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About Mary Mackay

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This Mary resembles Mary Mackay (shown here as another wife of her husband Alexander Mckeamish Gunn). Are they supposed to be the same person? Further research is warranted.

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Mary, married Hector Munro, brother and successor of Colonel Robert Munro of Fowlis. Hector, who joined Lord Eeay's regiment, became a colonel, and was created a bart., 7th June, 1634. He died at Hamburgh, 1635, leaving a son, Sir Hector, who died without issue, and three daus.

Dame Mary Mackay, Lady Fowlis, married, secondly, her cousin, Alexr Gunn of Killearnan, Chief 1 of Gunn, son of William and grandson of Alexr. Gunn of Killearnan, the latter having married her aunt, as has already been shown. Dame Mary bore to Alexr. Gunn a son and a daughter, viz., John and Catherine, the latter of whom married her cousin, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. Angus Mackay of Melness, progenitor of the Melness Mackays. pg 123-124

THE BOOK OF MACKAY BY ANGUS MACKAY, M.A. (St. Andrews University) Minister at Westerdale, Caithness EDINBURGH : NORMAN MACLEOD, -25 GEORGE IV. BRIDGE CANADA : EDWARD MACKAY, ST. PETER'S MANSE, MADOC, ONT. M DCCCC VI

In the beginning of the year 16 19, Anna and Mary Mackay, Sir Donald's sisters, were both married at the same time at Tongue ; the former to Alexander Sinclair of Brims, and the other to Hector Munro of Clyness, only brother of Robert Munro of Fowlis. pg. 205 HISTORY THE HOUSE AND CLAN MACKAY,BY ROBERT MACKAY, 1829


Mary (Mackay) Munro (1600)

  • Mary Munro formerly Mackay
  • Born 1600 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotlandmap
  • ANCESTORS ancestors
  • Daughter of Hugh Mackay and Jean (Gordon) Mackay
  • Sister of John (Mackay) Mackay of Dirlot and Strathy 1st and Donald (Mackay) Mackay Lord Reay 1st Bt.
  • Wife of Hector Munro 1st Bart — married 1619 [location unknown]
  • DESCENDANTS descendants
  • Mother of Catherine Munro, Margaret Munro, Jean (Munro) Munro of Foulis and Hector (Munro) Munro of Foulis 2nd Bt
  • Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

concerns

This Mary resembles Mary Mackay (shown here as another wife of her husband). Are they supposed to be the same person? Further research is warranted.

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Mary Mackay's Timeline

1605
1605
Strathnaver, Sutherland, Scotland
1635
1635
1636
1636
Killearnan, Cromarty, (now Highland), Scotland (United Kingdom)
1650
1650
Age 45
Aldie, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Scotland
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