'MacLeod01'
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Families covered: MacLeod of Dunvegan, MacLeod of Harris, MacLeod of MacLeod

Leod Olafson of Harris, etc (b c1200, d c1280)
Leod is generally viewed as the 1st Chief of Clan MacLeod.
m. (c1220) ? MacRailt
1. Tormod MacLeod of Harris (dvp)
  m. Finguala (dau of McCroton, chieftain in Ireland)
  A. Tormod MacLeod of Harris, Sheriff of Skye and Harris
  m. Christina Fraser (dau of Sir Andrew Fraser, younger of Touchfraser)
  i. Malcolm MacLeod, 3rd Chief (d c1360)
  m. _ Campbell
a. Ian MacLeod, 4th Chief (b c1330, d c1392)
  m. _ O'Neil
  (1) Malcolm MacLeod (dvp)
  (2) William Cleirach ('the Clerk') MacLeod, 5th Chief (d c1402)
  m. _ Maclean
  (A) Ian Borb ('the fierce') MacLeod, 6th Chief (b c1392, d 1442)
  m. _ Douglas (granddaughter of Earl of Douglas)
(i) William Dubh ('the Black') MacLeod, 7th Chief (d 1480)
  m. ?? MacLean (dau of Ian MacLean, 2nd of Lochbuie)
  (a) Alasdair Crottach ('the Humpbacked') MacLeod, 8th Chief (d 1547)
  m. ?? Cameron (dau of Alan Cameron, 12th Chief)
  ((1)) William MacLeod of Dunvegan, 9th Chief (d 1551)
  m. (03.03.1540-1) Agnes Fraser (d 29.01.1594-5, dau of Hugh Fraser, 3rd Lord of Lovat)
  ((A)) Mary MacLeod (b c1542)
  m. (1573) Duncan Campbell of Castleweem
  ((2)) Donand MacLeod (d 03.1557)
((3)) Tormod MacLeod, 13th Chief (d 1585)
  m1. Jill Maclean (dau of Hector Mor Maclean, 8th of Duart)
  ((A)) William MacLeod, 14th Chief (d 1590)
  m. Janet Mackintosh (dau of Lachlan Mor Mackintosh of that ilk, 16th Chief)
  ((i)) Ian MacLeod, 15th Chief (dsp 1595)
  ((ii)) Mary Macleod
  m1. Duncan Campbell of Castleswynie
  m2. Roderick Og Macneil, 14th of Barra
  ((B)) Sir Roderick (Rory) MacLeod, 16th Chief (d 1626)
  m. (1598) Isabel Macdonnell (dau of Donald Macdonald, 8th of Glengarry)
((C)) Alastair MacLeod of Minginish ancestor of MacLeods of Ose and Fernlea
  ((D)) Margaret MacLeod
  m. (div, 1600) Donald Gorm Mor Macdonald, 7th of Sleat (dsp 12.1616)
  ((E)) Christina MacLeod
  m1. Torquil Dubh MacLeod (of Lewes family)
  m2. MacDonald of Benbecula
  m2. Jane Campbell (dau of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll)
  ((F)) Florence MacLeod
  m. Lachlan Maclean, 6th of Coll
  ((4)) daughter
  m1. James MacDonald (of Sleat family)
  m2. Allan Macdonald, 9th of Clanranald and Moidart (d 04.1593)
  ((5)) daughter
  m. Murdoch Maclean, 6th of Lochbuie (d c1566)
  ((6)) Margaret MacLeod
  m. Roderick MacLeod, 7th of Lewes
(ii) Tormod MacLeod
  m. _ Chisholm (dau of Chisholm of Comar)
  (a) Ian MacLeod ancestor of MacLeods of Meidle, Drynoch, Balmeanach, Glendale
  Possibly an intervening generation (or two).
  ((1)) Ian-a-Chuail Bhain MacLeod, 10th Chief (d 1557)
  ((A)) Tormod MacLeod
  ((i)) Tormod MacLeod, 11th Chief (d c1557)
  ((B)) Ian Dubh MacLeod, 12th Chief
  ((C)) Duncan MacLeod, Clan Captain
  (iii) Finevola MacLeod
 

m1. Lachlan Bronnach Maclean, 4th of Duart (d after 1472)

  m2. Gilleonan Macneil, 9th of Barra
  (B) Tormod MacLeod ancestor of MacLeods of Borline and of MacWilliams
  (C) George MacLeod possibly ancestor of de Leods and Maclots in Lorraine
  b. Tormod MacLeod of Bernera ancestor of MacLeods of Bernera
  c. Murdo MacLeod of Glenelg ancestor of MacLeods of Gesto
  d. Malcolm MacLeod ancestor of various Malcolm and MacCallum families
  m. dau of Macduffie of Colonsay
2. Torquil MacLeod ancestor of MacLeods of Lewes (Siol Torquil)
3. Sir Ian MacLeod in Ireland
4. Olaf MacLeod possibly ancestor of Fullartons

Main sources: BLG1952 (MacLeod of MacLeod)
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