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John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod 1595–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 September 1649

Death Location: MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Murdo MacLeod

Mother: Lady MacGregor

Spouse(s): Maria Neinferquhar-MacDonald

Children(s): John Raphoe, John McClure, John McClure, Julia MacLeod, Donald McClure, Murdo McClure, John MacLeod, Florence McClure

In 1595, John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod entered the world in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Murdo Viii Glenelg Macleod And Lady Isabell Of Glengarry Macdonald Macgregor. John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod married Maria Neinferquhar Macdonald, and had children including Donald Summerdale Mcclure, Florence Gesto Mcclure, John Macleod Of Raphoe, John Mcclure, John Mor 10Th Of Gesto Macleod, John The Elder Mcclure, Julia Macleod, Lisa Morrison, Murdo Meidle Mcclure. John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod passed away in 1649 in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1595, John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod entered the world in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Murdo Viii Glenelg Macleod And Lady Isabell Of Glengarry Macdonald Macgregor.
  • John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod married Maria Neinferquhar Macdonald, and had children including Donald Summerdale Mcclure, Florence Gesto Mcclure, John Macleod Of Raphoe, John Mcclure, John Mor 10Th Of Gesto Macleod, John The Elder Mcclure, Julia Macleod, Lisa Morrison, Murdo Meidle Mcclure.
  • John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod passed away in 1649 in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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John MacLeod's Ancestors

Self
John MacLeod
1595–1649
Birth Place: MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Murdo VIII Glenelg, ****** MacLeod
1560–1616
Waternish, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Isabell Of Glengarry MacDonald) MacGregor
1567–1615
Glengarry, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Neil (MacLeod VII Glenelg and) Gesto
1524–1626
Gesto, Waternish, Invernes-shire, Scotland
Anne (of MacAskills daughter Chief of) MacAskills
1524–1600
Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Angus (Macalister MacDonald, 7th Chief Laird of Clan MacDo) Sir
1515–1574
Glengarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet MacDougal of) Dunollie
1535–1600
Dunollie, Obar, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
*John 12GGS1
1492–1540
Lady Chisholm
1492–1540
Sir A
1502–1544
Elizabeth Cloud
1507–1544
Sir Iii
1507–1568
Mary Scotland
1510–1555
Duncan *
1535–1616
Mary *
1510–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MacMhurchaidh Gesto
1460–1520
Margaret McLeod
1466–1566
Alexander Macleod
1502–1547
Lady Locheil
1475–1547
William Fleurdeaux
1470–1536
Katherine Saunders-Hall-Flowerdew
1475–1559
Sir II
1486–1529
Lady GGM***
1479–1530
Maria Montgomery
1490–
John MacDougall
1475–1535
Sybilla Drummond
1480–1502
Lachlan Chief
1495–1523
Ann Glensairen
1486–1517

John MacLeod's Descendants

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John (Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird) MacLeod (1595–1 September 1649) m. Maria Neinferquhar-MacDonald (Abt. 1592–Abt. 1642)
  1. 1. John (Macleod of) Raphoe 1600–1684 m. Jonet (Small) (Smale) 1600– m. Kathrene Mccleere 1600–1684
    1. 1. John (Mccluire aka) McClure 1621–1684 m. Elisabeth 1625– m. Agnes Mchucheon 1625–
      1. 1. Andrew (John) McClure 1640–1684 m. Jonet Mcwattie 1640–1678
        1. 1. James (Arthur Andrew) McClure 1660–1732 m. Margarat Mccandlish 1675–1753
        2. 2. Elizabeth 1640–
        3. 3. James (Russell) Hicks 1660–2015
        4. 4. Gilbert (Charles) McClure 1665–1732
        5. 5. Agnes McClure 1666–1702 m. John Edgar 1649–1727
        6. 6. Duncan Arrell 1670–
        7. 7. Findley McClure 1675–1769
        8. 8. Richard McClure 1678–1732
      2. 2. Andrew McClure 1655–1732
    2. 2. Johne Mccleere 1621–1705
    3. 3. Andrew (J McClure of) Raphoe 1640–1684
    4. 4. Arthur McClure 1640–1705
  2. 2. John (the Elder) McClure 1610–1684
  3. 3. John McClure 1610–1684
  4. 4. Julia MacLeod 1613–
  5. 5. Donald (Summerdale) McClure 1615–
  6. 6. Murdo (Meidle) McClure 1622–
  7. 7. John (Mor 10th of Gesto) MacLeod 1624–1687
  8. 8. Florence (Gesto) McClure 1640–1738

John MacLeod's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1649
1 September 1649
Age 54
Death of John Ian MacLeod of Skye, 16th Clan Chief MacLeod, 16th Laird MacLeod in MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: MacLeod Castle, Isle of Lewis, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1649
    Event Place: MacLeod Castle, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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