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  limited to heirs male; and Lord Royston having died in 1744 without surviving male issue; the title became dormant。  He married Elizabeth;  daughter of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh; with issueGeorge of  Farnese; who in 1743 married Isabella Stuart; and died before his father; without issue; Anne; who married Sir William Dick of Prestonfield; and  Elizabeth; who married Sir John Stewart of Grandtully; with issue。
  5。  Lady Margaret; who married Sir D。 Bruce of Clackmannan;  without issue。
  6。  Lady Elizabeth; who married Sir John Brown of Coalstown。
  7。  Lady Jean; married Sir Thomas Stewart of Balcaskie。
  8。  Lady Anne; who married the Hon。 John Sinclair; son of Lord Murkle; and died in 1740。
  The Earl married; secondly; Margaret; Countess of Wemyss;  without issue。  He died in 1714; was buried at Dingwall; and succeeded by his eldest son;
  II。  JOHN  MACKENZIE;  second Earl of Cromarty。  He does  not appear to have taken a  prominent part in public affairs;  and he kept out of the Rising of  1715。  Notwithstanding the division  which had been made of the family  estates to secure suitable provision for the two Baronetcies; his  Lordship still possessed extensive possessions in the Counties of  Ross; Inverness; Elgin; and Fife。 He married; first; Lady Elizabeth  Gordon; daughter of the first Earl  of Aboyne; without issue。  He  afterwards divorced her and married; secondly; the Hon。 Mary  Murray; daughter of the third Lord  Elibank; with issue
  1。  Lord George; his heir and successor。
  2。  Captain Roderick; who married twice; with issueCaptain Kenneth of Cromarty; who succeeded to the estates in 1789; and died without issue male in 1796 and a daughter。
  3。  Lord William who died at sea; without issue。
  4。  Lord Patrick; who married; without male issue。
  5。  Lord Gideon; who died without issue male。
  6。  Lady Mary; 7。  Lady Anna; 8。  Lady Helen; all of whom died young or unmarried。
  The Earl married; thirdly; Anna; daughter of Hugh; Xth Lord  Lovat; with issue
  9。  Lord  James; 10。  Lord Hugh; and 11。 Lord Norman; all of  whom died young; the latter at sea in 1751。
  12。  Lady Emilia; who in 1740 married Archibald Lamont of  Lamont; with issue。
  His Lordship died in 1731; and was succeeded by his eldest son;
  III。  GEORGE  MACKENZIE; third Earl of Cromarty。  He joined  Prince Charles in 1745 and fought at the battle of Falkirk at the head of 400 or 500 of his clan。 Afterwards; on the 15th of April; the day immediately preceding the battle of Culloden; he was taken prisoner; along with his eldest son; Lord Macleod; and all his officers; at Dunrobin  Castle; by two companies of Sutherlands and Mackays。  He had previously  detached himself from the main body of the Highland army with the view  of seizing this castle and repressing the adherents of the Government in  the far North。  He was at once sent to London and imprisoned in the  Tower。  His vacillating conduct and uncertain correspondence with Lord  President Forbes are notorious; for he actually wrote to the latter as late as  October; 1745; saying that he was then 〃stirring actively in the cause of the Government。〃  He was in due course tried; found guilty of high treason; and sentenced to death; but was afterwards pardoned through the  bold and urgent entreaties of his Countess。  In support of his own  application for mercy; she waited personally on the members of the  Cabinet; and presented a separate petition to each of them pleading for  mercy; and on the Sunday after sentence was passed upon him; she went  to Kensington Palace; dressed in deep mourning; accompanied by Lady  Stair; to make a personal appeal to His Majesty for the Royal clemency。
  She was far advanced in pregnancy; and though a woman of strong mind;  who had hitherto exhibited great fortitude in her distressing position; on  this occasion she completely broke down; and gave way to grief。  Taking  her stand; surrounded by her ten young children; in the entrance of the  Chapel through which the King had to pass; she awaited his arrival; and as  he approached she fell on her knees; seized him by the coattails; presented  her petition; and fainted at his feet。  His Majesty immediately seized and  raised her; received the petition; and handed it to the Duke of Grafton; who was present as one of his attendants。  He then requested Lady Stair to  conduct the Countess to one of the apartments。  The Dukes of Hamilton  and Montrose; the Earl of Stair; and other courtiers; having subsequently supported her petition by a personal application to the King; His Majesty;  on the 9th of August; granted the Earl a free pardon; and he was at once  set at liberty。  His Lordship lived for several years in seclusion and  poverty; supported mainly by the contributions of his old tenants and  retainers on the forfeited estates。
