1026 MAC THE LANDED GENTRY. MAC
and retired life, the great barons in th eir vicinity used th eir j Jo h n Willison, Esq. of P o rt Glasgow, descended from the
court influence to obtain charters over the old MacGregor A n d e r s o n s o f Bowhill, a family for a long period of standing
possessions, and followed up th e acquisition of such docu­ and influence in Glasgow. By her (who d. 15 Dec. 1837) Mr.
m entary rights by driving out the tru e proprietors. The McGrigor had issue,
MacGregors habitually and obstinately resisted such encroach­ A l e x a n d e r , his heir.
ments, and their bravery often gained them advantages over Frances Willison, to. 8 June, 1818, the late P atrick Murray,
th eir adversaries. But the latter had always possession of the Esq. of Glasgow; and d. 24 Dec. 184S, leaving issue.
royal ear, and w hat was simply self defence on th e p art of the Margaret, 6. Dec. 1797; d. Dec. 1798.
devoted sept, was uniformly misrepresented a t court as a head­ Mr. McGrigor d. 21 Oct. 1839, and was s. by his son,
strong defiance of all rule and authority. The natural result A l e x a n d e r M c G r i g o r , of Cairnoch, 6. 14 July, 179C, Soli­
followed: not only were they deprived of their lands, but their citor in Glasgow, J.P ., m . 1st, 7 March, 1826, Ja n e t Stevenson,
very name was proscribed for nearly 200 years, and the dau. of the late William Bennett, Esq. of Moore Place, Glasgow,
MacGregors became a wild, a lawless, and a broken clan. and by her (who d. 1 June, 1827) had a son,
An early, if not the original, seat of the clan Gregor was A l e x a n d e r B e n n e t t , now of Cairnoch.
Glenorchy, and from th a t property they took their title for He to. 2ndly, 17 July, 1832, Mary Cusine, dau. of William
many generations. John, of Glenorchy, was made prisoner Wedderspoon, Esq. of Tayside, Solicitor in P erth, and by her
by King E d w a r d of England, at Dunbar, 1296; but liis lands (who d. 18 Oct. 1852) had issue,
were returned on condition of his serving th at King in France,
William Wedderspoon, b. 20 Oct 1S30; d. 6 Sept. 1842.
where, it would seem, he died, as no more mention is made of Mary Murray.
him . His dau. and heiress, M argaret, carried the barony to
Mr. McGregor d. 20 Dcc. 1853.
h er husband, John, son of Sir Neil Campbell, of Lochawe, by
Lady Mary Bruce, sister of King E o b e r t . John fell in the Arms—Arg., out of a mount an oak-tree ppr. and a sword
B attle of Halidon, 1333, leaving one child, who only survived in bend az. ensigned with an antique crown. Crest—A lion’s
head erased and crowned with an antique crown ppr. M otto—
a few years, and upon whose death Glenorchy returned to the E’en do and spare not.
family of MacGregor, as there is undoubted evidence of the Residences—19, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow; and Cairnoch,
death in 1390 of John MacGregor, of Glenorchy, who was s. by Carronbridge by Denny. Clubs—Beform and Devonshire, Lon­
his son, don; Western, Glasgow; University, Edinburgh.
G r e g o r M a c G r e g o r , c h i e f o f M a c G r e g o r s , w h o h a d f iv e s o n s ,
J a m es, J o h n , D u n c a n , G r e g o r , a n d D o u g a l . H e d. 1415, a n d
w a s s. b y h i s e l d e s t s o n ,
McGTJIKE OF CLO NEA H O U SE .
J a m e s M a c G r e g o r , d.
unm . J o n v s. his brother in Bealach, M c G - u ie e , S a m u e l E d w a b d , Esq. of Clonea
D uncan to Boro, Gregor to Glendochart, and Dougal to House, co. Waterford, J.P., High Sheriff 1869, b.
Glengyle. 1816 ; called to the Irish B a r; s. his brother 1851;
J o h n M a c G r e g o r was s. by his eldest son, and a t this time
m. 1852, Charlotte, dau. of Eight Hon. Sir William
the Breadalbane territory was greatly encroached upon by
neighbouring clans; and upon the death, a few years later, of MacMahon, Bart., Master of the Rolls in, Ireland,
Jo h n ’s grandson, and has issue,
G r e g o r M a c G r e g o r , of th at ilk, being the only descendant i. W i l l i a m W a l t e r , b. 26 March, 1853.-
of Gregor, *. to the chiefship and properties of Chomair, I.
i. Charlotte Mary, 6. 10 May, 1S55; c 19 Ju ly , 1875.
Craigroyston, Inversnaid, and Glengyle. He was greatly ii. Emily Mary, 6. 12 Nov. 1857.
celebrated for his bravery. He in. Jan et, dau. of Thomas h i . Augusta Maria, b. 7 March, 1859.
