Hugh (MacDonald) MacDonald of Glenmore (1638 - 1696)

Born 1638 in Dunfernline, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Margaret Robertson — married 1671 in Scotland

Descendants

Died 6 May 1696 at about age 58 in Skye, Scotland

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Biography

Hugh was the progenitor of the Glenmore and Mugstot (Monkstadt) family. In 1691 his father, James Macdonald granted him a feu charter for the lands of Glenmore, Glenteltine, Skirinish, as well as other places.
In 1671 Hugh married Anne, daughter of Alexander Robertson of Struan, 16th of Struan, 12th Chief of Clan Robertson. Her grandfather is another Alexander.
In 1682 Hugh married Katherine, daughter of Colonel Allan Macdonald of Kytrie.
In 1691, Hugh is entered in the Valuation Roll of the County of Inverness as a freeholder of considerable standing.

Sources

• Hugh Macdonald 1st of Glenmore

about 1630 – 6 May 1696 • GWMF-X9X family search Childrenof Anne Robertson of Struan and Hugh Macdonald 1st of Glenmore (4) Alexander MacDonald 2nd of Glenmore 1672–1735 • M5WL-5VG​​

Janet Macdonald of Glenmore 1673–Deceased • KCHW-4JL​​

Angus MacDonald of Penbeg 1675–1723 • MYNM-V5S​​

Margaret MacDonald 1678–Deceased • KZR7-JS5

Macdonald, Rev. A. and Macdonald Rev. A. (1904). The Clan Donald: Volume 3. Inverness, Scotland. Northern Counties Publishing Company Ltd.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Eugene Quigley for starting this profile.