MACKGAHYE, John b. 11 Nov 1627 Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1678 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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Name	MACKGAHYE, John
Birth	11 Nov 1627	Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland [1, 2]
Christening	Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Gender	Male
Death	1678	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland [1, 2]
WAC	5 Mar 2020	PROCC [2]
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Person ID	I44077	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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Father	MACK, John , b. 1600, Scotland Scotlandd. 1627, Scotland (Age 27 years)
Mother	INVERESK, Mary , b. 1600, Scotland Scotlandd. 1627, Scotland (Age 27 years)
Family ID	F23429	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MCDONALD, Lady Marian , b. 1625, Achtriochtan, Glencoe, Scotland Achtriochtan, Glencoe, Scotlandd. 8 Dec 1678, Glantree, Argyle, Scotland (Age 53 years)

Marriage Abt 1645 Ireland [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Children 7 sons and 3 daughters

	1. MACKGAHYE, Patrick , b. 1645, Donegal, Cork, Ireland Donegal, Cork, Ireland
	2. MACKGAHYE, Mary , b. Abt 1646, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Wenham, Essex, Massachusettsd. 1701, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)
	3. MACKGAHYE, William , b. Bef 1647, , , , Scotland Scotland
	4. MACKGAHYE, Margaret , b. Abt 1648, Donegal, Cork, Ireland Donegal, Cork, Ireland
	5. MACKGAHYE, Rebecca , b. Abt 1650, Donegal, Cork, Ireland Donegal, Cork, Ireland
+	6. MACK, John Jr. , b. 6 Mar 1653, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotlandd. 24 Feb 1721, Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 67 years)
	7. MACKGEHEE, Thomas , b. 1653, York, Virginia, British Colonial America York, Virginia, British Colonial Americad. Abt 27 Jul 1727, Saint John's Parish, King William, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)
	8. MACKGAHYE, Josiah , b. Abt 1656, Donegal, Cork, Ireland Donegal, Cork, Ireland
	9. MACKGAHYE, Andrew , b. 1657, , , , Scotland Scotland
	10. MACKGAHYE, William , b. Aug 1659, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, United States Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, United Statesd. 27 Jul 1724, St. Johns Parish, King William, Virginia (Age 64 years)

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BIOGRAPHY: The Macks of Scotland are descended from Millesius of Spain from about 1300 BC - A descendant of Joseph in the Old Testament gave his youngest son, Ephraim the Stone of Destiny or sometimes called Stone of Scone. Ephraim's decendant was Gatholus, a great explorer and also a prince in Israel. He married Scota, the daughter of Pharoah Ramses II. Their son was Iber (Heber). Hammutal, daughter of Jeremiah (Prophet of the Bible) married Josiah, King of Palestine or Israel. Ephraim gave the Stone of Destiny to Milesius, who eventually reached the shore of Ireland and became the father of Heremon and his descendant was John Mack. Covenantors Scottish Notes and Queries by John Bullock, John Alexander Henderson ... - 1904 (SCOTCH AND FORERUNERS OF PREBYTERIAN COVENANTERS WERE THE NON- CONFORMISTS IN SCOTLAND IN THE 1600S. IN 1653 THE BATTLE OF DUNBAR, 5000 SCOTS WERE TAKEN PRISONERS AND THOSE THAT SURVIVED THE MARCH TO ENGLAND WERE SENT TO AMERICA ON THE SHIP JOHN AND SARA AS INDENTURED SERVANTS.) Ref: Scotland's People As shown for Mack #89204 and his son John Mack born 3/6/1653. Birth and Marriage and Wills Record - General Register for Scotland to 1538 -1680 (48 Mack marriages in Scotland) National Archives of Scotland (No wills for a John Mack.) Court Record/Military Record of a John Mack (?Father of the immigrant John Mack) in 1679 Bothwell (John Mack could have escaped aboard the Anne and Hester in April 1680. Ship arrived in Boston, MA from Ireland with Scotch Covenanters. The Scottish birth records show a John Mack - born to John and Barbara Mack - on October 14, 1653. They also show another John Mack born March 8, 1654; a third John Mack - born to John and Margaret Mack - on July 4, 1654; and a fourth John Mack - born to Andrew Mack - on June 19, 1659. Note: although birth records in the 1600s are scarce, another reason John Mack's March 6, 1653 birth records in Scotland may not be found is March 6, 1653 is the date that Sarah Bagley's parents (Orlando Bagley and Sarah Colby) were married and 100-200 years ago when the family record keeper was copying things down, she may have transposed the date?? This is what the Scottish records prove: The Scotch Covenanters (forerunners of Presbyterians) were the non-conformists in Scotland in the 17th Century. Oliver Cromwell agreed with them religiously but led the English army against the Scots and won the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. 5,000 Scots were taken prisoner and those that survived the march to England were sent to America on the ship "John and Sara" as indentured servants. When the monarchy was restored in 1660 the English persecuted anyone who would not return to the Anglican Church. The Macks of Lanarkshire were one of the families persecuted. The history of the Church of Scotland tells of John Mack from Caldergreen, John Mack portioner (land-owner) of Hinselwood, Andrew Mack of the parish of Kilbride, Andrew Mack of Harestock, and James Mack of West Matthie being punished as non-conformists in 1679. In 1679 a John Mack was indicted in absence, found guilty, and ordered to be executed although he had been dead for several years. (This could be the husband of the Widow Mack and father to John Mack in Wodrow's account below.) The sentence of other Covenanters who were indicted and found guilty in 1679 was being banished to America. In 1679 the Widow Mack and her daughter were harassed and fined for not turning their brother John Mack (the son) over to the authorities. When he escaped, everyone in the parish was forced to take an oath and swear "I do not know where John Mack is." In 1680 some of the Covenanters made it to Ireland and sailed to Boston on the ship "Anne and Hester" arriving in April. Could John Mack been one of them? Note: I have not found a passenger list- just two famous Covenanters who sailed on the Anne and Hester." John Mack wasn't old enough to have been one of the prisoners exiled to America after the Battle of Dunbar in 1653, although there was a Frank Mack listed on the ship register. The American records prove: John Mack married Sarah Bagley in Salisbury (16 miles north of Boston) April 5, 1681. Their first son (John Mack Jr.) was born there in 1682. They then moved to Concord and had 6 more children before settling in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1696 and having their last 5 children. They lived there until John Mack's death in 1721. Five branches of John Mack's descendants in America (Daniel, David, William, Silas, and Elisha) all claim this same heritage. John Mack (of Inverness, Scotland). History of the Covenanters in Scotland" by William Sime pp. 163-164 quotes "The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland" by Reverend Robert Wodrow Vol. 3. p. 388 (1679) York County Heritage Trust, 250 East Market Street, York, PA, CD 2002 library also has printed version of my manuscript, "John McHaffie, the Covenanter, Banished From Scotland to America" c1 992 EPOdom Library has 1995, and 1998. SECONDARY SOURCES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: HISTORY OF THE COVENANTERS IN SCOTLAND" BY REVEREND ROBERT WODROW VOL. 3. P. 388 (1679) Wodrow tells of the Widow Mack's son, John Mack, escaping during the persecution of the Scottish Covenanters. "But the inhumanity of the oppressors was not confined to deeds of extortion; they added the most revolting cruelty to avarice, and acted a part which would puzzle the most inveterate Tory writer to vindicate. In the parish of Kilbride, for example, Captain Inglis having seized three countrymen [Andrew Mack, John Carnduff, and Thomas Miller], who refused to swear the oath which he was pleased to dictate, deliberately tortured them by means of lighted matches{?