'MacDonald02'
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Families covered: Macdonald of Boisdale, Macdonald of Borrodale, Macdonald of Clanranald, Macdonald of Glenaladale, Macdonald of Moidart

Allan Macdonald, 2nd of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1419)
m. dau of Sir John Stewart of Innermeath (?)
1. Ruari Macdonald, 3rd of Clanranald and Moidart (d c1481)
  m. Margaret Balloch (dau of Donald Balloch, 2nd of Isla)
  A. Allan Macdonald, 4th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1509)
  m1. Florence MacIan (dau of Donald MacIan of Ardnamurchan)
  i. Ranald Bane Macdonald, 5th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1513)
  m. dau of Ruari Dhu Macleod
  a. Dugall Macdonald, 6th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1520)
  Dugall was so cruel to his clansmen that they assassinated him and excluded his sons from the succession.
(1) Allan Macdonald ancestor of Macdonalds of Morar
  (2) Lachlan Macdonald
  (3) Alastair Macdonald
  (4) Ranald Macdonald, 1st of Bornish had issue
  ii. Alastair MacAllan Macdonald, 7th of Clanranald and Moidart (d c1530)
  partners unknown
  One of these partners was a daughter of Ferquhard, 12th of Mackintosh who may have been mother of ...
  a. Ian Muiderteach Macdonald, 8th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1584)
  m1. Marriate MacIan of Ardnamurchan
(1) Allan Macdonald, 9th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 04.1593)
  m. ?? Macleod (dau of Alastair Crottach Macleod of Macleod, 8th Chief)
  (A) John Macdonald of Strone (dvp)
  (B) Angus Macdonald (dvpsp)
  (C) Sir Donald Macdonald, 10th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 12.1619)
  m. Mary Macdonald (dau of Angus Macdonald)
  (i) John Macdonald, 11th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1670)
  m. (mcrt 15.02.1613) Moire Macleod (dau of Sir Roderick Macleod, 16th of Macleod)
  (a) Donald Macdonald, 12th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 1686)
  m1. Janet Macdonald (dsp, dau of Sir Donald Macdonald, 1st Bart of Sleat)
  m2. Marion Macleod (dau of John Macleod of Macleod, 17th Chief)
((1)) John Macdonald (d infant)
  ((2)) Allan Macdonald, 13th of Clanranald and Moidart (dsp Sheriffmuir 09.11.1715)
  m. Penelope Erskine (bpt 04.07.1665, dau of Sir Charles Erskine, 1st Bart of Cambo)
  ((3)) Ranald Macdonald, 14th of Clanranald and Moidart (d unm 13.06.1725)
  ((4)) Margaret or Janet Macdonald
  m. Donald Macdonald, 3rd of Benbecula, 15th of Clanranald (d 1730) @1@ below
  ((5)) daughter
  m. Donald MacLeod, 1st of Grishernish
  ((6)) Marion Macdonald
  m. Alan Macdonald, 5th of Morar
  (b) Marion Macdonald
  m. Lachlan Maclean, 8th of Coll
  (c) Catherine Macdonald
  m. (1653) Gilleonan McNeill of Barra, 37th Chief
(d) Anne Macdonald
  m. (1653) Ranald Og Macdonald, 2nd of Benbecula @2@ below
  (ii)+ 3 sons (dsp)
  (D) Ranald Macdonald, 1st of Benbecula
  m1. Maria Macdonald (dsp, dau of Archibald Macdonald of Sleat family)
  m2. Margaret Macdonald (dau of Angus Macdonald of Dunyveg)
(i) Ranald Og Macdonald, 2nd of Benbecula
