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Ever wonder where our esteemed name came from? Several years ago my Mother
and Father were vacationing in Scotland when they spotted a "Harvey"
flag flying over a tent at a Scottish military parade. Excited about this
discovery, they entered the tent and were given the following historical
account:
In the time of David I, King of Scotland (about 1160), a Scottish Knight
named Hervey is said to have obtained a grant of the north-west portion
of the lands of Keith, in East Lothian (near Aberdeen). From it owner, it
was called Keith-Hervey. It was this Hervey who held the office of King's
Marischal under Malcom IV and William the Lion. The title Marischal became
hereditary, and was passed to his grandson Philip upon Hervey's death in
1196. As was the custom at the time, the family became known by the name
Keith, after the lands they possessed. The Keiths were a very powerful Celtic
family in the far north of Scotland and their chiefs continued to hold the
important office of Marischal of Scotland for six hundred years. Numerous
Earl Marischals used the name Hervey or Harvey throughout their history.
Famous episodes of their chronicles are a bloody and treacherous battle
with their Norse neighbours, the Gunns, in 1464 and the rescue in Cromwell's
time of the Scottish Regalia which the sixth Earl Marischal hid safely at
Dunottar Castle.
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Additional Information on Clan
Keith: Clan Keith Organization Type: Family Name Association
Email Address: Marjor4530@aol.com
Email Contact Name: ML Marshall Abbott
Postal Address: 380 Pinefield Road, San Jose, Ca 95134
Phone Number: 408-321-8577
Fax Number: 408-321-9540
Accepting membership persons with the surnames Keith, Austin, Dickison,
Dixon, Falconer, Harvey , Haxton, Hervey, Hurrie, Hurry, Lumgair,
Marshall, Urie, and Urry.
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