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John 'Ian Og' Matheson 1606 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland

Death Date: 1644

Death Location: Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Christina McLENNAN

Mother: Dugald Matheson

Spouse(s): Lady MacKenzie

Children(s): Alexander Matheson

The story of John 'Ian Og' Matheson began in 1606 in Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland. John 'Ian Og' Matheson married Lady Margaret Agnes MacKenzie, and had children including Alexander Matheson. John 'Ian Og' Matheson passed away in 1644 in Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John 'Ian Og' Matheson began in 1606 in Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland.
  • John 'Ian Og' Matheson married Lady Margaret Agnes MacKenzie, and had children including Alexander Matheson.
  • John 'Ian Og' Matheson passed away in 1644 in Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christina McLENNAN
1590 – 1665
Birth Location: Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
CM
Dugald Matheson
1580 – 1681
Birth Location: Lochalsh, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady MacKenzie
1605 – 1660
Birth Location: Hilton, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LM

Children(s)

Alexander Matheson
1640 – 1687
Birth Location: Balmacarra, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Matheson's Ancestors

Self
John Matheson
1606 – 1644
Birth Place: Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland
Parents
Christina McLENNAN
1590 – 1665
Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Dugald ((Dubhghall an Oir)) Matheson
1580 – 1681
Lochalsh, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William McLennan
1570 –
Murdoch (Buidhe) Matheson
1553 – 1580
Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian MacLennan
1536 – 1626
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Balmacarra)
1536 – 1620
Dugald Matheson
1532 – 1570
Catherine Murchison
1512 – 1555
Christopher Balmacarra)
1511 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabel Mackenzie\Matheson\McRae
1520 – 1555
Duncan Gillechriosd)
1515 – 1560
Duncan Gillechriosd)
1515 – 1560
Isabella Glenmoriston
1500 – 1570

John Matheson's Descendants

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John ('Ian Og') Matheson (1606 – 1644) m. Lady (Margaret Agnes) MacKenzie (1605 – 1660)
  1. 1. Alexander Matheson (1640 – Oct 1687) m. Christina (of Inverinate) Macrae (1643 – )
    1. 1. John (Matheson tenant of) Achtaytoralan (about 1655 – 1722) m. Anne (daughter of John 3rd son of William Mackenzie 1st of) Shieldag (Abt. 1670 – )
      1. 1. John (Og 6th) Matheson (Abt. 1690 – ) m. Mary MacKenzie (Abt. 1695 – )
        1. 1. John (Og) Matheson (c 1720 – 23/12/1810) m. Christian Matheson (1719 – )
        2. 2. Farquhar Matheson (Abt. 1725 – )
        3. 3. Janet Matheson (Abt. 1727 – )
        4. 4. Catherine Matheson (Abt. 1728 – )

John Matheson's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1606
Birth of John 'Ian Og' Matheson in Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland
Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland
1644
1644
Age 38
Death of John 'Ian Og' Matheson in Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Balmacara, Lochalsh, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Lochalsh, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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