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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