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  entrusted all his property when he  had got into trouble about  Jefferson。  He figures in Kay's  Edinburgh portraits as one of the  Bucks of the City。

He was succeeded by his  eldest son;

IX。  RODERICK   MACKENZIE; ninth of Redcastle。   He never took possession。  The  estate; being encumbered; he sold it  in June; 1790; to James Grant of  Corriemony; for ?5;450; whose  nephew; Patrick Grant; sold it in  1828 to Sir William Fettes of  Comely Bank; Bart。; for ?33;000。   Sir William's trustees re…sold it to Colonel Hugh D。 Baillie; whose  relative; James Evan Bruce Baillie of Dochfour; now possesses it。

This Roderick; the last  direct male representative of the  House of Redcastle; died in 1798;  in Jamaica; unmarried; when the representation of the family  devolved upon his uncle; Captain John Mackenzie; VI。 of Kincraig;  of whom next。


THE  MACKENZIES  OF  KINCRAIG。

I。  COLIN  MACKENZIE; second son of Roderick Mor Mackenzie; I。 of Redcastle; who was the first of this  family; married Catherine; daughter  of the Rev。 John Mackenzie of  Tolly; minister of Dingwall (sasine  to her 15th September; 1617); with  issue

1。  Colin; his heir and successor。

2。  Roderick; who married; first; Isabel; daughter of Hector Mackenzie; IV。 of Fairburn; and secondly; Elizabeth; daughter of John  Bayne of Tulloch; sasine to him in 1652; and to her in 1656。

3。  Margaret; who in 1638 married; first; Gilbert Robertson; II。 of Kindeace; and secondly; John; eldest son of Hugh Ross of Achnacloich。

4。  Florence; who in 1643 married David Cuthbert; Town…Clerk of Inverness。

5。  Agnes; who married; first; in 1672; Alexander Bayne of  Knockbain; and secondly; the Rev。 John Macrae; minister of Dingwall;  author of the Ardintoul MS。 History of the Mackenzies; and of a MS。 Genealogy of the MacRas。

6。  A daughter; who married John Clunes; Cromarty。  Colin  married; secondly; a daughter of Innes of Inverbreakie; widow of Murdo Mackenzie of Towie; with issueJames; who married Catherine Innes。

He died in 1649; and was succeeded by his eldest son;

II。  COLIN  MACKENZIE; second of Kincraig; who married  Agnes; daughter of Duncan Bayne of Delny; with issue

1。  Colin; his heir and successor。

2。  Duncan; Lieutenant…Colonel Scots Guards; who married; and  died without issue in 1724。

3。  Lilias; who married the Rev。 William Mackenzie; minister of Rosskeen。

4。  Katharine; who in 1680 married; as his second wife; William  Grant of Ardoch; with issue。  She was maternal great great…grandmother of the Rev。 Gustavus Aird; D。D。; Creich; ex…Moderator of the Free Church  General Assembly; and who has in his possession a copy of the marriage  contract dated as above。

5。  Christian; who in 1681 married William Mackenzie; brother of Murdoch Mackenzie; II。 of Ardross。

6。  Florence。

7。  Agnes。

Colin married; secondly; Christian Munro; widow of William  Ross; Knockgartie (contract of marriage 16th of March; 1680)。

He was succeeded by his eldest son;

III。  COLIN  MACKENZIE; third of Kincraig; who in 1679  married Lilias; daughter of John Mackenzie; II。 of Scatwell; with issue

1。  Colin; his heir and successor。

2。  John; who succeeded his brother as V。 of Kincraig。

3。  Anne; who married John Mackenzie; brother of Alexander  Mackenzie; I。 of Ardross; without issue。

4。  Barbara; who married James Mackenzie; of Tarrel。

He was succeeded by his eldest son;

IV。  COLIN  MACKENZIE; fourth of Kincraig; who married; as  her third husband; Margaret; daughter of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of  Findon; without issue。

He was succeeded by his next brother;

V。  JOHN  MACKENZIE; fifth of Kincraig; Captain in Lochiel's  Regiment。 He married Christina; daughter of James Menzies of Comrie;  without issue。  She died at Kincraig on the 21st of December; 1775。  He was dangerously wounded at Malplaguet in 1709。  On the 20th of December; 1760; he made a disposition of the lands of Kincraig to Roderick Mackenzie; VII。 of Redcastle; in trust for his second son John;  then only nine years old。

John died a few days after; and was succeeded by his remote  cousin;

VI。  CAPTAIN  JOHN   MACKENZIE; sixth of Kincraig;  second surviving son of Roderick  Ban; VII。 of Redcastle; born there  in 1751。  He served in Lord  Macleod's Regiment (now 71st  Highlanders); and was wounded at  Gibraltar。  His descendants; since  the death of Roderick; IX。 of  Redcastle in 1798 without issue;  carried on  also the representation  of the main line of that family。  He  married Mary; daughter of the Rev。  Colin Mackenzie; minister of  Fodderty; with issue

1。  Roderick; his heir and successor。

2。  Colin; Lieutenant 71st Regiment; killed in action at Vittoria; on  the 21st of June; 1813; without issue。

3。  John; who died without issue; on the 20th of August; 1822; off St。 Helena; coming home from Java。

4。  Kenneth Francis; Colonel 64th Bengal Native Infantry; who married on the 6th of January; 1832; Margaret; daughter of the Rev。 Thomas Taylor; D。D。; of Tibbermore; with issueCaptain Roderick Boyd;  H。E。I。C。S。; who died at Cheltenham; on the 5th of October; 1867;  unmarried Lieutenant Wedderburn Hannah; H。E。I。C。S。; Thomas Harry;  who died young Mary Christina; who married on the 17th of December;  1849; Colonel Brown…Constable; with issue …twelve children Margaret  Jane; who on the 10th of October; 1850; married Major…General H。 F。  Waddington; of Monmouthshire; with issuesix children; several of  whom married with issue; Isabella Fraser; who died young; and Annie  Colina; who on the 31st of October; 1866; married Thomas H。 Knolles;  with issuefive children。  Colonel Kenneth Francis died at sea in 1856。

5。  Hector; Major H。E。I。C。S。; who died unmarried。

6。  Hugh; late Colonel 2nd Bengal Europeans; who married; first;  Anne; daughter of Thomas Duncan; Advocate; Aberdeen; with issueCaptain Harry Leith; R。A。; who was twice married; with issue; John Hugh; M。D。 Thomas Duncan; Bombay Civil Service; who married on the 25th of  April; 1871; with issue; Mary Janet; who on the 31st of July; 1866;  married Surgeon…Major Kilgour; with issue; and Sarah Anne。 Colonel  Hugh married; secondly; Edith S。 Hastings; Oxfordshire; also with issue。

7。  Charles Fitzgerald; H。E。I。C。S。; who married the Hon。 Mrs Fergusson; daughter of Lord Kirkcudbright; and died; without issue; on the  5th of September; 1850。

Captain John had also

8。  Maxwell; a natural son;  Lieutenant…Colonel  71st Regiment; killed at Bayonne in 1813; to whom  and his brother Colin a monument by Chantry is erected in Rosskeen  Church。

9。  Mary; who on the 28th of January; 1813; married Major…General Sir Donald Macleod。

10。  Johanna Charlotte Menzies; who died unmarried in 1794。

11。  Margaret; who married Donald Macintyre; Calcutta; with issue (1) Lieutenant…General John Mackenzie Macintyre; Royal (Madras) Artillery; who; in 1857; married Marianne Margaret; daughter of Alexander Nisbet Shaw; Bombay Civil Service; with issueDonald Charles Frederick; Captain 2nd (P。W。O。) Goorkhas; Alexander William; Robert Cadell; Isabella Mary; who married George Wade; sculptor; son of  Canon Wade; Bristol; Margaret Faimy; the celebrated prima donna and  Georgina Caroline。  (2) Major…General Donald Macintyre; V。C。; who in  1882 married Angelica Alison; daughter of the Rev。 T。 J。 Patteson;  Kinnettles; Forfarshire; with issueDonald; Francis Hector Mackenzie;  Ian Agnew Patteson; and Alison Margaret。  (3) Colina Maxwell; who; in  1844; married Dr William Brydon; 〃the last man〃 or sole survivor of  13;000 men in the disastrous retreat from Cabul to Jellalabad in 1842;  who died in 1873; with issueeight children。  (4) Mary Isabella; who in 1849 married General James Travers; V。C。; and (5) Charlotte Anne。

12。  Jane Petley; who died young。

13。  Isabella; who married; first; Captain Allan Cameron; with  issue and secondly; General Sir Hugh Fraser; K。C。B。; of Braelangwell; with issue(1) John Fraser of Braelangwell; who married Elizabeth; daughter of Beauchamp Colclough Urquhart of Meldrum; Aberdeenshire; with issueHugh K。 Fraser of Braelangwell; and Annie M。 Mackenzie Fraser; (2) Hugh Fraser; Lieutenant 71st Regiment; who died without issue; (3) Isabella Forbes Fraser; who married Beauchamp Colclough Urquhart of Meldrum; with issueBeauchamp Colclough Urquhart; and  Isobel A。 Urquhart; who married Garden A。 Duff of Hatton; (4) Alexander; Captain 10th Regiment; who married a daughter of Major D'Arcy; with issue。  Isabella died in 1852。

14。  Elizabeth Jane; who died unmarried in 1832。

Captain John's widow died at Park House; Dingwall; on the 4th of January; 1838。  He having died at Kincraig on the 29th of April; 1822;  aged 72 years; when he was succeeded by his eldest son;

VII。  RODERICK  MACKENZIE; Major H。E。I。C。S。; who married  in 1836; Katharine; daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; of Millbank; son of Bailie Hector Mackenzie; of Dingwall; a cadet of Letterewe and Gairloch;  with issue

1。  Roderick; his heir and successor。

2。  Katharine; who died unmarried in 1870。

3。  Eliza Jane; who married George Martineau; with issueGeorge; William; Alfred; and a daughter Katherine。

4。  Mary Ann; unmarried。

5。  Alice; who married Alexander Edmond; without issue。

Major Roderick died at Kincraig on the 6th of April; 1853; and  was succeeded by his only son。

VIII。  CAPTAIN  RODERICK  MACKENZIE; late of Kincraig;  who; on the 5th of February; 1867; married Georgina Adelaide; daughter  of Roderick Mackenzie; IV。 of Flowerburn; without issue。


THE  MACKENZIES  OF  CROMARTY。

THIS family; next to the House of Kintail and Seaforth; played the most  important part in the history of the  Highlands。  They are descended  from Sir Roderick Mackenzie of  Coigeach; Tutor of Kintail; who in  his day took such a conspicuous  part in the affairs of the Clan。  His  career is noticed at considerable  length in the history of the Seaforth  family; and need not here be  enlarged upon。  He was the second  son of Colin Cam Mackenzie; XI。  of Kintail; by Barbara; daughter of  John Grant; XII。 of Grant。  He was  a brave and resolute man。  On a  certain occasion he seized MacNeil  of Barra by stratagem; and carried  that chief; of whom Queen  Elizabeth had been complaining; to  the Court of King James at  Holyrood。  When brought into His  Majesty's presence MacNeil; who;  much to the surprise of all; was a  tall; good…looking man of reverend  aspect; with a long grey beard;  proved a match for the King。

When asked by His Majesty what  could induce him to commit so many piracies and robberies on the  Queen of England's subjects; he  replied that he thought he was  doing the King good service by annoying 〃a woman who had  murdered his mother。〃  James  exclaimed; 〃The devil take the  carle!  Rorie; take him with you  again; and dispose of him and his  fortune as you please。〃  On another occasion; when Sir Roderick was  passing through Athole on his way to Edinburgh; in the interest of his  ward; he was stopped and found fault with by the men of that  district for passing through their country without the permission of  their lord。  The Tutor dismounted and sought out a stone; on which he  began to sharpen his claymore; whereupon the Athole men; from a  safe distance; asked him what he was doing?  〃I am going to make a  

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