with no explanation for the patronym. Since Angus' brother was named Ruari/Roderick and his descendants became known as MacRuari/MacRory, it may be that James took the name of his uncle as a means of clan association. It may also be that there is a generation missing and perhaps James was the son of Ruari, son of Angus, son of Somerled. What is known is that the Lords of the Isles were descended in some manner from Somerled. No satisfactory explanation yet exists for the mystery of James MacRory.