Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT. , 237
acquaintances for his gallant and honourable
bearing in the service of his country. He retired
from military life some years since, when he
married Martha, only child and heiress of William
Osborne, esq., of Kingston, county of Glou-
cester, and has issue a son named William
Osborne.
6. Alicia, married to the late John Wood, esq., of
Edinburgh. She died a few years since, leaving
a numerous issue.
7. Julianna, married to the late Thomas Ross, esq.,
sometime collector of excise for Argyleshire, by
whom she has had issue three sons, all in the
army, and one daughter, Mary, a young lady
of considerable accomplishments, to whom all
Macleans must feel much indebted for her in-
teresting musical " Ballad dedicated to the
Clan;" to which an appropriate place is assigned
in a previous page of this work.
8. Flora.
9. Mary.
10. Margaret Anne, married to William Craig, esq.,
writer to the signet, Edinburgh.
Other pens have made honourable mention of
the courage and undaunted bravery of a member
of this family ; and it will, I trust, be thought
excusable if a Maclean, in a work exclusively
devoted to his name, may feel more than ordinary
pleasure in recording deeds which other writers,
in language bordering upon enthusiasm, have
made the theme of their praise. I acknowledge