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作者:西门在线      更新:2021-09-29 13:02      字数:9322
  opal form to which he had himself openly conformed not many years before。
  Indeed; after the Revolution; in 1680; the Rev。 Roderick; who had for  twenty years been the Episcopalian minister of the parish; was allowed to remain in his charge until his death thirty years after without submitting  himself to the Presbytery; and most amusing accounts are given of the  manner in which his Presbyterian successor was opposed on his induction  and afterwards persecuted by the Gairloch Episcopalians。
  There appears to be no doubt that the Rev。 Kenneth died before his  brother Roderick; minister of Gairloch; and left the estate of Kernsary  either to him or his eldest son; Murdoch; who; as already stated; is  described in 1708; two years before his father's death; as then of  Kernsary。〃  It has been shown that the  estate was purchased by this family  from the Mackenzies of Coul; and there is a sasine; dated the 27th of July;   1762; on a precept of clare constat; granted by Sir Alexander Mackenzie  of Coul in favour of Roderick Mackenzie; IV。 of Kernsary; as nearest heir male to his grandfather。
  The Rev。 Roderick Mackenzie; minister of Gairloch married a  daughter of Bayne of Knockbain; his father's neighbour; with issue;  among several other sons;
  II。  MURDOCH   MACKENZIE; second of Kernsary;  who married; first; his cousin; a  daughter of Alexander Mackenzie;  II。 of Fairburn; without male issue。
  He married; secondly; Anna; eldest  daughter of Charles Mackenzie; I。  of Letterewe (marriage contract  1708); with issue
  III。 RODERICK MACKENZIE; third of Kernsary;  who as her second husband married  Margaret; youngest daughter of  Alexander Mackenzie; III。 of  Ballone (sasine to her in 1742); by  his wife Barbara; daughter of  Kenneth Mor Mackenzie; I。 of  Dundonnel; and niece of Sir  George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh;  with issue
  1。  Roderick; his heir and successor。
  2。  Hector; who died without issue。
  3。  Ann; who married George Mackenzie of Kildonan; third son of James; brother of George Mackenzie; II。 of Ardloch; with issuea son  James。
  4。  Mary; who married John Ross; Inverness。
  Roderick was succeeded by his eldest son;
  IV。  RODERICK  MACKENZIE; fourth of Kernsary; who married  his cousin Mary; eldest daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; IV。 of Ballone;  by his wife; Catherine; daughter of George Mackenzie; II。 of Gruinard。 She was celebrated for her great beauty; and was immortalised as 〃Mali  chruinn donn〃 in one of the best songs in the Gaelic language; composed  by William Mackenzie; a native of Gairloch; better known as 〃An Ceistear  Crubach;〃 or the Lame Catechist。  By her Roderick had issue
  V。  ALEXANDER  MACKENZIE; fifth of Kernsary; who sold the  property; and leased the farm of Arcan; near Brahan。  He married Mary;  eldest daughter of the Rev。 Roderick Morrison; minister of Kintail; by his  wife Jean; daughter of Fraser of Culduthel; with issue
  1。  Roderick; planter in Demerara; who died unmarried。
  2。  Alexander; now residing at Lincoln。  He was twice married; and has issuea son and daughter。
  3。  The Rev。 Hector; late minister of Moy; Inverness…shire。  He married Margaret; daughter of William Macleod; I。 of Orbost; with issuean only son William; who married; with issue; and emigrated to Canada。
  4。  Davidson; a squatter in  Australia; married; with issue。
  5。  Wilhelmina; who  married Alexander MacTavish;  Town Clerk of Inverness; with  issue(1) Alastair; who went to  New Zealand and there married  Jeanie  Halse; of Wellington; with  issueAlastair Henry; Hector; and  Elsie; (2) William Tavish  MacTavish; Procurator…Fiscal for  the Tam District of Ross and  Cromarty; (3) Mary who married  Ranald Macdonald of Morar; with  issue; and (4) Catharine; who died  unmarried。
  6。  Maria; residing at  Inverness; unmarried。
  7。  Jean Fraser; who in 1844  married William Murray; tacksman of Kilcoy; son of Francis Murray of  Ardconnon Old Meldrum; with issue(1) Francis; an indigo  planter in Kurnoul; Tirhoot; who married; in 1875 Eliza Annabella;  daughter of John Mackenzie; Teetwarpore; Tirhoot; with issueFrancis Mackenzie; Walter William Macdonald; Jean Fraser; Gertrude  Mary; Florence Wilhelmina; and Lisette Julia; (2) William;  tacksman of Bellfield; North  Kessock; (3) Alexander; a fruit…grower in Australia; and editor of  the Mildewa Irrigationist。  He   marred Catherine; daughter of  William Mackenzie; C;E。; New  South Wales; (4) Robert Davidson;  Surgeon…Major Bengal Army。  He  married Mary; daughter of  Surgeon…General Mackay; Madras  Army; of the family of Bighouse;  with issue。  (5) James; M。D。;  practising in Inverness。  He married  Cecil; daughter of John Scott;  S。S。C。; Toronto; with issuetwo  daughters; Violet Cecil; and  Janetta。  (6) Edward Mackenzie; an  indigo planter at Mungulghur  Tirhoot; who in 1893 married  Annie Isabel Kingsburgh; second  daughter of General John  Macdonald; Cheltenham; great…great…grandson of the famous Flora  Macdonald。  (7) Alfred Aberdein;  an indigo planter in Tirhoot。  He  married Kathleen; daughter of John  Fraser Mackenzie of Belsund;  Tirhoot; with issuea son Colin。   (8) Mary Jane Elsie; who on the 5th  of December; 1883; married John  Hamilton Fasson; Bengal Civil  Service; with issueHerbert; born  in 1885; Elsie Isabel and Hilda。  (9)  Isabella Leslie。
  THE  MACKENZIES  OF  KILLICHRIST;  SUDDIE;  AND  ORD。
  KENNETH; VII。 of Kintail; had a fourth son by his second marriage with  Agnes of Lovat; from whom descended the families of Suddie; Inverlael;  Little Findon; Ord; Langwell; Highfield; and several minor branches。  The three first named being long extinct in the male line; it is needless to enter  further into detail than is necessary to show their intermarriages with other  Mackenzie families。  The progenitor of these branches was known as
  I。  KENNETH  MACKENZIE; first of Killichrist。  He was Priest of Avoch; Chaunter of Ross; and perpetual Curate and Vicar of Coirbents; or  Conventh。  He resigned this vicarage into the hands of Pope Paulus in  favour of the Priory of Beauly。  There is a presentation by James; Bishop of Moray; to Mr Kenneth Mackenzie; of the vicarage of Conventh; dated  June 27; 1518。 'Antiquarian Notes; p。 100'  He has a charter of the lands of Suddie from James V。 in 1526。  He would not refrain from marriage;  notwithstanding the orders of the Roman Church promulgated some time  previously; and the Bishop attempted to depose him with the result  described  at pp。 107…108。 He married Helen; daughter of Robert Loval of Balumbie; Forfarshire; his brother; John of Killin; IX。 of Kintail; and his  wife's father being parties to the contract of marriage; dated 1539; by  which it was agreed that in case of his decease before her she is to have an  annuity of 600 merks Scots and other perquisites。  By her Kenneth had  issue
  1。  Alexander; his heir and successor。
  2。  Thomas; of Kinlochluichart; afterwards I。 of Ord。
  3。  John Caol; or Slender; who married; with issue。
  4。  Roderick; who married;  with issueAlexander and John;  and a daughter; who married; first;  a Mr Macdonald and secondly; the Rev。 Kenneth Mackenzie; of the  Torridon family; minister of Sleat; Isle of Skye。
  Kenneth was succeeded by  his eldest son;
  II。  ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; second of  Killichrist; who; in 1571; obtained  a charter from James VI。 of the  lands of Suddie; which had been  granted to his father in 1526 by  James V。  He married Agnes; only  child of Roderick Mackenzie; third  son of Allan; II。 of Hilton; with  issue
  1。  Kenneth; his heir and  successor。
  2。  John; Archdean of Ross;  I。 of Inverlael; who married  Margaret; daughter of William  Innes of Culrossie; and had a son;  Kenneth; II。 of Inverlael; who  married Agnes; daughter of  William Fraser; V。 of Culbokie  (sasine on marriage contract in  1629); without issue male; and the  Rev。 Thomas; also Archdean of  Ross; III。 of Inverlael。  Thomas  married Agnes; daughter of Hector  Douglas of Muldearg; with issueJohn; who succeeded as IV。 of  Inverlael; and Thomas; a W。S。 in  Edinburgh; who died unmarried。   John; IV。 of Inverlael; had three  sons who died without issue; and a  daughter; who married Alexander  Mackenzie of Towie。 John; the  Archdean; I。 of Inverlael; had a  third son; Alexander; a W。S。; who  died unmarried; and a fourth; the  Rev。 James Mackenzie; minister of Nigg; who married Mary; daughter  of John Rose of Broadley; with issue; from whom descended the  late Right Hon。 John Holt  Mackenzie; who married without  issue; and the late Joshua Henry  Mackenzie of Belmont; Lord of  Justiciary; who married Helen Ann;  youngest daughter of Francis  Humberston…Mackenzie; last Lord  Seaforth; with issuetwo  daughters; Frances Mary and  Penuel Augusta。
  3。  Murdoch; I。 of Little  Findon; who married Margaret;  daughter of Murdoch; second son  of John Mackenzie; I。 of Loggie;  with issueJohn; II。 of Little  Findon。
  4。  Kenneth; of whom  nothing is known。
  5。  Alexander; a natural son;  Colonel in the army; and Governor of Tangiers。  He had also by a  German lady two sons in the  French army; and two daughters;  one of whom; Penelope; married  Allan Macdonald; XIX of  Clanranald; killed at Sheriffmuir in  1715; without issue。
  Alexander died in 1575; and was succe