  m1. Marion Macneil (dau of Neil Og Macneil, 16th of Barra)
  (a) Donald Macdonald, 3rd of Benbecula, 15th of Clanranald (d 1730)
  m1. Margaret or Janet Macdonald (dau of Donald Macdonald, 12th of Clanranald and Moidart) @1@ above
  ((1)) Ranald Macdonald, 16th of Clanranald, 4th of Benbecula (b 1692, d 28.11.1753)
  m. Margaret Macleod (d 20.09.1750, dau of William Macleod, 1st of Luscantyre)
  ((A)) Ranald Macdonald, 17th of Clanranald, 5th of Benbecula (d 02.10.1776)
m1. Mary Hamilton (b 08.05.1720, d 11.05.1750, dau of Basil Hamilton of Baldoon)
  ((i)) Charles James Somerled Macdonald (b c1750, d 25.05.1755)
  m2. Flora Mackinnon (dau of Ian Mackinnon)
  ((ii)) John Macdonald, 18th of Clanranald, 6th of Benbecula (d 18.11.1794) had issue
  m1. (03.03.1784) Katherine Macqueen (dau of Robert Macqueen of Braxfield)
m2. (1793, sp) Jean Macdonald (dau of Colin Macdonald, 2nd of Boisdale) @3@ below
  ((iii)) James Macdonald (d 1838, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  ((iv)) Penelope Macdonald (d 05.05.1816) probably of this generation
  m. (02.03.1789) William Hamilton, 7th Lord Belhaven (b 13.01.1765, d 29.10.1814)
  ((v))+ 2 daughters
  ((B)) William Macdonald, 1st of Oriniclate (d 1779, 4th son) had issue
  ((i)) Donald Macdonald
((ii)) James Macdonald
  m. Catherine Macneil (dau of Roderick Macneil, 20th of Barra)
  ((C))+ other issue - Donald (d Quebec 13.09.1759),Gordon Alexander (d unm 1809), Allan of South Uist (d unm), Norman, Hugh, 2 daughters
  m2. Margaret Mackenzie (dau of George Mackenzie of Kildun)
  ((2)) James Macdonald (d unm)
  ((3)) Alexander Macdonald, 1st of Boisdale
  m1. Mary Macdonald (dau of Donald Macdonald of Castleton)
  ((A)) Colin Macdonald, 2nd of Boisdale
  m1. Margaret Campbell (dau of Campbell of Airds)
  ((i)) Alexander Macdonald, 3rd of Boisdale (d 1818)
  m. Marion Maclean (dau of Maclean of Coll)
  ((a)) Hugh Macdonald, 4th of Boisdale
  ((b))+ other issue - Colin, Donald, Janet, Isabella, Margaret
  ((ii)) Donald Macdonald (dsp 1797, Colonel)
  m. _ Innes of Sandside
  ((iii)) Hector Macdonald-Buchanan had issue
  m. Jean Buchanan (dau of Robert Buchanan of Ross, Drumikill, etc)
((iv)) Margaret Macdonald
  m. Macdonald of Milton
  ((v)) Harriott Macdonald
  m. Alexander Macdonald of Vallay @4@ below
  m2. Isabella Campbell (dau of Robert Campbell of Glenfalloch)
  ((vi)) Reginald Macdonald, later Seton-Steuart, 2nd Bart of Staffa (d 15.04.1838) had issue
  m. (23.01.1812) Elizabeth Margaret Steuart (b 31.10.1790, d 02.08.1866, dau of Sir Henry Steuart, 1st Bart of Allanton)
  ((vii)) Robert Macdonald of Inchkenneth and Gribune (b 10.06.1777, d 10.12.1856) had issue
  m. (18.01.1801) Mary Douglas (dau of Thomas Douglas of Grantham)
  ((viii)) Jean Macdonald
m. (1793, sp) John Macdonald, 18th of Clanranald, 6th of Benbecula (d 18.11.1794) @3@ above
  ((ix))+ other issue - Colin (dsp), James (d unm 1806), Isabella
  ((B)) John Macdonald
  ((C)) Mary Macdonald
  m. William Macdonald
  ((i)) Alexander Macdonald of Vallay had issue
  m. Harriott Macdonald (dau of Colin Macdonald, 2nd of Boisdale) @4@ above
