Archibald 1 MACDONELL, of Corriechoille: Our Family History

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CLAN DONALD GENEALOGY

- 1729

Generation: 1

Archibald 1 MACDONELL, of Corriechoille (son of Ranald Mor1 MACDONELL, of Tirnadris and Daughter MACDONALD, of Glengarry); died in 1729.

Family/Spouse: Margaret MACDONELL, of Keppoch. Margaret (daughter of Coll nam Bo 16 MACDONELL, of Keppoch and Barbara MACDONALD, of Sleat) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Donald 2 MACDONELL, of Corriechoille died in 1746 in Kennington Common, London, England.

Generation: 2

2.	Ranald Mor1 MACDONELL, of Tirnadris (son of Archibald 15 MACDONELL, of Keppoch and Mary MACMARTIN, of Letterfinlay); and died. Ranald married Daughter MACDONALD, of Glengarry. Daughter and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daughter MACDONALD, of Glengarry and died.

Children:

1. Archibald 1 MACDONELL, of Corriechoille died in 1729.
Donald 2 MACDONELL, of Tirnadris died in 1746 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Alexander 1 MACDONELL, of Delafour and died.

Generation: 3

4.	Archibald 15 MACDONELL, of Keppoch (son of Alasdair Buidhe 14 MACDONELL, of Keppoch and NicAngus MACDONELL, of Bohuntin); died in Dec 1682. Notes: 15th of Keppoch. Archibald married Mary MACMARTIN, of Letterfinlay. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary MACMARTIN, of Letterfinlay and died.

Children:

Coll nam Bo 16 MACDONELL, of Keppoch died after 21 Jul 1729.
2. Ranald Mor1 MACDONELL, of Tirnadris and died.
Alexander MACDONELL, of Gaskmore and died.
Angus Odhar MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.
Juliet MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.
Catherine MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.
NicGilleasbuig MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.
Janet MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.

Generation: 4

Alasdair Buidhe 14 MACDONELL, of Keppoch (son of Alasdair Nan Cleas 10 MACDONELL, of Keppoch and Jean MACDOUGALL, of Dunollie); died about 1669.

Notes:

Alasdair Buidhe Macdonald, 14th of Keppoch. Alasdair Buidhe (yellow haired), who was the Tutor of Keppoch, became the unopposed chief after the murder of the young chiefs. In the Royal Commission, granted July 1665, to proceed against the murderers two of his sons were named. A band of 50 warriors arrived in the Braes of Lochaber in September of 1665, two years after the murders. They surprised Sliochd Dhughaill (Macdonalds of Inverlair) at Inverlair and after a bloody fight Alasdair Ruadh MacDughaill and six of his relatives were killed. lain Lom cut off the heads and ordered the seven headless bodies to be buried on a knoll opposite the house of Inverlair. (The skeletons of the bodies were unearthed in this century and no skulls were found.) The two sons of Alasdair Buidhe avoided capture. The elder, Ailein Dearg, had fled, some say to Lewis, others say to Badenoch. There is one story that has him killed at Tulloch. The younger son, Donald Gorm's, name appears among those against whom legal proceedings were begun in 1671 for the 1663 murders. Keppoch was summoned, among others, before the Privy Council on 15 January, 1669 for using violence against a company of soldiers sent to assist in collecting the taxes. He is said to have drowned in the River Spean the same year. He was succeeded by his second son Archibald, also called Gilleasbuig. [From Ceapach: The Keppoch Newsletter by Joyce Haskell ([email protected]) in turn edited from Clan Ranald of Lochaber by Norman H Macdonald FSA Scot].

Alasdair married NicAngus MACDONELL, of Bohuntin. NicAngus (daughter of Angus Mor 3 MACDONELL, of Bohuntin and Daughter MACGILLONIE-CAMERON, of Strone) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

NicAngus MACDONELL, of Bohuntin (daughter of Angus Mor 3 MACDONELL, of Bohuntin and Daughter MACGILLONIE-CAMERON, of Strone); and died.

Children:

Allan Dearg MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.
4. Archibald 15 MACDONELL, of Keppoch died in Dec 1682.
Alasdair MACDONELL, of Keppoch and died.