The chief seat of this little clan, of which few notices can be gleaned, was at Ardincaple, a handsome turreted mansion, said to have been built in the twelfth century in Row, a point in the western extremity of Dumbartonshire   They had once been in Kintale, so the old statistical account of that parish states, "that when the McRaes first entered Kintale there were several clans inhabiting it, particularly the MacAulays, of whom no vestige now remains".  Buchanan of Auchmer believes that the MacAulays of Ardincaple to be of the family of Lennox.

"For confirmation of this allegation", he writes, "in a charter by Malduin, Earl of Lennox, to Sir Patrick Grahame, of the currucate of Muckrow is Aulay the Earls brother, as also in another charter by the same Earl to William, son of Arthur Galbraith, the witnesses are Duncan and Aulay, the Earls Brethern.  This Aulay is mentioned in divers other charters of the Earl, as was also said Aulays son and successor, designated Duncan, son of Aulay, or MacAulay, Knight, is inserted in a charter by the same Earl to Walter Spruel of the lands of Dalquhern, but I can find no mention made of this Duncan's successor"  Malduin, Earl of Lennox, died early in the reign of Alexander III.

The Laird of Auchmer states that the next to be met with, and supposed to be of the MacAulay line, is Arthur, designated of Ardincaple, witness to a charter by Duncan, Earl of Lennox; so this might be the grandchild to the Duncan last mentioned  There is a current tradition that this family or surname was designated Arncaples (sic) of that ilk, for some time, until from one of the chiefs, properly called Aulay, the whole surname was so denominated.

Hugh Montgomery of Hesilhead, son of Alexander, Master of Montgomery, 1430-1452, had a granddaughter who was married to MacAulay of Ardincaple   According to Douglas's Peerage, Hugh was a son of Andrew, the third Lord.

Sir Aulay MacAulay of Ardincaple appears in 1587 in the Rolls of the Landlords and Ballies in the Highlands and Isles as one of the principal vassals of the Earl of Lennox.  In the same register in 1585 we find caution given by Bontein, of Ardoch, for Alan MacAulay of Ardincaple and Patrick MacAulay, Allister Dewar's son, that Petir Burnsyde in Gowaineburne, his wife, bains and servants shall not be troubled or molested by them.

The following is taken from a letter written under date of January 5, l88 by Mr  Hardy B. McCall, of Warwickshire, England, to Mr. A. J McCall of Philadelphia, Pa., in which he said

"As your family has until recently spelled the name Mackall, it would of course, be futile to look for any immediate connection between us, as mine has been McCall to my knowledge for the past 280 years, still it is probable that we all came from the same stock".

"I find in the register of Sasines or (record of heirs) preserved at Edinburg, that one George Makcall was heir to his brother John McCall of Auchinchain, in Glencairn Dumfrieshire on Sept. 4, 1646.  Note that the names of two brothers are spelled differently, Makcall and McCall."

"Lord Lyon, who is a very learned Scottish Geneologist (to whom I showed your letter) says that he considers that the McCalls of Dumfrieshire derive their origin from the family of McAlla or Macauley of Dumbartonshire and points to the fact for confirmation of this supposition, that in the 16th and early 17th century the name was commonly Makcall or Mackall and sometimes Mackally, which could not have been derived from the McCalls of Argylshire"

The above would seem to support the certification of the International Heraldic Institute as given on the preceding page.

Re: The Motto as used with the Mackall Arms:  Years ago Helen Victoria Mackall (Mrs. Isaac P. Bowen) had the Arms reproduced in oil for her family and used the Broome motto "Domine dingo nos" which she had a perfect right to do; she being a direct descendent through her grandmother, Elizabeth Gantt Broome (Mackall). Any descendent of the marriage of Dr. Richard Covington Mackall and Elizabeth Gantt Broome, can also use it rightfully, but no others.

MACALL, MACCALL, MACCAUL, MACKALL.

