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The grandson of Shaw ''Bucktooth'' was Aedh who settled at Tordarroch in 1468.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Shaw"/> He occupied a strategic site near the [[River Nairn]] and he and his followers became known as the "Clan Ay".<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Shaw"/> On 22 May 1543 Angus MacRobert of Tordarroch was one of the signatories of a band of union and management of the Clan Chattan, that was signed at Inverness.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Shaw"/> Shaw of Tordarroch again signed a similar agreement on 4 April 1609.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Shaw"/> The clan prospered and Duncan Shaw, Laird of Crathienaird rose to become chamberlain to the [[Earl of Mar]] by 1691.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Shaw"/>
As well as the original founding branch of the Clan in Rothiemurchus, the branches of Clan Shaw that stemmed from the main line of the ancient Mackintosh Shaw ‘Ciars’ of Rothiemurchus at the Doune of Rothiemurcus are thus:
Senior Branch 1.) Shaws of Tordarroch - Clan Ay, circa 1405. Situated away from Rothiemurchus in Strathnairn, close to the Mackintosh duthaich at Moy. Also listed are related Clan Ay Houses: Shaws in Ayrshire:, circa 1650, Shaws of Craigfield, circa 1680, Shaws of Muirton (date undetermined), Shaws in Canada, circa 1814.
Branch 2.) Shaws of Dell, circa 1430-50. Situated in Rothiemurchus. Also listed are a related House: Shaws of Guislich, circa 1670. Both Houses are extinct.
In the late Major C. J. 'Iian' Shaw of Tordarroch's 1983 watershed book ‘A History of Clan Shaw’, it is interesting that he notes: "...Later in 1750, in the government report (MS. In Advocates Library, Edinburgh. ‘Highlands of Scotland in 1750’, page 122) it is stated that ‘the Shaws have two Chieftains of equal dignity, viz., Shaw of Tordarack (sp) in Strathnairn, and Shaw of Dell in Badenoch, neither of whom were in the last Rebellion, (i.e. the 1745 Rising), but some of their men were sent out under command of some gentlemen who had nothing to lose.” (i.e. the Shaws of Kinrara and the Shaw of Crathienaird/Glenshee/Glenisla men!). This Tribe consists of about 100.”
Branch 3.) Shaws of Dalnavert, circa 1430-50. Situated in Rothiemurchus. this House is extinct.
Other Rothiemurchus branches: Shaws of Kinrara, Shaws of Achnahatnich and Shaws of Tullochgrue* (see Chapter Four: Rothiemurchus Septs: ‘A History of Clan Shaw’ by Major C.J. Shaw of Tordarroch).
Branch 4.) Mackintosh - Shaws of Mar, Clan Farquharson/Fhionnlaigh, circa 1435. Represented by the Clan Fhionnlaigh Chiefs/Farquharson of Invercauld, this line also descends from the Clan Shaw Chiefs (i.e the Mackintosh Shaw ‘Ciar’s’ of Rothiemurchus), but are an independent clan within the Clan Chattan confederation.
The Representer is Philip Farquharson of Invercauld, 17th Chief. (N,B.: The Farquharson branch of the family emigrated ‘over the hill’ (i.e. The Cairngorms) from Rothiemurchus and is situated in Braemar and Upper Deeside.).
Branch 5.) Shaws of Trumpan, Harlosh and Skye - Clan Ivar/Iomhair, circa 1450. Situated in the Western Isles. Also listed are possibly related Houses on Mull, Jura and Islay.
Branch 6.) Shaws of Crathienaird - (latterly called) Clan Seumas, circa 1600 (Indeterminate, but descending from the Shaw of Tullochgrue branch in Rothiemurchus). Situated circa 1630 in Upper Deeside, near Braemar and Balmoral, and later (1710) in Glenshee and Glenisla. Also listed are related Houses in the Crathienaird branch: Shaws of Inchrory, circa 1650, Situated in GlenAvon, Shaws of Daldownie, circa 1680 (Extinct), situated in Glengairn, Shaws of Riverney, circa 1680 (Extinct),
Shaws of the Balloch, circa 1700, Situated in Glenisla, Shaws of Blacklunans, circa 1780, Situated in Glenshee,
Shaw of Shawfields, circa 1750, Situated in Glenisla (Extinct), Shaws of Dalnaglar, circa 1780, Situated in Glenshee, and
Shaws of Lochmaddy, Situated in Skye (Represented).
Branch 7.) Shaws of Clonmel and Figlash in Eire, circa 1650 (Indeterminate). Also listed are related Houses: Shaws of Figlash, circa 1700, Shaws of Bushy Park, circa 1750.
===18th century and Jacobite risings===
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