Kentucky Tartan / Kilt

**Cawdorian** · 24th January 08, 09:18 AM

Many Pipe Bands have their kilts made by Burnett and Struth in Canada. You might do a google search for their website.

Matt Newsome will probably check in sometime today, he will know the answer. You can contact him at www.scottishtartans.org.

**Brave Liver** · 24th January 08, 09:39 AM

Thank you sir!

Shawn

**arrogcow** · 24th January 08, 10:20 AM

First, I tried to get interest in a run here about a year ago (I think you make #4 actually interested) if we could get 8-10 it would make it feasible to do a custom run of the tartan. I also inquired to the same band, supposedly they are going to call me the next time they do a run (and since it has been over a year, I see it happening soon). Finally OFCJAX has just started taking pipe lessons with that band, and has recently made an inquiry on my behalf to see where they got their tartan (I really want a Newsom box pleat not an 8 yard band kilt).

Since my initial tries there have been several new KY members so it is quite possible that we have enough interest for a run.

Adam

**BoldHighlander** · 24th January 08, 10:36 AM

Very interesting tartan.
At least nine of my ancestors rode with Genr'l John Hunt Morgan out of East Kentucky.
Might have to add this one to my "list"

**Cawdorian** · 24th January 08, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

At least nine of my ancestors rode with Genr'l John Hunt Morgan out of East Kentucky.

My Great Grandfather and his younger brother both rode with John Hunt Morgan, I have a copy of my GGF's testimony on behalf of my Great Uncle for his civil war pension application. Both of them enlisted at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky It is interesting some of the connections we share here on X-marks.

Guys, good luck with the kilts, that is indeed a very nice tartan.

**BoldHighlander** · 24th January 08, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

My Great Grandfather and his younger brother both rode with John Hunt Morgan, I have a copy of my GGF's testimony on behalf of my Great Uncle for his civil war pension application. Both of them enlisted at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky It is interesting some of the connections we share here on X-marks.

Guys, good luck with the kilts, that is indeed a very nice tartan.

It is indeed a small world!
Mt. Sterling? My 2nd Cousin 4x removed surrendered at Mt. Sterling at the close of the war.

**macwilkin** · 24th January 08, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

It is indeed a small world!
Mt. Sterling? My 2nd Cousin 4x removed surrendered at Mt. Sterling at the close of the war.

I had a relative who served in Kentucky during the Civil War as well...with the 75th Illinois Infantry.

T.

**Brave Liver** · 24th January 08, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

My Great Grandfather and his younger brother both rode with John Hunt Morgan, I have a copy of my GGF's testimony on behalf of my Great Uncle for his civil war pension application. Both of them enlisted at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky It is interesting some of the connections we share here on X-marks.

Guys, good luck with the kilts, that is indeed a very nice tartan.

Mt. Sterling is just east by north east of Lexington where the good Gen. hailed from. My family goes further east towards the hills to Rowan County and the Morehead area. Been in KY for 150+ years as near as we can figure...need that kilt!

**BoldHighlander** · 24th January 08, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Brave Liver

My family goes further east towards the hills to Rowan County and the Morehead area. Been in KY for 150+ years as near as we can figure...need that kilt!

My 6th great-grandfather John Scoby (b.1720 Scotland) came to the Stone Creek, Clark Co. area in the later 1700's (his eldest son, my 5th g-grandfather was born in 1776 in Kentucky).

An interesting side note, his name was spelled Scoby in Scotland & in the 1800 census. Then in the 1810 census he's listed as Scobie, and his son's as Scobee (my relatives current spelling), however an 1806 taxpayer list had him as Scobee!

No wonder there is so much confusion in genealogy research!

**Brave Liver** · 24th January 08, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Very interesting tartan.
At least nine of my ancestors rode with Genr'l John Hunt Morgan out of East Kentucky.
Might have to add this one to my "list"

Well sir then you are in good company as you now Gen. Morgan was from Lexington, the "Heart of the Bluegrass". Fun story (who knows if true or not) was that when being pursued through Lexington (after raids in Indiana and thereatened Cincinnati) he rode his horse right up the front steps, into the house, kissed his darlin' momma and rode out the back door.

Cheers!
Shawn
Florence, KY