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History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the nameMackenzie, Alexander

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History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name

Name: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name
Author: Mackenzie, Alexander

Mackenzie, Alexander

Mackenzie family; Scotland -- Genealogy; Seaforth, Earls of

with great pomp and solemnity.  "Before his death he called his
successor, George of Kildene, to his bedside, and charged him with
the protection of his family; but above all to be kind to his men
and followers, for that he valued himself while he lived upon their
account more than upon his great estate and fortune." [Ardintoul,
Letterfearn, and other Family MSS.]  On the occasion of his last
visit to London the King complimented him on being the best archer
in Britain.

Colin married, first, Lady Margaret Seton, daughter of Alexander,
Earl of Dunfermline, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, with issue -

I.  Alexander Lord Kintail, who died young.

II.  Anna, who married Alexander, second Lord Lindsay, who was
created Earl of Balcarres by Charles II. in 1651.  By him Lady Anna
had two sons, Charles and Colin.  Charles succeeded his father,
and died unmarried.  Colin then became third Earl, and married
Jane, daughter of David, Earl of Northesk, by whom he had issue
an only daughter, who married Alexander Erikine, third Earl of
Kellie.  Secondly, the Earl of Balcarres married Jane, daughter of
William, second Earl of Roxburgh, by whom he had an only daughter,
who married John Fleming, sixth Earl of Wigton.  This Earl
of Balcarres married a third time Margaret, daughter of James
Campbell, Earl of Loudon, by whom he had two sons, Alexander and
James.  Alexander succeeded his father, but died without issue,
and  was succeeded by James, fifth Earl of Balcarres, from whom the
present line descends uninterruptedly, carrying along with it, in
right of the said Anna Mackenzie, daughter of Colin, first Earl
of Seaforth, first Countess of Balcarres, the lineal representation
of the ancient House of Kintail.  Anna married, secondly, Archibald,
ninth Earl of Argyll, beheaded in 1685, and died in 1706.

III.  Jean, who married John, Master of Berriedale, with issue,
George, sixth Earl of Caithness, who died without issue in 1676.
She afterwards married Lord Duffus, with issue, and died in 1648.
His lordship died, as already stated, at Chanonry on the 15th of
April, 1633, and was buried in the Cathedral Church of Fortrose
in a spot chosen by himself.  His son, Lord Alexander, having died
before his father, on the 3d of June, 1629, and Colin having had
no other issue male, he was succeeded by his brother,

XIV.  GEORGE,  SECOND  EARL  OF  SEAFORTH,

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History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name

Mackenzie, Alexander

Mackenzie family; Scotland -- Genealogy; Seaforth, Earls of

with great pomp and solemnity.  "Before his death he called his
successor, George of Kildene, to his bedside, and charged him with
the protection of his family; but above all to be kind to his men
and followers, for that he valued himself while he lived upon their
account more than upon his great estate and fortune." [Ardintoul,
Letterfearn, and other Family MSS.]  On the occasion of his last
visit to London the King complimented him on being the best archer
in Britain.

Colin married, first, Lady Margaret Seton, daughter of Alexander,
Earl of Dunfermline, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, with issue -

I.  Alexander Lord Kintail, who died young.

II.  Anna, who married Alexander, second Lord Lindsay, who was
created Earl of Balcarres by Charles II. in 1651.  By him Lady Anna
had two sons, Charles and Colin.  Charles succeeded his father,
and died unmarried.  Colin then became third Earl, and married
Jane, daughter of David, Earl of Northesk, by whom he had issue
an only daughter, who married Alexander Erikine, third Earl of
Kellie.  Secondly, the Earl of Balcarres married Jane, daughter of
William, second Earl of Roxburgh, by whom he had an only daughter,
who married John Fleming, sixth Earl of Wigton.  This Earl
of Balcarres married a third time Margaret, daughter of James
Campbell, Earl of Loudon, by whom he had two sons, Alexander and
James.  Alexander succeeded his father, but died without issue,
and  was succeeded by James, fifth Earl of Balcarres, from whom the
present line descends uninterruptedly, carrying along with it, in
right of the said Anna Mackenzie, daughter of Colin, first Earl
of Seaforth, first Countess of Balcarres, the lineal representation
of the ancient House of Kintail.  Anna married, secondly, Archibald,
ninth Earl of Argyll, beheaded in 1685, and died in 1706.

III.  Jean, who married John, Master of Berriedale, with issue,
George, sixth Earl of Caithness, who died without issue in 1676.
She afterwards married Lord Duffus, with issue, and died in 1648.
His lordship died, as already stated, at Chanonry on the 15th of
April, 1633, and was buried in the Cathedral Church of Fortrose
in a spot chosen by himself.  His son, Lord Alexander, having died
before his father, on the 3d of June, 1629, and Colin having had
no other issue male, he was succeeded by his brother,

XIV.  GEORGE,  SECOND  EARL  OF  SEAFORTH,

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History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name

History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name

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