Sir Colin MacKenzie
b: BEF 1574
d: 14 JUN 1594
Biography
!BIOGRAPHY: George Crawfurd, Esq., THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND,
Edinburgh, 1716, p. 436.
Colin his Son, who in the Reign of Queen Mary, after the Troubles broke
out, adhered firmly to that unfortunate Princess, was on her Behalf at
the Battle of Langside, for which he was obliged to take a Remission
from the Regent; but upon King James''s accepting the Government on
himself, he chose this Gentleman to be of his Privy Council, and
committed the quelling of several Insurrections in the Highlands to him,
which he performed with Courage, Dexterity, and Success. He married
first Barbara, Daughter of John Grant of That-Ilk [Earl of Cromarty''s
Essay on the Family of Seaforth.], by whom he had Kenneth, thereafter
Lord Kintail, Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Tarbat, Ancestor to the Earl of
Cromarty, and Colin, of whom the Branch of Kinnock; also Three
Daughters, 1. Margaret married to Simon Lord Lovat, 2 . . . . . to Lauchlan
Maclean of Dewart, 3 . . . . . to Sir Donald Mackdonald of Slate, but had no
Issue.
His second Wife was Mary, Daughter of . . . . . Mackenzie of
Davachmulanack: By her he had a Son Alexander, of whom the Mackenzies
of Applecross, Cowl, and Assint are descended, and departing this Life
the 14th June 1594 [Charta in Cancel. S.D.N.R.] was succceeded by
Kenneth his Son.
!BIOGRAPHY: Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie, THE PEERAGE OF
SCOTLAND, Edinburgh, 1813, p. 480.
XI. Colin Mackenzie of Kintail, the eldest son, was engaged on the part
of Queen Mary at the battle of Langside, for which he obtained a
remission, and was a privy-councillor to King James VI. He was served
heir of his father in several lands in the earldom of Ross, October 1574,
and had a charter to Colin Mackenzie of Kintail, and Barbara Grant his
wife, of Lochbroyne, and other lands in Inverness-shire, from John Grant
of Fruquhy, 6th November 1572. He had also charters of Kirktoun of
Foddertie, and other lands in the counties of Ross and Inverness, 5th
February 1582-3, and 4th February 1583-4; of the barony of Assint, 20th
January 1592-2, and he died 14th June 1594. He married, first, Barbara,
eldest daughter of John Grant of Grant, by whom he had issue.
!BIOGRAPHY: George Crawfurd, Esq., THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND,
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1716, pp. 87, 88.
!SOURCE: George Crawfurd, Esq., THE PEERAGE OF SCOTLAND, Edinburgh,
1716, p. 87.
Facts
  • BEF 1574 - Birth -
  • 14 JUN 1594 - Death -
  • Nobility Title - of Kintail
Ancestors
   
John MacKenzie
BEF 1508 - 1556
 
 
Kenneth MacKenzie
BEF 1543 - 6 JUN 1568
  
  
  
 
Sir Colin MacKenzie
BEF 1574 - 14 JUN 1594
  
 
  