} bound between their fingers, till they were deprived of the use of their hands. Inglis then repaired to the house of a widow Mack, with the intention of apprehending her son; but the young man having made his escape, the captain collected the whole inhabitants of the district, and tendered to each of them the following oath: "By the eternal God, and as I am content to lose my part in heaven, I know not where John Mack is." One individual, refusing to swear so impious an oath, Inglis and his men beat him with their guns and swords, till they left him for dead!" Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England . . . Who Came Before May 1692" Vol. 1 p. 98, Vol. 2 pp. 481-482; Vol. 3 p. 140 and Vol. 4 pp. 19 (2), 533, 562 by James Savage (Published 1862) Marriage records of John and Sarah and birth of John Jr. and description of other families (McEwen, McCune and Paterson) from Scotland who sailed on the "John and Sarah" in 1651-2 A Genealogical History of the Hoyt Families with . . . A List of the First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass." by David W. Hoyt (Published 1871) page 73 "Centennial Historical Discourse of the Presbytery Church" by Reverend Ira C. Tyson delivered 1876 page 4 "In the original memorial to Governor Shute, of Massachusetts, dated 1718, wherein the memorialists, "Inhabitants of ye north of Ireland," requested encouragement to come to this country and settle, we find many names of those who were closely identified with the early history of this town. They trace their origin, therefore, back to Scotland and to Scottish Presbyterianism. Their ancestors were the men who came for Argyleshire, in 1612, to the counties of Ulster, Antrim and Londonderry, in the north of Ireland, who were foremost in the memorable siege of Londonderry, by which the Papal restoration in England, under James the II, was successfully resisted; and who, having thus fought for their liberties, especially for the liberty to worship God, refused conformity to the Church Establishment, and chose rather to suffer the privations of life in the wilderness than yield to the dictation of a persecuting hierarchy." The History of Stanstead County Province of Quebec Forests and Clearings Compiled by Benjamin F. Hubbard (Published 1874) pp.39-43, 110-113, 166, 220-232 Marlow Settlement on page 42 under the heading William Mack Esq. reads: All the Mack families in America are supposed to be descendants of three brothers that came from Scotland early in the 17th century, having been compelled to leave that country on account of religious intolerance and persecution. As those men were proscribed and a price set upon their heads, it has been difficult to trace the genealogies of their descendants. In 1755 Ebenezer Mack was ordained a Baptist preacher in Lyme, Conn. He married Abigail Davis. . . Some of the descendants of these families settled in Stanstead. The Mack, Gustin, Miller, Beebe, Bingham, and Ball families were directly related to each other by marriage. Willard Mack, M.D. was the oldest son of Abijah Mack and came to Stanstead with his parents when about 7 years old." NOTE: The religious persecution of John Mack and his family in Scotland is chronicled by Reverend Robert Wodrow in: "The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland" Vol. 3. p. 388 (Published 1722) and "History of the Covenanters in Scotland" pp. 163-164 (Published 1837). Mack Genealogy, Volumes 1 and 2: The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Connecticut with Appendix Containing Genealogy of Allied Families, etc. (Written 1879 and Published 1902), by Sophie Rutland Martin Smith Family sources referenced. On page 8-9, "This family in America is of Scottish descent from a family of sufficient importance to have a Coat of Arms Coat of Arms Mack (of Scotland) "A paley of eight or [gold] and gules [red], a bend sinister azure [sky blue) sash from upper left to lower right of paley] charged with a martlet [black bird in flight depicted without legs] between two mullets [5 pointed gold star] of the first." "Crest, a water bouget sa.(leather bags used by soldiers to carry water). "Motto, In spe et labore transigo vitam. ("I pass in life in hope and labor.") "The motto is a glorious one-and so well fitting our family. An aged kinswoman whom I found in the city has zealously traced our ancestry back to the Highlands of Scotland and find them noted as a very strong, brave people." MACK FAMILY CREST On page 12, "The name Mack has been thought not to be the real name, but only a prefix to some other name as McDougal, McKenzie, etc.; and that in the perilous times only the prefix was retained, as they came to this country to avoid oppression and cruel bondage and to shun persecution-but of this branch of the Mack family, it was not so-for they were a family of sufficient importance to have a Coat of Arms in Scotland-see letter, also the description of same. The motto, 'In spe et labore transigo vitam,' was a complete type of their character-hard workers and hopeful. Our ancestors were mostly me of good estates and families, of liberal education and of large experience, and they were strict Puritans." On page 17, "John Mack is said to have emigrated to America from Scotland in 1669, the place said to be Inveress, Heidelburg. He was b. Mar 6, 1653, d. Feb 24, 1721. He m. April 5, 1681, in Boston, Sarah Bagley, who was born there Mar. 2, 1663. She was daughter of Orlando and Sarah (Colby) Bagley." On page 62, Silas W. Mack, Esquire of Monterey, California wrote: "Letters written over twenty- five years ago by Mrs Frederic A. Barker [Candace Adaline Mack (b. 1840 4th Great granddaughter of immigrant John Mack) to my cousin, the late William P. Mack (1833-1891) of Stanstead, P. Quebec, Canada, fell into my hands and were the means of opening up a correspondence revealing the existence of the 'Genealogy of the Mack Family.' . . . To William Mack (1788-1872) I am indebted for a small, home-made, pocket, memorandum book, filled with names and dates of birth, marriage, and death, all in his own handwriting, of the members of his grandfather's family and of many of their descendants living in his day. That most of the information here given concerns only descendants of Silas Mack (1755-1836) and especially those through his son of same name " Ref: 628/0010 0318 Frame 230. National Archives of Scotland - Marriage Records. The National Archives of Scotland has provided access to indexes and images of Wills and testaments from 1513 to 1901. These are a valuable resource for the family historian giving as they do an insight into the lifestyles and possessions of our ancestors. Reference Title Date Papers of the MacDonald Family of Clanranald (Clanranald Papers) 1520-1881/ Title Deeds, Contracts, Bonds, Etc. 1520-1859/Country code/ Repository National Archives of Scotland. Reference - Title Discharge by Angus Mack Donald of Balmanich to Ranald Mack Donald of Benbecula for 6023 merks, through the right granted to him by John Mack Laird of Rasay in a bond by Sir James McDonald of Sleat, Ranald McDonald of Benbecula, Donald McDonald of Casteltoune and others. At Mungistad Dates 16 Jun 1669 Access status Open Description Witness: Archibald McDonald of Borniskittak. Level File-Page of 1 No Date Surname Forename Parent Names/Frame No. Sex Parish City/County GROS Data Image Extract 14/10/1653 MACKY JOHNE JOHNE MACKY/BARBARA SCHORT FR1504 M Edinburgh EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN - You searched for: Surname: "Mack"; Use Soundex: On; Forename: "john*"; Sex: "Male"; Date From: 01 January 1650; Date To: 31 December 1660. No Date Surname Forename Parent Names/Frame No. Sex Parish City/County GROS Data Image Extract - 04/0 7/1 654 MACE JOHN JOHN MACE/MARGARET WILSON FR139 M Kirkcaldy /FIFE 442/ 0010 0129 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER ntbl 2 19/06/1 659 MACK JOHN ANDREW MACK/ M Gordon /BER WICK 742/ 0010 0053 VIE W (5 CREDITS) ORDER ntbl 3 08/03/1654 MACKY JOHN PATRIK MACKY/ M Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie /ANGUS 301/ 0010 0029 ntbl 4 14/10/1653 MACKY JOHNE JOHNE MACKY/BARBARA SCHORT FR 1504 M Edinburgh EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/001 0050 0489 You searched for: Surname: "mack"; Use Soundex: Off; Forename: ""; Sex: "Both"; Date From: 01 January 1538; Date To: 31 December 1680 1-31/1 0/1 658 MACK ANNA ANDREW TOUCH/FR149 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 2- 16/05/1675 MACK ARCHBALD MARGARET PATERSON/FR165 M Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 3- 12/08/1655 MACK CRIS TA INE THOMAS GROUNDESONE/FR278 F Ceres /FIFE 415/ 0010 4- 21/11/1660 MACK DAVID MARGARET ELDER/FR289 M Ceres /FIFE 415/ 0010 5- 08/08/1669 MACK ELIZABETH JAMES WILKIE/FR137 F Monimail /FIFE 448/ 0010 6-19/05/1677 MACK ELSPET JAMES BERRICK/FR320 F Ceres /FIFE 415/ 0010 7- 30/08/1626 MACK GEORGE ISSOBELL BINNIE/FR 756 M Edinburgh EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 8 - 23/11/1649 MACK ISSOBELL THOMAS WILSONE/FR140 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 9 - 27/08/1671 MACK JAMES MARGRAT MACK/FR160 M Hamilton /LANARK 649 029 10 - 25/01/1677 MACK JAMES ELIZABETH HUTONE/FR2439 M.Linlithgow /WEST LOTHIAN 11 - 28/02/1659 MACK JANET JOHNE HAMIL TON/FR150 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 12 - 18/11/1670 MACK JANET JAMES REID/FR175 F Lanark /LANARK 648/ 0010 13 - 07/08/1659 MACK JEAN JOHNE HAMILTON/FR151 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 14 - 07/07/1642 MACK JENET WILLIAM FINLASONE/FR224 F Saltoun /EAST LOTHIAN 719/0010 15 - 02/11/1665 MACK JOAN AGNES JOHN DODS/FR96 F Longformacus /BER WICK 750/ 16 - 11/11/1627 MACK JOHN AGNES SCHA W/FR63 M Tranent /EAST LOTHIAN 722/ 0010 17 - 06/0 6/1 643 MACK JOHN JONET SELKRIG/FR230 M Cambusnethan /LANARK 628/ 18 - 30/01/1668 MACK JOHN HELLEIN DREW/FR226 M Cadder /LANARK 626/ 0010 19 - 04/06/1673 MACK JOHN ELSPETH PARISH/FR245 M Saltoun /EAST LOTHIAN / 0010 20 - 22/01/1676 MACK JOHN ISSOBELL FAIRBAIRN/FR372 M Stichill and Hume /ROXBURGH 808/ 0020 21 - 22/02/1676 MACK JOHN ISSOBELL FAIRBAIRNE/FR237 M Gordon /BER WICK 742/ 22 - 11/06/1678 MACK JOHN AGNAS MOUSSE/FR163 M Longformacus /BER WICK 750/ 23 - 12/06/1634 MACK JOHNE JENET LEICHE/FR179 M Peebles /PEEBLES 768/ 0010 24 - 02/04/1635 MACK JOHNNE NANS GILLEIS/FR41 488 M Scone (Perth) /PERTH 394/A00 Date Surname Forename Spouse Name/Frame No Sex Parish City/County GROS Data 19/08/1647 MACK JONET JOHNNE HILL/F Edinburgh EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 27 - 01/02/1666 MACK JONET JAMES LITLEJOHN/F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 28 - 02/06/1678 MACK JONNETT JAMES TOMSONE/FR185 F Newlands /PEEBLES 767/ 29 - 02/11/1664 MACK MARGARET THOMAS HENDERSON/FR109 F Gordon /BER WICK 742/ 0010 0239 30 28/09/1671 MACK MARGARET JOHN TROTTER/FR3768 F Canongate EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 28/09/1671 MACK MARGARET JOHN TROTTER/FR1045 F Edinburgh EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685/001 0440 31-32-33 1 2/05/1675 MACK MARGARET RICHART GLOVER/FR246 F Saltoun /EAST LOTHIAN 1680 MACK MARGARET ALEXANDER WEDDELL/FR262 F Scoonie (Fife) /FIFE 456/ 0010 34 - 28/05/1660 MACK MARGAT GAWEN WOOD/FR151 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 35 - 27/08/1671 MACK MARGRA T JAMES MA CK/FR160 F Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 36 - 24/11/1663 MACK MARIORIE WILLIAM CONSTABLE/FR146 274 F Cargill /PERTH 338/ 37 - 24/11/1663 MACK MARIORIE WILLIAM CONSTABLE/FR146 274 F Cargill /PERTH 338/ 38 - 1646 MACK MERGRA T JOHNE JONSON/FR202 F Peebles /PEEBLES 768/ 0010 39 - 16/04/1637 MACK PATRICK MARGARET PURVES/FR39 M Innerwick /EAST LOTHIAN 40 - 16/08/1642 MACK PATRICK ISSOBELL THOMSONE/FR224 M Saltoun /EAST LOTHIAN 41 - 719/ 0010 0272 MACK PATRICKE BEATRIX WRIGHT/FR226 M Oldhamstocks /EAST LOTHIAN 714/ 42 - 14/12/1629 MACK ROBERT ISSOBELL BA TIE/ M Glasgow GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 43 - 11/12/1639 MACK ROBERT MARGARET THOMSON Cambusnethan /LANARK 44 - 12/02/1662 MACK ROBERT ISSABELL BOGILL/ M Glasgow GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 45 - 29/01/1628 MACK ROT JONNET ANGUS/ M Glasgow GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/001 46 - 10/11/1665 MACK THOMAS HELEN GARDINER Fife 448/ 0010 0097 47 - 06/07/1677 MACK THOMAS ISOBELL MITCHELSONE/FR136 M Jedburgh /ROXBURGH 792/ 0010 0234 48 - 04/05/1673 MACK WILLIAM ISOBELL LYON/FR163 M Hamilton /LANARK 647/ 0010 0305 WILLS Surname: "mack"; Forename: Year From: 1513; Year To: 1700; Order By: "Year"; No Surname Forename Date Description Type Court Reference Image 1 Mack Robert 26/03/1603 in Maynes, parish of Hamilton TT Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court CC10/5/2 2 Mack James 05/03/1621 burgess of Hamilton TT Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court CC10/5/4 3 Mack Johne 06/05/1626 in Mains of Edilwood, parish of Hamilton TT Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court CC10/5/5 (4 pages) 4 Mack Elspeth 17/02/1663 in Duns testament dative & inventory Lauder Commissary Court CC15/5/5(1 page) 5 Mack James 30/07/1664 burgess of the Canongate Testament Testamentar and Inventory Edinburgh Commissary Court CC8/8/71 (4 pages) 6 Mack Margaret 04/11/1664 spouse to James Muirhead, portioner of Thankertoune, parish of Bothwell TD Glasgow Commissary Court CC9/7/34 (2 pages) 7 Mack James 22/08/1671 in Hiltoune testament dative & inventory Lauder Commissary Court CC15/5/6 (2 pages) 8 Mack Archibald 05/03/1678 flesher, burgess of Hamilton TT Hamilton & Campsie Commissary Court CC10/5/9 9 Mack George 03/05/1683 in Caldgrein, parish of Evendale Testament Dative and Inventory Glasgow Commissary Court CC9/7/45 (2 pages) The Scottish Covenanter Genealogical Index - (1630-1712) (Paperback) by Isabelle McCall MacLean (Author) Counties & Commissariots List/County Commissary Court Earliest Record - Aberdeen Aberdeen 1657 Moray 1684 Angus (Forfar) (from 1832) Brechin 1576 Dunkeld 1687 St. Andrews 1549 Argyll Argyll 1674 The Isles 1661 Ayr Glasgow 1547 Banff Aberdeen 1657 Moray 1684 Berwick Lauder 1561 Bute The Isles 1661 Caithness Caithness 1661 Clackmannan Dunblane 1539 Stirling 1607 Dumfries Dumfries 1624 Dunbarton Dumbarton 1547 Hamilton and Campsie 1564 East Lothian (Haddington) Edinburgh 1504 Dunkeld 1687 Edinburgh City Edinburgh 1504 Fife Dunkeld 1687 St. Andrews 1549 Stirling 1607 Glasgow City Glasgow 1547 Hamilton and Campsie 1564 Inverness Argyll 1674 Inverness 1630 The Isles 1661 Moray 1684 Kincardine Brechin 1576 St. Andrews 1549 Kinross St. Andrews 1549 Stirling 1607 Kirkcudbright Dumfries 1624 Kirkcudbright 1663 Wigtown 1700 Lanark Glasgow 1547 Hamilton and Campsie 1564 Lanark 1595 Midlothian Edinburgh (Edinburgh) 1504 Moray (Elgin)Moray 1684 Nairn Moray 1684 Orkney Orkney and Shetland 1611 Peebles Peebles 1681 Perth Dunblane 1539 Dunkeld 1687 St. Andrews 1549 Renfrew Glasgow 1547 Hamilton and Campsie 1564 Ross and Cromarty The Isles 1661 Ross 1802ntblntbl Roxburgh Peebles 1681 Selkirk Peebles 1681 Shetland Orkney and Shetland 1611 Stirling Glasgow 1547 Hamilton and Campsie 1564 Stirling 1607 Sutherland Caithness 1661 West Lothian (Linlithgow) Edinburgh 1504 Dunkeld 1687 Wigtown Wigtown 1700 Marian ??? married John or Andrew MACK, Covenanter, Portioner of Land [89204] [MRIN: 16897] about 1643 in Ireland. John was born 11 Nov 1627 in, East Lothian, Scotland and died in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. QUESTIONS: Are the letters mentioned on page 62 between William P. Mack and Candace Mack Barker the source of the quote referenced in "History of the Town of Gilsum" page 357? Do the descendants of Silas W. Mack Esq. still have copies of those letters? Does anyone have any idea what "aged kinswoman" Sophia was referring to on page 9? Do any of the descendants of William Mack still have a copy of his memorandum book referenced on page 62? History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752-1 879, by Sylvanus Hayward (Published 1881). No sources listed. On pp. 357-358: "This family is of Scotch origin. William P. Mack of Stanstead Canada (1833- 1891), a grandson of Silas Mack of Marlow (1755-1836), writes