Maj.
Alexander
MacDonald IVth of Aird and Vallay
formerly MacDonald
Born about in Vallay, Inverness-shire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
Mary MacDonald, Margaret Macdonald, Janet Macdonald, Ewen Macdonald [half], Susanna macDonald and Catherine Macdonald
Husband of
Harriet MacDonald
— married
1786 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 55
in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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| Preceded by William MacDonald |
4th of Aird and Vallay |
Succeeded by Alexander MacDonald |
Biography
Alexander died on Skye, succeeded by his son.
In 1777 Alexander obtained a tack of Vallay and Malaglet, and 1796 he received a commission of factory for North Uist from Sir Alexander, first Lord Macdonald.
Alexander MacDonald 3rd of Vallay, a Major in the army married his cousin Harriet, daughter of Colin MacDonald, second of Boisdale.
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/544/mode/2up
- Clan Somerled from www.clandonaldusa.org
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander 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
:
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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~1.56%
Marie (Pitkin) Hodgkinson :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T832644 [compare], FTDNA kit #769918
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~0.39%
David Towler :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member towlerd
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T973198 [compare], FTDNA kit #318359
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~0.39%
Bobbie Snodgrass :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Alexander W MacDonald Sr (1763-1821)
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Son Alexander his heir. Daughters, Margaret, Mary & Isabella. History of MacDonalds by Alexander MacKenzie 1881. No dates supplied Donald McDonald