The genealogical tree of R.B. ADAMSON

ADAMSON

ANDERSON

BLAKE

JONES

LING

MORGAN



ADAMSON


Adam is an English, French, Catalan, Italian, German, Flemish/Dutch, Jewish 


(Ashkenazic), and Polish patronymic name derived from Hebrew adama = earth which 


was born according to Genesis by the first man. Legend has it that Zeus 


fashioned the first human from Earth. Aitken, Aiken, Aitkin are forms generally 


found specifically in Scotland -- it's a diminutive form. 



There is information concerning


the ADAMSON Clan and its start, in SCOTLAND. The ADAMSON clan got its


start from Patric ADAMSON , who was born Patric Constatine, a direct


decendent of CONSTANTINE The Great , Roman Empirer. Patrics mother was an


ADAMSON, and when the persecution of the Romans got sever, Patric took


on his mothers name, as the Scots were friendly to them at the time.


Patric was the the Archbishop of St Andrews monastery at County FIFE


SCOTLAND, the same place that is St Andrews Golf course now, he was


instrumental in helping George the eight in getting the protestant church


into being the Church of England.




ANDERSON:


ANDERSON is the ninth most common surname in America, and owes that position 
to the popularity of the name   Andrew in England, Scotland, and Scandinavian 
countries.  Andrew (English) is from the Greek name Andreas, a  derivative of 
andreio, meaning manly, from aner gen anros man or male. Andrew (man) was the 
first of the disciples  called by Jesus. Presumably a Greek translation of a lost 
Aramaic name. It was a revered name due to its church influences through medieval 
times. St. Andrew is the patron saint of both Scotland and Russia and many given 
names  were chosen to honor the saint.  Legend has it that St. Andrew's relics were 
brought to Scotland by St.Regulus, Patron Saint of Russia. Patronymic surnames are 
 names used to describe a man by using his father's name. In Norway the name takes 
the form Andresen, Anders , and Enders ; the Swedes in American eliminated the 
extra -S- they normally include to become Anderson. It was Andersson and 
Anderssen before they emigrated. The French form is Andre , with an accent mark 
above the ending letter. Andrews is largely found in Scotland, along with 
McAndrew -  the prefix Mc being another patronymic designation -- which is also 
found in Ireland. In Italy, the name 
is D'Andrea , in Poland it  is Andrzejewski , in the Ukraine it is Andrijenko , and in 
Czechoslovakia, Andrew takes the
 form of Ondrus . From Surnames Origins and Explanations

Is there a link between the Scottish and the Scandinavian Anderssons?  The 
following  Andersson history is by Stan Andersson, the President of the Anderson 
Clan Ltd.

Aside:  An interesting  reference is to "gilleanders" a Gaelic word that came from the
language which was spoken along the coast of Norway prior to the Viking time. 
Perhaps "gille" was one of them, and possibly also Anders .

ANDERSON history by Stan ANDERSSON:

Actually Clan Anderson has three branches.  The oldest is to the ancient 
Pictish tribe of Anrias in the countryside above Inverness that was later 
taken over by the Celtic Clan Ross.  This branch was married out of 
existence by the Rosses and is not mentioned in documents after 1597 and 
1600. However it has been documented that in the 1400's a large number of 
them migrated to the hills above Nairn (south of the Moray Firth). 
Incidentally, the first five Earls of Ross were named Anderson. 

The second branch traces its roots back to the Gilleanders of the Celts 
(Gille - servant, Anders - Andrew, ergo, "Servant of Andrew") which invaded 
Scotland from Ireland starting around 225 AD.  A number of these people 
migrated from the Moidart area of western Scotland to the Nairn area in the 
late 1400's also. These two groups undoubtedly formed the Clan Anderson 
which was one of the 14 clans which made up the Clan Chattan confederation. 

