FAMILY HISTORY

Christine's maternal grandmother was Delia Pearl Lackey. Her great, great grandfather, Thomas K Lackey, was born in Ireland in 1744. He emigated to North Carolina as a young man.
The name of Thomas has been passed down in the Lackey family for generations. Delia's grandfather, great grandfather, etc were all named Thomas.
One of our ancestors from that line is yet another Thomas Lackey who was born in Londonderry, Ireland in 1673.
This Thomas' father, Alexander Lechy, was born in Gargunnock, Scotland in 1631.
However, the original family name was De Leckie and there is actually a town named Leckie in Dumbarton County, Scotland were Walter De Leckie (1535) was born.
Walter married Agnes Cunningham. And, through her lineage, we are decendants of Sir William Cunningham (1480); Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1469); George Leslie, Earl of Rothes (1416); and, William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney & Caithness (1408).
However, probably the best known of this heritage is King John (Robert III)Stewart, King of Scotland (1337)and Robert the Bruce (1274).
Robert's full titles are Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Annandale, King of the Scots. He is called the "Hero King" for uniting Scotland. He is considered Scotland's George Washington.
You probably know him best from the movie, "Braveheart". William Wallace was protrayed as the hero in the movie, but it was Robert the Bruce who relentlessly pursued freedom for most of his life. He died within a year of reaching his goal of freedom for his people and for his beloved Scotland.

Robert the Bruce at his coronation as King in 1306

As a side note, I wonder just how many Scottish clan tartan plaids our family can wear????