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his eldest son,
IV. RODERICK MACKENZIE, fourth of Dundonnel, who died without issue, and was succeeded by his eldest brother,
V. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, fifth of Dundonnel, who in 1743, married Bathia, daughter of John Paton of Grandholm. In his time was concluded before Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, a law-suit which existed for four generations between his family and the Rosses of Achnacloich or Tolly, regarding the validity of the sale of the property to Alexander, second of the family, a litigation which ruined the Rosses and involved the Mackenzies of Ardross deeply in debt. He died, and was buried at Rosskeen, having had issue, an only daughter, who succeeded to the property as sixth of Dundonnel,
VI. MARGARET MACKENZIE, who in 1768 married James Munro of Teaninich, Captain R.N., with issue--
1. Hugh Munro, Captain in the 78th Regiment, who succeeded to the estate of Teaninich, and in 1846 died unmarried.
2. Murdoch, who resumed the name of Mackenzie, and succeeded his mother in Ardross and Dundonnel.
3. Colonel Hector, who died unmarried in 1827.
4. Major-General John Munro, H.E.I.C. S., who married Charlotte, daughter of Dr Blacker, with issue--(1) James St John, late Major 60th Rifles, who died in 1818, was married, and left issue--Maxwell, Lieutenant 48th Regiment, and others; (2) John; (3) Stuart Caradoc Munro, now of Teaninich; (4) Maxwell William; and (5) Charlotte, who, in 1834, married the Hon. George A. Spencer, with issue.
5. Catherine, who married Thomas Warrand of Warrandfield, Inverness, with issue -Robert, Major in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; three other sons and a daughter, all of whom died young.
6. Bathia; and 7. Alexina, both of whom died young.
Margaret, whose husband died in 1845, was buried at Ardross, and succeeded by her second son,
VII. MURDO MUNRO-MACKENZIE, seventh of Dundonnel, retoured in 1795. He sold Ardross to the Duke of Sutherland, and, in 1834, purchased Dundonnel from Thomas Mackenzie, VI. of the old family of Dundonnel. By the death of his elder brother, Hugh, without issue, Murdo became the head of the family of Munro of Teaninich. In 1838 he purchased the detached portions of the Cromarty estates, including the forest of Fannich. He married Christina, daughter of Robert Ross, Strathcullanach, Balnagown, with issue--
1. Hugh, who, in 1813, died young.
2. John, who died before his father in 1815.
3. Hugh, who succeeded his father.
4. Kenneth, who succeeded his brother Hugh.
5. Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel H.E.I.C.S., residing in Brisbane, Queensland, married, with issue.
6. James, who died unmarried.
7. Murdo, who died unmarried.
8. Mary, who married Major-General Francis Archibald Reid, C.B., with issue.
9. Helen, who married Simon Mackenzie-Ross of Aldie, without issue.
Murdo died at Dundonnel, was buried there, and succeeded by his eldest surviving son,
VIII. HUGH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who spent his whole time in beautifying, improving, and increasing his estates, upon which he constantly resided. He died unmarried, on the 30th of July, 1869, leaving his fee-simple estates of Mungasdale, Gruinard, and Strath-na-Sealg, to an illegitimate daughter, who afterwards married Mr Catton.
He was buried at Dundonnel, and succeeded by his brother, IX. KENNETH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who was trained to the medical profession, qualified in Edinburgh, and afterwards practised successively in Dublin, London, France, and Italy, and eventually emigrated to New South Wales, from which he returned in 1870 after thirty-four years--having established the members of his family in good positions there--to his native county, to take possession of his late brother's property. But this he only succeeded in doing after many years of expensive litigation carried on against him by his brother's natural daughter, Mrs Catton, who attempted to overthrow the family settlements and obtain possession of all the estates for herself. She, however, only succeeded in ruining her own
IV. RODERICK MACKENZIE, fourth of Dundonnel, who died without issue, and was succeeded by his eldest brother,
V. MURDOCH MACKENZIE, fifth of Dundonnel, who in 1743, married Bathia, daughter of John Paton of Grandholm. In his time was concluded before Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, a law-suit which existed for four generations between his family and the Rosses of Achnacloich or Tolly, regarding the validity of the sale of the property to Alexander, second of the family, a litigation which ruined the Rosses and involved the Mackenzies of Ardross deeply in debt. He died, and was buried at Rosskeen, having had issue, an only daughter, who succeeded to the property as sixth of Dundonnel,
VI. MARGARET MACKENZIE, who in 1768 married James Munro of Teaninich, Captain R.N., with issue--
1. Hugh Munro, Captain in the 78th Regiment, who succeeded to the estate of Teaninich, and in 1846 died unmarried.
2. Murdoch, who resumed the name of Mackenzie, and succeeded his mother in Ardross and Dundonnel.
3. Colonel Hector, who died unmarried in 1827.
4. Major-General John Munro, H.E.I.C. S., who married Charlotte, daughter of Dr Blacker, with issue--(1) James St John, late Major 60th Rifles, who died in 1818, was married, and left issue--Maxwell, Lieutenant 48th Regiment, and others; (2) John; (3) Stuart Caradoc Munro, now of Teaninich; (4) Maxwell William; and (5) Charlotte, who, in 1834, married the Hon. George A. Spencer, with issue.
5. Catherine, who married Thomas Warrand of Warrandfield, Inverness, with issue -Robert, Major in the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; three other sons and a daughter, all of whom died young.
6. Bathia; and 7. Alexina, both of whom died young.
Margaret, whose husband died in 1845, was buried at Ardross, and succeeded by her second son,
VII. MURDO MUNRO-MACKENZIE, seventh of Dundonnel, retoured in 1795. He sold Ardross to the Duke of Sutherland, and, in 1834, purchased Dundonnel from Thomas Mackenzie, VI. of the old family of Dundonnel. By the death of his elder brother, Hugh, without issue, Murdo became the head of the family of Munro of Teaninich. In 1838 he purchased the detached portions of the Cromarty estates, including the forest of Fannich. He married Christina, daughter of Robert Ross, Strathcullanach, Balnagown, with issue--
1. Hugh, who, in 1813, died young.
2. John, who died before his father in 1815.
3. Hugh, who succeeded his father.
4. Kenneth, who succeeded his brother Hugh.
5. Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel H.E.I.C.S., residing in Brisbane, Queensland, married, with issue.
6. James, who died unmarried.
7. Murdo, who died unmarried.
8. Mary, who married Major-General Francis Archibald Reid, C.B., with issue.
9. Helen, who married Simon Mackenzie-Ross of Aldie, without issue.
Murdo died at Dundonnel, was buried there, and succeeded by his eldest surviving son,
VIII. HUGH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who spent his whole time in beautifying, improving, and increasing his estates, upon which he constantly resided. He died unmarried, on the 30th of July, 1869, leaving his fee-simple estates of Mungasdale, Gruinard, and Strath-na-Sealg, to an illegitimate daughter, who afterwards married Mr Catton.
He was buried at Dundonnel, and succeeded by his brother, IX. KENNETH MUNRO-MACKENZIE, who was trained to the medical profession, qualified in Edinburgh, and afterwards practised successively in Dublin, London, France, and Italy, and eventually emigrated to New South Wales, from which he returned in 1870 after thirty-four years--having established the members of his family in good positions there--to his native county, to take possession of his late brother's property. But this he only succeeded in doing after many years of expensive litigation carried on against him by his brother's natural daughter, Mrs Catton, who attempted to overthrow the family settlements and obtain possession of all the estates for herself. She, however, only succeeded in ruining her own