history of the mackenzies-第67章

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　be　the　present　head　and　heir　male　of　the　ancient　family　of　Kintail　and　Seaforth；　and　Chief　of　the　Clan。　　This　SIMON　married；　first；　　Elizabeth；　daughter　of　the　Rev。　Peter　Bruce　of　Ferrar；　D。D。；　Principal　of　St。　Leonard's　College；　St。　Andrews；　and　son　of　Bruce　of　Fingask；　by　　Elizabeth；　daughter　of　Alexander　Wedderburn　of　Blackness；　with　issue　　five　sons　and　one　daughter；　Jane；　who　married　Robert　Douglas　of　　Katewell；　in　the　parish　of　Kiltearn；　Ross…shire；　and　secondly；　Sir　James　　Grant　of　Moyness。

The　eldest　of　Simon's　five　sons　was　the　famous　SIR　　GEORGE　　MACKENZIE　of　Rosehaugh；　Lord　Advocate　for　　Scotland；　whose　history　is　so　well　known　that　it　would　serve　no　good　　purpose　to　give　only　such　a　brief　account　of　it　as　could　be　given　in　the　　space　here　available。　He　wrote　several　works　of　admitted　literary　merit；　his　Institutes　being　to　this　day　considered　a　standard　legal　authority。

He　　left　an　autobiography　in　MS。　which　was　published　by　his　widow　in　1716。

The　estate　of　Rosehaugh；　where　he　always　took　up　his　residence　while　in　　the　Highlands；　was；　in　his　time；　profusely　covered　with　the　Dog　Rose；　a　　fact　which　first　suggested　to　the　famous　lawyer　the　idea　of　designating　　that　property　by　the　name　of　〃Vallis　Rosarum；〃　or　Rosehaugh。　　Sir　George　　married　first；　Elizabeth；　daughter　of　John　Dickson　of　Hartree；　with　issue（1）　John；　（2）　Simon；　（3）　George；　all　of　whom　died　young　and　unmarried；　　（4）　Agnes；　who　in　1705　married　Sir　James　Stuart　Mackenzie；　first　Earl　of　　Bute；　with　issue；　whose　descendants；　now　represented　by　the　Earl　of　Wharncliffe；　succeeded　to　his　Ross…shire　estates；　but　since　sold　by　them；　though　still　retaining　the　name　and　arms　of　the　family。　（For　the　succession　　see　Retour　of　James　Marquis　of　Bute；　January；　1721）；　（5）　Elizabeth；　who　　married；　first；　Sir　Archibald　Cockburn　of　Langton；　with　issue；　and；　　secondly；　the　Hon。　Sir　James　Mackenzie　of　Royston；　Baronet；　with　issue　　George　（who　married　but　died　before　his　father；　without　male　issue）；　and　　two　daughtersAnne；　who　married　Sir　William　Dick　of　Prestonfield；　and　　Elizabeth；　who　married　Sir　John　Stuart　of　Grandtully；　with　issue。

Sir　George　Mackenzie　of　Rosehaugh　married；　secondly；　Margaret；　daughter　of　Haliburton　of　Pitcur；　with　issue；　（6）　James；　who　died　young；　　（7）　George；　who　succeeded　his　father　as　II。　of　Rosehaugh；　and　married　　with　issue；　an　only　daughter；　who　died　without　issue；　（8）　Jean；　and　（9）　　Margaret；　both　of　whom　died　without　issue。　　From　this　it　will　be　seen　that　　the　male　representation　of　Sir　George　Mackenzie　of　Rosehaugh；　eldest　son　　of　the　Hon。　Simon　Mackenzie　of　Lochslinn；　terminated　at　the　death　of　his　　only　son。　　We　must　therefore　revert　to　SIMON　　MACKENZIE；　the　immediate　younger　brother　of　Sir　　George　Mackenzie；　and　second　son　of　the　Hon。　Simon　Mackenzie　of　　Lochslinn；　from　whom　JAMES　　FOWLER　　MACKENZIE　　OF　　　ALLANGRANGE；　present　Chief　of　the　Clan；　is　descended　as　follows：