that 'three brothers left Scotland; two emigrated to America, one to Ireland.' and that 'part of their 'Coat of Arms' was a 'Boar's Head.'" He also says, 'I have heard my father [Franklin Mack (1795-1 876)] say he never knew a Mack convicted of crime.' On careful inquiry, I find 'there is no family of the name of Mack who bore a Boar's head,' but the Scotch families of McDougal and McTanish 'bore a Boar's head erased.' It is thought this family were of those who 'dropped their original names, retaining the prefix only, thereby being better able to escape persecution on account of their religious belief.'" Note The above information on the Mack Coat of Arms is quoted in Additions and Corrections to "Five Colonial Families" below. Note: The term "couped" in heraldry means the image is cut off in a straight line. "Erased" means torn-off, leaving the head with a ragged edge . "American Ancestry: Giving the Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the U.S. Previous To...1776" by Thomas Patrick Hughes (Published 1890). See also Volume 2, page 76, Volume 5, page 66. Volume 1, page 51: MACK, Edward Elisha, Albany, son of Josiah of Lenox, Mass., b. 1798, d. 1861 (m. 1822 Maria, daughter of Capt. John Ward); son of Elisha of Middlefield, Mass/. B. 1760, d. 1783 (m. Mary Ellis); son of Josiah of Hebron, b.1693. d. 1767; son of Deacon Josiah Mack, who came from Scotland about 1680, and settled at Lyme, Conn. where he died. MACK, Elisha, Albany, son of Elisha, b. 1811 in Windsor, Mass. (m. 1837 Julia Ann Murphy of Waterville); son of Elisha, b. 1784 at Middlefield, Mass, d. 1854 at Albany (m. 1809 Sarah Hayward, Plainfield, Mass); son of Elisha, b. 1760 in Hebron, Conn., d. 1850 in Lenox, Mass. (m. 1781 Mrs. Sarah Howe nee Blossom of Cape Cod, Mass.), captain; son of Elisha, b. 1738 in Hebron, Conn., d. 1783 in Middlefield, Mass. (m. 1760 Mary Ellis of Plymouth, Mass.); son of Josiah, b.1693. d. 1769 in Hebron; son of Deacon Josiah Mack, who was the son of John Mack who came from Scotland, 1680, and settled at Lyme, Conn. where he died. MACK, Edward E., Albany; son of Josiah of Lenox, Mass., b. ____, d. 1885 (m. 1864 Ella L., daughter of Elisha Mack of Albany); son of Elisha." Note: See "Mack Genealogy" page 5-7 for a discussion on how Josiah was erroneously thought to be the original immigrant, when in fact it is John Mack and Josiah b. 1693 was John Mack's son. Another theory is a different Josiah was John's brother and they emigrated from Scotland together in 1680. "A genealogical history of Irish families with their crests and armorial bearings" by John Rooney. (Published 1896) According to Rooney the Mack family descended from Milesius, King of Spain through the line of his son Heremon, The founder of the family was Colla Meann, son of Eocha Dubhlein, or Dowlen, brother of Fiacha Straiventine, first King of Connaught and son of Carbre Liffeachair, King of Ireland, AD 264. The possessions of the family were located in the present counties of Mayo and Sligo. The name of Mack found in early records has various spellings: Mac, Mec, Mick, and others. More recently see The Surnames of Ireland by Edward MacLysaght, 1985, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, Ireland GEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE BRITISH THRONE OF DAVID? by John P. Pratt Reprinted from Meridian Magazine (2 June 2003) by John P. Pratt. All rights Reserved. Contents 1. King David's Throne 2. Jeremiah and the Scottish Royalty 2.1 Ollam Fodhla 2.2 The Stone of Destiny 2.3 Were Davidic Kings Coronated on the Stone? 3. The Rock of Israel 3.1 The Stone of Jacob 3.2 The Stone of Israel Symbolized Christ 3.3 Rejected by the Builders 4.Geological Evidence 5. Conclusion Notes Could the tradition that the British monarchy is the kingly line of David, crowned on the Stone of Jacob, be subjected to scientific scrutiny? Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on June 2, 1 953.[1] Surely her half-century reign would be the envy of many ancient kings, who considered one measure of their greatness to be the length of their reign. Great Britain has been a world power for centuries, and heads the Commonwealth of Nations which spans the globe with nearly fifty member countries. How could a few small islands have come to have such widespread influence? Just who are the British anyway? Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation day. When one traces the roots of the Britons, Scots, Irish, Welsh, English (Anglos and Saxons), Picts, Normans, and Celts, there is substantial evidence that all of those peoples are of Israelite descent. The tribe of Joseph seems to be best represented, but there is evidence for the presence of several of the tribes. Volumes have been written on that subject,[2] but in this article, it will be taken as a starting point that the inhabitants of the British Isles have a lot of the blood of Israel. Because of this anniversary date of the monarchy, let us focus on the succession of British royalty. 1. King David's Throne There is a strong tradition that the British royal line is the continuation of the throne of King David of the ancient "United Kingdom" of Israel and Judah. An examination of the genealogies of those kings clearly shows their descent from that royal line. The Lord made a covenant with King David, which was not conditional on David's continued righteousness. The Lord stated: I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my loving kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. (Psalms 89:3- 4, 20-37) Thus, the Lord covenanted that, notwithstanding their potential wickedness, the descendants of David would rule as kings over Israel forever. If they became wicked, then they could bring calamity on themselves and their subjects, but their kingly line would continue. That's an amazing prophecy. All it would take to break it that the monarchy be overthrown, or to have no royal descendant who could inherit the throne. So has the royal line continued unbroken? It clearly was continuous for some four centuries until the time of king Zedekiah, last King of Judah in Jerusalem. In 587 B.C., at the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon, King Zedekiah, of the royal line of David, saw his sons slain before his eyes (Jer. 39:6). It was apparently Nebuchadnezzar's attempt to end the succession of Jewish kings, but there was a detail of the Hebrew law with which he was apparently unfamiliar. A princess could also inherit the throne if she married someone from the tribe of Judah (Num. 27:8; 36:3). So what about the daughters of Zedekiah?[3] We are explicitly told that the daughters of Zedekiah were taken to Egypt along with the prophet Jeremiah and others (Jer. 43:6). There Jeremiah prophesied that all those who fled to Egypt would also be killed, except a few who should escape (Jer. 44:1-14). That is where the Biblical story of Jeremiah ends, except for the hint that Jeremiah's mission was not only to tear down, but also to plant (Jer. 1:10). No planting is described in his mission in Jerusalem. Where did Jeremiah do his planting? And where was the new kingdom described in the parable given to Ezekiel, where a "tender twig," cut from the highest branch of the high cedar, would be planted and grow into a great kingdom, and that the lower tree would be exalted above the upper? (Ezek. 17:22-24) That tender twig may well have been the daughter of Zedekiah.[4] For the "rest of the story" we must turn to the history of ancient Ireland. The following account is summarized from authenticated histories rather than mere legends or speculation. 2. Jeremiah and the Scottish Royalty The earliest known colonizers of Ireland were the Danai, who almost certainly were from the tribe of Dan. They had separated from the other tribes shortly after the Exodus, and founded some cities in Greece, including Athens.[5] About 1200 B.C. a colony of Danai from Greece journeyed to Ireland. Centuries later a group of Israelites called the Milesians arrived and subjugated the Danai. The Milesians were either the same as, or joined with, the Scots, who had migrated to Ireland from Scythia (Scotia = Scythia), near the Black Sea.