Of Norman origin from Quesney near Coutances, a place name meaning "oak-plantation." The Scots family is believed to be a branch of the house of Cheyne or Cheyney,of Buckinghamshire. Ricadus de Chenai witnessed gift by Hucdredus flims Fergus to the Hospital of St.Pater of York c1858-64 [Edgar,p.219] But the earliest of the name in Scotland appears to have been William de Cheine witness to a charter by William "The Lion:,at 1200. [LSC,33] Some of the early charter writers confused chene 'oak', with chien,"dog; and so erroneously Latinized the name canis.

William le Chen had a protection while in the king of England's service beyond seas, 1230 [Bain,I.1089]. There were three Reginalds in succession, all figures of great importance in their day.

(1) Reginald a nephew of John Balliol of Badenoch, sheriff of Kincardine, 1242, in 1267 appointed Chamberlain [cameraoius] of Scotland.

(2) Sir Reginald who held the thanage of Fermartyn as 'firmarius' in 1286, and rendered homage in 1296.

(3) Reginald the third and last of that name in succession was one of the signers of the baron's letter to the pope, April, 1320. His line ended in two daughters, co-heiresses, Mary and Margaret [or Marjory]

Margaret Chein, before 1370, had from King David II a charter of the lands of Strathbrok and the half of Cathness [RMS,I.App II,1537]

Henry le Chen was Bishop of Aberdeen for the long period of forty-six years, 1282-1328 [REA,I.p xxvi-xxviii] and Freskyn de Chen appears as Decanus Aberdonensis, 1521 [ibid,I.p.47].

Sir Reginald de Chen petitioned King Edward I in 1805 for two hundred oaks to build his manor of Dufhous [Bain,IV,p.375].

The Cheynes of Esselmont are descendants from marrage of "Janet Marshall", heiress of Essilmont [end of fourteenth centruy] to Chene of Stralock.

Thomas Chyne appears in Reddene, 1567 [Kelso, p.522] and John Chyine was trade Burgess in Aberdeen, 1666, and Gavin Chisnie the same in 1669 [ROA,I,pp.235-236]. In the United States the name appears to have become Chinn.

Foveran

Of local origin from old lands of the name in the parish of Foveran, Aberdeenshire. Andrew de Fovern was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1440 [NSCM,I,p.6]

Irvine

William de Irwyne, Clerk of Register, obtained the Forest of Drum, Aberdeenshire, in free barony from King Robert I, 1324 [illus III,p.292] and was thus ancestor of the Irvines of Drum. In 1331 he had another charter of lands from Alexander, Bishop of Aberdeen [REA.I,p.52] and in 1332 provision was made of a canonry and prebend of Dunkell to John de Irwyn [Fap.Lett,II,p.385]

"Gude Sir Alexander Irvine, The much renownit Laird of Drum," fell in the battle of Harlow in 1411. James Vrowing [as his name is spelled] was fined in 1602, for bleiding of John Leisk in Dunrossness [Mill, Diary, p.185]. Adam Irvine, Burgess of Irvine in 1455, doubtless derived his surname from residence there. The Boneshaw family of Irvine was considered by Act of Parliament in 1587 as Chief family of the name. Washington Irving [1783-1859], the American Author, was son of William Irving, a native of Shapinsay.

From the town or territory of Leith, Midlothian, the founder of the family of Leith of Harthill in the Parish of Oyne, was William de Lethe, Burgess of Aberdeen, which he represented in Parliament, 1367 [Stodart,II.] William Leythe, Burgess of Aberdeen, 1342 [St.Nicholas Chartulary p.12] is mentioned again in 1363 as William de Teth [REA.II,p.283] Laurence de Leth was Alderman of Aberdeen, 1388 [CAB.p.380] Robert de Leitht was admitted Burgess of Aberdeen, 1406 [NSCM,I.p.2] and John of Lethe had safe conduct in England for one month, 1420.

Lundin

Lundin of Lundie, a surname derived from lands of that name both in Forfarshire and Fifeshire, the former belonging to the Earl of Camperdown, and the Lathe to Wemyss of Wemyss. Philip de Lundin [sometimes of old written London] obtained from King Malcoln IV, the Barony of the name in the Parish of Lergo, Fife, while on Malcoln de Lundin, his brother, was conferred by the same Monarch the lands of Lundin in Forfarshire .

Malcolm's som, Thomas, was appointed by King William, the Lion, door ward or hostiarius, an office which became hereditory in the family, and from which the assume the name of Durward. Thomas son, Allen, Justiciary of Scotland, took the title of Earl of Athol, to which he does not appear to have had any right. He married the natural daughter of King Alexander II, and yet had the presumption to oppose the coronation of the infant son of that monarch in 1249. He died in 1275 [Chaimus Celedonia,Vol.I,p.534] Robert, a natural son of "William, The Lion:, having married, the heiress of this house, assumed the surname of :Lundin", and from him the family of "Lundin" of Lundin were afterwards descended".

Skene, Skeen, Skeene

Of territorial origin from the land of Skene, Aberdeenshire, eracted into a barony in 1317 in favor of Robert de Skene. The first record of the name is in 1296 when John de Skene of the County of Edneburk and Johan de Skene of the County of Aberdeen rendered homage [Bain,II,p.203-208]. The seals attached to the homage shows that the Two Johns were one and the same persons. The seal bears the device of a head of "John the Baptist" upon a charge with a hand pointing [figured in Family of Skene, p.10], and the legend S/oh'is de Sceyn. Patrick de Skene, also of the county of Aberdeen, also rendered homage in the same year. The seal attached to his homage bears three "sgians or daggers, paleways as now borne, and S Patricii de Sken cl'ic: [cleric] Probably, like many other old families, the Skenes were hereditary possessors of the church of Skene, a vicarage dependent upon the church of Kinkell, and took their name from it. This supposition is rendered probably by the designation of Patrick as a cleric, and by the fact in 1358 a Giliane de Skene is mentioned [ER.,I,p.552], who is probably a descendand of the John de Skene who bore the head of John the Baptist on his seal. Giliane, in Gaelic Gilleoin, is an ecclesiastical name meaning "servant of [5] John," The family enjoyed the estate of Skene from father to son, in nearly uninterrupted succession for more than five hundred years."

Turing

An Aberdeenshire surname first found in 1323 in the person of Adam Turin, who is mentioned in a deed regarding the park of Tyvin [ibid.,III,p.549] The family was originally of Norman origin, and is said to have first settled in Angus in a barony of the same name, moving from there to Aberdeenshire about beginning of fourteenth century [Fermartyn,p.563-572]. Adam Turin was juror on inquest in 1325 [RAA,I,p.311]

William Toryn received the barony of Foveran in Aberdeenshire in the reign of King David II, by recognition from Henry Strabrok [RMS,I,App II, 1247]. William de Turyne was a charter witness, 1363 [REA,I,p.105] Andrew de Turyne, dominus de Fawern, was one of the perambulators of the lands of Farwor and Wldny, 1412 [RAA,II.53]. Thomas Toryne had safe conduct in 1424 [Bain,IV,963] and John Turyn was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1440 [NSCA,I.p.6]. John Turing was bailie of Edinburg,1467 [Newbotle.299] Thomas Turyn, merchant of Scotland had safe conduct into England, 1473 [Bain,IV,1402]. William Turin, bailie to John, lord of Glamis, 1498 [CAB,p.396]. Robert Turing had land in Brechin, 1505.[REB,I 222]. William Turing of Fourane is mentioned, 1550 [REA,I.p.450]

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