Thomas LEANE

1563 - 1648  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas LEANE  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1534 and 1563
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 1588 and 1648
  Person ID	I759	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Between 1558 and 1605
  Children	1. Henry LEANE,   b. Abt 1585, St Breward d. 1651, Saint Breward, Cornwall, England (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  In 1161, the MacLean tribe transplanted from the province of Moray in S cotland. The head of the clan was Gillean of the Battle of Ax. Gillia n lived during the reign of Alexander IIIL. Gillean had a son named Gi lliemore; who in turn had a son named John. John had two sons; Lachlan L ubanach MacLean, the proprietor of Duart and Hector Regenach MacLean th e proprietor of Lochberg. Initially the MacLean brothers were follower s of the Lord of Lorn, but after a disagreement they switched loyalties a nd followed the Lord of Isles. Due to distinction in the service for t his Lord, they were given large tracts of land on the Island of Mull. I n 1366 Lachlan married the Lord's daughter, while Hector was Lieutenant G eneral of the army of the Lord of Isles. By 1493 the MacLeans' owned M ull and Teres Islands and parts of Jura, Islay and Scarvia. By this time the MacLeans were divided into four clans. The strongest o f the four were the descendents of Lachlan. Caroline M. C. Lean was a d escendent of the Lachlan branch. This branch was known as the MacLeans o f Duart. By 1579 the branches of the clan were feuding. The Lachlan M acLean at that time captured the castle of Hector MacLean of Coll. Fro m 1579-81 Lachlan was in constant warfare. In a feud he killed MacDona ld of Dungoey. He had Hector MacLean beheaded. He also imprisoned Don ald MacLean and had nine other men and two women murdered. As a byprod uct of this butchery he was knighted. In 1594 he fought gallantly in t he battle of Glenlivet. Finally in 1598 he fought in a dreadful clan w ar and was slain. By 1600 the branches of the MacLean's at Duart were scattered. Charles M acLean moved to Drimin Scotland. His son William moved to Milltown Mil ls and dropped the Mac form the name.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S82] One World Tree Import, One World Tree import for ancestors of Christopher John Lean author unknown.