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first wife married Kenneth Mackenzie, VI. of Davochmaluag, with issue.
11. Another, who married Gordon of Cluny.
He married, secondly, a daughter of Thomas Mackenzie of Inverlael, with issue--two sons, who died young.
12. Catharine, who married Alexander Mackenzie, II. of Belmaduthy, with issue.
13. A daughter, who married Ross of Aldie.
14. A daughter, who married Evander Maciver of Tour-naig, with issue.
15. Another, married MacIver of Tournaig's brother.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, second of Coul, who married first, Jean, daughter of Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonston, Tutor of Sutherland, with issue--
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Colin, who succeeded as IV. of Coul.
3. Lucy, who married Angus Mackintosh, X. of Kyllachy.
4. Janet, who in 1695 married Alexander Mackenzie, VII. of Davochmaluag, with issue--an only daughter, Janet, who in 1715 married Aeneas Macleod, of Camuscurry, with issue--an only daughter, Mary, who married John Urquhart of Mount Eagle. Sir Alexander married secondly, Janet Johnstone of Warriston, with issue--William, Simon, and James; and a daughter, Margaret, who married Andrew Brown of Dolphinton, with issue.
He had a charter under the Great Seal, in 1681, by which his lands of Coul and others were, upon his own resignation, erected into one free barony in favour of himself and his heirs male, holding of the Crown. He afterwards, in 1702, made a deed of entail by which all his estates were settled upon heirs male of his own body. He died shortly after, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
III. SIR JOHN MACKENZIE, third of Coul, who married first, Margaret, daughter of Hugh Rose of Kilravock, with issue--an only daughter, who married Bayne of Delny. He married, secondly, in 1703, Helen, daughter of Patrick Lord Elibank, with issue--two daughters, one of whom married Sir George Hope of Kirkliston, Baronet. The other died unmarried. He joined the Earl of Mar in 1715, was attainted for high treason, and dying without issue male the titles and estates were assumed by his next brother,
IV. SIR COLIN MACKENZIE, fourth of Coul, who was Clerk to the Pipe in the Exchequer, an office which he held during his life. He married Henrietta, daughter of Sir Patrick Houston of Houston, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. William of Achilty and Kinnahaird, who married Mary, daughter of Alexander, VII. of Davochmaluag, with issue--extinct in the male line. John, the last male representative of the family sailed for Melbourne in 1850, in the Owen Glendower, which has never since been heard of.
3. Anne, who married John Mackenzie, V. of Applecross, without issue.
Sir Colin died in 1740, in the 67th year of his age, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
V. SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, fifth of Coul. He had a charter, under the Great Seal, to himself and his heirs male, as heir to his grandfather, of the whole estate of Coul, in 1742. He married Janet, daughter of Sir James Macdonald, XIII. of Sleat, Baronet, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. James, who died unmarried.
3. Henrietta, married Thomas Wharton, without issue.
4. Margaret, who married William Mackenzie, IV. and last of Suddie, with issue.
5. Stewart, who married William Dallas of Cantray, with issue.
6. Christina.
7. Janet.
Sir Alexander died in 1792, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
VI. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, Bengal Army, sixth of Coul. He was provincial Commander-in-Chief of Bengal, 1790-1792, and married in 1778, Catherine, daughter of Robert Ramsay, with issue--one son, who on his death in 1795, succeeded him as
VII. SIR GEORGE STEWART MACKENZIE, F.R.S., seventh of Coul. He was born on the 22nd of June, 1780, and married, first, on the 8th of June, 1802, Mary, daughter of Donald Macleod of Geanies, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. William, who succeeded as
11. Another, who married Gordon of Cluny.
He married, secondly, a daughter of Thomas Mackenzie of Inverlael, with issue--two sons, who died young.
12. Catharine, who married Alexander Mackenzie, II. of Belmaduthy, with issue.
13. A daughter, who married Ross of Aldie.
14. A daughter, who married Evander Maciver of Tour-naig, with issue.
15. Another, married MacIver of Tournaig's brother.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, second of Coul, who married first, Jean, daughter of Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonston, Tutor of Sutherland, with issue--
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Colin, who succeeded as IV. of Coul.
3. Lucy, who married Angus Mackintosh, X. of Kyllachy.
4. Janet, who in 1695 married Alexander Mackenzie, VII. of Davochmaluag, with issue--an only daughter, Janet, who in 1715 married Aeneas Macleod, of Camuscurry, with issue--an only daughter, Mary, who married John Urquhart of Mount Eagle. Sir Alexander married secondly, Janet Johnstone of Warriston, with issue--William, Simon, and James; and a daughter, Margaret, who married Andrew Brown of Dolphinton, with issue.
He had a charter under the Great Seal, in 1681, by which his lands of Coul and others were, upon his own resignation, erected into one free barony in favour of himself and his heirs male, holding of the Crown. He afterwards, in 1702, made a deed of entail by which all his estates were settled upon heirs male of his own body. He died shortly after, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
III. SIR JOHN MACKENZIE, third of Coul, who married first, Margaret, daughter of Hugh Rose of Kilravock, with issue--an only daughter, who married Bayne of Delny. He married, secondly, in 1703, Helen, daughter of Patrick Lord Elibank, with issue--two daughters, one of whom married Sir George Hope of Kirkliston, Baronet. The other died unmarried. He joined the Earl of Mar in 1715, was attainted for high treason, and dying without issue male the titles and estates were assumed by his next brother,
IV. SIR COLIN MACKENZIE, fourth of Coul, who was Clerk to the Pipe in the Exchequer, an office which he held during his life. He married Henrietta, daughter of Sir Patrick Houston of Houston, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. William of Achilty and Kinnahaird, who married Mary, daughter of Alexander, VII. of Davochmaluag, with issue--extinct in the male line. John, the last male representative of the family sailed for Melbourne in 1850, in the Owen Glendower, which has never since been heard of.
3. Anne, who married John Mackenzie, V. of Applecross, without issue.
Sir Colin died in 1740, in the 67th year of his age, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
V. SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, fifth of Coul. He had a charter, under the Great Seal, to himself and his heirs male, as heir to his grandfather, of the whole estate of Coul, in 1742. He married Janet, daughter of Sir James Macdonald, XIII. of Sleat, Baronet, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. James, who died unmarried.
3. Henrietta, married Thomas Wharton, without issue.
4. Margaret, who married William Mackenzie, IV. and last of Suddie, with issue.
5. Stewart, who married William Dallas of Cantray, with issue.
6. Christina.
7. Janet.
Sir Alexander died in 1792, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
VI. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, Bengal Army, sixth of Coul. He was provincial Commander-in-Chief of Bengal, 1790-1792, and married in 1778, Catherine, daughter of Robert Ramsay, with issue--one son, who on his death in 1795, succeeded him as
VII. SIR GEORGE STEWART MACKENZIE, F.R.S., seventh of Coul. He was born on the 22nd of June, 1780, and married, first, on the 8th of June, 1802, Mary, daughter of Donald Macleod of Geanies, with issue--
1. Alexander, his heir and successor.
2. William, who succeeded as