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John X Gesto MacLeod 1624 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624

Birth Location: Gesto, Waternish, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Jul 1687

Death Location: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: JOHN MCCLURE\MACLEOD

Mother: Maria MacLeod

Spouse(s): Margaret MacLeod

Children(s): Florence Macrae

John X Gesto MacLeod was born in 1624 in Gesto, Waternish, Scotland, the child of JOHN IX OF GESTO MCCLURE\MACLEOD and Maria MacDonald MacLeod. John X Gesto MacLeod married Margaret MacLeod, and had children including Florence Bethune MacLeod Macrae. John X Gesto MacLeod passed away in 1687 in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John X Gesto MacLeod was born in 1624 in Gesto, Waternish, Scotland, the child of JOHN IX OF GESTO MCCLURE\MACLEOD and Maria MacDonald MacLeod.
  • John X Gesto MacLeod married Margaret MacLeod, and had children including Florence Bethune MacLeod Macrae.
  • John X Gesto MacLeod passed away in 1687 in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John MacLeod's Ancestors

Self
John MacLeod
1624 – 1687
Birth Place: Gesto, Waternish, Scotland
Parents
JOHN IX OF GESTO MCCLURE\MACLEOD
1590 – 1642
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Maria (MacDonald) MacLeod
1592 – 1642
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Murdo (VIII Glenelg, ******) MacLeod
1560 – 1616
Waternish, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Flora (of Glengarry) MacDonald
1560 – 1605
Keppoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Donald ("Domhnull Mac Ian 'ic Sheumais" MacDonald) 11GGF
1560 – 1626
of Capstill, Isle of Skye, Inverness, Scotland
Flora (of Glengarry W) MacDonald
1560 – 1620
Keppoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Neil Gesto
1524 – 1626
Anne MacAskills
1524 – 1600
Archibald Lochnell
1530 – 1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John, MacLeod
1492 – 1540
Lady Chisholm
1492 – 1540
Sir Dunvegan
1502 – 1544
Elizabeth Fleurdeau
1507 – 1563

John MacLeod's Descendants

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John (X Gesto) MacLeod (1624 – 04 Jul 1687) m. Margaret MacLeod (1640 – 1700)
  1. 1. Florence (Bethune MacLeod) Macrae (1669 – 1741) m. Angus (Peyton) Bethune (1662 – 1741)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Bethune Beaton () MacQueen) (1696 – 23 Oct 1740) m. Sir (Roderick "Lord of Isle of Skye") MacLeod (1690 – 1749) m. William MacLeod (1685 – Sep 1751)
      1. 1. Rev. (William) MacLeod (1720 – 22 Dec 1779) m. Isabella MacKenzie (22 Mar 1723 – Nov 1768)
        1. 1. John (Donald) MacLeod (1740 – 1830) m. Katherine (May) MacLeod (1742 – 1841)
      2. 2. John MacLeod (1710 – 1772)
      3. 3. Jannet MacDonald (1711 – 21 July 1780)
      4. 4. Alexander McLeod (1713 – 1772)
      5. 5. Norman McLeod (1717 – 1782)
      6. 6. John MacLeod (Abt. 1718 – 1772)
      7. 7. Donald MacLeod (1721 – 1824)
      8. 8. Sarah (Marion Morag) MacLeod (1740 – 27 Jun 1784)

John MacLeod's Timeline

2 Records

1624
1624
Birth of John X Gesto MacLeod in Gesto, Waternish, Scotland
Gesto, Waternish, Scotland
1687
04 Jul 1687
Age 63
Death of John X Gesto MacLeod in Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Gesto, Waternish, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Isle Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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