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II。 JOHN MACKENZIE; second of Ardloch; who married Sibella; daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie; I。 of Dundonnel; with issue
1。 Alexander; his heir and successor。
2。 Kenneth。 3。 John。 Nothing is known of either。
4。 Annabella; and others; issue; if any; unknown。
John was succeeded by his eldest son;
III。 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; third of Ardloch; who married Margaret; daughter of Robert Sutherland of Langwell; Caithness; twelfth in descent from William de Sutherland; fifth Earl of Sutherland; by his wife; the Princess Margaret Bruce; sister and heir of David II。; King of Scotland; with issue
1。 James; a Major in the army; who married a daughter of Mackenzie of Fairburn; with issueone son; who died before his father。
2。 Robert; of Milnmount; Colonel H。E。I。C。S。; married first; a daughter of Mackenzie of Bayfield; without male issue; and secondly; Katharine; daughter of Colonel Sutherland of Uppat; with issueSir Alexander Mackenzie; Lieutenant…Colonel H。E。I。C。S。; who; on the 30th of October; 1826; assumed the dormant Baronetcies of Tarbat and Royston; as heir male collateral of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie; brother of John; second Earl of Cromarty。 On the 17th of August at Tam; in the same year; he was served nearest and lawful heir male to George; first Earl of Cromarty。 He died; unmarried; in 1841 (his father; Colonel Robert; having died in 1809); and was succeeded in the Baronetcies by his next brother; Sir James Sutherland Mackenzie; who in 1858 also died without issue。 Sir James' sister; Elizabeth; married Lieutenant Sutherland; Royal Navy; with issue; and his sister; Margaret; married the Rev。 James H。 Hughes; Chaplain H。E。I。C。S。; Bombay; with issue。 On the death of Sir James the Baronetcies and other dignities of the Cromarty family reverted to his cousin; the late John Mackenzie; Lochinver; son of Kenneth Mackenzie; Ledbeg; Assynt; who; however; never assumed the titles。
3。 George; minister in Caithness; who died at sea; unmarried; in 1825。
4。 Kenneth; of Ledbeg; who married; first; a daughter of Mackenzie of Elphin; with issue(1) the late John of Lochinver; heir male to the Tarbat and Cromarty honours; twice married; without issue; (2) Robert; (3) James; (4) Charles; and (5) Royston; all of whom died without surviving issue; (6) Jane; (7) Georgina; (8) Jessie; who married the Rev。 John Kennedy; minister of Redcastle; who died in 1841; with issue; one of whom was the Rev。 John Kennedy; D。D。; late Free Church minister of Dingwall。
5。 Charles Stuart; who died unmarried。
6。 Roderick; who also died unmarried。
7。 John; who died unmarried; abroad。
8。 Murdoch; who married Janet; daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie of Dundonnel; without issue。
9。 Alexander; who married a daughter of Mackenzie of Stronchrubie; with issueJames; who died in Assynt; unmarried; and two daughtersMargaret; who married Kenneth Macleod and Anne; who died unmarried。
Failing the male succession of this family; which has become extremely difficult if not impossible to trace now that the representatives of Kenneth Mackenzie of Ledbeg have failed in the male line; the dormant honours of Tarbat and Cromarty reverts to the family of Scatwell。
THE MACKENZIES OF SCATWELL。
I。 KENNETH MACKENZIE; first of this family; was the second son of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Coigeach; Tutor of Kintail; by Margaret; eldest daughter and co…heiress of Torquil Macleod of the Lewis。 He married; in 1634; Margaret; eldest daughter and co…heiress of Robert Munro the Black Baron; XX of Fowlis (tocher 15;000 merks); with issue
1。 John; his heir and successor。
2。 Jean; who married a son of Munro of Lemlair。
3。 Anne; who married MacCulloch of Park; without issue。
4。 Catherine; who married Kenneth Mackenzie; I。 of Langwell; with issue。
He married; secondly; Janet; daughter of Walter Ross of Invercharron; relict of Thomas Ross of Priesthill; life rentrix of Priesthill; Ulladale; etc。 (who died on the 17th of March; 1699); with issue
5。 Roderick; who died young。
6。 Alexander; who succeeded his half…brother John as III。 of Scatwell。
7。 George; who died young。
8。 Kenneth; who succeeded his brother Alexander。
9。 Isabella; who married John Macleod of Contullich; Tutor of Macleod of Macleod; with issue。
10。 Christian; who married; first; John Gray of Arboll; and secondly; George Gordon of Ospisdale; without issue。
