History of the Broadfoot Clan
Perhaps there's some interest in the background of my Broadfoot ancestors.Dr. Alexander was my grandfather.
The name "Broadfoot" dates back to at least 800 AD, to the Gaelic Celts, before the invasion by the Norse Vikings (and so we have Scandinavian blood as well).The Broadfoot Clan has never been more than a minor Scottish clan, and was found in England also.The name originally was "Bradfute" and later "Braidfoot", means (in Scottish) "the foot of a river or plain" or "foot of hill place,."King William's English census of 1066 shows five Bradfoot families holding land in Yorkshire.The name "Turgis Bradfot" appears in 1157 in the Scottish Pipe Rolls of Cumberland, and Roger Bradfot in 1247 in the Assizes Rolls of Bedfordshire.By 1296, the name appears as "Bradfute", and, by 1379, the names "Bradfotte", "Brode fotte", and "Braydfot" were found in northern England.A fuller description of the origin of the Broadfeet may be found in a book prepared by Rev. James R. Broadfoot for the 1984 Broadfoot Clan Reunion in Seaforth, Ontario.
The name "Broadfoot" dates back to at least 800 AD, to the Gaelic Celts, before the invasion by the Norse Vikings (and so we have Scandinavian blood as well).The Broadfoot Clan has never been more than a minor Scottish clan, and was found in England also.The name originally was "Bradfute" and later "Braidfoot", means (in Scottish) "the foot of a river or plain" or "foot of hill place,."King William's English census of 1066 shows five Bradfoot families holding land in Yorkshire.The name "Turgis Bradfot" appears in 1157 in the Scottish Pipe Rolls of Cumberland, and Roger Bradfot in 1247 in the Assizes Rolls of Bedfordshire.By 1296, the name appears as "Bradfute", and, by 1379, the names "Bradfotte", "Brode fotte", and "Braydfot" were found in northern England.A fuller description of the origin of the Broadfeet may be found in a book prepared by Rev. James R. Broadfoot for the 1984 Broadfoot Clan Reunion in Seaforth, Ontario.The Emperor Charlemagne was the son of Pepin "The Short", King of France, and his wife Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, France, originally from Scotland.Charlemagne's wife was Hildegard, the Schwabian Princess of Vinzgua.One of their children was Louis I, King of France.
The Emperor Charlemagne was the son of Pepin "The Short", King of France, and his wife Bertha Broadfoot of Laon, France, originally from Scotland.Charlemagne's wife was Hildegard, the Schwabian Princess of Vinzgua.One of their children was Louis I, King of France.The beautiful Marion Bradfute, daughter of Sir Hugo Brodfute, the Earl of Lamington in 1296, was the wife of Sir William Wallace, son of Malcolm Wallace, the Scottish commoner, hero, and great liberator of Scotland in 1297 (and the hero of the recent movie "Braveheart").They were secretly married, probably when she was about fourteen years of age, the age of adulthood in Scotland in those times.King Edward Longshanks did not tolerate marriages outside of the Church of England.Contrary to the fiction of the movie, Marion outlived William and gave birth to their daughter.In time, she was murdered by the British. Her daughter lived to adulthood and married into the Bailey Clan, and the lands of Lamington were turned over to the Baileys.That story is detailed in Rev. James Broadfoot's reunion book.By the way, in 1314, Scotland did win its freedom from England.
The beautiful Marion Bradfute, daughter of Sir Hugo Brodfute, the Earl of Lamington in 1296, was the wife of Sir William Wallace, son of Malcolm Wallace, the Scottish commoner, hero, and great liberator of Scotland in 1297 (and the hero of the recent movie "Braveheart").They were secretly married, probably when she was about fourteen years of age, the age of adulthood in Scotland in those times.King Edward Longshanks did not tolerate marriages outside of the Church of England.Contrary to the fiction of the movie, Marion outlived William and gave birth to their daughter.In time, she was murdered by the British. Her daughter lived to adulthood and married into the Bailey Clan, and the lands of Lamington were turned over to the Baileys.That story is detailed in Rev. James Broadfoot's reunion book.By the way, in 1314, Scotland did win its freedom from England.Robert Braidfut was Vicar of Dunnyn in 1491.In England, the name became Bradford; in Scotland it became Broadfoot.In 1638, an Agnes Broadfoot lived in Glengarne, Dumphrieshire.
