New Spalding Club > Records of Invercauld MDXLVII - MDCCCXXVIII [1547- 1828]

APPENDIX. 495
" Mrs. M. was of the Grants of TuUoch, in Strathspey, and the next
inscription relates to her daughter : —
' Within this sanctii.iry are deposited the mort.-il remains of
Christian, the wife of Lieut. John F.irquharson of 76th
Regt., and eldest daughter of James Macdonald of Rineatan,
Esq : She departed this life on the 29th of August 17S1, in
the 49th year of her age, leaving one son and one daughter.
This stone is erected to her memory by her son Colonel
Farquharson of the 25th Regiment.'"
The Late Rev. Mr. Neil, of Glengairn, wliose knowledge of the
genealogies of the families and traditions of the country was both
extensive and accurate, writing to the editor under date 15th July, 1879,
supplies the following information : —
" I have always understood from the report of old people that the
Macdonalds were not long settled in Glengairn. I suppose that the first
of them had come about the time of the Revolution or the Protectorate
at earliest. It is very unlikely that any branch of the clan would have
got possession of lands, soon after the time, and so near the scene of the
signal defeat of the Chief at Harlaw. It was the Flemings of Auchintoul,
as I learned from their representative. Rev. A. Fleming, Procurator,
Blairs, who came to the Glen soon after tlie battle of Harlaw.
"There were of that family no fewer than 14 of the name of Peter
Fleming. The last was out in 1745. He was the best swordsman in the
Prince's army, had the land restored after the Rebellion, but was at last
ruined by a lawsuit with Rineatan and died in great poverty. A
daughter was living within my recollection in Inchmarnoch.
" The genealogy might be thus stated : —
Macdonalds of Rinettan.
William Macdonald — married
Helen Grant, Strathspey.
Issue —
1 William, W.S. Edinburgh,
purchased St. Martin.s. Married — Dundas, had a
daughter, who died unmarried. A son who married,
but had no issue, he sold Rinettan to Invercauld about
1822.
2 Allan, went abroad.
3 Alexander, do. do.
4 Coll, do. do.
5 Ronald, died young.
6 John, Captain in American War.
7 James, Chaplain.
8 Christian, married Col. Farquharson, had a daughter, who died
unmarried, and a son, who entered the army, became
Colonel, and was father to the present St. Martins.