第 118 节
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  st of Fannich; for  which he is to receive a certain number of boils victual yearly。  On  the 22nd of April; 1655; he is tried  by Court Martial in Edinburgh; for  plundering the lands of Fowlis on  the 9th of November preceding;  found guilty; and sentenced to  repair the damage to the extent  proved; out of his lands of Ord; and  to be committed to prison until the  General's pleasure should be  known thereon。
  He married Magdalen; daughter of William Fraser of Culbokie  (marriage contract 21st July; 1633; tocher 2500 merks Scots) with issue
  1。  Thomas; his heir and successor;
  2。  Kenneth; who is witness to a bond; dated 27th of April; 1724; by Thomas Mackenzie of Ord; and his eldest son; Alexander; in favour of  John Mackenzie of Highfield。  He married; in 1702; Elizabeth; daughter of Assynt; with issueone son; Kenneth。
  3。  Annabella; who married on the 28th of April; 1698; Charles Maclean; Brae。
  4。  Helen; who married on the 25th of April; 1700; James Murray; Culloden。
  5。  Janet; who married Donald Macdonald; South Uist (marriage contract 1711)。
  6。  Florence; married Kenneth Mackenzie; Kenlochewe。
  Captain John died before the 19th of February; 1686; and was succeeded by his eldest son;
  III。  THOMAS  MACKENZIE; third of Ord。  On the 6th and 8th of  March; 1697; he redeemed the wadset of Corrievoulzie; duly and lawfully premonishing and warning John Mackenzie; indweller in Wester Kessock;  and Margaret Maclean; his spouse; to repair to the Tolbooth of Fortrose;  commonly called the Charter house; on the 15th of May next; and there  any time betwixt the sun rising and the down passing of the same; to  receive from Thomas Mackenzie of Ord; or any other in his name; the sum  of fifty thousand merks Scots; whole and together in one sum; all copper  and lay…money excepted; and upon receipt thereof to deliver up the  Wadset of Corrievoulzie; etc。; to him。  On the 23rd of August; 1716; he entered into an obligation with Kenneth Bayne of Tulloch and John Mackenzie of Highfield; by which; upon their satisfying Colin Graham of  Drynie for a debt contracted between that gentleman and Ord; the latter is  to make an ample disposition to them and their heirs; of all his lands lying  within the Sheriffdom of Ross; with reversion always; during all the days of his life; of the sum of one hundred and twenty merks Scots; five bolls of  bear; five bolls of malt; five bolls of oatmeal; five bolls of bear meal  yearly; out of the rents of said lands and it was specially provided that as  soon as the sum of four thousand merks Scots was paid by Kenneth Bayne  and John Mackenzie; they should be obliged to give the said Thomas  Mackenzie one chaldron of victual; or one hundred merks Scots yearly;  over and above the reservation above…mentioned。
  He married Mary; daughter of John Mackenzie; II。 of Applecross。 with issue
  1。  Alexander; his heir and successor。
  2。  Magdalen; who married William Mackenzie; son of Sir  Alexander Mackenzie; II。 of Coul (marriage contract 18th July 1716)。
  He was succeeded by his only son;
  IV。  ALEXANDER  MACKENZIE;  fourth  of Ord; who before the  29th of June; 1723; married Jean; daughter of John Mackenzie; II。 of Highfield; with issue
  1。  Thomas; his heir and successor。
  He died before the 10th of October; 1748; and was succeeded by  his only son;
  V。  THOMAS  MACKENZIE; fifth of Ord。  He was educated at  Fortrose; and married Ann; youngest daughter of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie;  first Baronet and IV。 of Scatwell (marriage contract 15th of June; 1730)。 She had a jointure; in case of her surviving him; of five chalders of victual  rent; and three hundred merks Scots yearly; namely; three chalders of  victual out of the lands of Broomhill; Ballavulaich; and Milltown of Ord; two chalders of the first and readiest of the rents of the Mill of Ord; and  three hundred merks out of the lands of Corrievoulzie; Strathvaich;  Stronchondrum; and Bruthachnam…Bo。 By her he had issue
  1。  Alexander; his heir and successor。
  2。  Elizabeth; who married Alexander; only son of George  Gillanders of Highfield; Chamberlain to Kenneth; Earl of Seaforth  (marriage contract 17th April; 1777); with issue。
  3。  Abigail; who married George Mackenzie; IV。 of Dundonnel;  with issue。
  Thomas died in 1803; and was succeeded by his only son;
  VI。  ALEXANDER  MACKENZIE; sixth of Ord; who; during his  father's lifetime; was; by deed of settlement of Katharine Bethune and  Alexander Macdonald; her husband; dated 3rd December; 1785; appointed  sole executor to Macdonald's only child Kenneth; whom failing; the said Alexander Mackenzie; younger of Ord; to be sole heir; 〃and this as a token  of gratitude to the worthy family of Ord。〃  Alexander married Helen;  daughter of Neil Macinnes; Collector of Taxes; Aberdeen; with issue
