Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

270 BIOGRAPHICAL AND
the island of Dominica, Lieutenant Maclean
in charge of this detachment sailed in a
small transport, without cannon. They were
attacked by a privateer carry iug 16 guns,
on the 1st of June I76I. After a brave
defence they succeeded in beating off the
privateer, but with the loss of the gallant
Maclean, one Serjeant, and six men killed.
Allan, several years before his death, resigned
the possession of the estate to his son,
John, 11th Maclean of Ardgour, who was
married to Marjory daughter of Allan Mac-
lachlan of Corry, and had by her two
sons, Hugh and Hector, and one daughter,
Margaret. Hector and Margaret died young.
His father survived John by several years :
the latter died in 1738, and his father in
November 1756, in the 88th year of his age,
when his grandson,
Hugh, 12th Maclean of Ardgour, succeeded
to the estates. He married Elizabeth eldest
daughter of Alexander Houston of Jordan
Hill, esq., by whom he had issue his son
and successor Alexander, and one daughter
who was married to Maclean of Kingerloch.
Alexander, 13th Maclean of Ardgour (the
present proprietor), was born in the year
1764. He entered the army as an ensign
in the 2d battalion of the Royals, in 1780,
and was promoted to a lieutenancy in the
same corps, from which he afterwards ex-