John MacKenzie, 1st of Inverlael, Min. of Killearnan

Biographical Summary

"John Mackenzie of Inverlaul, Lochbroom (which he acquired from Lovat in 1610), son of Alexander M. of Kilchrist and Agnes, daugh. of Rorie Mackenzie of Hilton ; pres. to the Archdeaconry of Ross 26th Nov. 1602. In Sept. 1603, during the Raid of Kilchrist, his house was plundered by a band of Glengarry men led by Allan Macdonald of Lundie, who was charged at M.'s instance with destroying 27 dwelling houses, barns, byres, the minister's library, 400 bolls of oats, 160 bolls of here, 9 horses, and 70 head of cattle stolen. There is a constant tradition that the church was set on fire and the congregation burned alive, but there is no reference to this in the complaint made by the minister in his action against Allan of Lundie. He died 1635. He marr. 31st May 1606, Margaret, daugh. of William Innes of Calrossie, and had issue—

• Kenneth of Inverlaul
• Thomas of Inverlaul, min. of this parish
• Alexander, died unmarr. in 1647
• James, min. of Nigg
• a daugh. (marr. Hugh Ross of Tollie)
• a daugh. (marr. Roderick Mackenzie of Towie)
• a daugh. (marr. Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Coul)."

SOURCE: Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae: the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation, Vol. VII, page 10

Other References

• History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 523