at Fortrose, and subsequently factor for Macleod of Macleod at
Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, with issue, among others - John, tacksman of
Uiginish, Skye, who married Jean, daughter of Murdoch Mackenzie,
merchant, Stornoway, son of Roderick Mackenzie, III. of Avoch,
with issue - John, who succeeded his father at Uiginish and married
a daughter of Hugh MacCaskill, tacksman of Tallisker, with
issue - the Rev. John Tolmie, M.A.; Jean, who married Laurence
Skene, banker, Portree, with issue Normana, who married Donald
MacLellan, tacksman of Vatersay, Barra, with issue; and several
other sons and daughters, who emigrated to Australia and New
Zealand. The first-named John Tolmie had also two daughters, one
of whom, Barbara, married John Macdonald, tacksman of Scolpaig,
North Uist, with issue - the late John Macdonald, Newton, one of
the finest men and best factors that ever lived and Margaret, who
married William MacNeil, tacksman of Newton, North Uist, and died
in 1893 without issue. The other daughter, Annabella, married
her cousin Hector, second son of Captain John Mackenzie, VI.
of Ballone, with issue - John Tolmie Mackenzie, now residing at
Dunvegan, Isle of Skye.
Alexander was succeeded by his eldest son,
VIII. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, eighth and last Baron of Davochmaluag.
He also was Sheriff-Substitute of Ross and was Captain of an Independent
Company in 1746. He married, first, Magdalene, daughter of Hugh
Rose, XV. of Kilravock (marriage contract 1723), with issue -
1. Kenneth, who died before his father, of consumption, in 1753,
at Cowes, Isle of Wight, while serving an apprenticeship with George
Mackenzie, merchant there.
2. Jean, who married, first, William Mackenzie, son of Donald
Mackenzie, V. of Kilcoy, without issue and secondly, Alexander
Mackenzie, VIII. of Fairburn, with issue - Roderick, who succeeded
as IX. of Fairburn, and Kenneth, Lieutenant in the 21st Regiment,
who served under General Burgoyne in America, where he was killed,
unmarried, at Saratoga, in September, 1777.
3. Beatrice, who married John Mackenzie, II. of Brae, with issue.
4. Mary, who married Farquhar MacRae of Inverinate, with issue.
5. Magdalene, who married the Rev. Alexander Mackay, minister of
Barvas, Lewis, without issue.
Alexander married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Roderick Mackenzie,
IV. of Applecross, and widow of Alexander Mackenzie of Lentran,
with issue - Anne, who married George Mackenzie, III. of Pitlundie,
Sheriff-Substitute of Ross, with issue. He died without male issue
in 1776, and was succeeded by his grandson,
IX. KENNETH MACKENZIE, ninth of Davochmaluag, son of his eldest
daughter, Jean, a Lieutenant in the army, killed, as already stated,
without issue, at Saratoga in 1777 and having survived his cousin,
Roderick Mackenzie, eldest son of John Mackenzie, II. of Brae,
the lineal representation of the family devolved upon Alexander
Mackenzie, XI. of Hilton.
THE MACKENZIES OF ACHILTY.
THE first of this family was the third son of Kenneth Mackenzie,
VII. of Kintail, by Agnes Fraser of Lovat. He was originally
designated of Acha-ghluineachan, but afterwards as
I. RORY MOR MACKENZIE, first of Achilty. He was a most powerful
man, and numerous instances of his prowess are still related among
his countrymen, the most noted of which was his defeat of the famous
Italian champion before King James V. (described pp. 104-107). He
married, first, a daughter of Farquhar MacEachainn Maclean, with
issue -
1. Alastair Roy, his heir and successor.
2. Alastair Dubh, who died without issue.
3. John Roy, who married, with issue.
He married, secondly, a lady of the name of Grant, widow of Ross
of Balnagown, also with issue.
By a daughter of William Dubh Macleod he had four natural sons,
the eldest of whom, Murdoch, legitimatised by James V. in 1539, was
progenitor of the family of Fairburn. The other three - Alexander,
John, and Roderick - were also legitimatised by the same King in
1541.
