Capt. Patrick Mackay, 4th of Borley

Jane Dunbar, daughter of Patrick Dunbar of Sydera (currently Cyderhall) in Sutherland (between Skibo and Dornoch). She was first married to William Ross of Little Kindeace, Ross-shire, and, secondly to Captain Hugh Mackay, son of Captain William Mackay of Borlie. Their son Patrick Mackay sold Cyderhall in 1732/3 when he and his brother emigrated to Georgia.

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Captain Patrick, commanded a company of Mackays during the Mar rebellion of 1/15, and after disponing his rights over Edderachilis to Lord Reay and selling Sidera to the Earl of Sutherland, joined General Oglethorpe in the expedition to the new settlement at Georgia in 1732, accompanied by a large body of people from Edderachilis, For how it fared with these Mackay settlers see 'Joseph's Town and its Plantations in Colonial Georgia' by Heath Barrow. He m. in 1/16 Helen, dau. of the Rev. lye Mackay, Clyne, and by her had one dau. of whom follows : —

Jane Mackay, m. Alexander Gordon, from Fife, and had issue :—

• Major Alexander Gordon, of 2nd Foot, retired in 1823 and d.soon after, unmarried;
• Major George Gordon, of the 8th WestIndia regiment, d. at Aberdeen, unmarried, 1819 ; and
• Hugh,major of the 16th Foot, 1811, afterwards lieut.-general and governor of Jersey, d. unmarried (Annual Register for 1823).

pg. 294 THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI