Donald 'Old Trojan' Macleod

Donald "old Trojan Macleod (aka Donald Macleod of Bernera) had 29 children! https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...

From the HISTORY OF THE MCLEODS:

Donald Macleod of Bernera is Donald "Old Trojan" MacLeod. " Bernera tribe," as they were called in consequence of their great number—from his sturdy character and numerous progeny, Donald was generally spoken of as "The Old Trojan."

Wife #1: Anne, daughter of Roderick Macleod, XVII. Page 250 reads, "Donald married, first, when only 18 years of age, Anne, daughter of Roderick Macleod, XVII. of Macleod, by his wife Isabel, daughter of Kenneth, third Earl of Seaforth, by his wife, also Isabel, sister of George, first Earl of Cromarty."

Wife #2: Margaret Macdonald, daughter of John Macdonald Gorm Macdonald of Sleat. Page 253 reads "He married, secondly, Margaret Macdonald, described as "a daughter of John Macdonald Gorm Macdonald of Sleat." They lived together for nineteen years, without issue."

Wife #3: Margaret, daughter of Rev. Donald Macloed, III, Of Greshornish. Page 253 reads: "Donald Macleod of Bernera married, thirdly, in the 75th year of his age, Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Donald Macleod, III. of Greshornish, and minister of Duirinish. She was then only sixteen years of age. By this marriage Donald had issue, in his old age—three sons and six daughters."

The climate of the island of Harris is said to be favourable to longevity. Martin, in his account of the Western Isles, says he knew several in Harris of 90 years of age. One Lady Macleod, who passed the most of here time here, lived to 103, had then a comely head of hair and good teeth, and enjoyed a perfect understanding till the week she died. Her son, Sir Norman Macleod, died at 96, and his grandson, Donald Macleod of Bernera, at 91.

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Comments

• Born 1692 at Bernera, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
• Death date seen as December 16, 1783 “He died in his 90th year, the 16th December 1783." His tombstone, like that of William MacLeod I of Luskintyre, bears the insignia of mortality, such as the skull, crossed leg bones, the bell and shears, etc.”
• Death date seen as 9 Dec 1781 at Clan MacLeod site
• Buried at Rodel, Isle Of Harris, Scotland

References

• History of the Macleods with genealogies of the principal families of the name. Author Mackenzie, Alexander, 1838-1898. Page 250-251 Archive.Org
• Stirnet Genealogy, Peter Barns-Graham, MacLeod02 subscription site cites: Main source(s): BLG1952 ('MacLeod of MacLeod') with input/support from 'History of the Macleods' (Alexander Mackenzie, 1889, p59+)
• MacLeod genealogy, ("!SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED CLAN MACLEOD SOCIETIES GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES, The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2000.") http://www.macleodgenealogy.com/ACMS/D0033/I331.html accessed 29 June 2019
• https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9686/96868949.23.pdf
• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...
• !MENTION: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison, THE MACLEODS--THE GENEALOGY OF A CLAN, Section II, Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society, 1968, p. 117.
• The Brave Sons of Skye: Containg the Military Records (compiled from Authentic Sources) of the Leading Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Private Soldiers Whom "Eilean a Cheo" Has Produced by John MacInnes (Lieut.-Col.) (1899) GoogleBooks
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