Rory Mor died on the 17th of March, 1533, was buried at Beauly,
and succeeded by his eldest son,
II. ALASTAIR ROY MACKENZIE, second of Achilty, who married a
daughter of John Chisholm, XIII. of Chisholm. with issue -
1. Murdoch, his heir and successor.
2. Rory, who married, with issue - a daughter, who married Duncan
Fraser of Munlochy, and Donald, who was also married, with issue.
3. John, who married Tullochgorm's daughter, with issue - a son
Alexander, who lived at Struy.
He died at Lochbroom in 1578, was buried there, and succeeded by
his eldest son,
III. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, third of Achilty, who married a daughter
of Roderick Mackenzie, II. of Davochmaluag, with issue -
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. Murdoch, I. of Ardross and Pitglassie, progenitor of the present
Mackenzies of Dundonnel.
3. Kenneth, of whom nothing is known.
4. Rory, who married, first, a daughter of Alastair MacAllan, by
whom he had Murdo Mackenzie, afterwards Bishop of Raufoe in Ireland.
He married, secondly, a daughter of Hector Mackenzie, son of
Murdoch Mackenzie, I. of Fairburn, with issue, two sons - Alexander
and Hector, and four daughters who married respectively Allan
Mackenzie of Loggie; Dougal Mac Ian Oig; Rory Clark; and Lachlan
Mac Mhurchaidh Mhic Eachainn, of Gairloch.
5. Isobel, who married Alexander Mackenzie of Inchcoulter, with
issue.
He died on the 14th of March, 1609, was buried in Lochbroom, and
succeeded by his eldest son,
IV. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, fourth of Achilty, who married a daughter
of David Chambers, with issue -
1. Murdoch, his heir and successor.
2. John, who married a daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, I. of the
old family of Davochcairn.
3. Thomas, who married a daughter of Duncan Mackenzie, I. of Sand;
and several daughters, who married respectively James Macleod,
Assynt; Ranald MacGillespick; Angus Mac Dhomhnuill Mhic Dhomhnuill;
Hector Mackenzie, Mellan, Gairloch, second son of John Roy Mackenzie,
IV. of Gairloch, by his second marriage Kenneth Buidhe Mackenzie,
natural son of John Roy, IV. of Gairloch; and Duncan Mackenzie,
Mhic Ian.
He died at Kildin in 1642, was buried at Dingwall, and succeeded
by his eldest son,
V. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, fifth of Achilty, who married, first, a
daughter of Hector Mackenzie, son of Alexander Roy, son of Hector
Cam, natural son of Hector Roy Mackenzie, I. of Gairloch, without
issue. He married, secondly, a daughter of Hector Mackenzie, IV.
of Fairburn, relict of Kenneth Mackenzie, I. of Davochcairn, with
issue -
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. Isobel, who, in 1701, married Kenneth, son of John MacIver of
Tournaig.
He married, thirdly, Isabel, daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, V.
of Gairloch, relict successively of John Mackenzie of Lochslinn,
and Colin Mackenzie, I. of Tarvie, without issue.
He was succeeded by his only son,
VI. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, sixth of Achilty, Chamberlain of the
Lewis and Assynt in 1735. He married Christian Mackenzie, with
issue -
1. Murdoch, his heir and successor.
2. David, who married, with issue - Colin, who succeeded his uncle
Murdoch.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
VII. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, seventh of Achilty, who, in 1728, married
Anne, third daughter of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, first Baronet and
VIII. of Gairloch, without issue. He was succeeded by his nephew,
a son of his brother David,
VIII. COLIN MACKENZIE, eighth of Achilty, an Officer in the
78th Regiment, who married Janet, third daughter of Sir Alexander
Mackenzie, second Baronet and IX. of Gairloch. He was the last
who possessed the property. In 1784 he has a tack of the farm
of Kinkell, where he died in 1813, with his affairs involved. He
left one son, John, who died without issue, whereupon the property
passed to the Mackenzies of Applecross.
