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Clan Farquharson from the book The Scottish Tartans by W. & A. K. JOHNSTON LTD.
The Farquharsons are of Celtic origin. Their clan
country is Strathdee, in Aberdeenshire. Some of them
were originally named Shaw. The offspring of Shaw of
Rothiemurchus took the name of Farquharson. In 1645
Farquharson of Invercauld fought at the head of his clan
under the famous Marquis of Montrose. The clan was
well represented in the army of Prince Charlie in 1745.
In 1748 the Laird of Invercauld leased his castle to the
Government for ninety years as a military station. The
garrison has long been withdrawn. The above-said Laird
died in 1750. His son, James, succeeded, and lived until
1806. James left a daughter, Catherine, to whom the
insignia of the Farquharson chiefs were confirmed by
Lyon Court. She married Captain James Ross, R.N., who
adopted the name Farquharson of Invercauld, and to
whose line the chiefship descended. The Farquharsons
of Inverey have as their most celebrated member the
"Black Colonel," famed in Dee-side legend. In 1745 the
clan was led by the " Baron Ban," Farquharson of
Monaltrie.