[6] The Flag of Northern Ireland combines the Star of David (Pharez) with the Red Hand (Zerah). The kings of both of these nations came from Judah, from the line of Zerah.[7] Who was Zerah? Judah was given the promise that his children would reign until Shiloh comes (Gen. 49:10, most likely referring to the second coming of Christ).[8] His descendants all come through his twin sons Pharez and Zerah. David came through the line of Pharez, and a similar promise was made to him concerning his descendants, as noted above. But the line of Zerah also produced many kingly lines, including the kings of ancient Ireland. For the purposes of this article, we need only understand that the ancient Irish were of Israel, and their kings were from Zerah, whose symbol was a red hand, or a hand with red thread tied around it (Gen. 38:28). The histories say that in about 584 B.C. a Milesian chieftain named Gathelus became a hero in Egypt and married the Pharaoh's daughter, Scota. Gathelus must have given her that name in honor of Scotia, or Scythia, the former country of the Scots. The histories explicitly state that Gathelus was a descendant of Cecrops who founded Athens.[9] My conclusion after doing this research is that the Milesians were not the same as the Scots. The Milesians were most likely a second colony from Greece which came about 1000 B.C., and the Scots probably migrated from the Black Sea after the Assyrian captivity in Israel about 700 B.C. Thus, Gathelus giving his wife the name Scota might have been a way to help politically merge the two groups into one. They moved to the part of Spain now called Portugal and built the city of Brigance and called his subjects Scots. Gathelus and Scota had a son named Eochaidh whose wife Teah Tephi chose Ireland to be their residence. They founded Tara in Ireland, officially called their subjects "Scots" in honor of his mother, and Ireland later became known as Scotia.[10] The histories also mention that Eochaidh was accompanied by a prophet named Ollam Fodhla and his scribe Berach. Gathelus (or perhaps Ollam Fodhla) prophesied that wherever his marble seat would be found, there would reign one of his descendants over the Scots. 2.1 Ollam Fodhla The Harp is the Symbol of Ireland on the Royal Flag. What has all of this got to do with our story? Some versions identify Scota as the daughter of King Zedekiah, Ollam Fodhla as Jeremiah, and Berach as his scribe Baruch.[11] Bu wasn't Scota the daughter of Pharaoh? Remember that "pharaoh" is simply the Egyptian word for king, and Zedekiah's daughter certainly was a king's daughter who was in Egypt. The traditions also state that the small group who thus escaped from Egypt took with them to Ireland the harp of David, the ark of the covenant, and the stone of Jacob. It states that King Eochaidh was coronated by Jeremiah in Ireland while sitting on the stone of Jacob, and some versions add that his wife Teah was the sister of Scota and also a daughter of Zedekiah. The harp of David became a national emblem of Tara and of Ireland. 2.2 The Stone of Destiny All the kings of the Scots in Tara were coronated on that stone for over a thousand years. Then about A.D. 500, Fergus of Ireland conquered the Picts who lived in Scotland. The Picts agreed to accept him as king, so he had the Stone of Destiny moved to Scotland, where he was crowned on it. It thereafter also became known as the Stone of Scone (pronounced "Scoon ") because it resided at the castle there. True to the prophecy, that land where the stone resided was ruled by a Scottish king, and became known as Scotland. Later, King James VI of Scotland became James I of England, and today Queen Elizabeth is his descendant. Thus, even now that Scotland forms part of Great Britain, it is still true that the Scots are ruled by a monarch of Scottish royal descent.[12] The Coronation Chair was built around the Stone of Scone (just below the seat). The Stone of Destiny was moved to Westminster Abbey in London, England,[13] in 1296 A.D. by King Edward I. He had a special "coronation chair" built around that stone, and all of the British kings and queens have been crowned in that chair since, including the currently reigning Queen Elizabeth II. In 1996 the stone was returned to Scotland.[14] 2.3 Were Davidic Kings Coronated on the Stone? The Coronation ceremony appears to have been taken as directly as possible from the description in the Bible of the coronation of David and Solomon. The monarch is anointed with sacred oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury, trumpets sound, and the people shout "God Save the King" (1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Kings 1:39). The royal crown contains twelve jewels made of the same twelve stones which were in the breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:17-21). These similarities alone do not prove that the kings really are the royal blood of Israel, but such would be expected if the British throne is the continuation of the throne of David. Of course, the royalty also have extensive genealogies to prove their lineage. It is interesting to note, however, that although the stone is not explicitly mentioned as part of the Biblical coronation ceremony, there seem to be references to it which have been overlooked. Consider the following accounts of when King Joash of Judah was anointed by the high priest Jehoiada: And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets (2 Kings 11:14) Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king. Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. (2 Chronicles 23:11-1 3) He were are told that along with the usual parts of the coronation ceremony, that also the king stood at his pillar, as was the custom at coronation. What does that mean? Some Bible translations are more literal and render it, "The king stood on the pillar." [15] How can one stand on a pillar? It turns out the word translated pillar come from the root meaning "to stand" and can also refer to a "stand" or "platform." The meaning of pillar come from the idea that a pillar is standing up on its end. So the verses could also be saying that the king was coronated while standing on his stand, as was the custom. Was that stand or pillar the Stone of Destiny? If so, just what is it that makes this stone so special? It was called the Stone of Jacob. Just what was the stone of Jacob? 3. Rock of Israel The is a strange story in the Book of Genesis, which has been somewhat enigmatic. In the light of knowing about the traditions surrounding the Stone of Destiny, and knowing its size and shape, and knowing that authentic or not, an unbroken chain of kings has been crowned on that stone for centuries, the following history now makes a lot more sense. Nearly two thousand years before Christ, the Prophet Jacob (as in "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob"), was traveling back to the land of Haran to choose a wife. When he passed by a city named Luz, the following event occurred: And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. (Genesis 28:11-19). This account includes several puzzling features. First, a stone small enough to use as a pillow seems hard to imagine being set up as a pillar. Second, just because he had a dream about how the multitudes of his posterity would spread out all over the world, why would he anoint his pillow stone with oil? And what did he mean that the stone would be for God's house? It was important enough that he renamed the place Bethel,[16] which means "House of God." Did it have something to do with a temple? 