MY FAMILY
 I descend from the Christies of Angus and Kincardineshire, and my early  relatives were farmhands. There are 10 generations in this tree...so far !!  Please feel free to contact me with any amendments or additions and please  sign my guest book.

Christie, Christison, and Christy are all septs of the Clan Farquharson

CLAN FARQUHARSON BACKGROUND  
Clan Farquharson, of Celtic origin, derives from Farquhar, fourth son of 
Alexander Ciar, 3rd Shaw of Rothiemurchus. A grant of arms made by Lord 
Lyon in 1697 stated that John Farquharson of Invercauld was lawfully descended 
of Shaw son of MacDuff, Thane of Fife whose successors had the name Shaw until 
Farquhar Shaw, son to Shaw of Rothiemurchus, Chief of the whole name came to 
be called Farquharson.
Thus the Farquharsons branched from Clan Shaw.
Farquhar, who lived in the reign of James III, was a baillie in the Braes of 
Mar.It was Donald Farquharson, 4th Chief, who married Isobel Stewart, heiress 
of Invercauld and their son Finlay Mor, 1st of the House of the Farquharson of 
Invercauld, and 5th Chief, who gave to the Farquharson Chief their style 
MacFionnlaidh (siol Fhionnlaidh or descendents of Finlay).
At the age of 60, Finlay Mor accompanied the Earl of Huntly to the Battle of 
Pinkie in 1547 as the Royal Standard Bearer. He was killed by a cannon ball 
fired from one of the enemy ships. His body lies interred in the church yard 
of Inveresk. The place is known to this day as the `Lang Highlandman`s Grave`.
The Farquharsons having moved onto their Deeside inheritence became vassels of 
the Earldom of Mar. In the early 17th century they were able to purchase feu 
charters to their lands and after the attainer of the Earl of Mar, who led the 
Jacobite rising of 1715, they held these directly of the Crown. 
Clan Farquharson were among the most loyal and faithful followers of the House 
of Stewart and throughout all the struggles on its behalf constantly acted in 
accordance with their motto, `Fide et Fortitudine`. They fought under Montrose 
in 1644 and formed part of the Scottish army under Charles II at Worcester in 
1651. They joined forces under the Viscount of Dundee in 1689 for James VII.
At the outbreak of rebellion in 1715 against the Act of Union they were the 
first to muster at the summons of the Earl of Mar in the cause of James VIII. 
At this time John Farquharson of Invercauld with four officers and one hundred 
and forty men joined the Clan Chattan regiment, of which he was Lieutenant-
Colonel, accompanying it to England. 
In 1745 the Farquharsons joined `Bonnie Prince Charlie` 
In the Battle of Culloden 1746 they took centre line with Clan Chattan, the 
Camerons, Macleans and MacLachlans.