Roderick mac Murchadh Matheson (abt. 1578)

Born about 1578 in Fernaig, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (Finlayson) Matheson — married 1620 in Fernaig, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Roderick Matheson is a member of Clan Matheson.

"of Fernaig" Fernaig is an estate along the south shore of Loch Carron; downhill from Achmore.

Roderick was a Matheson Clan Chief, who inherited his families resentment against the MacDonnells of Glengarry and in 1602 entered into a bond with Kenneth MacKenzie of Kintail.

Roderick took a leading role in feuds between the Mackenzies and Macdonalds and distinguished himself in the final siege of Strome Castle from the Grandson of the man who contributed to the downfall and death of his grandfather, Dugald Roy Matheson.

Sources

• https://archive.org/details/historyofmatheso00mack/page/24
• Scotland's Northwest Frontier by Alister Farquhar Matheson (page 372)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Colin Mcdonald for creating WikiTree profile Mathieson-139 through the import of COCO2013.GED on Jun 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Colin and others.