G. MacCathail, "Son of Cathal", q.v. The M'Calls of Guffolkland were an old Nithsdale family. Robert M'Kawele, lord of Karsnelohe, c. 1370-80 (Laing, 64). The Maccalls of Ayreshire and the lowlands have no connection with the MaccoIls. The Maccalls of Dumfrieshire were settled there as early as 1500, and are said to be descended from the Macaulays (clan Maccoll journal, iv, p. 37). John M'Call is recorded in Cumbray, 1583 (Hunter, p. 31). Matthew McCall in Maybole, charged with reset of rebels in 1607, appears a few days later as McEall (RPC., xiv, p. 507). Quintigern Makcall, baillie of Edinburgh, 1610 (Laing, 1597). John M'Call was retoured heir of Patrick M'Call of Guffokland, his father, 1629 (Retours, Dumfries, 138). Robert M'Kaal in the parish of Carsfern was charged with being a disorderly person, l684 (RPC., 3. ser. ix, p. 574). William McAull, merchant councillor of Haddington, 1686 (ibid., xii, p. 554), and John McCaull, baillie of Maybole, 1688 (ibid., xiii, p. 208). William McAail in Auchintgart and Robert McAll gave their bond in the same year (op. cit., p. 318). M'Aull 1667, McCaule, McCawell, and McGall 1684 (parish), Mackall 1672, Makcale and M'Ka11 1663; M'Auld, Maccail, McCale, M'Gale, Magall, Megall.

Benjamin Mackall, of Calvert Co., by his will of 1795, bequeathed his son, Benjamin his "silver seal". Spelled MacCall (Gaelic MacColla), it was a sept of the Lowland Clan of MacColl of Loch Fyne, which branched off from the ancient Clan Donald. It has its own tartan, crest and motto: "Between the points of a cresent an etoile". Motto: "Justi ut sidera fulgent". (The righteous shine as stars)
REF: Attest last will of Benjamin Mackall, dated March 2, 1795, proved May 5, 1775, Md. Hist. Soc., Balto.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN -- Sir: The following are the names of Maryland families who are descended from Charlemagne; the list does not embrace all the Maryland families who can trace their ancestors to the Emperor of the West, but only represents those of whom I have information. In many cases there is only one branch of each family that can claim such descent:

Abbott, Appoli, Archer, Armstrong, Bond, Buckler, Brooke, Browne, Brown, Baldwin, Boarman, Beall, Brent, Beatty, Bowie, Beet, Berry, Broadford, Clarke, Contee, Carmichael, Carter, Cleggett, Chesley, Chew, Cushing, Davis, Davidge, Denison, Darnall, Carroll, Dawkins, Dent, Duke, Dorsey, Edmondston, Estep, Ellicott, Fenwick, Fithugh, Forwood, Gough, Gardiner, Gantt, Goldsborough, Grahame, Gunwell, Godwin, Goodwin, Gaither, Giles, Hall, Howell, Howard, Hodgkin, Hill, Harper, Hanson, Heighe, Hollyday, Holland, Hollingsworth, Hamill, Johnson, Jamison, Key, Kerr, Kell, Lee, Laurenson, Lawson, Lloyd, Marriott, Mackubin, Milligan, Mackenzie, Mackall, Monmonier, Morgan, Myer, Morris, Mitchel, MacTavish, Marbury, Martin, Murray, Maynadier, Mason, Mulliken, Moore, McCormick, Neale, Norris, Owings, Partridge, Poultney, Pleasants, Pennington, Preston, Rawlings, Ridgely, Reynolds, Riggs, Robertson, Richardson, Sollers, Spence, Smith, Sewall, Sim, Skinner, Steele, Stuart, Shipley, Sprigg, Thomas, Tasker, Taney, Turner, Taylor, Trippe, Warden, Woodward, Webster, Wilson, Willson, White, Wood, Wooten, Wysong, Yates and Yellott.

William P. Tramley.
Baltimore, May 10.