!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon, THE MACLEODS: THE GENEALOGY OF
CLAN, Section III, "Cadet Families", Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society,
1970, p. 131. M.A., minister of Bracadale (1642-1708), with issue.
!SOURCE: Rev. Thomas Whyte, AN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL
ACOCUNT OF THE BETHUNES OF THE ISLAND OF SKYE, Edinburgh, 1778,
reprinted London, 1893, by Alfred A. Bethune-Baker, reprinted by
ScotsPress, pp. 32, 33-34.
John, the eldest son of the third Dr. Angus, was the eighth descendent
in a male-line from John Bethune fifth laird of Balfour, and Marjory
Boswell third daughter of David Boswell of Balmuto. After going through
a course of education, he became minister of Braccadale in Sky. He was
not only a learned divine, but an able physician. He was the first that
dispensed the Sacrament of the Supper in the island after the protestant
way. He died in 1707 much regretted.
He married Marion M''Leod, daughter of M''Leod of Drynoch, descended of
Tormod, second son of John M''Leod of that ilk, who was the tenth
generation of the family [Douglas''s Baronage, page 376]. By her he had
several sons. The eldest was a very promising youth. He died at
Edinburgh, where he was studying divinity. Soon after this, three or four
of his sons died at home of the small pox. He had only two sons that
arrived at age, Ferquhard and Kenneth, and two daughters, whose names I
have not been informed of.