The third branch, the lowlanders, are the Sons of Andrew which I mentioned 
in my earlier response.  Andrew was a common name for centuries before 
surnames were developed.  Around 1053, King Malcolm Canmore decreed that 
people would use surnames based on the properties they held, thus giving 
rise to the Rosses (Gaelic "Rock"), the Murrays, and other landed gentry. 
However the use of surnames did not come into use by the lower classes until 
the mid-1200s by which time there were many "Sons of Andrew" -- and the 
Scandinavians had long gone. 

According to local lore, relics of Saint Andrew were brought to Scotland, 
possibly from England and secreted in a cave near what is now Saint Andrews 
around the year 300 AD.  Over time, Andrew was adopted as the Patron Saint 
of Scotland as a political offset to Saint Patrick of Ireland.  (Incidentally, 
the original Patron Saint of England was NOT Saint George, but Saint Peter. 
However, when England later rejected the Roman Catholicism, their Patron 
Saint was changed to George because Peter was identified as so closely with 
Catholicism.) 

No doubt a few Clans are directly descended from the Norse particularly 
those from the Easter Ross country and the Orkneys, but Anderson is not one 
of them.  As for the use of French.  As a result of the "Oulde Alliance" 
between France and Scotland in the 1100's, the language of the Scottish 
court was French for more than 400 years.  And, yes, there are even some "le 
fiz Andreu" documented in the Anderson line. We really got around. 

Even Hollywood has acknowledged the Andersons of Scotland   Early 
in the movie Braveheart, when the elder Wallace takes young William with him 
to a meeting called by the British at a local farm, as Wallace enters the 
farm, he calls out for the farmer, "MacAndreas, MacAndreas".  Yet another 
form of the Gaelic "Anderson". " 





BLAKE:


The definition of the surname BLAKE possibly comes from Old English


'blaec' means 'black' for someone with a swarthy complexion. Old


English 'blaca' became Middle English 'Blake' which was then sometimes


confused with Middle English 'blak' which came from Old English 'blac'


meaning 'bright, shining, pale or wan', so that the exact meaning of


Blake is hard to determine. It appears that you may have had an ancestor


who was either very dark or very fair!





JONES:


The name of JONES: Names popular in  England like John, William, Hugh, Thomas 


and Richard became commonplace. These became typical Welsh surnames (Jones, 


Williams, etc) as the patronymic system fell into disuse.









LING has the origin from a habitation from Lyng in Norfolk, England which may be 


derived from


Old English hlinc or hillside. 




MORGAN:

MORGAN society http://www.gn.apc.org/clmorgan/society/index.html 


Morgan is a Patronymic name of Welsh, Scot, and Irish origin. In Old Wales it 


was Morcant and became Morgan in medieval period.  From an old Celtic given name 


(Morien in Wales) composed of elements meaning sea + bright, although great 


defender is also a possible interpretation.  Morgan is one of the most common 


and oldest of the Welsh names.  There is a Scottish Clan established from 


medieval times in Aberdeen with connection to the McKays. Morgan established in 

medieval times with connections to the McKays , and was likely developed 


independently of the Welsh.  The Irish version is from O'Murchan or O'Morghane 

, from the Gaelic O'Murchain. It is the oldest and commonest of Welsh surnames.  


Seaborn has been known as a name intended to translate Morgan based on a 


mistaken view that Morgan means Mor-gen-I (stem of geni - to be born, being, 


gan) Similarly the first syllable taken to be mor - sea also accounts for the 


name Pelagius.  So in Welsh you could have records of filius Morgani, alias 


Pelagij.  A myth around the great heretic Pelagius was that a welshman named 


Morgan who came from Gwynned and was named Morgan because he was born by the sea 


(or lann Y mor) but then changed his name to Pelagius when he subsequently lived 


in Italy.  The Pleagius are called y Morganioid. 
 

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SANDALL:


The definition or origin of the surname SANDALL may have one of two origins. It 


is either a place-name surname from Sandal Magna, Kirk; or from Long Sandall in 


West riding of Yorkshire. Or it may be from an Old Norse personal name


'Sandulfr'.