MacIain Chiefs 2005 is the third edition of a genealogy work which was first published in 1990. It was derived from the original work of Cornelius MacKean of Ohio, USA, in 1902, and many MacKean/MacKeen/McCain family researchers, starting in the mid 1980s.
The book traces the descendants of William MacKean, born about 1607 in Argyllshire,
Scotland, through Ireland and thence to North America, establishing branches of the
family in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Nova Scotia, Canada, and subsequently throughout the continent.
Family oral history relates that William MacKean was a descendant of Clan MacIain of
Ardnamurchan, Scotland, and this clan was descended from Clan Donald. The origins of
Clan MacIain and the succession of clan Chieftans is described in some detail.
The book contains over 19,000 individual names in 500+ pages, the following is a
summary of the table of contents.
- General Information and History
- Forward from 1990 edition... Wilma (Mackeen) Powell)
- Mingary Castle, Ardnamurchan
- Forward from 2000 edition... Harold 'Sandy' McKeen
- MacIain/Johnson Connection... Finlay Johnson Payne
- Ancestry of Iain Sprangaich... Fred G. McKean
- MacIains of Ardnamurchan... C. A. Mackain
- Preface... John E. MacKeen
- Compiling Editor's Dilemma... Bob Marks
- Forward to 2005 Edition... David Yorston
- MacKean Family History
- Generations 1 through 5 of the family who resided in Ireland and then
emigrated to the new world.
- A Pennsylvania McKeen Branch
- Generations 5 and 6, and beyond, starting with James McKeen and Jane Scott.
- A Nova Scotia McKeen Branch
- Generations 4 through 7, and beyond, starting with John McKeen and Martha Cargill.
- A New Hampshire & Maine McKeen Branch
- Generations 4 through 6, and beyond, starting with Samuel McKeen and Agnes Clark.
- Unconnected MacKeans
- A large list of families who carry the MacKean name, or variation, but are not
proven to be descended from William MacKean.
- Australian Branches
- Some family branches in Australia.
- Surname Index
- A list of all descendant surnames appearing in the book, and the page(s)
in which they appear