!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison, THE MACLEODS --
THE GENEALOGY OF A CLAN, Section II, Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod
Society, 1968, p. 108. Sheriff-Substitute of Inverness-shire.
!SOURCE: THE MACLEODS OF ARNISDALE, compiled by Rev. Donald
MacKinnon, Portree, Skye, Scotland, 1929, reprinted by The Clan MacLeod
Society USA, Migration Project Publications Series, Number 1, 1984, p.
15.
He was a son of Captain Donald MacDonald of Castleton, grandson of
Donald MacDonald, second son of Sir Donald MacDonald, first Baronet of
Sleat. Captain MacDonald was married to Isabella, sister of Christina,
who was married to Donald MacLeod of Arnisdale. Thus their son, John,
was a full cousin of his wife, Margaret of Arnisdale. John MacDonald of
Castleton was a Sheriff-Substitute of Inverness-shire. He died at
Skirinish, in Skye, on 25th December, 1826, at the advanced age of 87
years. His wife died there, in February, 1835, aged 89 years ("Clan
Donald," Vol III., p. 519). To Margaret MacLeod and Sheriff MacDonald
was born a large family, who all died without issue.
!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon, THE MACLEODS: THE GENEALOGY OF A
CLAN, Section III, "Cadet Families", Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society,
1970, p. 103. 4th of the MacDonalds of Castleton, Sleat, Skye,
Sheriff-Substitute of Inverness-shire, and tacksman of Skirinish,
Snizort, Skye.