  1。  John; who died before his father; unmarried。
  2。  Thomas; who became his heir and successor。
  3。  Alexander; Captain in the 25th Regiment; Native Infantry; H。E。I。C。S。; who married Hannah Fraser; daughter of James Fraser of  Belladrum; with issue(1) Alexander; H。E。I。C。S。; who married a daughter of Colonel Birch; with  issuefour sons and four daughters; (2) Charles…Archdale; in the Army; and three daughters; Helen; Emilia; and Anna。  He  died in India on the 15th of June; 1837。
  4。  Anne; who married her cousin; Thomas Mackenzie; VI。 and last of the Old Mackenzies of Dundonnel。
  5。  Margaret; who married John Maclean; Granada; with issuean only daughter; Helen。
  6。  and 7。  Eliza and Helen; both of whom died unmarried。
  Alexander died in 1820 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son;
  VII。  THOMAS MACKENZIE; seventh of Ord;  Vice…Lieutenant of the County of  Ross。  He was born in December  1797; and married; on the 27th of  April; 1825; Anna Watson; second  daughter of James Fowler of  Raddery; and Grange in Jamaica;  with issuean only son; who in  1880; succeeded his father as
  VIII。  ALEXANDER  WATSON  MACKENZIE; eighth of Ord。   He was born on the 31st of August; 1827; and was a Captain in the 91st  Regiment。 He married on the 10th of June; 1857; Angel…Babington;  daughter of the Rev。 Benjamin Peile; of Hatfield; Herts; with issue
  1。  Thomas Arthur; born on the 17th of September; 1859; Captain 79th Cameron Highlanders。  He first joined the 42nd Regiment but was  transferred in 1880 to the 79th Cameron Highlanders。  He served in the  Egyptian War and was present at the battle of Tel…el…Kebir; for which he  has a medal and clasp and the Khedive Star。  He obtained his Captaincy  on the 16th of January; 1885。  He was for several years Adjutant of the  79th and is one of the editors of 〃The Historical Records〃 of that  Regiment; published in 1887。
  2。  Alexander Francis; who was born on the 18th of April; 1861; Captain 93rd Highlanders。
  3。  Beatrice Anna; who in 1887 married Robert Scarlett; son of the  late John Fraser of Bunchrew; with issueJohn Ord Alastair; Gladys  Frances; and Evelyn Robert Leopold。
  4。  Anna Watson。
  THE  MACKENZIES  OF  HIGHFIELD。
  I。  THOMAS  MACKENZIE; first of this family; was the second son of  John Mackenzie; I。 of Ord; by Isobel; daughter of Alexander Cuthbert of  Drakies。  He married Agnes; daughter of Murdoch Matheson of  Balmacarra; with issue
  1。  John; his heir and successor。
  2。  Lachlan; who married Mary Macdonald of Tighchruic; with  issue。
  He was succeeded by his eldest son;
  II。  JOHN  MACKENZIE; second of Highfield (sasine in 1730);  who married Margaret; daughter of James Maclean; a Bailie of Inverness; with issue
  1。  Thomas; who died before his father; without issue。
  2。  James; who became his heir and successor。
  3。  Colin; of Meikle…Scatwell; who married Catharine; daughter of Alexander Mackenzie of Lentran; without issue。
  4。  William of Strathgarve; who married Janet; daughter of  Alexander Mackenzie of Lentran (sasine of lands in 1747); with issueJohn; II of Strathgarve; and Alexander; who died without issue。  John married and had issueWilliam; III。 of Strathgarve; and three daughters。   William married a daughter of Dr Mackenzie; practising as a surgeon in  Edinburgh; with issuea son John; whose issue; if any; are unknown; and William; who died in India without issue。
  5。  Elizabeth; who in 1716; married Donald Mackenzie; V。 of  Kilcoy; with issue。
  6。  Jean; who married Alexander Mackenzie; IV。 of Ord; with  issue。
  7。  Catharine; who in 1747; married Robert Ross of Achnacloich。
  He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son;
  III。  JAMES MACKENZIE; third of Highfield;  who married Mary; daughter of  Roderick Mackenzie; IV。 of  Applecross; with issue
  1。  Thomas; his heir and successor。
  2。  William; who died unmarried。
  3。  Alexander; who died young。
  4。  John; who died unmarried。
  5。  Alexander; of Breda;  Aberdeenshire; who married Maria  Rebecca; daughter of Colonel  William Humberston Mackenzie of  Conansbay; and sister of the last  Lord Seaforth; with issue(1)  William; a Lieutenant in the 78th  Regiment; died at Breda in Holland  of a wound he had received the  previous day at the taking of  Merxem; in 1814; (2) Thomas; a  midshipman; R。N。; drowned at sea;  (3) Frederick; R。N。; murdered at  Calcutta; in 1820; (4) Francis; R。N。; drowned at sea in  1828; (5) John;  a