February 6 – 1233 . Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon died. Known as Maud and sometimes known with the surname de Kevelioc. She was a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th  Earl of Chester, and Bertrade de Montfort, a cousin of King Henry II of England.

 The Seal of King Henry 1st

Matilda’s  paternal grandparents were Ranulf de Gernon and Matilda (Maud) of Gloucester, the granddaughter of King Henry I of England, and her maternal grandparents were Simon III de Montfort, Count of Evreux and Mahaut. Maud was the wife of David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon. Through Maud’s daughter, Isobel, Maud was an ancestress of Robert the Bruce, and thus all Scots royalty thereafter.

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1393 Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell chosen heir given  lands of Menstrie by his father.

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1588 William Cunningham laird of Caprington, at General Assembly at Edinburgh, appointed advised on matter in Assembly.  13 members appointed to meet with 6 of king’s council concerning papistrie, the plantation of kirks.

 Cunningham Motto: OVER FORK OVER. Crest: A unicorn’s head couped Argent, armed Or.

 

 

1599 never happened in Scotland. Dating its years from the birth of Jesus Christ, so that ‘’ every nation, kindred, every ear shall hear, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, Jesus Christ is Lord,’’ thru computer software applications and aviation, the Christian calendar has been adopted world wide for the Musselmen of Islam, the Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, nativist, Jew, agnostic,  or ath eist (Isaiah 45:23, 1 Kings 19:18, Philippians 2:11, Romans 14:11, confirmed in modern times Mosiah 16:1  Mosiah 27:31 Doctrine and Covenants 76:110, Doctrine and Covenants 88:104

  An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing “Christians, Buddhists, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Fetichists”.

 

1614 Earl Patrick Stewart of Birasa, Orkney descended from James V, executed at Edinburgh high treason for bad grammar Latin. TG 39-330

1649 – The claimant King Charles 2nd  of England and Scotland is declared King of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Scotland. This move was not followed by the Parliament of England nor the Parliament of Ireland.

1665 – Anne (Anna Stiùbhairt) born, reign 1702–1707 Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1707–1714. Daughter of James 7th of Scots and 2nd of English, and  Last of the Stewarts to reign

  1. Charles 2nd died age 54, apoplexy (stroke, bluid clot to the brain). Charles’ brother, the Duke of York was proclaimed James 7th of  Scotland and 2nd  of England.  YYMA 27.  Charles 2nd had 10 or more children by his mistresses, but never took any steps to legitimize them for the throne, so they stayed illegitimate and unable to follow the succession.

 James VII (Seumas VII Stiùbhairt) 1685–1688 Duke of York. James II of England and VII of Scotland

James VII becomes king – 1685. Charles II dies without legitimate heir and his brother James II, James VII of Scotland, becomes king. James’ Catholicism causes fear and worry to English Protestants and Scottish Presbyterians alike. Video: A history of Scotland: God’s Chosen People.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/covenanters/james_ii_becomes_king/

1689 Convention Parliament meeting in London to discuss the status of the throne since James 2nd fled to France..  The Commons agreed on the term abdicated and that the throne was vacant but the Lords rejected abdicated as the term was unknown in common law and indicated that if the throne was vacant it should automatically pass to the next in line, which was implied to be Mary. However, on the 6 February the Lords capitulated, primarily since it became apparent that neither Mary nor Anne (both daughters of James 2nd)  would agree to rule in place of William 3rd  (Mary’s husband and cousin) (William 3rd in the English line after William the Conqueror and William Rufus, but William 2nd in the Scots line after William the Lion). As a compromise the Lords proposed that William and Mary should both take the throne which the Commons agreed with the proviso that William alone, would hold regal power.

  William the conqueror Stamp for the Battle of Hastings 1066 (October) From the Bayeaux tapestry.

1726 – Patrick Russell, born, Scottish surgeon and naturalist (d. 1805).

1745 Duke of Cumberland arrives at Perth, takes possession of castle of Blair in Athole. Fictional Tom Jones had previously fictionally enlisted in the Duke’s regiment as recorded by Henry Fielding, published by Andrew Miller VI,  (1705-1768, clans Stewart, Lockhart, Hunter)  London by the Strand.

  Fictional Sophia Western, the love of his life for fictional Tom Jones, sometime veteran of Cumberland’s army.

1751 did not occur in England, Ireland, British North America, and British colonies, as 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar Act of 1750. But 1751 did occur in Scotland, as 1751 had 365 days. Greek astronomers had known, at least since Hipparchus, a century before the Julian reform, that the tropical year was a few minutes shorter than 365.25 days, the calendar did not compensate for this difference. As a result, the Julian calendar year gained about three days every four centuries compared to observed equinox times and the seasons.

