Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

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Macleans of Borreray.
The First Branch of the family of Ard-
gour is that of Borreray, descended from
Neil Bane, second son of Donald, the first
Maclean of Ardgour. Neil Bane got the lands
of Borreray and others in North Uist from Hugh
Bane Macdonald of Slate, who from childhood
had been reared in Maclean of Ardgour's house.
The Macleans of Borreray were men of respect-
able standing and independent bearing among
the families of the isles. I can, however, ascer-
tain nothing of their lineal descent from Neil
Bane the founder to the second Neil Bane, who
died about the beginning of the last century.
This latter Neil Bane was married to Anne
daughter of Alexander Mackenzie of Kilcoy, by
whom he was father of John, some time minister
of North Uist, and of Charles, Archibald, Mur-
doch, Allan, Ewen, Hector, and Alexander ; he
had also three daughters.
Charles, second son of Neil Bane, resided
in Tyrie and lived in opulent circumstances ;
he was married to Florance, daughter of Neil
Maclean of Drimnacross, by whom he had
five sons : 1. Neil, father of Captain Lachlan
Maclean of Craigebete : 2. Archibald, minister
of Kilfinchin in Mull : 3. Lachlan, a captain
in Colonel John Lamby's regiment, in the
service of Holland. He was promoted tp a
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