B uchanan, of th a t ilk, and d. 1626, leaving four sons, i. J a m e s ;
ILtllCHIJC.—This is a branch of the House of McGuire,
ii. Jo h n ; in . G regor; iv. Malcolm, to whom he gave Glen­
anciently M a c U i d u i r , Lords of Ferm anagh, who were ennobled
gyle, which is situated on Loch Katrine, a beautiful hilly in 1627, u n d er the title of Lord Enniskillen.
country in co. Perth, and was the birthplace of the celebrated
T h o m a s M o r e M c G u i r e , Chief of McGuire and Lord of
Bob Boy. I t is the only property of which the MacGregors
Ferm anagh, called G i o l l a D u b i i , or the dark-haired youth,
were not deprived, and the MacGregor who held possession
m. M argaret, dau. of Con O'Neill, Chief of T yrone; a n d d .
was deemed chief of the clan. His son, Donald, m . a dau. of 1430, leaving, with other issue,
Campbell of Glenfalloch, and had three sons, 1 J o h n ; 2 Dun­
can ; 3 B o b e r t C a m p b e l l , the famous B o b K o y M a c G r e g o r , i. Philip, Chief of McGuire, from whom descended the
McGuires of Tempo, co. Ferm anagh, subsequent chiefs of
of Craigroyston and Inversnaid, and who also held Glengyle McGuire (see B u r k e ' s Vicissitudes o f Families).
in tru st for his nephew, Gregor MacGregor or Clune Dhu. i i . Thomas Oge, to. Juliana, dau. of the MacCallum Moore;
The late Glengyle family was descended from this son. Gregor d. 1480, leaving, inter alios,
was 8. by his eldest son, 1 Edmond, ancestor of the McGuires of Knockaninny, co.
J a m e s M a c G r e g o r to. Miss Graeme, and is stated to have Fermanagh, from a branch of which line descends John
been representative of the extinct earldom of Menteith. lie McGuire, Esq. of Tralee, whose 3rd dau., Louisa Itebecia,
was s. by his eldest son, m. 6 July, 1872, John H. Glascott, Esq. of Killowen, J.P.
co. Wexford (see G l a s c o t t o f Alder town, &c.).
J o h n M a c G r e g o r , one of whose daus., Helen, m. Bob B o y ; 2 Connor More, ancestor of the Maguires, Lords Ennis­
the other, Jem im a, one of the Campbells of Glenfalloch. His killen (see B u r k e ’s E xtinct and Dormant Peerage).
great-grandson, h i . H u g h , ancestor of the line treated of here,
J a m e s M a c G r e g o r , to. nelen, dau. of — Macdonald, officer iv. Kory, consecrated Bishop of Clogher 1449; d. 1483.
in the 42nd Highlanders, and was father of the present laird H u g h M c G u i r e , the 3rd son, was called “ Hugh Neinagh,''
of Glengyle. d. 1488. Seventh in descent from him was
Motto—E'en do and spare not. B i c h a r d M c G u i r e , Esq. of co. Ferm anagh, as described in
Seat—Glengyle, Callander, co. Perth. the pedigree of this family registered in U lster’s Office, Dublin
Castle; he had two sons,
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i. W i l l i a m , who carried on this line.
M cGRIGOR OF CAIRNOCTfl. ii. Bichard, who settled at Moyalley, co. Limerick, aftei
1641; m. Katherine, widow of Very Bev. John Fitzgerald,
McG-bigoe, A l e x a n d e r B e n n e t t , Esq., LL.D., Dean of Cork, and d. s. p . ; will dated 1 Feb. 1690.
of Cairnoch, co. Stirling, J.P., Dean of Faculties of W i l l i a m M c G u i r e , Esq., the eldest son, settled in Dublin,
the University of Glasgow, b. 1 May, 1827 ; in. 11 and was fath er of
Oct. 1848, Elizabeth, youngest dau. of the late John B i c h a r d M c G u i r e , Esq. of Dublin, m. Elizabeth, dau. ol
Robertson, Esq., Merchant, of Hamburg, and has Alexander de Barde Duterail, of Dublin, a French refuge«
issue, (who d. March, 1752). He d. 1727, leaving a son,
W i l l i a m M c G u i r e , Esq. of Dublin, b. 1699, entered Trin.
i. Al e x a n d e r , b. 10 July, 1859. Coll. Dublin, 9 July, 1716; to. Elizabeth, dau. of Bev. Franeis
II. William Bennett, b. 2 Dec. 1SG1; d. 11 March, 18G3. Annesley, LL.D., Itector of Winwick, co. L ancaster; by hei
i. M argaret Elizabeth, to. 2 Ju ly , 1874, Neale Thomson, (who survived him and made her will 12 July, 1784, which was
Esq. of Glasgow, and has issue. proved 7 Feb. 1789) he had issue,
i i . Ja n e t Stevenson Bennett.
i. Bichard, d. s. -p. n . Francis, d. x. p .
h i . William, of George Street, Hanover Square, London, b.
S U t T C a i J C . — A l e x a n d e r M c G r i g o r , Esq. of Cairnoch, a
22 April, 1723; m. Lucy Beard, widow of Governor Fytche,
J.P . for the c o . Lanark, and an em inent Solicitor in Glasgow, of Bengal, and had a dau., Lucy, to. Bev. Charles Marr, o:
0. 30 Nov. 1772; m. 8 June, 1795, Frances, yomngest dau. of Downhaiu, co. Norfolk, and a son,