THE MACKENZIES OF ARDROSS, NOW OF DUNDONNEL.
THE progenitor of this family was Murdoch, second son of Murdoch
Mackenzie, III. of Achilty. He purchased the lands of Pitglassie
and Kildin, and married Catharine, daughter of John Mackenzie of
Tolly, with issue -
1. Kenneth, who, in 1699, married Agnes Fraser, and died before
his father, without issue.
2. Alexander, who succeeded his father.
3. John "Rapach," who married Anne, daughter of Colin Mackenzie,
III. of Kincraig, without issue.
4. William, Episcopal minister of Rosskeen, who married a daughter
of Fraser of Belladrum. He was admitted minister of Rosskeen
before the 9th of August, 1665, and he died on the 14th of March,
1714. He had a son described in 1709 as "John, his eldest son."
He also had a son called "Black Colin," who had the farm of
Achintoul in Rosskeen, and who married, with issue--(1) Alexander,
who married Lilias Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Mackenzie, II. of
Kincraig, with issue - a daughter, who married, first, Alexander
Ellison, and secondly, Alexander Aird; (2) George, who married
a daughter of Gordon of Embo, with issue - Colin; John; and three
daughters, Mary, Nelly, and Margaret, who died at Invergordon
45 to 50 years ago, and "were as primitive in their appearance and
dress as if they had come out of Noah's ark." The Rev. William
had also three daughters, who married respectively the Rev. Allan
Clark, minister of Glenelg; the Rev. Duncan MacCulloch, minister
of Urquhart, and Andrew Fraser, Chamberlain of Ferrintosh.
Murdoch died in 1655, was buried at Dingwall, and succeeded by his
second and eldest surviving son,
I. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, first of Dundonnel. He bought the lands
of Ardross during his father's lifetime, in 1644, formerly the
property of Ross of Tolly, and sold the lands of Pitglassie and
Kildin. He was served heir in 1662. He married Janet, daughter
of Alexander Mackenzie, V. of Gairloch, with issue -
1. Murdoch, his heir and successor.
2. Kenneth, in Ulladale, who had a son Alexander, retoured as heir
general in 1715.
3. Hector, apprenticed to learn chirurgery in 1682.
4. William, who in 1681, married Christian, daughter of Colin
Mackenzie, II. of Kincraig.
5. Alexander.
6. Roderick, of whom nothing is known.
7. Isobella, who in 1678 married, as his second wife, Alexander
Mackenzie of Inchcoulter, brother-german to Sir George Mackenzie
of Rosehaugh.
He died in 1674, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, second of Dundonnel, who married a daughter
of Grant of Elchies, Strathspey, with issue -
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Another son, who died in 1761.
3. Murdoch, tacksman of Clynes in 1745.
4. Rory.
5. Anne.
6. Margaret, who in 1709 married Gregor, heir of Robert Grant of
Gartenmor.
He was buried at Rosskeen, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
III. JOHN MACKENZIE, third of Dundonnel, who married Helen,
daughter of T. Erskine of Pittoderie, celebrated for her beauty,
with issue--
1. Roderick, his heir and successor.
2. Murdoch, who succeeded as V. of Ardross.
3. Margaret, who married James Muir of Stonywood, with issue.
4. Rachael, or Barbara, who married George Paton, of Grandholm,
with issue.
5. Jean, and several others - in all a family of fifteen. He was
buried at Rosskeen, and succeeded by his eldest son,
IV. RODERICK MACKENZIE, fourth of Dundonnel, who died without
issue, and was succeeded by his eldest brother,
V. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, fifth of Dundonnel, who in 1743, married
Bathia, daughter of John Paton of Grandholm. In his time was
concluded before Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, a law-suit
which existed for four generations between his family and the
Rosses of Achnacloich or Tolly, regarding the validity of the sale
of the property to Alexander, second of the family, a litigation
which ruined the Rosses and involved the Mackenzies of Ardross
deeply in debt. He died, and was buried at Rosskeen, having had
issue, an only daughter, who succeeded to the property as sixth
of Dundonnel,
VI. MARGARET MACKENZIE, who in 1768 married James Munro of
Teaninich, Captain R.N., with issue -
1. Hugh Munro, Captain in the 78th Regiment, who succeeded to the
estate of Teaninich, and in 1846 died unmarried.
2. Murdoch, who resumed the name of Mackenzie, and succeeded his
mother in Ardross and Dundonnel.
3. Colonel Hector, who died unmarried in 1827.
4. Major-General John Munro, H.E.I.C. S., who married Charlotte,
daughter of Dr Blacker, with issue - (1) James St John, late Major
60th Rifles, who died in 1818, was married, and left issue - Maxwell,
Lieutenant 48th Regiment, and others; (2) John; (3) Stuart Caradoc
Munro, now of Teaninich; (4) Maxwell William; and (5) Charlotte,
who, in 1834, married the Hon. George A. Spencer, with issue.
5. Catherine, who married Thomas Warrand of Warrandfield, Inverness,
with issue - Robert, Major in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; three
other sons and a daughter, all of whom died young.
6. Bathia; and 7. Alexina, both of whom died young.
Margaret, whose husband died in 1845, was buried at Ardross, and
succeeded by her second son,
VII. MURDO MUNRO-MACKENZIE, seventh of Dundonnel, retoured in
1795. He sold Ardross to the Duke of Sutherland, and, in 1834,
purchased Dundonnel from Thomas Mackenzie, VI. of the old family
of Dundonnel. By the death of his elder brother, Hugh, without
issue, Murdo became the head of the family of Munro of Teaninich.
In 1838 he purchased the detached portions of the Cromarty estates,
including the forest of Fannich. He married Christina, daughter
of Robert Ross, Strathcullanach, Balnagown, with issue -
1. Hugh, who, in 1813, died young.
2. John, who died before his father in 1815.
3. Hugh, who succeeded his father.
4. Kenneth, who succeeded his brother Hugh.
5. Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel H.E.I.C.S., residing in Brisbane,
Queensland, married, with issue.
6. James, who died unmarried.
7. Murdo, who died unmarried.
8. Mary, who married Major-General Francis Archibald Reid, C.B.,
with issue.
9. Helen, who married Simon Mackenzie-Ross of Aldie, without
issue.
Murdo died at Dundonnel, was buried there, and succeeded by his
eldest surviving son,
VIII. HUGH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who spent his whole time in beautifying,
improving, and increasing his estates, upon which he constantly
resided. He died unmarried, on the 30th of July, 1869, leaving his
fee-simple estates of Mungasdale, Gruinard, and Strath-na-Sealg,
to an illegitimate daughter, who afterwards married Mr Catton.
He was buried at Dundonnel, and succeeded by his brother, IX.
KENNETH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who was trained to the medical profession,
qualified in Edinburgh, and afterwards practised successively in
Dublin, London, France, and Italy, and eventually emigrated to
New South Wales, from which he returned in 1870 after thirty-four
years - having established the members of his family in good
positions there - to his native county, to take possession of his
late brother's property. But this he only succeeded in doing
after many years of expensive litigation carried on against him
by his brother's natural daughter, Mrs Catton, who attempted to
overthrow the family settlements and obtain possession of all
the estates for herself. She, however, only succeeded in ruining
her own property, which had to be old to pay the lawyers.
He married, in 1838, Julia Smith, relict of Captain Edmund Harrison
Cliffe, of Sydney, New South Wales, with issue -
1. Murdo, his heir, who, born in 1843, accompanied his father
from Australia and afterwards succeeded to the property.
2. Hugh, of Bundanon, Shoulhaven, N.S.W., now of Dundonnel.
3. Helen, who, in 1870, married John Robinson of Shoulhaven,
N.S.W., with issue.
4. Mary, who in 1860 married James Thomson of Burner, Shoulhaven,
N.S.W., with issue.
5. Julia Anna, who married, in 1867, the Rev. Robert Spier Willis,
M.A., of the Church of England, Incumbent of Manly Beach, Sydney,
N.S.W., with issue.
