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outlawed in 1701. In 1715 he supported the Government, and was rewarded with a remission under the Great Seal, and a gift of Fraser of Fraserdale’s forfeited life-rent of the Lovat estates. He endeavored to assert his right to the dignity of Lord Fraser of Lovat at elections of Representative Peers in 1721, 1722, and 1727, but objections were made to his vote. In 1729 he brought a reduction before the Court of Session of the decree of 1702, giving the heir female the title, and in virtue of a decree in his favor in 1730, became Lord Fraser of Lovat. He supported the Rising of 1745, was impeached by the House of Lords, and executed on Tower Hill, 9 April 1747. He married as his first wife (discounting the forced ceremony with the Dowager) Margaret, the daughter of Ludovic Grant of Grant, and had with other issue who died unmarried:

A1 Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat (who would, but for the attainder, have become 12th Lord Fraser of Lovat), joined his father in the Rising of 1745, was pardoned 1750, and fought in Portugal and the American war. He was Member of Parliament for Inverness from 1761 until his death. His fathers forfeited lands were granted him in 1774, and he died without issue on 8 February 1782.

A2 Alexander (Alistair) Fraser, baptised 1 July 1729, died unmarried 7 August 1762

a1. Janet Fraser of Lovat married Ewan Macpherson of Cluny, and died 14 April 1765

a2. Sybilla Fraser of Lovat, died unmarried 9 February 1755

Simon, 11th Lord Fraser of Lovat, married 1733 as his second wife, Primrose, the daughter of John Campbell of Mamore, son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, and had issue a third son:

A3 Archibald Campbell Fraser (who would, but for the attainder, have become 13th Lord Fraser of Lovat), Consul-General at Algiers, member of Parliament for Inverness 1782, married 1763 to Jane, the daughter of William Fraser of Ledeclune, and had issue five sons who all died unmarried in the lifetime of their father.

On the death of Archibald Campbell Fraser on 8 December 1815, the representation of the family in the male line passed to Thomas Alexander Fraser 10th of Strichen, (but for the attainder, 14th Lord Fraser of Lovat), descended, as shown above, from Thomas, second son of Alexander Fraser, 4th Lord Fraser of Lovat.

The descent of the Fraser of Lovat chiefship after the attainder and execution of the 11th Lord would have been different if Brian Fraser, his bastard son by Davina Porter, had been legitimated. He made a good marriage to Ellen, the eldest daughter of Jacob Mackenzie of Leoch, and if his father had enjoyed better relations with Edinburgh the legitimation could have been passed under the Great Seal. The lives of Jamie and his brother William might then have been quite different. Brian Fraser matriculated his father’s arms as a bastard, and bore them differenced by a bordure compony Or and Gules. James intended to matriculate as Brian’s heir, but the political troubles of the time never allowed him time to complete the petition. The arms he bore in his father’s lifetime and those he would have borne later are illustrated on page 215.

Note: There is still some contention among historians as to the exact details of the succession in the 14th and early 15th centuries, some of the early accounts still in circulation having errors unrecognized until the 19th century. The line indicated here is the most probable.

MACKENZIE OF LEOCH

The origins of this particular sept are somewhat obscure. Jacob MacKenzie, who is thought to have been related to the MacKenzies of Torridon, seized Castle Leoch by force in 1690, while the previous Lord of that Castle, Donald MacKenzie of Leoch, was absent from home. Donald died under mysterious circumstances before he could return to defend his property, and Jacob married Donald’s widow, Anne Grant, the daughter of Malcolm Grant of Glenmoriston, by whom he had issue:

A1 Colum (see below)

A2 Dougal, who married Maura Grant, daughter of William Grant, younger brother of Malcolm Grant of Glenmoriston and had issue by her, four daughters: Eleanor, Margaret,