Robert Braidfut was Vicar of Dunnyn in 1491.In England, the name became Bradford; in Scotland it became Broadfoot.In 1638, an Agnes Broadfoot lived in Glengarne, Dumphrieshire.The modern Broadfoot Clan is clearly Scottish.The Clan originated in the Dumphrieshire lowlands region of southwestern Scotland.(In 1259, it was called "Dunfres", named after the fort on the hill.A hundred years later, it was granted a charter as a city.)The Royal Burgh of Dumphries is the seat of the Nithsdale district of Dumphries, which lies near the border of England on the River Nith, 8 miles from the Salway Firth, an Irish Sea inlet.Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet, lived there from 1791 until his death in 1796.
The modern Broadfoot Clan is clearly Scottish.The Clan originated in the Dumphrieshire lowlands region of southwestern Scotland.(In 1259, it was called "Dunfres", named after the fort on the hill.A hundred years later, it was granted a charter as a city.)The Royal Burgh of Dumphries is the seat of the Nithsdale district of Dumphries, which lies near the border of England on the River Nith, 8 miles from the Salway Firth, an Irish Sea inlet.Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet, lived there from 1791 until his death in 1796.It should be noted that Dumfries was the birthplace of bicycling.The bicycle was invent ed and the first one built by a Dumfries blacksmith in 1839.
It should be noted that Dumfries was the birthplace of bicycling.The bicycle was invent ed and the first one built by a Dumfries blacksmith in 1839.James Broadfoot was born in the Dumphries village of South Mains (a few miles south of the village of Sanquar), in the beautiful hilly forests and cattle farming countryside near Galloway, Dumphrieshire, Scotland (southeast of Glasgow), probably around 1770.He married Sarah McCririck (b. 1761) in Scotland, around 1795.She died in 1857, in Seaforth, Tuckersmith Township, Huron County, On tario.
James Broadfoot was born in the Dumphries village of South Mains (a few miles south of the village of Sanquar), in the beautiful hilly forests and cattle farming countryside near Galloway, Dumphrieshire, Scotland (southeast of Glasgow), probably around 1770.He married Sarah McCririck (b. 1761) in Scotland, around 1795.She died in 1857, in Seaforth, Tuckersmith Township, Huron County, On tario.Note:A James W. Broadfoot ( 1798-1821), immigrated from Wigtownshire, Scotland, into New York around 1820 and died a year later just before the birth of his son, William Broadfoot who died in 1836 at the age of 15.
Note:A James W. Broadfoot ( 1798-1821), immigrated from Wigtownshire, Scotland, into New York around 1820 and died a year later just before the birth of his son, William Broadfoot who died in 1836 at the age of 15.Their son, Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot, was born in 1800, in Sanquhar.He spent his childhood years on the family farm ("South Mains Estate") before his family moved to Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Later, he became a shepherd, owning a large number of sheep.As was the case with most of the Scottish farmers, he was a staunch Presbyterian.
Their son, Alexander "Sandy" Broadfoot, was born in 1800, in Sanquhar.He spent his childhood years on the family farm ("South Mains Estate") before his family moved to Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland.Later, he became a shepherd, owning a large number of sheep.As was the case with most of the Scottish farmers, he was a staunch Presbyterian.The Scots were lured to Canada and the United States by the availability of good, cheap, and fertile farmland.Many of those early Scottish farmers were neither aware, nor could the comprehend in advance, the many hardships they would face in the new land.They were ill-prepared for life in the forested wilderness.Fortunately, the soil was fertile and the productive growing of crops proved the wisdom of their choice of homesteads, even though it was an inhospitable and hostile land.
The Scots were lured to Canada and the United States by the availability of good, cheap, and fertile farmland.Many of those early Scottish farmers were neither aware, nor could the comprehend in advance, the many hardships they would face in the new land.They were ill-prepared for life in the forested wilderness.Fortunately, the soil was fertile and the productive growing of crops proved the wisdom of their choice of homesteads, even though it was an inhospitable and hostile land.Note:The first Broadfoots to come to the United States were Andrew (1765-1810) and Hetty (Mumford) Broadfoot and their family who moved in the late 1700s from Kircudbrightshire to the area of Fayetteville, North Carolina.There were five different Broadfoot families who emigrated from Scotland to Ontario, Canada, in that same time period.
