Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st of Scatwell

Biographical Summary

"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 —

• John, his heir and successor.
• Jean, who married a son of Munro of Lemlair.
• Anne, who married MacCulloch of Park, without issue.
• 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 —

• Roderick, who died young.
• Alexander, who succeeded his half-brother John as III. of Scatwell.
• George, who died young.
• Kenneth, who succeeded his brother Alexander.
• Isabella, who married John Macleod of Contullich, Tutor of Macleod of Macleod, with issue.
• 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 as 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."

SOURCE: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 566