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  Kenneth married; first;  Katharine; daughter of Sir Donald  Macdonald; IX。 of Sleat; without  issue。  The contract of marriage is  dated 5th September; 1635; the  marriage portion being the  handsome sum of 〃6ooo merks;  and  her endowment 1000 libs  Scots yearly。〃  He married;  secondly; Ann; daughter of Sir John  Grant of Grant; by Ann Ogilvy;  daughter of the Earl of Findlater  (marriage  contract dated  17th   October; 1640)。  There is a charter  by Kenneth in her favour of the  lands of Loggie…Wester; the miln  and pertinents thereof; with the  grazings of Tolly; in implement of  the marriage contract; dated 4th of  December; 1640; with a sasine of  the same date; and another charter  of the lands and manor…place of  Kinkell and Ardnagrask; dated the  15th of August; 1655; with sasine thereon; dated 5th September  following。  By her Kenneth had  issue
  1。  Alexander; his heir and successor。
  2。  Hector; of Bishop…Kinkell; who married Margaret; eldest daughter of Donald Mackenzie; III。 of Loggie; and widow of Roderick Mackenzie; V。 of Fairburn; and with her obtained the lands of Bishop…Kinkell; to which his son John succeeded。
  3。  John; who died unmarried。
  4。  Mary; who; in 1656; married Alexander Mackenzie; at the time Younger and afterwards III。 of Kilcoy; with issue。
  5。  Barbara; who married; first;  Fraser of Kinneries; and secondly; Alexander Mackenzie; I。 of Ardloch; with issue by both。
  6。  Lilias; who married; as his first wife; Alexander Mackenzie; II。  of Ballone; with issue。
  He married; thirdly; Janet; daughter of John Cuthbert of Castlehill (marriage contract dated  17th December; 1658; the marriage portion being 3000 merks; and her endowment 5 chalders victual yearly); with  issue
  7。  Charles; I。 of Letterewe; who; by his father's marriage contract;  got Loggie…Wester; which had been purchased by Kenneth in 1640。  In  1696 Charles exchanged it with his eldest half…brother; Alexander; VII。  of  Gairloch; for Letterewe。  Charles married Ann; daughter of John  Mackenzie; II。 of Applecross; with issueSee MACKENZIES  OF   LETTEREWE。
  8。  Kenneth; who died unmarried。
  9。  Colin; I。 of Mountgerald;  who married Margaret; second  daughter of Alexander Mackenzie;  I。 of Ballone; and widow of Sir  Roderick Mackenzie of Findon;  without issue; and secondly;  Katharine; daughter of James  Fraser of Achnagairn; with issueSee MACKENZIES OF   MOUNTGERALD。
  10。  Isabella; who married  Roderick Mackenzie; second son of  John Mackenzie; II。 of Applecross;  with issue; whose descendants now represent the original Mackenzies  of Applecross。
  11。 Annabella; who married  George; third son of Roderick  Mackenzie; V。 of Davochmaluag;  with issue。
  According to the retour of  service of his successor; Kenneth  died in 1669; was buried in Beauly  Priory; and was succeeded by his eldest son;
  VII。  ALEXANDER  MACKENZIE; who; by a charter of  resignation; got Loggie…Wester included in the barony of Gairloch。  It had;  however; been settled on his stepmother; Janet Cuthbert; in  life…rent; and after her on her eldest son; Charles of Mellan and subsequently of Letterewe; to whom; after her death; Alexander formally disponed it。
  They afterwards entered into an excambion by which Alexander reacquired Loggie…Wester in exchange for Letterewe; which then became  the patrimony of the successors of Charles。
  A tradition is current in the  Gairloch family that when  Alexander sought the hand of his  future lady; Barbara; daughter of  Sir John  Mackenzie of Tarbat; and  sister…german to the first Earl of  Cromarty and to Isobel Countess of  Seaforth; he endeavoured to make  himself appear much wealthier  than he really was; by returning a  higher rental than he actually  received at the time of making up  the Scots valued rent in 1670; in  which year he married。  This  tradition is corroborated by a  comparison of the valuation of the  shire of Inverness for 1644;  published by Charles Fraser…Mackintosh in Antiquarian Notes;  and the rental of 1670; on which  the ecclesiastical assessments are  still based。  In the former year the  rental of the parish of Gairloch was  ?134 13s 4d; of which ?081 6s  8d was from the lands of the  Barony; equal to 34 ?per cent。;  while in the latter year the valued  rental of the parish is put down at  ?400; of which ?549 is from the barony lands; or 45 ?per cent。  It  is impossible that such a rise in the  rental could have taken place in the  short space of twenty…six years; and  the presumption is in favour of the  accuracy of the tradition which  imports that the rental was over…valued for the special purpose of  making the Baron of Gairloch  appear more important in the eyes  of his future relatives…in…law than  he really was。  In 1681 he had his  rights and titles ratified by Act of  Parliament; printed at length in the  Folio edition。
