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in 1645 at the battle of Auldearn in command of the Lewis Mackenzie Regiment; whereupon the lineal and sole representation of the Kernsary family reverted to the descendants of Alexander Mackenzie of Sand; through Mary; his wife; by whom he had issuetwo sons and two daughters。 He was succeeded; in 1656; by the eldest son; Hector; who also succeeded his uncle John in Ardnagrask。 He married Janet Fraser; with issueJohn Mackenzie; who died in 1759; and left a son Alexander; who got a new tack of Ardnagrask for forty years; commencing in May; 1760; 'Gairloch Papers。' and married Helen Mackenzie; daughter of Donald; great…grandson of Murdo Mackenzie; V。 of Hilton (by his wife; Jean Forbes of Raddery); by whom he had a large family of five sons and six daughters。 The eldest son; John Mackenzie; a merchant and Bailie of Inverness; was born at Ardnagrask in 1762; and married Prudence; daughter of Richard Ord; Merkinch; Inverness; by his wife; Elizabeth; daughter of John; third son of Alexander; VII。 of Davochmaluag; with issuefive sons and two daughters。 Three of the sons died without issue; one of whom was John; a merchant in Madras。 Another; Alexander; married Maria Lascelles of Blackwood; Dumfries; with issueJohn Fraser Mackenzie; who married Julia Linton; with issue; Alexander; who married Adelaide Brett; Madras; with issue and four daughters; Margaret; Jane; Frances; and Maria; of whom two married; with issue。
Bailie John's second surviving son; the Rev。 William Mackenzie; married Elizabeth Maclaren; with issueJohn Ord; who married; without issue; James; who married; with issue; Richard; who married Lousia Lyall; with issue Henry; of the Oriental Bank Corporation; Gordon; of the Indian Civil Service; and Alfred; of Townsville; Queensland; also Louisa; Isabella; Maria; and Williamina; all married; the first three with issue。 Bailie Mackenzie's daughters wereElizabeth; who married Montgomery Young; with issue; and Jane; who married Provost Ferguson; of Inverness; with issueJohn Alexander; who married; with issue; Mary; who married the late Walter Carruthers of the Inverness Courier; with issue; and Agnes Prudence; who married the Rev。 G。 T。 Carruthers; one of Her Majesty's Chaplains in India。
6。 William Mackenzie of Shieldaig; who married a daughter of the Rev。 Murdo Mackenzie; minister of Kintail; with issue(1) Murdoch; who married Mary; daughter of Roderick Mackenzie; I。 of Applecross; with issueRoderick; who; in 1727; married Margaret Mackenzie; with issueWilliam Mackenzie; on record in 1736; (2) Duncan; who married a daughter; by his second marriage; of Hector Mackenzie; IV。 of Fairburn; (3) John; who married a daughter of Murdo Mackenzie in Sand; (4) Kenneth; who married a daughter of Hector MacIan vic Eachainn Mackenzie; (5) Hector; (6) Roderick; (7) Alexander; the last…named three unmarried in 1669; (8) a daughter; who married Alexander Fraser of Reelick; with issue; (9) a daughter; who married Hector 〃 Mac Mhic Alastair Roy〃; (10) a daughter; who married Murdo 〃Mac Ian Mhic Eachainn Chaoil;〃 a son of one of the Raasay heroes; (11) a daughter; who married Hector Mackenzie; Chamberlain in Lochcarron; (12) a daughter; who married the Rev。 Donald Macrae; minister of Lochalsh; and (13) a daughter; unmarried in 1669。 He had also a natural son; John Mor 〃Mac Uilleam;〃 who married a natural daughter or Murdoch Mackenzie; II。 of Redcastle。
7。 A daughter; who married Fraser of Foyers。
8。 Katherine; who married Hugh Fraser of Culbokie and Guisachan。
9。 Another Katherine; who married Fraser of Struy。
10。 Janet; who married; first; George Cuthbert of Castlehill; Inverness (marriage contract 29th June; 1611); and secondly Neil Munro of Findon marriage contract dated 5th of February; 1627)。 'Both marriage contracts are in the Gairloch Charter Chest。'
11。 A daughter; who married Alastair Mor; brother of Chisholm of Comar。
John Roy married; secondly; Isabel; daughter of Murdoch Mackenzie; I。 of Fairburn; with issue
12。 Captain Roderick of Pitglassie; who served in the army of the Prince of Orange; and died; unmarried; in Holland; in 1624。
13。 Hector of Mellan; who married; first; the widow of the Rev。 John Mackenzie of Lochbroom; without issue and secondly; a daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; IV。 of Achilty; with issue; five sonsAlexander; who married a daughter of 〃Murdo Mc Cowil vic Ean Oig〃; Murdo; who married a daughter of Murdo Mackenzie of Sand and three others unmarried in 1669。
14。 John; a clergyman; who married a natural daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; I。 of Kilcoy; with issuefour sons and two daughters。 He died at Rhynduin in 1666; and is buried at Beauly。
15。 Katherine Og; who married Fraser of Belladrum; with issue…from whom the Frasers of Achnagairn and Seafield。
16。 Isabel; who married first; Alastair Og Macdonald 'The marriage contract is in the Gairloch Charter Chest; dated 23rd Jan。 1629。 This gentleman; in the month of November; 1625; killed a man in Uist named Alexander Mac Ian Mhic Alastair; for which he received a remission from Charles I。; dated at Holyrood; the first of August; 1627; and which Macdonald appears to have deposited in the Gairloch Charter Chest on his marriage with Isabel of Gairloch。' of Cuidreach; brother…german to Sir Donald Macdonald of Sleat; and ancestor of the Macdonalds of Cuidreach and Kingsburgh; Isle of Skye。 She married; secondly; Hugh Macdonald of Skirmish。
John had also a natural son; Kenneth Buy Mackenzie; by a woman named Fraser; who married a daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; IV。 of Achilty; and two natural daughters; one of whom married Donald Bain; Seaforth's Chamberlain in the Lewis; killed in the battle of Auldearn in 1645; the other; Margaret; in 1640; married Alexander; 〃second lawful son〃 of John Mackenzie; IV。 of Hilton。
He died at Talladale in 1628; in the 80th year of his age; was buried in the old churchyard of Gairloch; and succeeded by his eldest surviving son;
V。 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; who was advanced in years at his father's death。 He was most active in the duties pertaining to the head of his house during the life of his father; for it was he who led the Mackenzies of Gairloch against the Macleods in their repeated incursions to repossess themselves of their estates; 〃He was a valiant worthy gentleman。 It was he who made an end of all the troubles his predecessors were in the conquering of Gairloch from the Shiel Vic Gille Challum。 'Applecross MS。' Very little is known of him personally; his career having been so much mixed up with that of his father。 By the charter of 1619 he was infeft in the barony as fiar; and he immediately succeeded on his father's decease。 In 1627; while still fiar or feuer of Gairloch; he obtained from his son…in…law; John Mackenzie of Applecross (afterwards of Lochslinn); who married his daughter Isobel; a disclamation of part of the lands of Diobaig; previously in dispute between the Lairds of Gairloch and Applecross。
In the Gairloch Charter Chest there is a feu charter of endowment by John Mackenzie of Applecross; in implement of the contrac