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Hepburn
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The Hepburn name is territorial, coming from the village of Hebburn in the parish of Chillingham in Northumberland. During the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, an Adam de Hibburne appears to have been captured by the Scots on one of their many cross-border raids. On his way through East Lothian to Edinburgh, the story goes that he saved the Earl of Dunbar from attack by an unbroken wil.....
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Heraldry Database: Absalom
Absalom
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Surname: Absalom
Branch: MacCasland
Origins: Scottish
More Info: Scotland
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Background: The original name holder was a person by the name of "Absalom" who held the tenancy of the Island of Clarininch in Loch Lomond. In later years the Island was a gathering place for Clan Buchanan. Now a sept of Clan Buchanan.
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 Motto: Audaces juvat, She favours the bold. Arms: Or, a lion ramp. sa. holding in his dexter paw a scymitar in bend (likely sinister) ppr. betw. two mullets of the third pierced of the field in chief and a pheon pointing upwards az. in base. Crest: A dexter hand erect ppr. holding up a ducal cap tufted on the top with a rose gu. within two branches of laurel disposed orleways also ppr. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
We are unable to locate the history for this surname. If you can provide us with this information, then please contact Arms & Badges!
Name Variations: MacCasland, McCasland, MacAuslan, MacAslan, MacAsland, MacAusland, MacAuslane, MacAuslin, MacCauslan, MacCausland, MacCauseland, Absalom.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
Scottish Clans and Tartans; Neil Grant - 2000.
Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopedia; George Way of Plean and Romilly Squire - 1994.
Scottish Clans and Tartans; Ian Grimble - 1973.
World Tartans; Iain Zaczek - 2001.
Clans and Families of Scotland; Alexander Fulton - 1991.
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