SIMON；　who　died　at　Lochbroom　in　1664；　married　Jane；　daughter　　of　Alexander　Mackenzie；　I。　of　Ballone；　brother　of　Sir　John　Mackenzie　of　　Tarbat　and　uncle　to　George；　first　Earl　of　Cromarty　（marriage　contract　　1663）　with　issuean　only　and　posthumous　son；

I。　　SIMON　　MACKENZIE；　first　of　Allangrange；　an　Advocate　at　the　Scottish　Bar。　　This　property　he　acquired　through　his　wife　in　the　following　　manner。　　Alexander　Mackenzie；　I。　of　Kilcoy；　third　son　of　Colin；　XI。　of　　Kintail；　had　four　sons；　of　whom　the　youngest；　Roderick；　obtained　the　　lands　of　Kilmuir；　in　the　Black　Isle。　　He　became　a　successful　lawyer；　　Sheriff…Depute；　and　Member　of　Parliament；　and　was　knighted　by　Charles　　II。　　Sir　Roderick；　at　the　same　time　proprietor　of　Findon；　acquired　several　　other　properties　by　purchase。　He　died　in　1692；　and　on　the　death　of　his　　only　son　in　the　following　year；　without　issue；　his　unentailed　estates；　which　　were　not　included　in　the　Barony；　and　which　had　become　very　　considerable；　and　all　his　moveable　property；　were　divided　equally　among　　his　four　daughters；　as　heirs　portioners。　Isobel；　the　third　of　these　ladies；　on　　the　22nd　of　August；　1693；　married；　as　his　first　wife；　Simon　Mackenzie；　the　　Advocate；　and　carried　to　him　in　1699　as　her　portion；　the　estate　of　Allanformerly　the　property　and　residence　of　the　Earl　of　Seaforthwhich　has　　ever　since　been　known　as　Allangrange。　By　Isobel　Mackenzie；　daughter　of　　Sir　Roderick　Mackenzie　of　Findon；　Simon　had　issue

1。　　Roderick；　who　died　unmarried。

2。　　George；　who　succeeded　his　father　as　II。　of　Allangrange。

3。　　Kenneth；　of　whom　there　is　no　trace。

4。　　William；　a　Captain　in　the　Dutch　army。　　He　married　a　Miss　　Innes；　with　issue；　since　proved　extinct。

5。　　Simon；　who　died；　without　issue；　in　the　West　Indies。

6。　　Lilias；　who　died　unmarried。

7。　　Elizabeth；　who　in　1745　married；　as　his　third　wife　John　　Matheson；　V。　of　Fernaig；　ancestor　of　Sir　Kenneth　James　Matheson；　　Baronet　of　Lochalsh；　with　issueone　son；　Captain　Alexander　Matheson；　　of　the　78th　Highlanders；　who　died　in　India　in　1809；　without　issue。

8。　　Eliza；　who　married　Ludovic；　son　of　Roderick　Mackenzie；　V。　of　Redcastle。

9。　　Isobel；　who　married　Murdoch　Cameron；　with　issue；　at　　Allangrange。

Simon　married；　secondly；　on　the　28th　of　August；　1718；　Susanna；　daughter　of　Colonel　Alexander　Fraser　of　Kinneries；　generally　known　as　　〃the　Coroner；〃　with　issue

10。　　Colin；　who　married　a　Miss　Macdonald　in　Lochaber；　with　issueWilliam；　who　died　unmarried　in　the　West　Indies；　Susanna；　who　married　　a　Mr　Cameron；　with　issue；　and　a　daughter；　who　died　unmarried。

11。　　Alexander；　a　Doctor　of　Medicine；　who　died　without　issue；　in　Jamaica；　in　1780。

