Apr 262008
 


One Buchanan tartan variety

The Buchanan surname is probably derived from Buchanan, Scotland in Stirlingshire.  The place name is thought to come from from the Gaelic elements buth, meaning “house” and chanain, meaning “of the canon.”

I may be researching several Buchanan lines but my main line is from “the Hern of Cashlea” in Stirlingshire.  The family migrated to Vermont in the 18th century and lived along the White River.

 

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