Nesbitt/Nisbet

Society of North America

The Nesbitt/Nisbet Society strives to identify, acknowledge, and preserve the heritage of Clan Nisbet through gatherings, highland games, and education. The Society is proud to assist you with your genealogical research of the Nesbitt/Nisbet (N/N) families regardless of its spelling.

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Build Your Family Tree

Research Nesbitt/Nisbet Genealogy

The N/N website offers its members many resources for geneaological research, including interactive forums, the DNA Project, information on hearldry N/N symbols, and and a membership directory.

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Family Tree

Genealogy

Research assistance and support.

Gatherings

Local Scottish Highland Games and events.

Education

Resources to help learn more about your roots.

Established 1981

About The Nesbitt/Nisbet Society

The Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America, founded in 1983, promotes interest in our rich heritage by providing educational resources for people seeking to learn more about their roots.

About the N/N Society

The N/N Society strives to promote interest in the rich Nesbitt/Nisbet heritage by providing educational resources for people seeking to learn more about their roots.

Member Benefits

N/N members receive many benefits, including I Byde It Times, the quarterly society newsletter, dynamic member directory, full access to the discussion forums, and more.

Highland Games & Reunions

The N/N Society maintains a presence at many local and regional highland games. Check your region's news page to see the latest info on events, family reunions, and other gatherings.

N/N History

Houses of the Nisbets

Learn more about Nisbet House and other prominent houses associated with Nisbets and Nesbitts.

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Nisbet House

Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, south of Duns. It was built in about 1630 by Sir Alexander Nisbet, ancestor of the heraldic authority Alexander Nisbet (1657–1725).

Gunsgreen House

Gunsgreen House was built in 1753 by the notorious smuggler, John Nisbet, who built the house with a tea chute, vast cellars, and hidden spaces to hide his smuggled goods, most often tea.

Sornhill House

The Sornhill House is a 17th. century house with a Nisbet fireplace inscription from 1683.

Nisbet of Dirleton

The original Nisbet of Dirleton's House was built in 1624 for Sir John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton, a Judge of the Court of Session and famous anti-Covenanter.

Membership

Members of the N/N Society Enjoy Many Benefits

Genealogy Research

Resources and genealogists to assist you with your research.
Y-DNA Project

Participate in the joint DNA research project, to prove N/N family relationships.
Society Talks

Webcasts and presentations that will interest and educate all members.
Newsletters

From both the American Society and the UK Society to keep you updated.
Scholarship Opportunities

Providing financial support to attend a Scottish Arts programs.
Tent Hosting Resources

Resources for members hosting a tent at an upcoming Highland Games.
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Genealogy

"May the roots of your family tree grow deep and strong."

~ Irish Blessing

"...to flatter no man, but fairly and truly to collect from authentic documents, seals, and tombs what may be for the advantage and satisfaction of many private families..."
Alexander Nisbet
Alexander Nisbet (1657-1725)
Scottish Lawyer and Antiquarian
"Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Essayist and Poet
"Our ancestors ... possessed a right, which nature has given to all men, of departing from the country in which chance, not choice has placed them."
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
American Founding Father and Third President
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About the Society

The Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America is a 501(c)(3) Educational/Charitable organization, as well as a 509(a)(2) Public Charity.

News & Events

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The Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America 2025 AGM In Houston, Texas

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