Trail Family
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The Trail family is an ancient family of Laird
s or land Barons and clergy in Fife, Scotland. References to Trails as Barons are recorded from the year 1066 and references to the family extend as early as the 10th century. The Trails descend from Mordac of Verdun, a companion of Rollo
. Mordac's descendant Goidfrid de Traillie came to England in 1066. The Traills held land at Trelly in France and later in Bordeaux.
The Tyrell family are descended from the family of the Count de Poix, of whom the senior branch remained in France in the area known as Picardie
. There is no known relationship between the two families in England: the Tyrells held land in the South in Devon and Somerset, and Goidfrid de Trailli held land in Bedford and on the Scottish border, both under William the Conqueror.
The family started to leave England for Scotland and France after the death of Sir John Treyl in 1360, although his son John did return for periods and served as a member of the English Parliament. A few years before this Sir Johns death in 1401, his son Reginald returned from Bordeaux and had sold up the English acres by his own death in 1404. Earlier in approximately 1385, Sir John's brother, Walter Treyl
, Bishop of St Andrews, bought Blebo from the Church and later willed it to his nephew, Thomas.
William Dunbar
in his Lament for the Makaris
mourns a "Sandy Traill", citing him among a roll call
of poets chiefly from the fifteenth century, but nothing else is known of him and no works have been traced.
Blebo, a large rural property, was subdivided in 1609, by the Laird of the period John Traill in agreement with his eldest son in order to help his younger brother Thomas The smaller portion was renamed Blebo Hole. In the 16th century another brother of the same family, George Traill, relocated to Orkney, Scotland. In the mid 17th century, Trails acquired and settled on land in America, in Massachusetts and in Maryland. The Maryland area, New Scotland Hundred, eventually became the city of Washington DC. The Maryland Trails also held estates in what is now Montgomery County and Frederick County, Maryland. Other branches of the family settled in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In 1722, lead and silver were discovered on the Blebo property. The area around the estate (Blebo Hole) is currently known as the community of Blebo Craigs
.
A location in Central Fife, Blebo lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Cupar and comprises the village of Blebo Craigs
, located a quarter-mile (0.5 km) northeast of Blebo House, together with the farms of Milton of Blebo, Blebo Mains and Newbigging of Blebo. Kemback lies a quarter-mile (0.5 km) to the northwest and Pitscottie a half-mile (1 km) to the southwest.
Laird
A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...
s or land Barons and clergy in Fife, Scotland. References to Trails as Barons are recorded from the year 1066 and references to the family extend as early as the 10th century. The Trails descend from Mordac of Verdun, a companion of Rollo
Rollo
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. Mordac's descendant Goidfrid de Traillie came to England in 1066. The Traills held land at Trelly in France and later in Bordeaux.
The Tyrell family are descended from the family of the Count de Poix, of whom the senior branch remained in France in the area known as Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
. There is no known relationship between the two families in England: the Tyrells held land in the South in Devon and Somerset, and Goidfrid de Trailli held land in Bedford and on the Scottish border, both under William the Conqueror.
The family started to leave England for Scotland and France after the death of Sir John Treyl in 1360, although his son John did return for periods and served as a member of the English Parliament. A few years before this Sir Johns death in 1401, his son Reginald returned from Bordeaux and had sold up the English acres by his own death in 1404. Earlier in approximately 1385, Sir John's brother, Walter Treyl
Walter Trail
Walter Trail was a late 14th century Bishop of St. Andrews. He appears as an official in the Bishopric of Glasgow in 1378, as a Magister Artium and a Licentiate in Canon and civil law. In 1380, he is a doctor in Canon and Civil Law, as well as a Papal chaplain and auditor. In this year, Pope...
, Bishop of St Andrews, bought Blebo from the Church and later willed it to his nephew, Thomas.
William Dunbar
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a Scottish poet. He was probably a native of East Lothian, as assumed from a satirical reference in the Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie , where, too, it is hinted that he was a member of the noble house of Dunbar....
in his Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris
I that in Heill wes and Gladnes, also known as The Lament for the Makaris, is a poem in the form of a danse macabre by the Scottish poet William Dunbar...
mourns a "Sandy Traill", citing him among a roll call
Roll call
Roll call is the calling of the names of people from a list to determine the presence or absence of the listed people . The term applies to the calling itself, to the time moment of this procedure, and to a military signal that announces it Roll call is the calling of the names of people from a...
of poets chiefly from the fifteenth century, but nothing else is known of him and no works have been traced.
Blebo, a large rural property, was subdivided in 1609, by the Laird of the period John Traill in agreement with his eldest son in order to help his younger brother Thomas The smaller portion was renamed Blebo Hole. In the 16th century another brother of the same family, George Traill, relocated to Orkney, Scotland. In the mid 17th century, Trails acquired and settled on land in America, in Massachusetts and in Maryland. The Maryland area, New Scotland Hundred, eventually became the city of Washington DC. The Maryland Trails also held estates in what is now Montgomery County and Frederick County, Maryland. Other branches of the family settled in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In 1722, lead and silver were discovered on the Blebo property. The area around the estate (Blebo Hole) is currently known as the community of Blebo Craigs
Blebo Craigs
Blebo Craigs is a small village in the heart of rural Fife. The village contains around one hundred houses located on the south facing slope of the hill. Blebo Craigs is around five miles from the famous golfing town of St Andrews. The village has a great community and often village events are run...
.
A location in Central Fife, Blebo lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Cupar and comprises the village of Blebo Craigs
Blebo Craigs
Blebo Craigs is a small village in the heart of rural Fife. The village contains around one hundred houses located on the south facing slope of the hill. Blebo Craigs is around five miles from the famous golfing town of St Andrews. The village has a great community and often village events are run...
, located a quarter-mile (0.5 km) northeast of Blebo House, together with the farms of Milton of Blebo, Blebo Mains and Newbigging of Blebo. Kemback lies a quarter-mile (0.5 km) to the northwest and Pitscottie a half-mile (1 km) to the southwest.