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The House of Kinlochaline. 301
death, and pressed old MacDonald so hard that the hatter was glad to be
reconciled to the young warrior at any cost, and to establish peace gave Allan
his oldest daughter, Una, in marriage, with a considerable dowry. Allan was
a constant follower of Sir Lachlan M6r in all his wars ; was at the battle of
Glenlivat, where, being shot in the head with a bullet, his life was saved by
his helmet, but having been struck down, he was rescued from the Gordons
by the valor of Lachlan Oir Mhac Dhonil Mhic Neil of the family of Ross.
He was with Hector Og, Sir Lachlan's son, burning Islay and defeating the
MacDonalds in the pitched battle of Bein Begrie in that island. He left issue,
Hector, Charles, Donald Glas, Mary the elder, married to Gillean, and Mary
the younger, to Allan, both sons of Sir Lachlan Mor ; Margaret, married to Neil
MacNeil of Barra ; Jannet, married to Hector MacLean of Torloisk ; Julian
to Hector MacLean of Isle of Muck ; Christianna to Christian MacLean of
Kingerloch ; and Florance to Martin MacGilivra of Pennyghael, minister of
the gospel.
I. Hector, First MacLean of Kinlochaline.
Hector, second son of Allan of Ardtornish, was the first MacLean of
Kinlochaline. He was the first who obtained a charter for those lands in
Morvern, Tiree, and Mull, which made up the estate of Kinlochaline, partly
held of the king, and partly from the chief of MacLean. He commanded a
detachment of MacLeans in Ireland during the rebellion of 1641. He was
first married to Jannet, daughter of Lachlan Og, first MacLean of Torloisk,
by whom he had two sons, John and Lachlan ; he was a second time married,
to Margaret, daughter of Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy, by whom he had
a son who died young. He was succeeded by his eldest son,
II. John, Second MacLean of Kinlochaline,
Who sufi'ered severely at the battle of Inverkeithing. He was first mar-
ried to Mary, daughter of John Campbell of Lochnell, by whom he had Hec-
tor, his successor, Allan, who died unmarried, and Jannet, married to John
Cameron of Glendessary. John was again married, to Una, daughter of the
second John Garbh, laird of Coll, but had no issue.
III. Hector, Third MacLean of Kinlochaline,
Married Jannet, daughter of Hector MacLean of Torloisk, and had
issue,
IV. Angus, Fourth MacLean of Kinlochaline,
Who was a gallant and warlike character. He served in general Murray's
regiment in the Dutch service for several years, and subsequently was one of
Sir John MacLean's captains at the battle of Sheriffmuir. He first married

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