'MacRae1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: MacRae (MacRa) of Conchra, MacRae (MacRa) of Inverinate

                               
Fionnla Dubh Mac Gillechristod (a c1400)
1. Chistopher MacRa
2. John 'vicar MacRa' of Kintail
A. Christopher MacRa or Gillechristod
  i. Finlay MacRa
  a. Christopher MacRa (Constable of Eilean Donan Castle)
  (1) Duncan MacRa or MacRae, 1st of Inverinate (a 1539, 2nd son)
  m. Isabel (widow of Sir Dugal Mackenzie, priest of Kintail)
  (A) Christopher MacRa or MacRae, 2nd of Inverinate (Constable of Eilean Donan Castle)
  m. _ Murchison (dau of Murdoch Murchison, priest of Kintail)
  (i) Duncan MacRae, 3rd of Inverinate (a 11.1602, dspm)
(ii) Farquhar MacRae, 4th of Inverinate (b 1580, d 01.1662) - continued below
  m. (01.12.1611) Christian MacCulloch (dau of Duncan MacCulloch of Park)
  (iii)+ 5 sons
  (B) Hugh MacRa ancestor of MacRaes of Ardintoul
  (2) Farquhar MacRa ancestor of 'the Black MacRaes' in Torlysich
  (3) Finlay Dubh MacRa ancestor of MacRaes in Strathglass
  m. _ Mackenzie (dau of Sir Dugal Mackenzie, priest of Kintail)
  (4)+ other issue - Christopher (had issue), John, Donald
  B. Margaret MacRa
  m. John Gordon of Drummoy (d 1598, son of Adam, Dean of Caithness, son of 1st Earl of Huntly)

 

 

Farquhar MacRae, 4th of Inverinate (b 1580, d 01.1662, Constable of Eilean Donan Castle, minister of Gairloch then Kintail) - continued above
m. (01.12.1611) Christian MacCulloch (dau of Duncan MacCulloch of Park)
1. Alastair (Alexander) MacRae, 5th of Inverinate
  m1. Margaret Mackenzie (dau of Murdoch Mackenzie of Redcastle)
  A. Duncan MacRae, 6th of Inverinate
  m. Janet Macleod (dau of Alastair Macleod, 4th of Raasay)
  i. Farquhar MacRae, 7th of Inverinate (d 1711)
  m. Anne Mackenzie (dau of Simon Mackenzie of Torridon)
a. Duncan MacRae, 8th of Inverinate
  m. Florence Mackenzie (dau of Charles Mackenzie of Cullen)
  (1) Farquhar MacRae, 9th of Inverinate (d 1789)
  m. Mary Mackenzie (dau of Alastair Mackenzie, 8th of Dochmaluag)
  (A) Colin MacRae (d 1854, youngest son) had issue
  m. Charlotte Gertrude Vanderheuvel (dau of Ian Cornelius Vanderheuvel)
(B) Flora MacRae probably of this generation
  m. Kenneth Mackenzie (b 1765, Captain)
  B. Rev. John MacRae (d 1704, family genealogist)
  m2. Mary Mackenzie (sister (not dau) of Roderick Mackenzie of Dalmaluach)
  C. Donald MacRae (b 1656, minister of Kintail)
  m. (1681) Catherine Grant (dau of John Grant, 5th of Glenmoriston)
  i. Katherine MacRae
  m. Donald MacRae of Torylsich
  ii. Isabella MacRae
  m. John MacRae, 2nd of Conchra (d Sheriffmuir 13.11.1715) @@ below
  iii. Christina MacRae
  m. Donald MacRae of Morvich
  iv.+ other issue - Alexander in Ruroch of Kintail, John (Rev.), Duncan (had issue), Colin (d Sheriffmuir 13.11.1715), Christopher (d Sheriffmuir 13.11.1715), Ian Og, Mary
  D. Hugh MacRae ancestor of MacRaes of Ardintoul
2. Donald MacRae (d 1681, minister of Urray) had issue
  m. Isabel Mackenzie (dau of Murdoch Mackenzie, 5th of Hilton)
3. John MacRae (b 13.03.1614, d 08.1673, minister of Dingwall)
  m1. Agnes Mackenzie (dau of Colin Mackenzie of Kincraig)
A. Alexander MacRae or MacRa, 1st of Conchra
  m. Florence Mackinnon of Corriecharachan
  i. John MacRae or MacRa, 2nd of Conchra (d Sheriffmuir 13.11.1715)
  m. Isabella MacRae (dau of Donald MacRae, minister of Kintail) @@ above
  a. Alexander MacRae, 3rd of Conchra (d young unm)
  b. John MacRae, 4th of Conchra (d 1761)
  m. Isabella Mackenzie (dau of Alexander Mackenzie of Ballone)
  (1) John MacRae, 5th of Conchra (d 1804, Captain)
  m. Ann MacRa of Ardintoul
(A) James MacRae (d unm 21.02.1811, Captain)
  (2) Duncan MacRae (b 21.04.1754, d 27.11.1824 in America)
  (A)+ 3 sons (dspm) and 8 daughters
  (3) Colin MacRae (d 10.03.1821, Major) had issue
  m. (1808) Isabella MacRae (d 1827, dau of Archibald MacRa of Ardintoul by Janet, dau of John Macleod, 9th of Raasay)
  ii. Isabella MacRae probably of this generation
  m. (1715) Donald Matheson
  iii.+ other issue including Duncan (tutor of Conchra)
  B. Duncan MacRae (baillie of Dingwall)
  C. Catherine MacRae
  m. Donald Ross of Knock Carlie
  D. Isabel MacRae
  m. Lachlan Mackinnon of Corry, Skye
  m2. Flora Innes (dau of _ Innes of Balnain)
  E. James MacRae of Balnain (dsp)
  m. (29.06.1697) Isabel Mackenzie (dau of Alexander Mackenzie of Ballone)
4. Thomas MacRae (dsp)

Main source(s): BLG1952 (MacRae of Ballimore), BLG1952 (MacRae of Clunes formerly of Inverinate)
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