History of the Clan MacKenzie, with Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name - Softcover

MacKenzie, Alexander

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ISBN 10: 1230229817 ISBN 13: 9781230229812

Verlag: TheClassics.us, 2013

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... bodeis, landis, heretages, takis, steidingis, rowmes, possessions, &c., athcr of the saidis persones, vnder the pane of ane thowsand merkis money. This I testific to be of virtie be ther presentis subscryvit with my hand. (Signed) "Jo. SKENE." Earl George married, early in life, Barbara, daughter of Arthur, Lord Forbes, by whom he had issue, four sons and three daughters--first, Kenneth, his successor; second, George of Kildun; third, Colin, father of Captain Robert Mackenzie and Dr George Mackenzie--author of " Lives of Eminent Scotsmen," and a MS. "History of the Fitzgeralds and Mackenzies"--of either of whom there is no existing representative; fourth, Roderick, whose only son, Alexander, had issue one daughter, Anne, who died without issue. Roderick's son, Kenneth, also died without issue. The Earl's eldest daughter, Jean, married, first, John, Earl of Mar, and secondly, Lord Fraser; the second, Margaret, married Sir William Sinclair of Mey; and the third, Barbara, married Sir John Urquhart of Cromarty. Earl George had also a natural son, John, first of the family of Gruinard. When the tidings of the disastrous defeat of Worcester were made known to his Lordship, he sank into a profound melancholy, and, in 1651, died at Schiedam, in Holland, in the forty-third year of his age. He was succeeded by his eldest son, XV. KENNETH MOR, THIRD EARL OF SEAFORTH. He was born at Brahan Castle in 1635, and when he arrived at five or six years of age, his father placed him under the care of the Rev. Farquhar MacRa, minister of Kintail, and constable of Islandonain Castle, who had a seminary in his house attended by the sons of the neighbouring gentlemen who kept young Seaforth company.* He followed the example of his father in his latter days,...

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• Verlag: TheClassics.us
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1230229817
• ISBN 13: 9781230229812
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162