Alexander Macrae (aft. 1611 - 1711)

Born after 1611 in Kintail Ross and Cromarty

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Mackenzie) Macrae — married [date unknown] in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1711 before age 100 in Kintail, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland

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Biography

Alexander Macrae is a member of Clan MacRae.

Alexander Macrae was the first child of Rev Farquhar Macrae and Christina McCulloch^[1]

Alexander Macrae was Chamberlain of Kintail under the third Earl of Seaforth. "His father procured for him a wadset in the lands of Inverinate, Dorisduan and Letterinimmer for the sum of six thousand marks, and he is mentioned in the Valuation Roll of the County of Ross in 1644, as possessed of lands in the parish of Kintail of the yearly value of £266 13s 4d Scots"^[2]

Alexander Macrae married twice. His first wife was Margaret Mackenzie, daughter of the second laird of Redcastle with whom he had four children:^[3]

1. Duncan
2. John
3. Catherine
4. Mary

Alexander's second wife was Mary Mackenzie with whom he had seven sons and at least two daughters:^[3] Alexander, Donald, Christopher, Farquhar, Murdoch, Allan, Hugh, Isabell and Margaret.

Alexander Macrae died in 1711 and was buried in Clachan Duich Ancient Church and burial Ground of Kintail^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Clan Macrae; Alexander Macrae; Dingwall; 1899; p 67; https://archive.org/stream/historyofclanma00macr#page/66
2. ↑ History of the Clan Macrae; Alexander Macrae; Dingwall; 1899; p 69; https://archive.org/stream/historyofclanma00macr#page/68
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} History of the Clan Macrae; Alexander Macrae; Dingwall; 1899; p 70; https://archive.org/stream/historyofclanma00macr#page/70
4. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~alloveruk/genealogy/clach_transcr.html transcript #100 accessed on 21 September 2018
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157311173/alexander-macrae: accessed 14 May 2023), memorial page for Alexander MacRae (unknown–1711), Find A Grave: Memorial #157311173, citing Clachan Duich Old Burial Ground, Inverinate, Highland, Scotland; Maintained by Memorium (contributor 47853990).

• Descendants Of Maurice Of Clunes Macrath (11-15). Chapter 3 - Descendants Of Maurice Of Clunes Macrath (11-15). N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2014. http://www.clanmacrae.ca/documents/chapt_3.html
• History of the clan Macrae with genealogies by Macrae, Alexander, 1852-. Publication date 1910. Topics McRae family, genealogy. Publisher Dingwall, Ross. Collection allen_county; americana. Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. https://archive.org/details/historyofclanmac00macr
• History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name, by Mackenzie, Alexander, 1838-1898. Publication date 1894. Publisher Inverness, A. & W. Mackenzie Collection robarts; toronto. Digitizing sponsor University of Toronto. Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto. https://archive.org/details/historyofmackenz00mack/page/498/mode/2up

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Macrae
• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alexander_McRae_%286%29
• http://www.clan-macrae.org.uk/scotland/forum.cfm?Action=View&CategoryID=65&ID=130
• http://www.geni.com/photo/view?photo_id=6000000021914924635