  m2. ? Maclean of Coll
  ((D))+ other issue - Donald, Hector
  m3. Anne Macneill (dau of Roderick Macneill, younger of Barra)
  ((F)) James Macdonald (Major)
  m. _ Macleod of Berneray
  ((G)) daughter
  m. Macneil of Canna
  ((H))+ 8 sons and 2 daughters
((4)) Anne Macdonald
  m. Ian Mackinnon (of Skye family)
  m2. (1653) Anne Macdonald (dau of John Macdonald, 11th of Clanranald and Moidart) @2@ above
  (b) James Macdonald of Belfinlay had issue
  (ii) Angus Og Macdonald ancestor of Macdonalds of Delilea and Milton
  (iii) Donald Macdonald of Boisdale ancestor of Macdonalds of Rammerscales
  (E) John Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart
  (F) Rory Macdonald
  (G) Margaret Macdonald
  m. Donald Macdonald, 8th of Glengarry and Morar (b by 1545, d 1645)
  (H) Marion Macdonald
  m. Roderick MacNiell of Barra, 35th Chief
  (I) Letitia Macdonald
  m. Alexander Macdonald, 2nd of Glenaladale @5@ just below
  (2) John Og Macdonald, 1st of Glenaladale (d 1584)
  m. Julia Macdonald (cousin)
  (A) Alexander Macdonald, 2nd of Glenaladale
  m. Letitia Macdonald (dau of Allan Macdonald, 9th of Clanranald and Moidart) @5@ just above
  (i) Rody/Roderick Macdonald, 3rd of Glenaladale
  m. dau of Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart
  (a) Angus Macdonald, 4th of Glenaladale
(b) John Macdonald, 5th of Glenaladale
  m. dau of Maconald of Ballinain
  ((1)) John Macdonald, 6th of Glenaladale
  m. dau of Maconald of Morar
  ((A)) Alexander Macdonald, 7th of Glenaladale (a 1745)
  m. Margaret Macdonell (dau of Donald Macdonell, 4th of Scotus)
  ((i)) John Macdonald, 8th of Glenaladale (to North America)
  m. dau of Gordon of Baldornie
  ((a))+ issue - William, Donald, John, Rory, Anne
  ((B))+ 2 sons
 

((2))

Angus Macdonald, 1st of Borrodale
  ((A)) Alexander Macdonald, 9th of Glenaladale
  m1. Mrs Handyside of Jamaica (dsp)
  m2. _ Macgregor
  ((i)) Alexander Macdonald, 10th of Glenaladale (dsp 1815, 2nd son)
  ((ii)) other issue (d infant) - John, Angus
  ((B)) Ranald Macdonald
  ((i)) John Macdonald of Borrodale, 11th of Glenaladale (d 1830)
  m. (1793) Jane McNab (d 1827, dau of Alexander McNab of Inishewen)
  ((a)) Angus Macdonald, 12th of Glenaladale (b 1793, d 1870) had issue
  m. (1836) Mary Agnes Watson (dau of Hugh Watson of Torsonce)
  ((b))+ 3 sons and 4 daughters
((3))+ 5 sons
  (c) son
  (3)+ other issue - Roderick (d unm), Angus, Donald Gorm (d unm)
  m2. ??
  (6) daughter
  m. John Stewart, 4th of Appin (d c1595)
b. _ Macdonald of Lochan
  (1) daughter
  m. Alexander Stewart, 1st of Invernahyle
  c. Catherine Macdonald
  m. Donald Grumach Macdonald, 4th of Sleat (d 1539)
  d.+ 6 sons
  iii. Ranald Oig Macdonald (d 1536)
  a. Dougald Macdonald (dsp 1537)
  iv. Angus Reochson Macdonald
  m2. Isabella Fraser (dau of William Fraser of Teachers)
  v. Ranald Macdonald (d Loch Lochy 15.07.1544)
  B. Eachan Macdonald ancestor of the MacEachans
2. Moira Macdonald
  m. Malcolm Mackintosh, 11th Chief of Clan Chattan

Main sources: BLG1952 (Maxwell Macdonald (formerly Moreton-Macdonald) of Largie)
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