Ranald
MacDonald of Smerby
formerly MacDonald
Born before in Argyllshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James MacDonald
and Agnes (Campbell) O'Neill
Brother of
Finola (MacDonald) MacDonnell, Catherine MacDonald, Archibald (MacDonald) MacDonald of Dunnyveg, Angus MacDonald, Coll (MacDonald) MacDonnell, Donald MacDonald and Alexander MacDonald
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary MacDonald
Died
after age 51
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2013
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Contents |
Biography
He was the son of James MacDonald and Agnes Campbell of Argyll. Ranald was held hostage by Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean to maintain the good behaviour of his family.
Ranald was given a grant of Smerby Castle and its lands. The castle is a small tower house located on a summit. For more info see CANMORE.
Ranald married a daughter of Bannatyne of Kames.
He passed away in 1616 and is buried at Saddell Abbey.
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Sources
Macdonald, Rev. A. and Macdonald Rev. A. (1904). The Clan Donald: Volume 3. Inverness, Scotland. Northern Counties Publishing Company Ltd. http://archive.org/stream/clandonald03macduoft#page/377/mode/2up
Footnotes
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Eugene Quigley for creating MacDonald-1861 on 26 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Eugene and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ranald by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Richard McKain
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member mckainmckean - Alan MacDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-CLD27, FTDNA kit #231598, MitoYDNA ID T11456 [compare]
- Nigel Alan Finlayson MacDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M198, FTDNA kit #393845, MitoYDNA ID T15973 [compare]
- Skip McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-L193, FTDNA kit #190210 +
Y-Chromosome Test 40000 markers, haplogroup R-L193
- Wylie McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-L193
- Bret McDaniel :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A940, FTDNA kit #438540
- John McDaniel :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-M198, FTDNA kit #897567 +
Y-Chromosome Test, MitoYDNA ID T10775 [compare]
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