12。　　Margaret；　married　Dr　John　Mackenzie　of　Newton；　who　died　in　　1759；　with　issueDr　Simon　of　Mullet　Hall；　Jamaica；　who　there　married　　Catherine；　daughter　of　Samuel　Gregory　from　Nairn；　George；　Roderick；　　Kenneth；　and　Isobel。

13。　　Frances；　who　married　Lieutenant　James　Cumming　of　the　　Marines　（marriage　contract　1752）；　without　issue。

14。　　Susanna；　and

15。　　Janet；　both　of　whom　died　unmarried。

Simon　was　drowned　in　the　River　Orrin；　in　February；　1730；　while　returning　home　from　a　visit　to　a　friend　in　Fairburn；　when　he　was　succeeded　by　his　eldest　surviving　son；

II。　　GEORGE　　MACKENZIE；　second　of　Allangrange；　who　in　May；　　1731；　married　Margaret；　daughter　of　John　and　grand…daughter　of　Sir　　Donald　Bayne　of　Tulloch。　They　have　a　retour　in　1732。　　The　male　heirs　of　　the　Baynes　of　Tullochoriginally　a　sept　of　Mackays　from　Sutherlandshire；　who　settled　down　in　the　vicinity　of　Dingwall　early　in　the　　sixteenth　centuryhaving　terminated　in　John；　this　lady's　father；　she　　carried　the　lineal　representation　of　that　old　and　respectable　house　to　the　　family　of　Allangrange。　　By　Margaret　Bayne；　George　Mackenzie　had　issue

1。　　Simon；　who　died　young　in　1731。

2。　　William；　a　Captain　in　the　25th　Regiment。　　He　died　before　his　father；　unmarried；　in　1764。

3。　　George；　who　died　young。

4。　　Alexander；　who　died　unmarried　before　his　father；　in　1765。

5。　　John；　who　succeeded　his　father　in　Allangrange。

6。　　Margaret；　who；　as　his　second　wife；　married　Alexander　　Chisholm；　XXII。　of　Chisholm；　with　issue；　and　carried　on　the　succession　of　that　family。

7。　　Isobell；　who　married　Simon　Mackenzie　of　Langwell；　a　Captain　in　the　4th　Regiment　（marriage　contract　1767）；　with　issue。

8。　　Mary；　who　married　Kenneth　Chisholm；　Fasnakyle；　a　cadet　of　Knockfin；　with　issueMargaret；　who　married　John　Chisholm；　Comar。　George　had　six　other　daughtersAnne；　Janet；　Susanna；　Lilias；　　Ann；　Barbara；　and　Elizabeth；　all　of　whom　died　young　or　unmarried。

He　died　in　1773；　when　he　was　succeeded　by　his　eldest　surviving　son；

III。　　JOHN　　MACKENZIE；　third　of　Allangrange；　who　at　an　early　　age　was　appointed　Examiner　of　Customs　in　Edinburgh。　　He　married；　first；　Catherine；　eldest　daughter　and　co…heiress　of　James　Falconer　of　Monkton　　（marriage　contract　1781）；　and　grand…daughter　of　the　Right　Hon。　Lord　　Halkerton　and　the　Hon。　Jane　Falconer。　　By　the　acquisition　of　his　wife's　　fortune　John　was　able　to　devote　himself　to　his　favourite　agricultural　　pursuits；　in　which　he　was　eminently　successful　in　his　day。　　By　his　wife；　　who　died　in　1790；　he　left　issue

