Fearchars and Cadogs

 In later Arthurian Welsh Triads Cadoc, with Illtud and Peredur, is one of three knights said to have become keepers of the Holy Grail.

Scottish followers were known as "Gille Dog",  

the servants of Cadog,  

which appears as a surname, first as  

Dog, 

 and later as Doig,  

Dock, and 

 Doak.

"The genealogy of the blessed Cadoc arises from the most noble emperors of Rome, from the time of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, Augustus Cesar, in whose time Christ was born, begat Octavianus, Octavianus begat Tiberius, Tiberius begat Caius, Caius begat Claudius, Claudius begat Vespasian, Vespasian begat Titus, Titus begat Domitian, Domitian begat Nero, under whom the apostles Peter and Paul suffered, Nero begat Trajan, Trajan begat Adrian, Adrian begat Antonius, Antonius begat Commodus, Commodus begat Meobus, Meobus begat Severus, Severus begat Antonius, Antonius begat Aucanus, Aucanus begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Alexander, Alexander begat Maximus, Maximus begat Gordian, Gordian begat Philip, Philip begat Decius, Decius begat Gallus, Callus begat Valerian, Valerian begat Cleopatra, Cleopatra begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Titus, Titus begat Probus, Probus begat Carosius, Carosius begat Dioclesian, who perscuted the Christians throughout the whole world; for in his time the blessed martyrs Alban, that is Julian, Aaron, and many others suffered. Dioclesian begat Galerius, Galerius begat Constantine the Great the son of Helen, Constantine begat Constantius, Constantius begat Maximianus, with whom the British soldiers went from Britain, and he slew Gratian the Roman emperor, and held the government of all Europe; and he did not dismiss the soldiers, which he brought with him from Britain to return to their country on account of their bravery, but gave them many provinces and countries, that is from the pool which is on the top of the mountain of Jupiter to the city named Cantguic, and until the western mound that is Cruc Ochideint; and from those soldiers arose a nation which is called Lettau. Maximianus therefore begat Owain, Owain begat Nor, Nor begat Solor, Solor begat Glywys, Glywys begat Gwynlliw, Gwynlliw begat the most blessed Cadoc of whom we are speaking"

" Two stags came out of the forest to help them, which is said to be why the stream running past the monastery is called the Nant Carfan, the Stag Brook."

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Thankful Finley (Doak)

Also Known As: "Elizabeth", "Mary", "Thankful Finley" 

Birthdate: March 16, 1707
Birthplace: on ship from, North Ireland 
Death: September 20, 1791 (84) 
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, United States  
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Samuel Doak and Elizabeth Doak 
Wife of John Finley 

Mother of James Finley; John Finley, Jr.; Margaret Finley; Andrew Finley; Thomas Finley and 11 others 
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"The change of the surname FINLAY to FINLEY is found in various documents relating to this family under date of 1461 to 1501; appears under the form of FYNLAY, FENLAY, and under date of 1506, John FINLEY, partitioner of Cupar Angus, son of John FYNLAY, is mentioned as partitioner of County Lanark."

""FINLAY, FINLEY, FINDLAY, Gaelic FIONNLAGH, less correctly FIONNLADH and FIONNLA. In the Gaelic genealogical manuscript of 1467, the name occurs in the genitive as FINLAEIC, and in the Duan Albanach, an old poetical chronicle of the kings of Dalriada (c. 1070, though in text of later date) as FIONNLAOICH.

" William FINLAY, Royal Forester of King Robert I; m Isabel DEMPSTER, daughter of Thomas DEMPSTER, Laird of Murish, and Eleanor FORBES, niece and co-heir of Viscount FORBES. Children: Andrew and John."

" FEARCHAR MCFINLAY:

Was Chief of a powerful Clan known as Clan Fionnladh, a sept of the great confederation, Clan Chattan, which held large possessions in Strathdie in the Parish of Crothie, in the Braces of Mar, at the head of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the year 1236.

Fionnladh, from which the name Finley is derived, is a combination of hte Gaelic word, Fionn, meaning Fergus and Ladh, meaning boy or child. From this root have come the different spellings, such as, Finleg, Finlegh, Finley, Finlay, Findley, and Findlay. All are pure Scotch, and identical in origin.

Fearchar is said to have been a lineal descendant of the ancient Thames of Ross and Moray, of whom the most famous was Macbeth.  

Malcolm II, was King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, A. D.