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John [6th Dochgarroch, 11th Chief] MacLean
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Event: Charter 1636 , Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
"A History of the Clan MacLean", by J.P. MacLean, page 258.
"In 1636 he obtained a new charter for his lands of Dochgarroch and
Dochnalurg, under the great seal of Scotland."
Note:
"History of the Clan MacLean", by J.P. MacLean, page 258.
"Was a very brave man, and devoted to the house of Stuart. He fought
under Montose at Inverlochy, Auldearn, and Kilsyth. He was present at
the disastrous battle of Inverkeithing, and there lost one hundred and
forty of his immediate followers."
The Clan Gillean - III The Macleans of Dochgarroch, Page 287-94;95
was known as Iain Mac Alasdair. He was born probably about 1600. ... was known as Iain Mac Alasdair. He was born probably about 1600. ... he fought under Montrose in 1645 and at Inverkeithing in 1651 ... First wife a daughter of Rose Kilravock, by whom he had issue .... John his heir
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/inverness/chapter4.htm
He (His father) was certainly twice married, first to Margaret Grant, a daughter of Glenmoriston or Corriemony, and I infer of the former because in the marriage contract of their son, John Maclean, with Agnes Fraser of Struy, in 1629, John Grant of Glen moriston is mentioned as one of the friends. ....
.... VI. JOHN, who in 1629, married Agnes Fraser, daughter of Thomas Fraser of Struy, who survived her husband and eldest son Alexander. It will be recollected that by the feu charter of Dochgarroch, the feu duty stipulated was two chalders, or 32 bolls, and man service in "hoisting" and "hawking" or a suitable man in place. All the Dochgarroch accounts, traditional and otherwise, speak of the feu being doubled on account of some old failure in duty on the part of Maclean. So far as can be seen, the ordinary feu was 8 bolls per plough, or 32 for the davoch. Dochgarroch and Dochnaiurg consisted of three ploughs, so that upon it was placed an additional burden of 8 boils, and thus some foundation for the tradition. Serving in "hoisting" meant to rise in arms with the superior, and there has most fortunately been preserved a formal receipt to John Maclean for a sufficient well mounted trooper, which I give in full. Such an acknowledgment is rare, and the granter's designation reminds us at once of the famous I)ugald Dalgetty, whom Sir Walter Scott calls " Rit Master." The word is, of course, German, but is spelt "Rute " in this document—
"I, Alexander Gordon of Birsmoir, Rute Master of Horse under the Marquis of Huntly, grants me to have received from John Maclean of Dochgarroch ane sufficient trooper well mounted, with horse, saddle, clothes with trappings, as becomes ane trooper to have, whereof I grant the receipt and that for his usual lands as weel hadden as not hadden of the said Marquis of Huntly, and discharges the said John Maclean of Dochgarroch, his heirs, executors, and assignees thereof; for now and ever, obliging the said Alexander Gordon, Rute Master of Horse aforesaid, to warrant this my discharge, good, valid and effectual, to the said John Maclean and his forsaids at all hands and against all mortals, and that conform to a warrant granted by his Majesty to warrant him as ane servitor, and likeways discharges all officers and soldiers from any quartering of the said John Maclean of Dochgarroch his lands within the Parochin of Inverness and Castle lands thereof; and these presents shall be your warrant. Dispensing by these presents with his own personal forthcoming, whenever the same is presented to you by these presents, subscribed with my hand at Inverness, the twelfth day of July, sixteen hundred and fifty-nine years. (Signed) A. GORDON of Birsmore."
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