Kenneth Mackenzie, 6th of Gairloch

Biographical Summary

"VI. Kenneth Mackenzie, a strong Loyalist during the wars of Montrose and the Covenanters. He was fined by the Committee of Estates for his adherence to the King, under the Act of 3rd February, 1646, entitled " Commission for the moneys of Excise and Process against delinquents," in a forced loan of 500 merks, for which the receipt, dated 15th March, 1647, signed by Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, and Sir William Cochrane, two of the Commissioners named in the Act, and by two or three others, is still extant. Seaforth was, at the time, one of the Committee of Estates, and his influence was probably exercised in favour of leniency to the Baron of Gairloch ; especially as he was himself privately imbued with strong predilections in favour of the Royalists. Kenneth commanded a body of Highlanders at Balvenny under Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscardine, and his own brother-in-law, the Earl of Huntly ; but when the Royalist army was surprised and disarmed, he was on a visit to Castle Grant and managed to effect his escape...

...Kenneth married, first, Katharine, daughter of Sir Donald Macdonald, IX. of Sleat, without issue. The contract of marriage is dated 5th September, 1635, the marriage portion being the handsome sum of " 6000 merks, and her endowment 1000 libs Scots yearly."

He married, secondly, Ann, daughter of Sir John Grant of Grant, by Ann Ogilvy, daughter of the Earl of Findlater (marriage contract dated 17th October, 1640). There is a charter by Kenneth in her favour of the lands of Loggie- Wester, the miln and pertinents thereof, with the grazings of Tolly, in implement of the marriage contract, dated 4th of December, 1640, with a sasine of the same date, and another charter of the lands and manor-place of Kinkell and Ardnagrask, dated the 15th of August, 1655, with sasine thereon, dated 5th September following. By her Kenneth had issue —

• Alexander, his heir and successor.
• Hector, of Bishop-Kinkell, who married Margaret, eldest daughter of Donald Mackenzie, III. of Loggie, and widow of Roderick Mackenzie, V. of Fairburn, and with her obtained the lands of Bishop-Kinkell, to which his son John succeeded.
• John, who died unmarried.
• Mary, who, in 1656, married Alexander Mackenzie, at the time Younger and afterwards III, of Kilcoy, with issue.
• Barbara, who married, first. Fraser of Kinneries, and secondly, Alexander Mackenzie, I. of Ardloch, with issue by both.
• Lilias, who married, as his first wife, Alexander Mackenzie, II. of Ballone, with issue.

He married, thirdly, Janet, daughter of John Cuthbert of Castlehill (marriage contract dated 17th December, 1658, the marriage portion being 3000 merks, and her endowment 5 chalders victual yearly), with issue —

• Charles, I. of Letterewe, who, by his father's marriage contract, got Loggie-Wester, which had been purchased by Kenneth in 1640. In 1696 Charles exchanged it with his eldest half-brother, Alexander, VII. of Gairloch, for Letterewe. Charles married Ann, daughter of John Mackenzie, II. of Applecross, with issue.
• Kenneth, who died unmarried.
• Colin, I. of Mountgerald, who married Margaret, second daughter of Alexander Mackenzie, I., of Ballone, and widow of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Findon, without issue ; and secondly, Katharine, daughter of James Fraser of Achnagairn, with issue
• Isabella, who married Roderick Mackenzie, second son of John Mackenzie, II. of Applecross, with issue, whose descendants now represent the original Mackenzies of Applecross.
• Annabelia, who married George, third son of Roderick Mackenzie, V. of Davochmaluag, with issue.

According to the retour of service of his successor, Kenneth died in 1669, was buried in Beauly Priory, and was succeeded by his eldest son."

SOURCE: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 424

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Name: Kenneth MACKENZIE
Title: (VI) Sex: M Birth: Abt 1605 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland Death: 1669

Note:

   Burke's Peerage and Baronetage p.1421 under Inglis of Glencorse.

Father: Alexander Alastair Breac MACKENZIE b: Abt 1577 in Gairloch,Ross andCromarty,Scotland Mother: Margaret MACKENZIE b: Abt 1574 in Redcastle,Ross andCromarty,Scotland

Marriage 1 Anne GRANT b: Abt 1621 in Grant,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland

   Married: 17 Oct 1640 in Kinloss,Scotland

Children

   Has No Children Mary MACKENZIE b: Abt 1650/1654 in Gairloch,Ross andCromarty,Scotland

Has Children Alexander MACKENZIE b: Abt 1652 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children John MACKENZIE b: Abt 1654 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Lilian MACKENZIE b: Abt 1654 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Hector MACKENZIE b: Abt 1656 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Barbara MACKENZIE b: Abt 1660 in Gairloch,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Marriage 2 Catherine MACDONALD b: Abt 1610/1612 in Sleat,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland

   Married: in ,Scotland

Marriage 3 Janet CUTHBERT b: Abt 1637 in Castlehill,Inverness-shire,Scotland

   Married: 17 Dec 1658 in ,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland

Children

   Has Children Charles MACKENZIE b: Abt 1660/1669 in Mellan,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland

Has No Children Kenneth MACKENZIE b: 1662/1669 in ,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Colin MACKENZIE b: 1664/1669 in ,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Isabel MACKENZIE b: 1666/1669 in ,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland
Has No Children Annabella MACKENZIE b: Abt 1668/1673 in ,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland

References

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