He has a sasine of Little Scatwell in 1619; and a charter of Allangrange; from George; Earl of Seaforth; in 1636。 He died at Lochluichart; of which place he has a sasine in 1634; on the 3rd of March; 1662; and was buried in St。 Clement's Chapel; Dingwall; when according to the Wardlaw MS。 〃My Lord Lovat paraded there with near 100 horse and 500 foot;〃 to do honour to 〃a gallant and a great spirit。〃
Kenneth was succeeded by his only son by the first marriage;
II。 JOHN MACKENZIE; second of Scatwell; who has a sasine in 1667。 He married Anne; daughter of Roderick Mackenzie; III。 of Redcastle; with issuean only child; Lilias; who married Colin Mackenzie; III。 of Kincraig; with issue (sasine to her in 1679)。 He died on the 13th of May; 1677; and was succeeded by his half…brother;
III。 ALEXANDER MACKENZIE; third of Scatwell; who married Janet Ross of Ulladale; who died in March; 1699。 He died on the 18th of March; 1680; without issue; and was succeeded by his brother;
IV。 SIR KENNETH MACKENZIE; fourth of Scatwell。 He was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia on the 22nd of February; 1703; by Queen Anne; six weeks after the elevation of his cousin…german; George; Lord Tarbat; to the Earldom of Cromarty。 He was member of Parliament from 1702 to 1706。 Dr George Mackenzie says that 〃he was a member of the Union Parliament; and joined those patriots of the country who stood by the ancient and inalienable privileges of the nation。〃 In 1688 he acquired by purchase from his relative; Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh and Mary Haliburton his wife; the lands of Pittonachty。
About the same time he married Lilias (then only eighteen years old); eldest daughter of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Findon; fourth son of Alexander Mackenzie; I。 of Kilcoy; who; on the death of her father and mother; and that of her only brother the year following; was; on the 12th of October; 1693; served heir of tailzie and provision to her father in the lands of Findon; which property she brought to her husband。 The fortunes of the family of Scatwell having thus been much improved; in 1696 a dwelling…house was erected by Kenneth and his wife at Findon; into which they removed from Lochluichart; and they continued to reside in it until the erection of the new mansion at Pittonachty by Sir Roderick Mackenzie; the second baronet; in 1795。 The old residence at Findon; now used as a farm house; still bears the following inscription on the lintel of the main door:
〃Omnia terrena per vices sunt aliena; Nunc mea; nunc hujus; Post mortem nescio cujus; Null certa domus。〃 〃K。 MK。 16。 96 I。 MK。〃
By his first wife; Lilias of Findon; who died in childbed on the 21st of October; 1703; Sir Kenneth had issue
1。 George; who was educated at Oxford; where he remained from July; 1702; until May; 1704; during which period he cost his father 8192 merks。 He is described as 〃a youth of great hope and spirit;〃 but he died 〃of a decay;〃 unmarried; in 1705; in his 21st year。
2。 Roderick; who succeeded as second Baronet。
3。 Alexander; who died in 1711; in his 18th year。
4。 Simon; I。 of Scotsburnwho was born on the 16th of May; 1702representation extinct; Charles Roderick Mackenzie; the last male representative of the family having died at Seaford; Sussex; on the 25th of April; 1893; without issue。
5。 Margaret; who on the 13th of February; 1703; married; first; Aeneas Macleod of Cadboll (tocher 6000 merks); with issue; and secondly; Roderick Mackenzie; IV。 of Applecross; with issue。
6。 Isabel; who married; first; Kenneth Bayne of Tulloch; without issue; and secondly; Roderick Chisholm; XXI。 of Chisholm; with issue。
7。 Elizabeth; who married William Mackenzie; III。 of Belmaduthy; with issuea daughter; who married Fraser of Culduthel。
8。 Margaret; who married James Cuthbert of Farnese; merchant; Inverness。
Sir Kenneth married; secondly; in 1707; Christian; eldest daughter of the Rev。 Roderick Mackenzie; minister and Laird of Avoch; without issue。 He married; thirdly; Abigail; daughter of John Urquhart of Newhall; with issue
9。 Kenneth; H。E。I。C。S。; who died unmarried。
10。 Jean; who married Kenneth Mackenzie; III。 of Dundonnel; with issue; and died in 1786。
11。 Ann; who in 1750 married Thomas Mackenzie; V。 of Ord; with issue。
12。 Lilias; born at Findon on the 22nd of February; 1711。
In 1728; two years before his death; he mortified a sum of 906 merks for the education and benefit of the poor in the parish of Avoch。
He died in 1730; and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son;
V。 SIR RODERICK MACKENZIE; fifth of Scatwell; and second Baronet; who in 1710 married Janet; (who died 10th February; 1761) daughter of Ludovic Grant; XVII。 of Grant; with issue
1。 Lewis;