1772 – Sir George Murray, born Scottish soldier and politician (d. 1830)

1788 Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution, becomes a state. Scottish place names include (Wikipedia)- Abbey Hill, Aberdeen, Abington, Alford, Arlington. Ashfield, Athol (Atholl), Avon, Barnes Brook, Baxter Mill, Belmont, Black Rock, Blackburn, Brighton, Brodie Mountain, Campbell Falls, Castle Hill, Charlestown, Chester, Church Hill, Clayton, Cunningham Park, Dalton, Douglas, East Arlington, East Bolton, East Brookfield, East Douglas, East Greenfield, East Littleton, East Lee, East Mansfield, East Milton, East Northfield, East Springfield, Farr River, Fife Brook, Georgetown, Greenfield, Glendale, Glenwood, Hamilton, Haymarket, Highland, Highland Park, Howe, Kenmore, Kingston, Lamberton Brook, Lee, Lenox(Lennox), Lenox Dale, Lewis Island, Linwood, Littleton, Longwood, Lynn, Mansfield, Marshall Corner, McDonald Brook, McIver Brook, McKnight. McLean Reservoir, Melrose, Middleton, Milton, Monroe, Montrose, Mount Sterling, Mount Vernon, Mungo Corner, New Lenox, Newton, North Brighton, North Brookfield, North Chester, Northfield, Old Mill, Paxton, Renfrew, Riverside, Salisbury Scott Corners, South Ashfield, South Athol, South Bolton, South Georgetown, South Hamilton, South Lee, South Middleton South Westport, Southfield, Springfield, Stanley, Sterling, The Mount, Town Hill, Wallace Pond, Ward Hill, Waverley, West Abington, West Brookfield, West Mansfield, West Newton, West Northfield. West Springfield, West Sterling, Westfield

Weston, Westport, White Hall, Woodside.

1806  At the Battle of San Domingo on 6 February 1806 in which a cannon ball blew Forrester’s hat off his head while he was on the deck of his flagship, HMS Northumberland.  Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane born in 1758, and entered the Royal Navy. He rose to be admiral of the white, an MP, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. Died 1832.

 Duckworth’s Action off San Domingo, 6 February 1806. The Impérialbeing harassed by the much weaker HMS Northumberland before being driven ashore. Santo Domingo is the Island of Espanola East of Cuba between the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.

Nicholas Pocock, 1808, National Maritime Museum. Wikipedia.

1871 Wooda Nicholas Carr (February 6, 1871 – June 28, 1953) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. His son was the mystery novelist John Dickson Carr. (Clan Carr).

1911 Ronald Wilson Reagan born (died 2004).  President Screen Actors Guild, Governor of California, played the Gip at Notre Dame in the movie Knute Rockne. (clan Wilson) After George Washington, 2nd largest Electoral majority for any American President in 1984.  Wins Cold War 1989.

 Reagan Addresses British Parliament

1952 George 6th dies. Elizabeth 2nd becomes Queen of Scotland etc.

 King George 6th. Formal portrait. His Highness Prince Albert of York. His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Cornwall and York. His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Wales. His Royal Highness The Duke of York. His Imperial Majesty The King-Emperor. (clans Boyd, Campbell, Douglas, Drummond, Dunbar, Fleming, Hamilton, Hepburn, Livingston, Lamont, Macdonald, Montgomerie, Mure,  Seton, Sinclair, Stewart, Sutherland, Turnbull, Wyntoun.)

2016 Salt Lake City. RootsTech Conference. Hazel Marie Rosenberg Kunz McLean’s (clan McLean) granddaughter, Wendy Watson Nelson, shared the boxes of family history previously received from Hazel.  This was the Family Discovery Day Family History Discussion.  Sister Nelson is the wife of President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Church News, February 14, 2016.

2016 Salt Lake City. Roots Tech Conference. Scottish Genealogy.  By Dr. Bruce Durie. https://www.rootstech.org/video2/4739804696001

Dr. Bruce Durie BSc(Hons) PhD OMLJ FSAScot FCollT FIGRS FHEA is considered one of Scotland’s top genealogists, with an international reputation in researching, lecturing, writing and broadcasting. A member of the prestigious Académie Internationale de Généalogie he is Shennachie (Genealogist and Historian) to the Chief of Durie, and Shennachie to COSCA (Council of Scottish Clans and Associations). In 2016 he is the Fulbright Senior Scottish Studies Scholar. M ore info at www.brucedurie.co.uk/