Alexander Chisholm, 17th of Chisholm

Biographical Summary

"XVII. Alexander Chisholm

Who, during the life of his father, has a contract of disposition granted to him by Simon Lord Lovat, of the lands of Easter and Wester Erchless and Comar Kirkton, dated the 28th of March, 1621. On the same. date he has from the same party, a feu charter of these lands in implement of this contract. A sasine follows on the 31st of the same month, which is registered in the Particular Register of Inverness and Cromarty, on the 22nd of April following. On the 25th of July, 1622, he receives a charter of confirmation under the Great Seal, of the foregoing lands, with infeftment following immediately thereon. He has an instrument of sasine in his favour of the whole lands and barony of Comar Mor, following upon a precept of Chancery, dated the 17th of July, 1630, for infefting him as heir, served and retoured, to his father, John Chisholm of Comar. The sasine is dated 4th of August following, and is registered in the Particular Register of sasines for the shires of Inverness and Cromarty on the I2th of the same month. There is a contract of feu in favour of Alexander by Hugh Lord Lovat, of the lands of Buntait and Mauld, dated the 31st of May and 1st of June, 1637, followed by a charter of implement on the same dates, and a sasine, dated the ipth of June, and duly registered on the 7th of July, in the same year. The whole is confirmed by a charter under the Great Seal in favour of Alexander, on the 16th of January, 1638, followed by infeftment in the usual form.

Alexander in 1639 married his cousin, a daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, V. of Gairloch, with issue:

• Angus, his heir and successor.
• Alexander, who, on the death of his brother Angus without issue, succeeded to the family estates.
• Colin, from whom the Chisholms of Knockfin, and of whom in their order.
• A daughter, who married Fraser of Belladrum.

Alexander was succeeded by his eldest son."

SOURCE: History of the Chisholms, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1891; page 55