  He married; first; in 1670; Barbara; daughter of Sir John  Mackenzie; Baronet of Tarbat; with issue
  1。  Kenneth; his heir and successor。
  2。  Isobel; who married John Macdonald of Balcony; son of Sir  James Macdonald; IX。 of Sleat。
  He married; secondly; Janet; daughter of William Mackenzie; I。 of  Belmaduthy (marriage contract 30th of January 1679); on which occasion  Davochcairn and Ardnagrask were settled upon her in life…rent; and on her eldest son at her death; as appears from a precept of date clare constat; by  Colin Mackenzie of Davochpollo; in favour of William; his eldest  surviving son。  By her he had issue
  3。  Alexander; who died unmarried。
  4。  William; who acquired the lands of Davochcairn; and married;  in 1712; Jean; daughter of Roderick Mackenzie; V。 of Redcastle; with issuea son; Alexander; of the Stamp Office; London; and several daughters。  Alexander has a dare clare constat as only son in 1732。 He  died in 1772; leaving a son; Alexander Kenneth; who emigrated to New  South Wales; where several of his descendants now reside; the  representative of the family; in 1878; being Alexander Kenneth Mac…kenzie; Boonara; Bondi; Sydney。
  5。  John; who purchased the  lands of Lochend (now Inverewe);  with issueAlexander Mackenzie;  afterwards of Lochend and George; an officer in Colonel Murray  Keith's Highland Regiment also  two daughters; Lilias; who married  William Mackenzie; IV。 of  Gruinard; and Christy; who married  William Maciver of Tournaig; both  with issueSee MACKENZIES   OF  LOCHEND。
  6。  Ann; who; in 1703;  married Kenneth Mackenzie; II。 of  Torridon; with issue。  She married;  secondly; Kenneth Mackenzie; a  solicitor in London。
  He died in December 1694; at the age of 42; which appears from his general retour of sasine; dated 25th February; 1673; in which he is said  to be then of lawful age。  He was buried in Gairloch; and was succeeded  by his only son by his first marriage;
  VIII。  SIR  KENNETH MACKENZIE; created a Baronet  of Nova Scotia; by Queen Anne; on  the 2nd of February; 1703。  He was  educated at Oxford; and afterwards  represented his native county of  Ross in the Scottish Parliament。
  He strongly opposed the Union;  considering that if it should take  place; it would be 〃the funeral of  his country。〃  After the succession  of Queen Anne he received from  her; in December 1702; a gift of the  taxed ward; feu…duties; non…entry;  and marriage dues; and other  casualties payable to the Crown;  from the date of his father's death;  which; up to 1702; do not appear to  have been paid。  Early in the same  year he seems to have been taken seriously ill; whereupon he  executed a holograph will and  testament at Stankhouse; dated the  23rd of May; 1702; which was  witnessed by his uncle; Colin  Mackenzie of Findon; and by his  brother…in…law; Simon Mackenzie;  I。 of Allangrange。  He appoints as  trustees his 〃dear friends 〃John;  Master of Tarbat; Kenneth  Mackenzie of Cromarty; Kenneth  Mackenzie of Scatwell; Hector  Mackenzie; and Colin Mackenzie;  his uncles; and George Mackenzie;  II。 of Allangrange。  He appointed  Colin Mackenzie; then of Findon;  and afterwards of Davochpollo and  Mountgerald; as his tutor and factor at a salary of 200 merks Scots。  In  May; 1703; having apparently to  some extent recovered his health;  he appears in his place in  Parliament。  In September of the  same year he returned to Stankhouse; Gairloch; where he  executed two bonds of provision;  one for his second son George; and  the other for his younger daughters。
  He married; in 1696; Margaret; youngest daughter; and; as is commonly said; co…heiress of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Findon; but the  Barony of Findon went wholly to Lilias; the eldest daughter; who married  Sir Kenneth Mackenzie; 1st Baronet and IV。 of Scatwell another of the  daughters; Isobel; married Simon Mackenzie; I。 of Allangrange。  There  was a fourth daughter; unmarried at the date of Margaret's contract of  marriage and the four took a fourth part each of Sir Roderick's moveables and of certain lands not included in the Barony。  At the date of his  marriage Kenneth had not made up titles to his estates; but by his marriage  contract he is taken bound to do so as soon as he can。  His retour of  service was taken out in the following year。
  By Margaret Mackenzie of Findon Kenneth had issue
  1。  Alexander; his heir and successor。
  2。  Georg