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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 659 baron. He lefl (with a younger son Ranald, from whom deseenil many of the Mao- DOKELis, of Perthshire) an eUlerson and heir, John Macdom:i.i., of (jh'ngarry, who m. a daughter of JIacleob of Lewes, and was father of, AlASTAiR Macdonki.!,, of GU^igarrv, wlio VI. the only dauglitcr of Maclean, of Dowart, and had three sons, I. John, of wliom presently. II. Jolin (Ire), from whom many of the Macdonalds of the north are derived. III. iEueas, from whom eamc the House of Shaeu. The eldest son, John Machonneli, of Glengarry, m. a daughter of LocniEL, ehief ot tue Cam- ekons, and was father of, Alexandeu JIaidonnell, of Glengarry, who m. Margaiet, duughler of Celestine de Insulis, and heiress of her brother, Sir IJonald Macdoneli., of the Isles, and grand- daughter and only representative of Alexan- der, seeond Earl of Boss. By this lady, Alexander had an only son and heir, jEne.jis JIacdonell, of (llengarry, who m. Janet, only daughter of .Sir Heetor M'Lean, of Dowart, by whom lie left a son and iieir, Donald Maciionell, who m. first, a daughter of Gkant, of Fruehy,and seoondly, Margaret, daughter of Allan Macbonell, ol Muidert, and thirdly, a daughter ot Mac- donnell, of Keppoch. He d. Iti30, leaving with other issue, I. Alastair Macdonnell, of Glengarry, m. Jean, daughter of Allan C'AMEKON, of Locluel, and dying soon after his father, was s. by bis son, jEneas, of GlengariT, a firm adhe- rent to the interests of Charles I, for whieii lie was forfeitetl by Cromwell 1651 ; immediately on his restoration, Charles 11 created biin, tor his loyalty, a peer of Scotland, as Lord Mac- bonell and Arrass, by patent, dated 20th December. I(i60. He m. Margaret, daughter of Sir Donald Macdonald, of Slate, Hart., but d. s. p. IfJSO, when the peerage became extinct, and the estates devolved (as below) on Ids kinsman, Alastaib. (See hrKKE'.s Extinct J^eerage.) II. Donald, of whom we treat. The seeond sou, Donald Macdonell, of Seothouse, m. Mary, daughter of Sir James M'Donald, of blate, and «as .v. by his eldest son, Keoinald Macdonell, of Seothouiie, who m. Flora, daughter of Alexander Macleod, of Drynoeh, and had issue, I. Alastair, of Glengarry, was sur- named " Dhu " (The Black), and be- came thirteenth Chief of Glengarry. He distinguished himself during the commotions of his time under the Earl of Mar ami Viscount Dundie. He was the b^aier of the Koyal .Standard at the battle of Killieerankie, and was created a peer by the abdica- ted James. He m. Mary, daughter of Kenneth, third Earl of Seaforth, and d. 1721, leaving issue, who .?. him. His line became extinct on the death of Charles Macdonell in IHfiS. when the representation of the I'auiily de- volved on the descendants of Angus, of Seothouse. IT. Angus, of whom pn senlly. III. John, progenitor of the Macdon- ELLS, of Greenfield. {tiee that fam ilif. ) IV. Arciiibald, of Barrisdale, from whom that line. Th? second son, Angus Macdonell, of Scolhoufe, on whom his father settled that barony, h'ft issue, tiiree sons, I. Donald, of the Glens, a loyal adlicreut to Prince Charles Edward, was killed at the buttle of CuUoden. His eldest son, Kuuald, of Seothouse, w.as in Lord Laughtou's Rcaiinent of Cavalry on the Cxovernment side at Culloden. The Chevalier John- stone in liis memoirs gives a very interesting account of this Ranaid and his father Donald. Raiuild ■m. first, He'en, daughter of CrKANT, of Glcninoriston, by whom he had, with other issue, a son, 1. yEneas, of Seothouse, who was father of, (1) iKneas Ranald, of Scothou.sc, and Madras Civil Service, became chief of Glengarry, on the death of Charles Macdonell, of (lleiigarry, the last desceiRhiiit ut Alastair Macdonell (.vce ahove). He d. 1808, leaving issue, o. Jincas Ranald, of the Madras Civil Service, »«. Emma, daughter of General Beiggs, H.E.I.C.S., and d. r. p. 1867, leaving a son, JEneas Ranald Westeop, chief ot Glengarry, h. IS-l?. Ranald Macdonell m. secondly, his cousin Helen, daimhlcr of Jolm Macdonell, of Glengarrj', and had with other issue, 2. Donald, Colonel H.E.I.C.S., left by Ann I.-abclla, his wife, (1) Eneas Ronald, of ilorar, co. Inverness,. I. P. and D.L. and County Councillor, of Inverness- sliire, and J. P. for Edin- burgh, b. 26tli October, 1S21, ill. IHth .-Qpt ember,