3.1 The Stone of Jacob The Stone of Destiny The size and shape of Stone of Destiny helps make sense of this account, in case it really is this stone of Jacob. First, it is in fact about the size and shape of a big pillow, being about 26 x 16 x 10 inches. It was apparently already a stone which had been cut into a rectangular building shape when Jacob found it. It was probably rejected by the builders because it has a crack in it, so it had been discarded before being finished. If the Stone of Destiny really is Jacob's stone, then it is easy to see how he could stand it up on its end to be a "pillar." Actually, it might have been difficult because it weighs over 300 pounds. Checking the meaning of the word translated "pillar," we see that it means a "stone marker," which often were very large pillars. Most likely this one served mostly as a marker, so that he could find the location when he returned. Two decades and a dozen children later, Jacob was commanded to return to Bethel. After Jacob returned, and had built and anointed a more permanent altar, God appeared to him there and announced that his name would be changed to Israel, adding "a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins" (Gen. 35:11). This is most likely the time when Jacob decided to bring the original stone with him, though we are not explicitly told that detail. Note that the announcement that kings would descend from him occurred there. It would not be surprising if he was also given to know the future relation that his stone might have to those kings. The Stone of Destiny has two rings which have clearly been used for transporting the stone by sliding a pole through both rings. There is a groove worn between the two rings which testifies of having been gradually eroded by such transport for an extended period. The stone would have been taken not only to Egypt with Israel, but then also with them at the Exodus and the forty years in the wilderness. Presumably it stayed in Jerusalem from the time of David until the fall of that city in 587 B.C. 3.2 The Stone of Israel Symbolized Christ Jesus Christ, the Rock of Israel There is evidence in the Bible the it might well have been this stone which was specifically indicated to have been the "stone of Israel" which symbolized Jesus Christ. During the blessing of Jacob to Joseph, he inserted parenthetically, "from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel" (Gen. 49:24, compare D&C 50:44). Although I couldn't find any place where the Bible states explicitly that the stone of Jacob accompanied the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt,[17] Paul seems to imply it. He compares physical things such as the manna, water, and a rock which "followed" them to their spiritual counterparts which all symbolize Jesus Christ: Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:1-4) Thus, the Rock of Salvation (Psalms 95:1) which shepherded the Israelites, apparently referred to the physical Stone of Jacob. Of course, as Paul explained, it was symbolic of Jesus Christ, who also identified himself as the Good Shepherd of Israel (John 10:11). If the identification with the Stone of Scone is correct, then it is a very plain looking piece of calcareous sandstone[18], so ordinary that in preparing this article I noticed that several web pages describing the Stone of Scone were scoffing at how plain it is for the royalty to make such a fuss about. Thus, it has "no form nor comeliness" and "no beauty" that is should be desired, which is exactly how the Savior is described (Isa. 53:2). That led to it being "despised and rejected of men" (Isa. 53:3). 3.3 Rejected by the Builders It may not only have been the original builders who discarded the stone. There is a also a tradition that when it came time to build the temple of Solomon, that the stone of Jacob, which was associated with the house of God from the beginning, should be included. But the builders rejected it because of the crack in it. There seemed to be no way that it could be a cornerstone to a temple.[19] Nor did it seem to the Jews who saw the Savior that there was any way that he could be the Messiah, the cornerstone of their religion. Thus, both were despised and rejected. David prophesied that the stone would be rejected (Psa. 118:22), and Jesus identified himself as fulfilling that prophecy. He explained that the "stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner" (Mat. 21:42, compare Acts 4:11). Knowing the Jesus Christ is the Rock of Israel (2 Sam. 23:3), we have long understood that scripture in the spiritual sense. But now that we learn about the Stone of Jacob, we see that the prophecy might well have been fulfilled in the physical sense also. Is the Stone of Scone indeed the Stone of Jacob, which Jeremiah brought to Ireland, and on which British royalty has been coronated for so many centuries? Is there any way to verify these traditions, or will such ancient claims remain forever impossible to verify? 4. Geological Evidence In the age of modern scholarship, it has become fashionable to demote all ancient history and tradition to the realm of legend, myth and fantasy. In many cases, that is like throwing out the baby with the bath water because there is usually a core of truth handed down in legend. In preparing this article, browsing the web for the "Stone of Scone" led to more articles ridiculing the traditions than those giving them any credence at all. Modern writers have assumed the Stone of Scone must have originated from a local quarry. I am only aware of two scientific attempts to determine the origin of the stone. The first was by Professor Totten of Yale University. In response to suggestions that it had come from a local quarry, he issued the statement:, "The analysis of the stone shows that there are absolutely no quarries in Scone or Iona wherefrom a block so constituted could possibly have come, nor yet from Tara."[20] The second study was done by Professor Odlum, who was a geologist and professor of theology at Ontario University. He made microscopic examinations of the stone, comparing it to quarries in both Scotland and Ireland, and found it dissimilar to stones from those areas. He became intrigued with the idea of that it might really be the stone of Jacob. That hypothesis could be tested scientifically by searching to see if a similar type of rock is found near Bethel, where Jacob found his stone. After considerable searching he found some strata rather high near a cliff that had exactly the type of composition he was looking for. He chipped off a piece and later performed microscopic tests. He concluded that his sample "matched perfectly" with the coronation stone.[21] Desirous for even better proof he sought to get a little piece the size of a pea from the coronation stone, on which he could perform chemical tests. When he petitioned the Archbishop of Canterbury for such a piece, the reply was that it would take an act of Parliament signed by the King, and even then he wouldn't provide it. To the best of my knowledge that was the end of a really fine scientific experiment which could at least partially validate the claim that the stone might have come from Bethel. This is an excellent example of how science can indeed be used to validate historical traditions. They cannot provide proof, but can greatly add to the credibility of a story. What is needed now is a really thorough scientific study of the stone to verify its authenticity. 5. Conclusion Preliminary geological studies have indicated that the Stone of Destiny, upon which British monarchs have been crowned for centuries might indeed be the stone of Jacob as tradition asserts, because it matches a formation near Bethel, the Biblical location of the stone the prophet Jacob found. Further scientific testing is now required, such as a thorough chemical composition comparison, and even that can only confirm the possibility that the stone is authentic. In any case, on this fiftieth anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, we can pause to pay respect to what very well might be the continuation of the unbroken line of succession of kings reigning over the children of Israel, from King David, over three thousand years ago. Notes 1.See www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page2333.asp for a complete summary of events. 2. E. Raymond Capt has written several books which summarize much of the evidence. Most of the information in this article was taken from his book Jacob's Pillar, Muskogee OK, Artisan Publishers, 1977. The author wishes to thank Colette Thomas Smith and William L. Walker, Jr., who pointed out to him several of the books on the subject, many of which are available from those publishers. 