Alexander Macdonald of Sleat

Origins

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachlan_Maclean,_3rd_Laird_of_Torloisk

Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk, married Barbara, daughter of Alexander MacDonald of Sleat, brother of Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat, and had issue, two sons and one daughter ...

Family

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5. Alexander [MacDonald] of Paiblisgearry, in North Uist. In 1653 he married Anne Mackay, sister of John, Lord Reay, and by her had issue -

(a) Captain Hugh Macdonald, who succeeded.

(b) Barbara, who married Lachlau Maclean of Torloisk.

Alexander died in or before 1657, as his wife appears on record as a widow in the course of that year. Hence in Sir James Macdonald's Deed of Entail, in 1658, his name dues not appear along with the Baronet's other brothers.

Captain Hugh Macdonald of Paiblisgearry succeeded his father. He also appears on record as of Duistill, in Sleat. He was brought up evidently under the Reay influence, which was anti-Jacobite, and favourable to the Orange movement. He held the rank of Captain in the regiment of General Mackay, his relative, and had the freedom of Montrose conferred on him in 1692. Much of his military life was passed in Flanders, where he fought in the army of the States General in the war with France. He died before 1721, when he was succeeded by his son, John Macdonald of Paiblisgearry, who appears that year in an enumeration of the gentlemen of North Uist. We have no information as to the date of his death, but with him the descendants of Alexander of Paiblisgearry terminated in the male line.

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Copy of Deed from the Macdonald Charter Chest referred to by Mr G. M. Fraser, Portree. 30 March 1686

I Captain Hugh Mconal Lawfull son to umq Alexr Mcdonal of pabellseary binds
and oblidges me and my heirs to procure from Mistris Anna Macky my mother
and from Mr Hugh Munro minister of Durness her husband a full and ample disposition and discharge to Sir Donal Mconal of Slait or his heirs of all they can ask or crave of him after the term of Whitsunday next to come eightie six years either upon the account of the sd mistris Anna Mckys matrimoniall contract or any other transaction or agreement made betwixt the Late Lord Reay her brother (with her consent) and Sir James Mackdonald of Slait, but still w'out prejudice of qt is due to her be the sd Sir Donal preceeding the forsd term. And in case I the sd Captain Hugh fail in procuring the forsd disposition & discharge betwixt the dait hierof and the term of Mertimess next to come eightie six years. Then and in yt case I bind and oblidge me and my heirs not only to give up to the sd Sr Donal or his heirs an contract of Wodsett granted be him to me of the Lands of Dustill more, but Likewayes to renounce the sds Lands in favours of the sd Sr Donal or his forsds, and also to be bound to pay to the sd Sir Donal or his forsds the usuall rent of the sds Lands at the term of mertimess abovmention'd, and ilk year thereafter during my stay there, and yt allenerly in case of failing in the fullfilling of the premises. And the sd Capt Hugh binds and oblidges me and my forsds to give up to the sd Sir Donal or his heirs an bond of five thousand merks granted be him to me at Edr the day of years. And farder I bind & oblidge me & my forsds to renew this my obligation to the sd Sir Donal or his heirs ay and while they find themselves sufficiently secured in witness qrof I have subscribed thir prit at Armidell the thirtieth day of March on thusand six hundred & eightie six years, before these wittnesses Donald Mconal off Castletown and Mr Martin Martin governour to the Laird of Mcdonal younger H. Mconal

Donald Mcdonald Witness

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References

• Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor. The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Vol. VII. Edinburgh: D Douglas, 1904. Page 169. Archive.Org
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Macdonald_of_Sleat
• Alexander Maclean Sinclair, The Clan Gillean. 1899, Haszard and Moore. Page 459. Archive.Org lists Barbara as daughter of Sir Donald MacDonald, 8th of Sleat
• https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mac/macdonald04.php#dau3 iii) Alexander Macdonal (5th son) (a) Barbara Macdonald probably of this generation m. Lachlan Maclean of Torloisk (d 1686)
• https://www.scotclans.com/scottish-clans/clan-macdonald-of-sleat/
• https://macaodhagain.weebly.com/mckeegans-and-macdonalds-of-uist.html “North Uist was in the possession of MacDonald of Sleat from 1495 to 1855. The Macdonalds of Sleat are descendants of Hugh MacDonald (d.1498) who was a younger son of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles and 8th chief of Clan Donald. On 28 May 1625, his great-great-great-great-grandson Archibald Macdonald was created a Baronet, of Sleat in the Isle of Skye in the County of Inverness, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.”