Kenneth died in 1878, was buried at Dundonnel, and succeeded by
his eldest son,
X. MURDO MUNRO-MACKENZIE, tenth of Dundonnel. He died unmarried
and was succeeded by his only brother,
XI. HUGH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, eleventh of Dundonnel. He resides in
New South Wales. In 1876 he married Bella Mary, daughter of T.
T. Biddulph of Earie, Shoulhaven, N.S.W., with issue - Hugh, Bella,
and Mary.
THE MACKENZIES OF FAIRBURN.
THIS family is also descended from Roderick Mor Mackenzie, I. of
Achilty, by a daughter of William Dubh Macleod, VII. of Harris, by
whom he had a natural son,
I. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, first of Fairburn, who was granted letters
of legitimation by James V., dated 1st of July, 1539. On the 16th
of March, 1541, there are also letters of legitimation in favour
of "Alexandro Mackenze seniori, Joanni juniori, et Roderico
bastardis filus naturalibus, quondam Roderici Mackenze." Murdo
for some time lived at Court and was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to James V. He obtained a charter for his lands, dated 1st
of April, 1542, afterwards confirmed by Queen Mary in 1343. He
married, first, Margaret, daughter of Urquhart, Sheriff of Cromarty,
with issue -
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. John, I. of Tolly, minister of Dingwall, who married Margaret,
daughter of Ballindalloch, with issue, among others - Murdoch,
II. of Tolly, who married Catherine, daughter of James Innes of
Inverbreakie, with issue.
3. Annabella, who married, first, Thomas Mackenzie of Lochluichart
and Ord, with issue; and secondly, Alexander Mackenzie, progenitor
of Coul, also with issue.
4. A daughter, who married Ross of Priesthill. Murdoch married,
secondly, a daughter of Rory MacFarquhar Maclean, with issue -
5. Roderick, of Knockbaxter, from whom the Mackenzies of Kernsary,
of whom presently.
6. John, I. of Corry, who married a daughter of Donald Clark, with
issue - three sons and four daughters.
7. Hector, Chamberlain of Lochcarron.
8. Isabel, who, as his second wife, married John Roy Mackenzie,
IV. of Gairloch, with issue.
9. A daughter, who married Donald Glas Macdonald.
10. Mary, who married Wyland Chisholm, Kinkell, with issue - Agnes,
who married her cousin, Hector Mackenzie, IV. of Fairburn, with
issue.
Murdoch died in 1590, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, second of Fairburn, who married a
daughter of Walter Innes of Inverbreakie, with issue -
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Hector, who succeeded his brother John in Fairburn.
3. Isobel, who married John Mackenzie, eldest son of John Roy,
IV. of Gairloch, who died in 1601, before his father, without male
issue. She married, secondly, Bayne of Tulloch.
4. A daughter, who married Murdo Mackenzie, II. of Kensary, with
issue - a daughter.
Alexander was succeeded by his eldest son,
III. JOHN MACKENZIE, third of Fairburn, who married Janet,
daughter of Torquil Macleod of Coigeach, without male issue, but by
her he had four daughters who married - the eldest, Murdo Mackenzie
of Sand; Agnes, first, Murdo MacCulloch of Park, and secondly,
Roderick Mackenzie, II. of Corry; Isobel, John Mackenzie of
Pitlundie; and Annabella, Roderick Mackenzie, Ardlair; the last
three being heirs portioners. He has a sasine of Monar in 1620.
He died in 1645, and was succeeded by his next brother,
IV. HECTOR MACKENZIE, fourth of Fairburn, who married, first,
his cousin Agnes, daughter of Wyland Chisholm, Kinkell, with issue -
1. Roderick, his heir, who succeeded; and five daughters, who
married respectively, Roderick, son of Bayne of Tulloch, and
secondly, Angus, third son of Alexander Mackenzie, V. of Gairloch,
by Isobel Mackenzie of Coul another married Kenneth Mackenzie, I.
of Davochcairn, and, secondly, Murdoch Mackenzie, V. of Achilty;
the third married the Rev. Alexander Mackenzie, minister of
Lochcarron; the fourth, Roderick, second son of Colin Mackenzie,
I. of Kincraig the fifth, the Rev. Alexander, third son of
the Rev. John Mackenzie of Tolly, by his second marriage with a
daughter of Thomas Fraser of Struy.