3. One son of Zedekiah named Mulek avoided being killed, and came to America and became king of the Mulekites. His seed continued as kings until the time of Zarahemla about 120 B.C., when the Mulekites merged with the Nephites whose kings descended from Joseph through Lehi (Helaman 6:10, 8:21; Mosiah 25:2; Omni 1:19; Alma 10:3). 4. The lower branch must refer to Zerah, son of Judah, whose kingdoms in Great Britain would go on to surpass that of the Kingdom of Judah, which was ruled by the higher branch of Pharez. 5. Argos and Athens, the early culture centers in Greece which helped establish its culture and laws, were founded by the Danai (named for Dan). Muller, in Fragmenta Historicorum II:385 summarizes: "Hecataeus [of Abdera, a fourth-century B.C. Greek historian], therefore, tells us that the Egyptians, formerly being troubled by calamities, in order that the divine wrath might be averted, expelled all the aliens gathered together in Egypt. Of these, some, under their leaders Danus and Cadmus, migrated to Greece." (Capt, p. 25). Another ancient historian, Diodorus, adds "Now the Egyptians say that also after these events a great number of colonies were spread from Egypt all over the inhabited world . . . They say also that those who set forth with Danaus, likewise from Egypt, settled what is practically the oldest city in Greece, Argos . . . Even the Athenians, they say, are colonists from Sais in Egypt." (G.H. Oldfather, Diodorus of Sicily, 1933, vol 1, I:1-II:34, pg. 91, quoted in Capt, p. 26). The Danai became associated with the Phoenicians, and gave them their alphabet (the Phoenician alphabet is same as ancient Hebrew), upon which the Greek alphabet was also based. The Bible mentions how Dan made ships during the period of the Judges (about 1300 B.C., Judges 5:17). Homer refers to all of Greece as Argos, and calls them Argives or Danai, but most Greeks are descended from Javan, son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2). The Argives apparently later became the Macedonians. See Gawler, J. C., Dan, Pioneer of Israel (London, 1880) reprinted by Artisan Publishers, 1984, pp 11-16. This was clearly part of how all the world would be blessed by the children of Abraham. 6. The Milesians were said also to called Gadelians, but the latter were probably a group that came later from the same area, because they were said to have remained in "Gothland" for a century and a half before coming to Ireland (Gawler, p. 31). I cannot help but notice the similarity of the name "Gadelian" and the name "Goth" to "Gad," one of the twelve tribes of Israel. I've never read of anyone else making that connection, so it might be merely a coincidence. Keatinge, in his History of Ireland p. 72 states, "The most ancient Irish chronicles assert that the Gadelians in general were called Scots because they came out of Scythia." (Gawler, p. 41). The original source seems to be Annals of Ireland, by the Four Masters, "The Milesians, according to our old annalists, were originally a colony from Scythia, near to the Euxine and Caspian Seas, on the borders of Europe and Asia, and about the country now called Crimea. From these people, called the Scoti or Scots, Ireland got the name of Scotia." (Gawler, p. 31). 7. Zerah is the usual spelling for this name (Gen. 46:12, 1 Chron. 2:4, etc.). The only time it is spelled Zarah is in the one verse describing his birth (Gen. 38:30). 8. David's promise of continually reigning descendants appears to be an extension of the same promise given to Judah. This article discusses the continuity of the regal line after David, but what about from Judah to David? Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Sam. 9:1-2), and before that Israel was ruled by judges from various tribes. Where were the kings from Judah at that time? A manuscript from the Archives of Constantinople, which might well be the last chapter of the Book of Acts, states that the apostle Paul visited the British Isles, and that "certain of the Druids came unto Paul privately, and showed by their rites and ceremonies they were descended from the Jews which escaped from bondage in the land of Egypt, and the Apostle believed these things" (E. Raymond Capt, The Lost Chapter of Acts of the Apostles, Artisan Publishers, Muskogee, OK, 1982, p. 6). If some Israelites escaped from Egypt as the bondage began, then Judah's descendants could have a continual reign beginning with Judah himself. 9.The Greek tradition is that Cecrops was the founder and first king of Athens, and that his brother Darda was the founder of Troy. Both were said to have come from Egypt. Some researchers have concluded that they were none other than Calcol and Dara, sons of Zerah (1 Chron. 2:6; Capt, Jacob's Pillar, p. 26). If so, it would mean that those cities were founded earlier than thought and that the founders left before, rather than after, the Egyptian bondage. 10. The Scottish tradition is that his people were officially named "Scots" in honor of his wife, although they also say the name came from Scotia, their former home (Scythia): "the ancestor of the Scots was 'ane Greyk callit Gathelus (father of Eochaidh ...) son (descendant) of Cecrops of Athens, untherways of Argus, King of Argives' who came to Egypt when 'in this tyme rang (reigned) in Egypt Pharo ye scurge of ye pepill of Israel.' Gathelus gained a great victory for Pharo against 'the Moris and Pepil of Yned' and 'King Pharo gaif him his dochter, callit Scota, in marriage' It explicitly states that after they moved to Lusitana (Portugal) and built the city of Brigance, that he 'callit his subdittis (subjects) Scottis in honour and affeccioun of his wyiff.'" (The Chronicles of Scotland, by John Bellenden, 1531, vol. I, pgs. 21-27, quoted in Pillar of Jacob, p. 30). 11. Capt, Jacob's Pillar, pp. 31-32. 12. Another regal line in England descending from David comes from Joseph of Arimathaea, who went to England shortly after the Crucifixion of Christ, and from whom King Arthur descended. 13. According to Capt (p. 26), after the fall of Troy, about 1200 B.C., Aeneas, the last of the royal blood of Zerah, took what was left of his nation and moved to Italy. He married the daughter of Latinus, king of the Latins, and founded the Roman Empire. His son (or grandson) Brutus with a large party of Trojans, removed to England. He arrived about 1103 B.C. and made a contract with his kindred in Britian. He built his new capital called Caer Troia ("New Troy"). The Romans later called it "Londinium" and today it is known as London. 14. See the CNN coverage of the return of the Stone of Scone. 15. The Companion Bible, quoted in Jacob's Pillar, p. 12. 16. Bethel was located within a few miles of what is now Ramallah , which is Yasser Arafat's headquarters. 17. Some possibilities are Ex. 17:6, Num. 20:8, Deut. 8:15, Psalms 114:8 in light of 1 Cor. 10:4. 18. But didn't Gathelus say it his chair was marble? The word marble at that time could refer to any calcareous stone which could be polished (Jacob's Pillar, p. 31). 19. This tradition comes through the Masons (Jacob's Pillar, p. 11). 20. Jacob's Pillar, p. 59. 21. Jacob's Pillar, p. 60. Five Colonial Families: History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family by Ebenezer Mack Treman and Murray E. Poole (Published 1901) No sources listed. First paragraph of page 343 "11800. John Mack. He was born(?) in 1669 in Scotland. He came to America about 1680, was at Salisbury, Conn., in 1681, and settled in Lyme, Conn., in 1697. He married (1st), April 5, 1681, Sarah Bagley at Salisbury, Conn. He married (2nd), May 4, 1733, Abigail Daniel, a widow. He died in 1734, at Lyme, Conn. Residence, Lyme, Conn. Children: 11801 John. Born. April 29, 1682, at Salisbury, Conn." Note: The author of the History of the Treman Family confuses John Mack (1653-1 721) with his son John Mack Jr (1682-1734) who first married Love Bennet in 1704, then married Abigail Daniel in 1733. Also John Mack died in 1721, not 1734. Appendix IV Additions and Corrections page 304 corrects these errors: "John Mack.