  He married Isabella; daughter of Sir William Gordon of  Invergordon; with issue
  1。  John; Lord Macleod; his heir。
  2。  Lord William; who died young。
  3。  Lord George; a Colonel in the 71st Regiment; who died  unmarried in 1788。
  4。  Lady Isabella; who married George; VIth Lord Elibank; with issue; and in 1796 succeeded her cousin; Captain Kenneth; in the estates。
  5。  Lady Mary; who married; first; Captain Clarke; London; secondly; Thomas Drayton;  South Carolina and thirdly; John Ainslie; Charlestown。
  6。  Lady Anne; who married; first; the Hon。 Edmond Atkin; of  South Carolina  and secondly; Dr John Murray of Charlestown。
  7。  Lady Caroline; who married; first; a Mr Drake; of London; and secondly; Walter Hunter of Polmood and Crailieg。
  8。  Lady Jean; and 9。  Lady Amelia; both of whom died young。
  10。  Lady Margaret; who in 1769 married John Glassford of  Douglastown; Dumbarton; with issue。
  11。  Lady Augusta; who married Sir William Murray of  Auchtertyre; with issue。
  The Earl died in 1766; and was succeeded as representative of the family by his eldest son;
  IV。  LORD  MACLEOD; Major…General in the army; by whose  noble and patriotic conduct the fortunes of the family were afterwards to some extent restored。  Disdaining to live on the charity of his friends and  as a burden on his father; he joined the Swedish army as a soldier of  fortune worked his way there; was aide…de…camp to the King; who created  him Count Cromarty; and; in 1775; returned to his native country; after  twenty…seven years of distinguished foreign service; full of fame and  honours; with the rank of Lieut。…General。  In 1754 the re…grant of the Lovat  estates by George III。 to General Fraser emboldened Lord Macleod to  petition the King for the restoration of the Cromarty ancestral possessions; but his application at that time failed; although he succeeded later on。
  When Lord Macleod joined  his father against the Government  he was only eighteen years of age;  and on account of his extreme  youth he had already obtained an  unconditional pardon on the 22nd  of June; 1748。  In 1777 he was  presented at Court; on which  occasion George III。 received him  very kindly。  In return for this  gracious treatment; first pardoning  him; and now so generously  receiving him; his Lordship offered  to raise a Highland Regiment。  The offer was accepted; and in a very  short time; though without any property or political connections;  he soon raised a fine body of 840  men among his Highland  countrymen。  To this number 236 Lowlanders and 34 English and  Irish were added by some of his friends; making together a full  regiment of 1100 men; embodied at Elgin; and inspected there by  General Skene in April; 1778。
  Immediately after; Letters of  Service were issued in his favour for raising a second battalion of the  same size as the first。 This he soon  accomplished; not less than 1800 of  the men having been raised from  the possessions of his ancestorsa  splendid set of men with excellent  constitutions; and of most  exemplary conduct。  He was  appointed Colonel of the first  battalion; and his brother; the Hon。  Lieut。…Colonel Mackenzie; received  the command of the second  battalion。  The Regiment was  named Macleod's Highlanders;  numbered the 73rd; and is now well  known as the 71st Highlanders。  In  1779 Lord Macleod accompanied  his Highlanders to India; and  fought at their head in the Carnatic  against Hyder Ah; under Major…General Sir Hector Munro; where  they greatly distinguished  themselves; though the regiment  was nearly cut to pieces at the  battle of Conjeveram。  In 1782 his  Lordship attained the rank of  Major…General; and in the  following year he returned home。
  In acknowledgment of his  distinguished services; an Act of Parliament was passed; on the 18th  of August; 1784; by which the forfeited estates of the Earldom  were restored to him; on payment of ?9;000 to relieve them of  existing burdens。
  Lord Macleod married in  1786 Marjory; eldest daughter of  James; XVIth Lord Forbes; without  issue。  She afterwards married  John; fourth Duke of Athole; with  issue。  The mansion; which had  been almost entirely demolished  after the ‘Forty…five; was by him  rebuilt and enlarged; and the  policies put into good order and  properly attended to。  He died on  the 2nd of April; 1789; and was  succeeded in the estates by his  cousin…german;
  V。  CAPTAIN  KENNETH  MAC