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About Simon Mackenzie, 1st of Torridon and Lentran
Biographical Summary
"I. Simon Mackenzie, first of Torridon and Lentran, was second son of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, first Baronet of Coul, by his first wife, Jean, daughter of Alexander Chisholm, XIX. of Chisholm. He has a sasine of the half of Arcan on disposition in 1697. He married Catharine, daughter of John Mackenzie, II. of Applecross. She has a sasine in 1672 and another in 1694. By her he had issue —
- Kenneth, his heir and successor.
- Alexander, I. of Lentran, Tarradale, and Rhindoun, who married, first, Anne, daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, IV. of Applecross (sasine 1745), with issue — (i) Alexander, who died young ; (2) Roderick of Tarradale, a Captain in Marjoribanks' Regiments, killed in America, without issue ; (3) John Mackenzie of Arcan, secretary to the Highland Society of London, so well known as "John Mackenzie of the Temple," and intimately connected with the editing and publication of Macpherson's Gaelic Ossian. He succeeded to the property, but afterwards sold or alienated it — Rhindoun to the Chisholm ; Tarradale to his nephew, Dr Murchison ; and Arcan to his sister, Elizabeth, widow of John Mackenzie of Sanachan. He died unmarried in 1803, the last male representative of the Lentran Mackenzies. Alexander's daughters were — (i) Anne, who married Donald Macrae, Camusluinie, Kintail, with issue ; (2) another, who married Alexander Murchison of Achtertyre, with issue ; (3) Janet, who married William Mackenzie of Strathgarve, with issue ; (4) Catharine, who married Colin Green, Scatwell, without issue ; (5) Isabella, who married, first. Colonel Mackay of Bighouse, Sutherlandshire, without issue ; and secondly, her cousin, John Mackenzie, I. of Delvine, with issue ; and (6) Elizabeth, who married Captain John Mackenzie, III. of Sanachan and Tullich, Lochcarron, who in right of his wife succeeded to Arcan. She died without issue. Alexander married secondly Abigail, daughter of Charles Mackenzie of Cullen. She has a sasine in 1715.
- A daughter, who married Archibald Macdonald of Barisdale, with issue.
- Anne, who in 1694 married Farquhar Macrae of Inverinate, with issue.
- Catherine, married Roderick Mackenzie of Aulduinny.
- Florence, who married Colin Mackenzie, II. of Cleanwaters, with issue — Alexander.
Simon was succeeded by his eldest son."
SOURCE: History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1894; page 608
Simon Mackenzie, first Laird of Torridon, in 1711
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