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Company; (b) Colin; and several daughters。 Alexander died in 1892。 (8) Lilias; who married Roderick Macleod; merchant; Liverpool; with issueone daughter。
5。 Catherine; who married her cousin; Charles; a younger son of the Rev。 James Robertson; and brother of her sister's husband; Collector James Robertson; of Stornoway; with issue。
6。 Anne; who married John Macintyre; tacksman of Letterewe; with issue。
John was succeeded by his eldest son;
IV。 MURDO MACKENZIE; fourth of Letterewe; a Captain in the 78th Highlanders。 He died in India; unmarried; and was succeeded by his next brother;
V。 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; fifth of Letterewe; who married Catherine; daughter of James Macdonald of Skeabost; with issue
1。 John; his heir and successor。
2。 James; a midshipman; H。E。I。C。S。; who died unmarried。
3。 Murdo; a doctor; H。E。I。C。S。; who also died unmarried。
4。 Hector; who was an Officer of Customs at the Cape of Good Hope; and afterwards succeeded his brother in the estate of Letterewe。
5。 Donald Alexander; who in early life emigrated to the United States; and of whom presently。
6。 Jessie; who married Donald Macdonald; Lochinver; who afterwards went to the Cape of Good Hope and died at Southsea in 1888; leaving issue(1) Donald; C。E。; at the Cape; who married; and has issuetwo sons and a daughter。 (2) Alexander James; of Milland; Hants; who; in 1866; married Caroline; daughter of John Heugh; of Port Elizabeth; South Africa; with issueIone and Thyra。 (3) Murdo; who; in 1869; married Laura; daughter of J。 Foley; sculptor; London; with issueFlora; Alexander; Charles; Somerled; and Ronald。 (4) Katherine; who in 1849 married the late James Somers Kirkwood; merchant at Port Elizabeth; Cape of Good Hope; with issue(1) Donald; who married first; in 1866; Helen; daughter of Thomas Read; of Trouse; Norwich; with issueDonald He married; secondly; Cornelia; daughter of R。 Restall; of Uitenhague; South Africa; with issueHector and Hellen (2) Charles; (3) Alexander; (4) Reginald; (5) Annie; who married Archibald Merilees; Moscow; and (6) Jessie; who married Walter Somerville Lockhart; of Clydesdale; with issueLawrence。
7。 Katherine; who died unmarried。
8。 Emily; who resided in London; unmarried。
Alexander was succeeded by his eldest son;
VI。 JOHN MACKENZIE; a Writer to the Signet; in Edinburgh; where he died unmarried; and was succeeded by his eldest surviving brother;
VII。 HECTOR MACKENZIE seventh of Letterewe。 In 1835 he sold the estate to Meyrick Bankes of Winstanley Hall; Lancashire。 He died; unmarried; in 1860 at Algoa Bay; Cape of Good Hope; when he was succeeded; as representative of the family; by his youngest and only surviving brother;
VIII。 DONALD ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; a merchant at Dubuque; Iowa; United States of America; who married; with issue
1。 Charles; who succeeded as representative of the family。
2。 Alexander; a Captain of Engineers in the United States Army; who married in 1872; with issuea son Donald。
Donald Alexander died in 1872; leaving a widow; who subsequently resided at Dubuque; when he was succeeded as representative of the family; by his eldest son;
IX。 CHARLES MACKENZIE; a lawyer; now in good practice in the United States
The representative of the Mackenzies of Letterewe in this country is John Alexander Mackenzie; of Ardlair; Edinburgh; only son of the late John Mackenzie of Auchenstewart; who died in 1890。
THE MACKENZIES OF PORTMORE。
THIS family is descended from Alexander Mackenzie of Tolly; grandson of Kenneth Mackenzie; VI。 of Gairloch; and third son of Charles Mackenzie of Loggie…Wester; and subsequently I。 of Letterewe; by Anne; daughter of John Mackenzie; II。 of Applecross。 He married; first; Annabella; daughter and co…heiress of Sir Donald Bayne of Tulloch; and their descendants; as representatives of that ancient family; bear its cognisance on the centre of their shield; a wolf's head proper。 He was a Bailie and afterwards Provost of Dingwall; exercised considerable local and political influence; and greatly aided Lord Macleod; son of George Earl of Cromarty; in his candidature for the county of Ross; as may be seen from the Cromarty Papers。 During an election riot which occurred in Dingwall in 1751; Mrs Mackenzie; whilst looking out of a window of her own house; was accidentally shot。 By her Provost Mackenzie had issue
1。 Alexander; I。 of Portmore。
2。 Katharine; who married her cousin; John Mackenzie; III。 of Letterewe; with issue。
3。 Charlotte; who married the Rev。 John Downie; minister of Gairloch; subsequently of Urray; with issue。