Hector married, secondly, a natural daughter of Alexander Mackenzie,
I. of Kilcoy, with issue - two sons and three daughters.
Hector was succeeded by his only son, by his first wife,
V. RODERICK MACKENZIE, fifth of Fairburn, who first married a
daughter of Patrick Grant of Glenmoriston, with issue - Mary, who
married as his second wife, Alexander Mackenzie, II. of Ballone,
with issue. He married, secondly, in 1663, Margaret, daughter of
Donald Mackenzie, III. of Loggie, with issue -
1. Murdoch, his heir and successor.
2. John, of Bishop-Kinkell, who was married twice, with issue - three
sons and two daughters.
3. Colin, who died without issue.
4. Donald, married, with issue - a son Murdoch.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
VI. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, sixth of Fairburn, who in 1673 married
Isobel, daughter of the Hon. Simon Mackenzie of Lochslinn, with
issue -
1. Roderick, his heir and successor.
2. Kenneth, who died unmarried in 1731.
3. George; and 4. James, both unmarried.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
VII. RODERICK MACKENZIE, seventh of Fairburn, who in 1712 married
Winniewood, daughter of William Mackintosh, Younger of Borlum,
with issue -
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. Kenneth, who married Ann MacRae, with issue.
3. Colin, of whom nothing is known.
4. Helen, who married John, eldest son of Colin, IX. of Hilton,
who died before his father in 1751, without issue.
Roderick was succeeded by his eldest son,
VIII. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, eighth of Fairburn, to whom the
estates, which had been forfeited in 1715, were restored in 1731.
He married Jean, eldest daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, VIII.
of Davochmaluag, with issue -
1. Roderick, his heir and successor.
2. Kenneth, Lieutenant 21st Regiment, who was killed under General
Burgoyne at Saratoga, unmarried, in September 1777.
Alexander was succeeded by his eldest son,
IX. RODERICK MACKENZIE, ninth of Fairburn, who in 1768 married
Catharine, daughter of William Baillie of Rosehall, with issue -
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. William, who died without issue.
3. Mary, who married James Massey, without issue. She married
secondly, Colonel Robert Murray Macgrigor, with issue - Janetta
Catharine, who married, first, Robert Sutherland, and secondly,
Lieutenant Hull and Barbara, who married Richard Hort, Royal
Horse Guards Blue, with issue.
4. Barbara, who married, first, Kenneth Murchison of Tarradale,
with issue - the late Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, President of
the Royal Geographical Society, who married a daughter of General
Hugonin, without issue; and the Hon. Kenneth Murchison.
Roderick was succeeded by his eldest son,
X. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, tenth of Fairburn, Major-General in the
Army. He was created a Baronet. He died unmarried, the last
direct heir male of the family, and was buried in the St. Clement's
aisle of the old Church of Dingwall.
THE MACKENZIES OF KERNSARY.
THIS family is descended from the Mackenzies of Fair-burn, the last
of the male line of the original Kernsary Mackenzies having, as
already shown, been killed at the battle of Auldearn in 1645,
when his sister carried the lineal representation of that family
to the Mackenzies of Sand.
The descent of the second family is as follows - Murdoch Mackenzie,
I. of Fairburn, married as his second wife Mary, daughter of
Roderick MacFarquhar Maclean, with issue along with two other sons
and daughters -
RODERICK MACKENZIE of Knockbaxter, in the vicinity of Dingwall.
He married Aegidia, daughter of Bayne of Tulloch (sasine 1636),
with issue - (1) the Rev. Murdoch Mackenzie, who married a daughter
of MacCulloch of Park; (2) Kenneth, who married a daughter of the
Rev. John Mackenzie, Cromarty; and (3)-