William MACLEOD (II of Ferinlea)

Father: Alexander MACLEOD
Mother: Margaret MACKINNON

Family 1: Isabel MACKINTOSH

                                                                                        _William Dubh MACLEOD _
                                                  _Alexander Alisdair_Crotach MACLEOD _|_[Daughter] MACLAINE __
                       _Tormod [Norman] MACLEOD _|
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                      |                          |_[youngest_dau] CAMERON _____________|_______________________
 _Alexander MACLEOD __|
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|                     |                           _Hector Mor MACLEAN _________________|_______________________
|                     |_Giles Julia MACLEAN _____|
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|--William MACLEOD 
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|                      _Sir Lauchlan MACKINNON __|
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|_Margaret MACKINNON _|
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Notes

!MENTION: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison, THE MACLEODS -- THE GENEALOGY OF A CLAN, Section III, "MacLeod Cadet Families", Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society, 1970, pp. 9-10. In a statement in 1798 on the family of Ferinlea, it is stated Ferinlea was occupied by them for 200 years. There is therefore evidence that Alexander MacLeod of Talisker and Minginish was the first tacksman of Ferinlea. He was succeeded by his son, William, who is stated in 1641 to be tacksman "of Ferinlea". William is first mentioned in the Records of the Scottish Privy Council in 1626. "Johne McCleud (i.e. Iain Mor 16th Chief) declarit that Allaster McCleud, Neil McTormot and Rory mc Rory vc Conneil vc Eane, were dead and nominate in their rowmes, William McCleud, son to Allaster McCleud, his uncle, and Rory McCleud (i.e. Roderick 1st of Talisker), his owne brother". William, as a young man, married Isabel, sister of Sir Lauchlan Mor MacKintosh, 17th Chief of the Clan MacKintosh (Marriage contract dated 30th May 1626) and here he is described as William MacLeod "of Talisker". It must have been about this time that William lost the estate of Talisker, which was disponed by Sir Rory Mor 15th Chief, to his second son, Roderick, progenitor of the present family who possess that designation. The loss of Talisker, however, was well compensated for so far as William was concerned. His bride, Isabel MacKintosh, had been married on two previous occasions (1) to George Ross of Balnagown and (2) John Munro of Fearn. By her second marriage, Isabel had come into possession of the estate of Contullich at Alness as well as other farms in Easter Ross. After her marriage to William MacLeod in 1626, she assigned to him her possessions without receiving "any value" solely "from the great fear and awe she had and still has of her said husband, and to her great loss." She further declared that William at the time of her marriage "was not worth 1,000 merks but became more considerable afterwards." William died about 1657 without leaving issue, when he was succeeded by his younger brother Norman.


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