Roderick Macleod, WS

RODERICK MACLEOD WS

Roderick MacLeod WS is the son of William MacLeod of Luskinder. A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet: 136

First Marriage

Roderick MacLeod married Isabel Bannatyne. A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet: 136 The marriage was booked on 13 July 1736, at Kilmadock in Stirlingshire, Scotland. [National Records of Scotland, Kilmadock Marriages, reference OPR.362/5]

Second Marriage

Roderick MacLeod married Marjory Taylor. A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet: 136

Biographical Summary

“MACLEOD, RODERICK 7th March 1732
Apprentice to (1) Ronald Campbell; and (2) John Buchanan ~Second son of William Macleod of Luskinder, Inverness-shire. Died 26th June 1784. Mar. (1) Isabel, only daughter of Hector Bannatyne of Kames, Buteshire; and (2) Marjory, daughter of John Taylor, Writer of Edinburgh. Father of Sir William Macleod Bannatyne, of the Lords of Council and Session.”

SOURCE: A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet; Page 136

"Isabella Bannatyne, who married Roderick McLeod, Esq. W.S.: for whose paternal descent from Sir Norman McLeod of Bernera, younger son of Sir Roderick McLeod of that Ilk. See Douglas Baronage. The issue of this marriage was two sons and five daughters...."

SOURCE: From pages 66-68 of A Genealogical Account of the Principal Families in Ayrshire, More ..., Volume 1 By George Robertson (see media)

Five SURIVING children are:

1. 1: Eldest son: Hon. William Macleod Bannatyne. He was bred to the bar in 1774, became Sheriff of Bute, and in 1799 was appointed one of the Senatators of the College of Justice, and took his seat in the Bench, by the stile and title of Lord Bannatyne. unmarried. Page 67.
2. 2: DIED YOUNG. Youngest son: Norman, died in early age.
3. 3: Isabella married to the Rev. Dr. Archibald McLea, minister of Rothesay, whom she predeceased, bringing him no family. Page 68.
4. 4 Second daughter ?? married to Alexander McDonald, son to Colonel McDonald of Castleton, a descendant of the McDonalds of Slate now Lords McDonald; he was bred to physician. They both died young, leaving an only daughter, who did not long survive them. Page 68.
5. 5 DIED YOUNG Elizabeth, third daughter, who died within these few years unmarried. Page 68
6. 6. Margaret, fourth daughter, married, first John MacLeod, Esq. of Colbecks, a respectable planter in the island of Jamaica; secondly to the Hon. John Grant, several years chief Justice of that island, who acquired the estate of Kilgraston in Perthshire, Mrs. Grant, still surviving her husband, whose estate, by his dying without issue, descended to his brother, Francis Grant, Esq. an opulent planter, and is now passed with his other possessions to his son, John Grant, Esq. of Kilgraston. page 68
7. 7 Anne, was married to Col. Sir John McGregor Murray, Bart of Lenrick-Castle, formerly Auditor-General in the service of the East India Company, to who she has issue (page 68) Continued on page 69 with her children.