James McRob Ruadh Buchanan

JAMES McROB RUADH BUCHANAN (aka SEAMAS McROB RUADH BUCHANAN)

James McRob Ruadh Buchanan, here treated, is not the same person as James Buchanan, Resident of Dunfermline

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Janet Buchanan (born Fotheringham) was born on month day 1624, at birth place , to Thomas Fotheringham, 10th of Powrie and 9th of Pourie and Margaret Fotheringham, 10th of Powrie and 9th of Pourie (born Gibson). Thomas was born on 1595, in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret was born on 1610, in Leven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. Janet had 4 siblings: Jeane Fotheringham and 3 other siblings . Janet married James Seamas McRob Ruadh Buchanan on month day 1648, at age 23 at marriage place . James was born on September 26 1620, in Callander, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom. They had 10 children: Robert Buchanan , Agnes Buchanan and 8 other children . Janet passed away on month day 1666, at age 41 at death place MyHeritage

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Biography

James went always under the Appelation of SHEMAS MAC ROB RUAI, he was a most active and sagacious man. Of his manners take this instance; some Military men were one day passing by his house. A stout fellow from among them stepped up to him said, "You, Pansy Carle, have got a pair of good shoes and mine are bad – put them off immediately & let me have them". James said "My good sir let the men pass by that they may not mock us both and then you shall have them if you please". The man Complied – then James took the fellow and asked him to the gable of the house & asked him rubbing him to the wall if he wanted his shoes or would have them. The poor fellow frightened by his hard grip pleaded hard for pardon & promised never to make a similar attempt on any man in future. He was at one time herried as the term expressed it by Freebooters or the Chearn Choile [7] at another time by the King's forces, which I take to be Montrose's army [8] which ravaged the neighbourhood out of revenge for their siding with Argyle in the contest of the times. James was a third time spoiled by the English who had their camp on BOCHASTEL. I suppose they must have been part of Cromwell's army as they were an English army. James' wife went to their Commander to plead for one of her own kin to help to support her young family taking a group of her girls to move the Commander's sympathy also Robert, her son who was on the breast. The General would have granted her request but when he was informed whose wife she was he refused her that small favour which shows that James made himself singular in opposing the intruding army of that usurper. I could not discover in any history that fell my way any account of this army but their principal Commanders were BUCHAN and CANAN and when leaving this country they marched Northward crossing the hill of BALMENOCK by the path of CLACH ARTUR. James was thrice in his life spoiled of all his goods& gear yet died in affluence in old age without pain or sickness after having given to his seven daughters an hundred pounds scotch each as portion they all married to the most respectable young men in the neighbourhood. He also left his son Robert with whom he lived in his old age comfortably set in half the BALMENOCH of LENNY. The morning preceding his death he girded on his large highland plaid which was at that time the favourite dress of the highlanders, but probably finding a weakness asked his son what he was to be employed in through the day. He answered " I have bespoke some of my neighbours to repair a piece of my barn which is failing". "Very well", said he "but make all the dispatch you can for you shall have something more to do by night". And scarcely was their task finished when they were called in to witness the last struggle of nature in death of this venerable old man. from THE BUCHANANS Of TREAN Compiled by Malcolm S. Gray

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