He married; secondly; Katharine; daughter of Bayne of Delny; with issue
4。 Ronald; a Captain in the Army; who died in Ireland; without issue。
5。 Hector; a well…known and highly…popular Bailie of Dingwall; who married; first; Anne; daughter of the Rev。 Colin Mackenzie; minister of Fodderty; and I。 of Glack; with issue(1) Alexander; a merchant in London; who married his cousin; Catherine; daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie; of Millbank; with issuetwo daughters; Catherine; who married Major Roderick Mackenzie; VII。 of Kincraig and Ann; who married the Rev。 John Macdonald of Calcutta; an eminent divine; (2) Colin; Lieutenant in the Royal Navy; who died without issue; (3) Henry; who died unmarried; (4) Hectorina; who died at Dingwall; unmarried; in 1850。 Bailie Mackenzie married secondly; a daughter of Mackenzie; Ussie; with issue(5) Jane; who married John Mackenzie; (6) Annabella; who married William Kemp; of Comrie; (7) Anne; who married Kenneth Mackenzie; of Millbank。
Alexander of Tolly died in 1774 and; along with his wife; Annabella; is interred in the family burying…place at Dingwall。
I。 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; his eldest son and heir; who was born on the 5th of February; 1740; and afterwards became first of Portmore; settled as a W。S。 in Edinburgh; but all his life he kept up a close connection with his native county; having intimate business relations with all its principal landowners。 He was a man of undoubted ability; and the personal friend of many noted literary men of his day。 He purchased the estate of Seaton; in East Lothian; but afterwards sold it to the Earl of Wemyss; after which he purchased the estate of Portmore; Peebleshire; from the Conyears Earls of Portmore。 He married on the 25th of February; 1766; Anne; eldest daughter of Colin Mackenzie; VI。 of Kilcoy; by Martha; eldest daughter of Charles Fraser of Inverallochy and Castle Fraser; whose mother was Lady Marjory Erskine; eldest daughter of James; seventh Earl of Buchan。
Lady Marjory married secondly; Charles; last Lord Fraser of Castle Fraser; who; dying without issue; left his estate to his step…son; Simon Fraser of Inverallochy。 On the death; without issue; of Martha's three brothers; she and her sister Elizabeth became co…heiresses of Inverallochy and Castle Fraser; and on Elizabeth's death Martha became sole heiress。 She left the estates to her distinguished son; Lieutenant…General Alexander Mackenzie; who assumed the additional name of Fraser。 Thus the families of Kilcoy and Portmore deduce descent from the Royal Houses of Stuart and Plantaganet; as also from the Dukes of Burgundy; and Raymond Count of Provence。 Alexander had issue
1。 Alexander; who died in infancy in 1767。
2。 Alexander; Lieutenant…Colonel Commanding the 21st Dragoons。 He died before his father at Cape Malo; St。 Domingo; West Indies; in July 1796; aged 27; unmarried。
3。 Colin; who succeeded his father at Portmore。
4。 John; who was born in 1771; and died young。
5。 George Udny; born in 1773; and died young。
6。 Charles; born in 1779; and died in 1783。
7。 WILLIAM MACKENZIE; I。 of Muirton; Ross…shire; W。S。 in Edinburgh; Deputy…Lieutenant for Ross; Sutherland; and Cromarty。 He was born on the 1st of October; 1780; and married first; on the 6th of July; 1805; Mary; daughter of James Mansfield of Midmar; Aberdeenshire; by Marion; daughter of Dalrymple Horn…Elphinstone of Horn and Logie…Elphinstone; eldest surviving son of Viscount (now Earl of) Stair; with issue(1) ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; II。 of Muirton; and of Meikle Scatwell; a W。S。; Edinburgh。 Alexander; who was born on the 28th of February; 1812; married his cousin; Maria; second daughter and co…heiress with her three sisters of John Mansfield of Midmar; with issueWilliam Garloch; who died unmarried at Gibraltar; on the 22nd of May; 1876; John Mansfield; W。S。; Edinburgh; who died unmarriedthe last of six sonsin 1892; Alexander James; who died in Natal in 1887; unmarried; Douglas Hay; who succeeded to the estate of Meikle Scatwell by the will of his aunt; Mrs Douglas (Jemima Mansfield); and; dying unmarried at Clifton on the 9th of June; 1873; bequeathed it to his father; George Vansittart; a merchant in Leith; who died unmarried in 1891; and James Dalrymple; who died in New Zealand; unmarried; in 1887。 Alexander Mackenzie; II。 of Muirton; sold that estate to Colonel Ainslie; and Meikle Scatwell to Sir William James Bell; LL。D。; now of Scatwell。 (2) James Mansfield; who died unmarried in 1838; age