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Kenneth MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1543
Death6 JUN 1568
Marriageto Isabel Stewart
FatherJohn MacKenzie
MotherElisabeth Grant
PARENT (F) Isabel Stewart
Birth
Death
Marriageto Kenneth MacKenzie
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MSir Colin MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1574
Death14 JUN 1594
Marriageto Barbara Grant
Marriageto Mary MacKenzie
MRoderick MacKenzie
Birth
Death
FJanet MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Alexander MacDonell
Marriageto Alexander Chisholm
FAgnes MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Lachlan MacIntosh
FMargaret MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1556
Death
Marriageto Walter Innes
FMacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto David Ross
FElisabeth MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Walter Urquhart
FMarjory MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1574
Death
Marriageto Robert Monro
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Sir Colin MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1574
Death14 JUN 1594
Marriageto Barbara Grant
Marriageto Mary MacKenzie
FatherKenneth MacKenzie
MotherIsabel Stewart
PARENT (F) Barbara Grant
Birth
Death
Marriageto Sir Colin MacKenzie
FatherJames Grant
Mother?
CHILDREN
MKenneth MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1594
Death15 APR 1633
Marriageto Isabel Ogilvie
Marriageto Anne Ross
MSir Roderick MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1609
Death1625
MColin MacKenzie
Birth
Death
MAlexander MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1618
Death
Marriageto Jean Fraser
FMargaret MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Simon
FMacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Lachlan MacLean
FMary MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Donald MacDonald
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Sir Colin MacKenzie
BirthBEF 1574
Death14 JUN 1594
Marriageto Barbara Grant
Marriageto Mary MacKenzie
FatherKenneth MacKenzie
MotherIsabel Stewart
PARENT (F) Mary MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Marriageto Sir Colin MacKenzie
FatherRoderick MacKenzie
Mother?
CHILDREN
MAlexander MacKenzie
Birth
Death
Descendancy Chart
Sir Colin MacKenzie b: BEF 1574 d: 14 JUN 1594
Kenneth MacKenzie b: BEF 1594 d: 15 APR 1633
Hon. Sibylla MacKenzie b: BEF 1691
John Iain Mor MacLeod b: 1595 d: SEP 1649
Simon Fraser d: 9 APR 1747
John Iain_Breac MacLeod b: 1637 d: 1693
Dr. Donald Morrison b: BEF 1697 d: BEF 1761
Margaret MacLeod b: AFT 1778
Captain Alexander Morrison b: 1717 d: 28 JAN 1805
Roderick Ruairidh_Og MacLeod b: 1674 d: 24 JUN 1699
Norman MacLeod b: 1685 d: 1706
John MacLeod b: 1704 d: 1706
Norman The_Red_Man MacLeod b: 29 JUL 1705 d: 1772
Lieut. John Keith d: 24 OCT 1755
John MacLeod b: (1725/1726) d: 7 JAN 1767
Alexandra MacLeod d: AFT 7 JUN 1810
John MacKinnon d: 1808
10 Charles Villiers MacKinnon b: 18 JAN 1797
S. Kendal d: 19 MAY 1850
Charles Pickford b: 21 JUL 1769
10 Francis Pickford b: 10 JUN 1801
Isabella MacLeod d: 19 DEC 1788
Anne MacLeod d: 1826
Norman The_General MacLeod b: 1754 d: 1801
Elizabeth MacLeod d: 9 OCT 1826
Sir James Pringle b: BEF 1767 d: 7 APR 1809
Robert Pringle d: ABT 1806
Elizabeth Pringle d: OCT 1865
Mary Pringle d: 23 OCT 1865
George MacKenzie b: BEF 1620 d: 1651
Kenneth MacKenzie b: BEF 1654 d: DEC 1678
Kenneth MacKenzie d: JAN 1701
Lady Frances Herbert d: 16 DEC 1732
Mary Kennet d: AUG 1739
Lady Frances MacKenzie d: 7 JAN 1796
Lady Anne MacKenzie d: 12 NOV 1734
Roderick Ruairidh_Og MacLeod b: 1674 d: 24 JUN 1699
Barbara MacKenzie b: BEF 1686
George MacKenzie b: 10 DEC 1669
Lady Mary MacKenzie d: MAY 1668
John
Hon. Thomas MacKenzie b: BEF 1636 d: AFT 1687
Agnes MacKenzie b: 2 JAN 1663
John MacKenzie b: 15 APR 1664
Simon MacKenzie b: 11 AUG 1665
Elisabeth MacKenzie b: 24 OCT 1667
George MacKenzie b: 8 AUG 1669
Jean MacKenzie b: 4 APR 1671
Margaret MacKenzie b: 27 JUL 1672
James MacKenzie b: 8 OCT 1674
George MacKenzie b: BEF 9 NOV 1691 d: OCT 1707
Simon MacKenzie d: BEF 1689
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Sir_Roderick MacLeod b: 1606 d: 1675
Sir Norman MacLeod b: ABT 1614 d: 3 MAR 1705
Alexander MacLeod d: AFT 1720
John MacLeod b: 1646 d: 1726
Colin MacKenzie b: BEF 1615 d: 15 APR 1633
Lady Margaret Seton b: 8 AUG 1599
John
Sir Roderick MacKenzie b: BEF 1609 d: 1625
Alexander MacKenzie b: BEF 1618