 Fraser-Mackintosh states that the Gows took protection of Mackintosh (who was the chief of Clan Chattan) in 1399.However, the modern publication "Scots Kith & Kin" (2014) states that the Gows were a sept of the Clan Macpherson who are also part of the Clan Chattan.The name Thomas Gow is found in 1589 in a bond signed at Dunkeld between Mackintosh and MacDonald of Keppoch.