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According to some ancient accounts the Clan Tavish – not, be it noted, the Clan MacTavish – descend from Taius or Tavis Coir, illegitimate son of Colin Maol Math, again by some accounts, great-great-grandfather of Sir Cailean Mor. Tavis Coir was said to be a man of great courage and valour, who conquered Cowal from the Lamonts. BigY DNA testing has shown there is truth to this legend, and moreso that the chiefly line of Clan MacTavish belongs to this “Campbell” haplogroup. The bigger surprise was the close relationship with the cadet line of Inverawe! This group is devoted to sorting out which MacTavish lines are related to Campbell and which are not. The situation is *not* unprecedented within the Project. (See MacArthur-Campbells of Strachur and the so-called MacDougall-Campbells of Craignish. None of these families have any relation to Clan MacArthur/Arthur, or Clan MacDougall). What is being revealed in all three of these cases is that each clan is indeed a melting pot of related and unrelated families, the DNA speaks for itself as to the truth of the matter.
Origins – Two branches of MacTavish, a branch of Thompson, and Inverawe
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In my opinion the association of MacTavish-Campbells (both branches!), which includes the Clan MacTavish chiefly line (under R-FT66561) despite what the CCSNA website states, with the Campbells of Inverawe is key to resolving the exact, or nearso, origin for the MacConnochie-Campbells or sons of Duncan. It’s the legendary account of Clan Campbell for the origin of MacTavish (or Tavish, be that as it may) that point the way for Inverawe and the others (Duncan Campbell and Mary Ramsay). The relationship of these MacTavish-Campbells is beyond dispute because of the BigY test results. They absolutely do share a common ancestor with the Campbells of Lochow at the R-FGC10124 level of the haplotree. They also share a common ancestor with the Campbells of Inverawe at the R-FT66561 level of the haplotree. It does not matter much, for our purposes at the moment, whether Colin Maol Math was in the direct line of Lochow or if he was a brother to the direct line ancestor, the Y-DNA and its SNP at that point would be the same (R-FGC10124).
Associated names: MACCOLM, MACCOLMBE, MACLAWS, MACLEHOSE, MACTAUSE, MACTAVISH, MACTHOMAS, TAWESON, TAWESSON, THOMAS, THOMASON, THOMPSON, THOMSON
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