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3。  Janet; and 4。 Katharine;  who both died without issue。

5。  Henrietta Wharton; who  in 1810 became her father's heir;  and married; as her second  husband; Sir James Wemyss; fifth  Baronet and VIII。 of Scatwell;  M。P。; Lord…Lieutenant for the  County of Ross; to whom she  carried the Suddie estates; and had  issueSir James John Randoll  Mackenzie; sixth Baronet and last  of Scatwell; who; about 1850 sold  or alienated the estates。


THE  MACKENZIES  OF  ORD。

KENNETH; first of Killichrist  fourth son of Kenneth Mackenzie; VII。 of  Kintail; had; as already shown; a second son; Thomas of Lochluichart;  who; in 1598; obtained from Kenneth; XII。 and afterwards first Lord  Mackenzie of Kintail; a tack of the lands of Ord。  Thomas married; first; Isobel; a daughter of Roderick MacAllan Macleod of Gairloch; with issue

1。  Murdoch Mackenzie of  Scatwell; who married Catherine;  daughter of Alastair Roy Mac  Eachainn; without issue。  In 1619;  he talzied the estate of Scatwell to  his foster…brother; Kenneth  Mackenzie; I。 of Scatwell; son of  Sir Roderick Mackenzie of  Coigeach; Tutor of Kintail。

2。  Kenneth; progenitor of  the Mackenzies of Langwell; whose present representatives are in  Australia; and of Mackenzie…Ross of Aldie; who adopted the  additional name of Ross on  succeeding to that property。

Thomas of Lochluichart married; secondly; Annabella; daughter of Murdoch Mackenzie; I。 of Fairburn; with issue

3。  John; who afterwards  obtained a charter of Ord。

4。  Thomas; who married a  daughter of the Laird of Katewell;  with issuetwo sons; John of  Wester Kessock; who married  Margaret Maclean; and another  son; who died unmarried; in 1642。   Thomas died before 1628。

5。  Murdoch; servitor to the Tutor of Kintail; who died unmarried; in 1628。  This Murdoch; by his last will; dated 13th January; 1628; left his  brother…german; John Mackenzie of Ord; executor and legatee; and  bequeathed 400 merks Scots and fiffteen boils victual or the value thereof  to the children of his late brother Thomas。  He also left three hundred and  twenty…one merks Scots to Thomas Graham; his sister's son; and the  annual rent of one thousand merks to Isobel Cuthbert; wife of his said  brother and executor; and discharged his sisters of all the monies they  borrowed from him。

Thomas of Lochluichart died before 1619。  His eldest son;

I。  JOHN  MACKENZIE; was the first of the family who possessed  Ord and was designed thereof; though it was previously held in tack by his  father。  John was locally called 〃Ian Dubh a Ghiuthais;〃 or Black John of the Fir。  He obtained a charter from Kenneth; XIIth Baron and first Lord  Mackenzie of Kintail; of the lands and mill of Ord; and the half of  Corrievoulzie and Strathvaich; dated 23rd July; 1607; and on the 15th of  September; 1637; George second Earl of Seaforth granted him a regular  free charter of the whole。

John married Isobel; daughter of Alexander Cuthbert of Drakies; by his wife Christian Dunbar; who long survived him; with issue

1。  John; his heir and successor。

2。  Thomas; from whom the Mackenzies of Highfield。

3。  James; who married a daughter of the Rev。 Farquhar Clark。  He is cautioner; with his brother Kenneth of Ord; for Thomas Mackenzie; III。  of Inverlael; from which he is discharged on the 18th of May; 1659。  He is  witness to the registration of the marriage contract of his brother John; at  Inverness; on the 20th of February; 1666。

4。  George; who married; first; a natural daughter of Alexander Mackenzie; V。 of Gairloch; and secondly; Janet; daughter of the Rev。 Mr  Linen; minister of Fairnly; with issueone son; Alexander; who joined the  Darien expedition; and afterwards settled and married in Jamaica; where  his posterity still flourish。

5。  A daughter; who married Mackenzie of Tarradale。

6。  Annabella; who in 1650 married Alexander Mackenzie; VI。 of Hilton。

7。  Janet; who; in 1652 married Alexander Cam; fourth son of  Alexander Mackenzie; V。 of Gairloch; with issueRoderick and Alexander; Mic Alastair Chaim; the author's ancestors。  Two daughters married respectively a son of the Rev。 John Clark;  minister of Lochalsh; and Murdo Mackenzie Mhic Mhurchaidh。

John witnessed the burning of the Church of Killichrist by the Macdonalds of Glengarry in 1602。  He died before the 1st of December; 1644; and was succeeded by his eldest son;

II。  CAPTAIN  JOHN MACKENZIE; second of Ord。  He  fought under Montrose against the  Covenanters; and was in  consequence summoned to appear  before the Presbytery of Dingwall  on the 5th of March; 1650; as a  Malignant。  He confessed to have  been at the head of a Company at  Balvenny; professed his grief and  desired to be received to the  Covenant and public satisfaction。

He was ultimately ordained on the  19th of November; 1650; 〃to make  his repentance to James Graham's  unnatural rebellion; the unlawful  engagements; and the late  insurrection in the North; in the  kirk of Dingwall; in his own habits;  the next Sabbath; and to be  received; and to subscribe the  Declaration。〃  On the 13th of  October; 1653; he is appointed to  take charge of the Earl of Seaforth's forest 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;

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