(1 1800). He did not marry a second time. It is thought that this family dropped their original names, retaining the prefix only, thereby being better able to escape persecution on account of their religious belief. It is said that part of their coat-of-arms was a boar's head. The Scotch families of McDougal and McTavish have as parts of their coats-of-arms a boar's head erased. One branch of the family thinks that the original name was McDermon. He was the original and only early settler of that name in Conn., and the ancestor of all the early Macks of that state." "For information in regard to Mack family see: 1. American Ancestry, Volumes 1 [See above p. 51] and 2 [p. 76]. 2. [page 4 of The Centennial Discourse of the Presbyterian Church of] Bedford, NH Centennial. [p. 313] 3. Hayward's History of Gilsum, NH. [See above p. 357 as the source of the "It is said" Mack coat-of-arms information. This information is disputed in "Mack Genealogy" page 12.] 4. Lancaster's History of Gilmanton, NH. [Londonderry NH John and Andrew pp. 248, 253, 278] 5. Hubbard's Stanstead County Canada. [See below. The History of Stanstead County Province of Quebec Compiled by Benjamin F. Hubbard pp.39-43, 220-232 re: Families of Abijah, Ebenezer, Lydia, Silas and Franklin Mack including William P. Mack source of the quote referenced in "History of the Town of Gilsum" page 357 ] 6. Livermore's History of Wilton, NH. [p. 443] 7. Olin Genealogy. [A Complete Record of the John Olin Family by C.C. Olin Published 1893 p. 45 re: James Mack of Londonderry, NH] 8. Parker's History of Londonderry, NH. [pp. 278-80] 9. Secomb's History of Amherst, NH. [pp.680-83] 10.George Sheldon's History of Deerfield, Massachusetts 1636-1886. Elisha [p. 35]" Sterling Genealogy, Alexander Mack Sterling, Volume 1: (Published 1909) Excerpts from footnote on pages 302-303 "Ancestry of Sarah (Mack) Sterling: John Mack, b. March 6, 1653, emigrated in 1669 or 1680. His ancestry has been traced for several generations in Scotland. His will, dated Jan 5, 1721, proved Mar. 28, 1721; he m. in Salisbury, Mass., Apr. 5, 1681, Sarah Bagley, b. in Salisbury, Mar. 2. 1663, daughter of Orlando Bagley The eldest son of John and Sarah (Bagley) Mack was John Mack, b. in Salisbury, Mass., April 29, 1682. John Jr., came to Lyme, Conn., with his father's family before 1693." Sources listed for information on Colby/Bagley family are David W. Hoyt's A Genealogical History of the Hoyt Families with . . . A List of the First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass. (Published 1871) and Vol. 1 p. 98, 2 pp. 481-482 and 4 pp. 19 (2), 533, 562 of James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England . . . Who Came Before May 1692 (Published 1862); Sources for info on Mack family are Savage Vol. 3 p 140 "Lyme Town Records" and "Mack Genealogy." History of The National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America (Published 1914) pp 126- 127 Same information as Five Colonial Families (above). New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation by William Richard Cutter (Published 1915) No sources listed. "The coat-of-arms of the MACK family of Scotland is: A paley of eight or and gules, a bend sinister azure, charged with a martlet between two mullets of the first. Crest: a water bouget sable. Motto: In spe et labore transigo vitam (I live by hope and work). The surname is really a form of the prefix Mac, meaning son of, and is perhaps an abbreviation like Fitz, which has the same meaning, and yet is used as a surname also. (I) John' Mack, the immigrant ancestor, said to have been a native of Inverness, and was undoubtedly a Scotchman by birth and ancestry. He came to this country in 1669. He was born March 6, 1653, and died February 24, 1721. He married, April 5, 1681, in Boston, Sarah Bagley, who was born there March 2, 1663, daughter of Orlando and Sarah (Colby) Bagley. Her father was a prominent man; her brother Orlando Jr. was schoolmaster many years. The will of John Mack is dated January 5, 1721, and was proved March 28, 1721, bequeathing to his wife Sarah; sons John, Josiah, Orlando, Jonathan, and Ebenezer; daughters Sarah, Elizabeth, Lydia, Marah, Joanna, Rebecca and Deborah; his wife and son Ebenezer were executors. He resided at Salisbury, Massachusetts, until about 1690, when he settled in Lyme, Connecticut, where he lived the rest of his life. Children, born at Salisbury: John Jr., born April 29, 1682, mentioned below; Sarah, 1684; Elizabeth, 1686; Lydia, married Peter Person. Born at Lyme: Josiah, 1693; Orlando; Ebenezer, December 8, 1697; Marah, November 10, 1699; Rebecca, October 4, 1701; Joanna, September 17, 1703; Deborah, October n, 1706; Jonathan, about 1711. (II) John (2), son of John (i) Mack, was born April 29, 1682, at Salisbury, Massachusetts, and died May 29, 1734. He married (first) at Lyme, Connecticut, January 13, 1704, Love Bennett, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Champion) Bennett. She was born March 19, 1685, and died January 25, 1732. He married (second) May 4, 1733, Mrs. Abigail Dunsill. His will was proved February 15, 1735, three months after it was made. He mentions his wife Abigail; sons Ebenezer, John, Ezra, Nehemiah and Hezekiah, his youngest daughter Elizabeth, and five others -Phebe, Patience, Lydia, Esther and Dorothy, and one who married Stralin." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Volume 8, p. 282 (Published 1916) "Lucy Mack, mother of Joseph Smith, was a direct descendant of John Mack, Scotch Covenanter, who came to New England to escape religious persecution and founded the noted Lyme, Connecticut, Mack family. Lucy Mack's father, Solomon Mack, was born in 1752, was a member of Israel Putnam's company in the French and Indian War, and afterwards served in the Revolution." Journal of History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Editors Heman C Smith, Frederick M. Smith, D. F. Lambert, (Published 1919) No sources listed. On page 93 "Lucy Mack was the youngest of eight children of Solomon Mack and Lydia Gates Mack Her father was the son of Ebenezer Mack, of Lyme, Connecticut, and Hannah Huntley Mack. Ebenezer was the son of John Mack and Sarah Bagley Mack. John emigrated to America from Inverness, Scotland, in 1669, when he was but sixteen years of age. He was married April 5, 1681, in Boston. He first settled at Salisbury, Massachusetts, and later at Lyme, Connecticut. Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1700, Frank R. Holmes, clx (Published 1923) "Brigham Young" by Morris Robert Werner (Published 1925) page 17 "Smiths ancestors were sturdy (Mack)Scotch Covenanters, Puritans and Crusaders, of uncompromising principles, who helped to found colonies in this country and who fought in the colonial wars and the Revolutionary War. There are interesting details of the religious idiosyncrasies of . . . " "Ancestry and Posterity of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale" by Mary Audentia Smith Anderson (Published 1929) page 157 references three sources 1) Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1 700, Frank R. Holmes, clx (Published 1923); 2) History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire from 1752-1879, by Sylvanus Hayward (Published 1881); and 3) Sterling Genealogy by Alexander Mack Sterling, Volume 1, pp 302-303: (Published 1909) "John Mack, born 3 March 1653, at Inverness, Scotland, came to New England in 1669, arriving at Boston, but settling early at Salisbury, Massachusetts, among the earliest inhabitants of which place his family is numbered, ( Directory Ancestral Heads New England Families, F. R. Holmes, clx). "There is a tradition among his descendants that he was one of those early Scotch immigrants who dropped a part of their names, 'retaining the prefix only, thereby being better able to escape persecution on account of their religious belief.' (History of Gilsum, NH, Hayward, 357). One writer says the Mack ancestry has been traced in Scotland for several generations back of the immigrant. (Sterling Genealogy, A M Ste

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