Donald McDonald, 8th of Glengarry & Morar

Biographical Summary

"VII. Donald, who was born in 1543. He married, first, Helen, daughter of John Grant IV. of Freuchy, and had by her —

• Angus, who, in 1584, received a Precept of legitimation from the Crown. Doubt has been thrown on the legality of the union between Donald and Helen Grant. The Precept of legitimation in favour of Angus, presumably the son of Helen Grant, raised the question in recent years of the legality of the union between the parties. The contract entered into, in 1571, by Angus Macdonald of Glengarry and John Grant of Freuchy was, to all intents and purposes, a marriage contract, and there is no evidence in the Grant Charter Chest, where one would expect to find it, if such a thing happened, to warrant the assumption that Donald MacAngus repudiated Helen Grant. On the contrary, the relations between the respective families continued most friendly. The inference to be drawn from the Precept of legitimation is conclusive as regards the legitimacy of Angus from the feudal standpoint. He could not succeed to lands held of the Crown as the issue of a handfast marriage, and there appears to have been no other form of marriage between the parties, but this was held to be sufficient, according to the Gaelic Code, without any additional ceremony at the altar. The probability is that Helen Grant died soon after the birth of her child. Angus married Margaret, daughter of Lachlan XVI. of Mackintosh, without issue. In the marriage contract, which is dated April 24th, 1590, Angus is designated as eldest son and heir of his father, and the marriage was to take place on his attaining his 15th year. He was killed by the Mackenzies, on the West Coast of Ross-shire, in 1603.

Donald MacAngus married, secondly, Margaret, daughter of Allan Macdonald IX. of Clanranald, and had by her —

• Alastair Dearg. He succeeded his brother, Angus, as heir to his father. He married Jean, daughter of Allan Cameron of Lochiel, and had by her —
  • Angus, who succeeded to Glengarry.
  • Donald, who, in 1666, received from his brother a tack of the lands of Keppoch.
• Donald Gorm of Scotus.
• John Mor, from whom the Macdonalds of Ardnabie.
• John Og, from whom the Macdonalds of Leek.
• Alastair Mor, from whom Aberchalder and Culachie.
• Isabella, who married Sir Koderick Mor Macleod of Dunvegan, with issue, five sons, known as Ciugnear Mhac Uasal Iseabail. She had been one of the maids of honour to Anne of Denmark, Queen of James VI., and was known in Skye as Iseabail Mhor Nighean Mhic'ie Alastair.
• Margaret, who married Torquil Macleod of Lewis, with issue.
• Katherine, who married Duncan Grant of Aonach, son of John Grant of Glenmoriston.
• Janet, who married Malcolm, son of Lachlan XVI. of Mackintosh, with issue.

Donald married, thirdly, Katherine, daughter of Lachlan XVI. of Mackintosh. Donald Mac Angus died February 2nd, 1645. His son, Alastair Dearg, having predeceased him, he was succeeded by his grandson."

SOURCE: The clan Donald; by the Rev. A. Macdonald, minister of Killearnan, and the Rev. A. Macdonald, minister of Kiltarlity; Vol. III; 1896; page 310

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Donald Macdonell 8th of Glengarry1

M, #506171

Last Edited=27 Aug 2011

Child of Donald Macdonell 8th of Glengarry

• 1.Isabel Macdonell+2
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 2, page 2529. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• 2.[S37] See. [S37]

http://www.thepeerage.com/p50618.htm#i506171

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Ancestral File

name:

Donald MACANGUS (AFN: 27V6-52B)

sexo: male

nacimiento: aproximadamente 1545

defunción: 1574

Padres

Padre: Angus MACALASDAIR (AFN: 27V6-54Q)

Matrimonios (1)

cónyuge: UNKNOWN

Mostrar hijos (1)

cónyuge: UNKNOWN

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hijo 1:

Donald MACDONELL (AFN: 27V6-50W)

sexo: male

nacimiento: aproximadamente 1620

defunción: antes de 1682

Enviado por (1) jmanley2871197

Cita de este registro

"Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MCJ5-F8W : accessed 2014-03-26), entry for Donald MACANGUS.

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Pedigree Resource File

name: Angus /MACDONALD/ (AFN: 9Q8X-W5) sexo: male nacimiento: 1509 defunción: matrimonio: aproximadamente 1534 of,,Glengarry, Scotland Matrimonios (1)

cónyuge: Mrs Angus /Macdonald/ matrimonio: aproximadamente 1534 of,,Glengarry, Scotland

	Ocultar hijos (1)

hijo 1: Margaret /MACDONALD/ (AFN: 9Q8V-R6) sexo: female nacimiento: aproximadamente 1535 Vii Of Glengarry, Scotland defunción:

Cita de este registro "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SY7Q-R2H : accessed 2014-07-18), entry for Angus /MACDONALD/

Donald and Margaret are fifth cousins once removed https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Relationship&actio...

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefs_of_Clan_MacDonell_of_Glengarry
2. https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...