Ewan McCay
d. Oct 1746, Inverness
On his capture, see Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose's letter to William Blakeney, first Baron Blakeney (Albemarle Papers, pp. 171 and 179). Some of the confusion over his name is explained on p. 1575. As a tenant of Donald Cameron, nineteenth of Lochiel, he might have used the name Cameron. While often conflated, the name MacCay derives from the Gaelic for son of David, while MacKay derives from son of Hugh--see George F. Black, The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History (New York: New York Public Library, 1946), p. 522.