1。　　George　Falconer；　his　heir　and　successor。

2。　　Jane　Falconer；　who　married　John　Gillanders　of　Highfield；　with　issue（1）　Captain　George　Gillanders；　who　died　without　issue；　（2）　Captain　　John　Mackenzie　Bowman　Gillanders；　H。E。I。C。S。；　of　Highfield；　who　died；　　without　issue；　in　1852；　（3）　Alexander　Gillanders；　（4）　James　Falconer　　Gillanders；　of　Highfield；　who　in　1852　married　Amy；　daughter　of　the　late　　Major　Charles　Robertson　of　Kindeace；　with　issueGeorge　Francis　　Gillanders；　late　of　Highfield；　who；　on　the　21st　of　December；　1876；　married　　Geraldine　Anne　Isabella　Mary　Jane；　daughter　of　Major　James　Wardlaw；　　Belmaduthy；　with　issuean　only　daughter；　Frances　Geraldine；　（5）　Frances　Williamina　Gillanders；　who　died　without　issue；　（6）　　Margaret　Mackenzie　　Gillanders；　（7）　Catherine；　who　married　William　Inglis；　of　the　H。E。I。C。S。

3。　　Margaret　Bayne；　who　died　young。

4。　　Margaret　Bayne；　who　also　died　young。

John　married；　secondly；　Barbara；　daughter　of　George　Gillanders；　first　of　Highfield；　widow　of　John　Bowman；　an　East　India　merchant　in　　London；　without　issue。　　She　died　in　1823。　　He　died　in　1812；　when　he　was　　succeeded　by　his　eldest　son；

IV。　　GEORGE　　FALCONER　　MACKENZIE；　fourth　of　　Allangrange；　who　was　in　1829　served　heir　male　to　his　ancestor；　the　Hon。　　Simon　Mackenzie　of　Lochslinn；　and　heir　male　in　general　to　Simon's　　father；　Kenneth；　created　first　Lord　Mackenzie　of　Kintail　in　1609；　and　to　　Lord　Kenneth's　brother；　Colin；　created　first　Earl　of　Seaforth　in　1623。

He　　matriculated　arms　accordingly　in　the　Lyon　Office　of　Scotland。　On　the　9th　of　January；　1828；　he　married　Isabella　Reid；　daughter　of　James　Fowler　of　　Raddery　and　Fairburn；　in　the　county　of　Ross；　and　The　Grange；　Jamaica；　　with　issue

1。　　John　Falconer；　who　succeeded　his　father；　and　died　unmarried　in　1849。

2。　　James　Fowler；　who　succeeded　his　brother　John。

3。　　George　Thomas；　who　married　Ethel　Newman；　London；　without　　issue　male。

4。　　Catherine　Sophia；　who　died　young。

5。　　Anna　Watson。

George　Falconer　Mackenzie　died　in　　1841；　and　was　succeeded　by　　his　eldest　son；

V。　　JOHN　　FALCONER　　MACKENZIE；　fifth　of　Allangrange；　who　　died　unmarried　in　1849；　when　he　was　succeeded　by　his　next　brother；

VI。　　JAMES　　FOWLER　　MACKENZIE；　now　of　Allangrange；　Chief　　of　the　Mackenzies；　and　heir　male　to　the　dormant　honours　and　ancient　titles　　of　the　historic　family　of　Kintail　and　Seaforth。　　He　is　still　unmarried；　and　it　　is　much　to　be　feared　that　after　his　death　and　that　of　his　brother；　George；　　who　is　without　issue　male；　the　Chiefship　of　this　great　Clan　may　go　a…begging。　　The　only　member　of　the　family　whose　male　representation　has　　not　been　proved　extinct　is　Kenneth；　third　son　of　Simon；　I。　of　Allangrange；　　born　about　two　hundred　years　ago；　and　of　whom　　or　of　his　descendants；　if　　any；　nothing　is　known　for　two　centuries。　And　trace　of　them　is　now　scarcely　within　the　region　of　possibility；　even　if　in　existence；　which　is　extremely　improbable。

The　Hon。　Simon　Mackenzie　of　Lochslinn；　seventh　son　of　Kenneth；　first　Lord　Mackenzie　of　Kintail；　had　by　his　first　wife；　three　other　sonsThomas　Mackenzie；　I。　of　Loggie；　John　Mackenzie；　I。　of　Inchcoulter　or　　Balcony　and　Colin　Mackenzie；　Clerk　to　the　Privy　Council；　but　the　male　　issue　of　all　three　has　bee