Note:The first Broadfoots to come to the United States were Andrew (1765-1810) and Hetty (Mumford) Broadfoot and their family who moved in the late 1700s from Kircudbrightshire to the area of Fayetteville, North Carolina.There were five different Broadfoot families who emigrated from Scotland to Ontario, Canada, in that same time period.In 1833, Sandy Broadfoot married young Margaret Carnochan (1820, in Kirkcud, Dumphrieshire, Scotland) in Kirkcudbrightshire.A month after their marriage, they left Scotland for Canada.He was the first of five members of his family to leave his home in 1833 and emigrate to Canada.They sailed from Greenoch, Scotland, and three months later were in New York.They travelled to Canada by train to Albany, Buffalo, and Hamilton, Ontario, where they embarked on a lake steamer which took them through Lake Erie on to the Port of Goderich on Lake Huron.They settled there with their few possessions.
In 1833, Sandy Broadfoot married young Margaret Carnochan (1820, in Kirkcud, Dumphrieshire, Scotland) in Kirkcudbrightshire.A month after their marriage, they left Scotland for Canada.He was the first of five members of his family to leave his home in 1833 and emigrate to Canada.They sailed from Greenoch, Scotland, and three months later were in New York.They travelled to Canada by train to Albany, Buffalo, and Hamilton, Ontario, where they embarked on a lake steamer which took them through Lake Erie on to the Port of Goderich on Lake Huron.They settled there with their few possessions.Sandy brought with him a certificate from his pastor which stated:".... the bearer, Alexander Broadfoot, unmarried, resided in this parish for nine years previous to this date, that he behaved himself, soberly and honestly during that period; that he was free from scandal or any ground of church censure known to us and that he is a regular communicant ...."
Sandy brought with him a certificate from his pastor which stated:".... the bearer, Alexander Broadfoot, unmarried, resided in this parish for nine years previous to this date, that he behaved himself, soberly and honestly during that period; that he was free from scandal or any ground of church censure known to us and that he is a regular communicant ...."Sandy named his farm in Seaforth "Main's Farm".Later, he convinced his mother (Sarah) to come from Scotland to join him in Canada.He and Margaret had six children, three boys and three girls.Shortly after the sixth birth, she died in 1844, at the age of 34.In 1845, he married Scottish-born Marion (nee Patterson) McMillan (b. 1820), a daughter of Robert McMillan from Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (who was related to the McCririck family of Scotland.She already had one daughter, Elizabeth.Then they added to the already large family with three sons (including John, James, and Alexander, my grandfa ther) and two daughters, for a total of twelve.
Sandy named his farm in Seaforth "Main's Farm".Later, he convinced his mother (Sarah) to come from Scotland to join him in Canada.He and Margaret had six children, three boys and three girls.Shortly after the sixth birth, she died in 1844, at the age of 34.In 1845, he married Scottish-born Marion (nee Patterson) McMillan (b. 1820), a daughter of Robert McMillan from Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (who was related to the McCririck family of Scotland.She already had one daughter, Elizabeth.Then they added to the already large family with three sons (including John, James, and Alexander, my grandfa ther) and two daughters, for a total of twelve.In 1849, the original log cabin burned down, and was replaced with a stone building that stands today.Marion died in 1893 (on her 73rd birthday), Sandy died of pleurisy on Mar 10, 1887, at the age of 87, and both are buried in the Harpurhey Cemetery, Seaforth.His son, Samuel, took over the farm.The original stone foundation of their log farmhouse still exists.
In 1849, the original log cabin burned down, and was replaced with a stone building that stands today.Marion died in 1893 (on her 73rd birthday), Sandy died of pleurisy on Mar 10, 1887, at the age of 87, and both are buried in the Harpurhey Cemetery, Seaforth.His son, Samuel, took over the farm.The original stone foundation of their log farmhouse still exists. Sandy's son, Alexander, was born Nov 9, 1854, in Seaforth.In 1873-1874, he was principal of a French school.After obtaining his medical degree from Toronto Uni versity in 1884, he moved to Enter prise, Kansas, to set up his practice.There he met Celia and they married in 1885, the year he also became a U.S. citizen (see above).
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