Alexander Mackeamish Gunn, of and Kilearnan and Navidale, 4th Mackeamish

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Dame Mary Mackay, Lady Fowlis, married, secondly, her
cousin, Alexr Gunn of Killearnan, Chief 1 of Gunn, son of William and grandson of Alexr. Gunn of Killearnan, the latter having married her aunt, as has already been shown. Dame Mary bore to Alexr. Gunn a son and a daughter, viz., John and Catherine, the latter of whom married her cousin, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Angus Mackay of Melness, progenitor of the Melness Mackays. pg 124

1. DESCENT OF THE MACHA.MISH GUNNS.

• The Crowner had a son
• James, who had a son
• William, who had a son
• David, who had a son
• Alexander. The latter Alexr. married Barbara,daughter of lye Du Mackay, and by her had
• William, whose son
• Alexr. married Dame MaryMackay, daughter of Huistean Du, and by her had
• John Gunn of Killearnan.

"Alexr. Gunn apparent of Killearnan " (Elk. MS.) witnessed a sasine, 4th August, 1676, and married Christina, daughter of the 1st Lord Reay, before 1668 (The Gunns). 

Probably John and Alexr. were brothers, and the former predeceased the latter, without issue.

Alexr., who married the Hon.Christina Mackay, had by her three sons :

• Alexr. of Badinloch
• George of Corrish ; and
• Cap. Gunn,who died in Holland.

The two sons of Alexr. of Badinloch, who were both soldiers, died withoutissue, and the MacHamish line reverts to George of Corrish, whose sons may be seen in the list of men capable of bearing arms in Kildonan in the '45, preserved in Dunrobin Castle.

According to the Revd. Alexr. Gunn. Watten, an authority on Gunn history, the descent from Corrish was as follows : George of Corrish had a son Alexr., whose son William, whose son Alexr. of Backlass was the father of William Gunn, now for many years manager of the Spittal Works, Watten. As far as we have found evidence, it has gone to confirm the contention of the Revd. Alexr. Gunn.

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