Author: Sally Frederick-Johnson

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My Maternal 8th. Great Scottish Grandmother, Juliana Giles MacLeod (MacLean)

Clan MacLeod ruled the wild, mountainous and very beautiful islands in the north western edge of Scotland – Skye, Lewis, Harris and Raasay. The clan descend from seafaring Norse Kings and its rich clan history stretches back over 800 years.

Name: Juliana Giles MacLeod, daughter of John Iain MacLeod, 16th. Clan Chief and Lady Sibella Elizabeth MacKenzie, of Kintail

Born: 1636 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Married: about 1662 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland to Sir John MacLean, 3rd. Baronet of Morvern

Children: (5)

Isabella MacLean 1662–Deceased • K424-LBQ​​

Alexander MacLean 1663–1736 • 9JDZ-5Y6

Alan MacLean 1664–Deceased • M3FK-Q77​​

Giles MacLean 1665–Deceased • 9WPS-3HN​​

Sir John Dubh MacLean, 4th. Baronet of Morvern 1670–1716 • KGKJ-WQ6

Death: 1680 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Burial: 1680 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Clan MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/; Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhic Leòid [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçkʲˈʎɔːtʲ]) is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, are known in Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid (“seed of Tormod”); the Clan MacLeod of Lewis and Raasay, whose chief is MacLeod of The Lewes (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Ghille Chaluim), are known in Gaelic as Sìol Torcaill (“seed of Torcall”). Both branches claim descent from Leòd, who lived in the 13th century.

Today, Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, Clan MacLeod of Raasay, and Clan MacLeod are represented by “Associated Clan MacLeod Societies”, and the chiefs of the three clans. The association is made up of ten national societies across the world including: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Wikipedia

Glasgow Cathedral Cemetery courtesy of Kilmarnock, 2010

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My Maternal 9th. Great Scottish Grandmother, Moire Mary MacLeod (MacLean)

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Name: Mary Moire MacLeod (MacLean), daughter of Sir Ruairidh Mor MacLeod and Lady Isabelle MacDonald

Born: 1605 in Harris, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Married: 28 August 1623 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland to Sir Lachlan MacLean
Children: (7)
Marian MacLean
1626–Deceased • G47G-2S7​​
Lady Isabel MacLean
1630–Deceased • LHFX-P4Y​​
Lachlan Maclean
1632–Deceased • MXD6-7GP​​
Mary MacLean of Duart
1639–1680 • G47G-DSC​​
Charles MacLean
1640–Deceased • G7LQ-SBP​​
Sir Hector MacLean 2nd. Baronet of Morven
1640–1651 • G47G-L2W​​
Sir Allan MacLean 3rd. Baronet of Morvern
1645–1674 • G8WT-YQC

Death: 1660 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Burial: 1660 in Scotland

The history of the MacLeods of Dunvegan can be traced back to a 13th century ancestor called Leòd (meaning “ugly” in old Norse) who, until recently, was traditionally believed to have descended from the Norse King Olav the Black, ruler of the Isle of Man and the Hebrides. Recent claims, however, attest that Leod was not the younger son of Olaf the Black but a distant cousin of Magnus, King of Mann, from a female bloodline.

Whichever is the true claim, Leod nevertheless was a Norseman and his two descendants, Tormod (Norman) and Torcal (Torquill), were founding fathers of the two existing clan branches. They are, respectively: the MacLeods of Dunvegan, Harris and Glenelg (Sìol Thormoid) whose chief is MacLeod of MacLeod, based at Dunvegan; and the MacLeods of Lewis (Sìol Thorcaill) whose chief is MacLeod of Lewes, but whose lands and titles were lost to the MacKenzies in the 17th century.

https://www.isleofskye.com/skye-guide/history/macleods-of-dunvegan

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My Maternal 9th. Great Grandfather, Iain “John” MacLeod, 16th. Chief of Harris, and 12th. Chief of Clan MacLeod

Dunvegan Castle, Argyll, Scotland

Name: Iain “John” Mor MacLeod

John Iain Mor MacLeod
Birthdate: 1595
Birthplace: MacLeod Castle, Ross-shire, Scotland
Death: September 01, 1649 (53-54)
Scotland
Immediate Family:
Son of Sir Roderick MacLeod, 15th. Chief of MacLeod and Isabel Mohr MacDonald
Husband of Lady Marian McDonald and Sibella MacKenzie
Father of : Roderick MacLeod, 17th. Chief MacLeod; Sibella Macleod; Juliana MacLeod of Macleod; John Breac Macleod, 18th. of Macleod and 2 others
Brother of Margaret MacLeod; Mary MacLeod; Roderick MacLeod of Talisker; Flora MacLeod; William MacLeod, 1st of Hamer and 13 others
Half brother of Mary “The Poetess” MacLeod (Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh)
Occupation: 16th Chief MacLeod
Managed by: Oliver Marcus Stedall
Last Updated: December 15, 2020

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Birthdate: 1595 in MacLeod Castle, Cromarty, Ross-shire, Scotland

Married: about 1615 in Ross-shire, Scotland to Sibella MacKenzie

Children: (11)

Mary MacLeod of Dunvegan 1615–1710 • LKS3-YQC​​

Janet Macleod 1626–1740 • KP7G-5TW​​

Malcolm Macleod 1627–Deceased • MPZX-QLK​​

Marion MacLeod 1629–1710 • L1M3-2QD​​

Roderick MacLeod 17th. Laird 1635–1664 • G4RK-198

Sibylla MacLeod 1635–1682 • 2H6C-74P​​

Juliana Giles MacLeod 1636–1680 • K8ZX-J87

John Iain Breac MacLeod 18th Chief 1637–1693 • L5FN-HJ7​​

Margaret MacLeod 1639–Deceased • GM1Z-CKS

Alexander Macleod 1641–1688 • KZYY-7XR​​

John Garbh MacLeod 1645–Deceased • MPJX-P52​​

Harris, Scotland

Death: September 01, 1649 (53-54) in Ross-shire, Scotland

Buried: 1649 in Scotland

Immediate Family: Son of Sir Roderick MacLeod, 15th. Chief of MacLeod and Isabel Mohr MacDonald Husband of Sibella MacKenzie

Father of: Roderick MacLeod, 17th. Chief MacLeod; Sibella Macleod; Juliana MacLeod of Macleod; John Breac Macleod, 18th. of Macleod and 2 others Brother of Margaret MacLeod; Mary MacLeod; Roderick MacLeod of Talisker; Flora MacLeod; William MacLeod, 1st of Hamer and 13 others

Half brother of Mary “The Poetess” MacLeod (Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh)