Lachian McNeill

- Yes, date unknown    Has no ancestors but 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lachian McNeill
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I219282	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2006

  
  

  Family 1	Mary McNeill   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Torquil McNeill   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Neill Bui McNeill   d. 1722
  Family ID	F88520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret McAllister   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F88521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2006

  
  

• Notes

  The first McNeil of this family about whom there is good documentary evidence is Torquil (died c. 1380) who was Constable of Sweyn Castle which was an appendage of the Scottish Crown at Knapdale in North Cantyre. He was also Chief of the Clan Neill of Taynish in Cantyre and Gigha. One of Torquils' indirect descendants (8th in descent) was Lachian of Tirfergus of Tirfergus is the ancestor of the McNeills of Cushendun and Ballycastle. He was married twice; first to He had 8 sons and 3 daughters of whom at least 4 sons settled in the North of Ireland and 3 are mentioned as having fought in the Williamite Wars. One of Lachlan's sons was. Torquil's next elder brother was Neill Bui of Killoquin in Co. Antrim and Machrihanish in Argyll.