Gilespic Ruadh MacGregor I of Ardlarich who was married and left two sons:
|--John II, who succeeded him had two sons and three daughters, all of whom had issue.
| |--Gilespa ruadh III of Ardlarich who succeeded him, d1702, m(1) Annabella Stewart daur of Dugald dialan
| | | mac Tighearna na-h-Apin, by whom he had two daurs, m(2) daur of John McGregor of Drumlich
| | | by whom he had two sons, John and Duncan, m(3)
| | |--Doncha MacGilespa Ruadh IV of Ardlarich, m(1) Elizabeth daur to Gregor MacDhoncha Mhic Geal Challum, m(2) Jean
| | | | daur to Patrick brother to John McGregor of Drumlich in Balquhidder, his cousin, m(3) Mary daur to Archibald McDonald
| | | | of Dalness. (b c1690)
| | | | By his first wife Duncan had:
| | | |--John, who died young.
| | | |--Sussie Ghorach, m Doncha Mhic Geal Challum bhig in Ardlarich by whom she had two sons who went to America.
| | | |--Janet, m Gregor Mac Eughain of the tribe of Clan Alastair Ruadh. Several sons and daurs.
| | | | `--Isabel, m Donald McGregor in Edinburgh.
| | | | |--John, who died leaving two sons.
| | | | | |--Robert.
| | | | | `--Donald.
| | | | |--Janet, m Mr Banks. Several daurs.
| | | | |--Malcolm, the notorious claimant of Miss McNeil & her jolly McGregors. m(1) Miss Robertson from Strathbran by
| | | | | by whom he had 13 children who all died before himself.
| | | | |--Duncan, married in London.
| | | | `--Gregor, who died young. Many anecdotes are told of this Gregor McEwain. He died at last by the road-side upon
| | | | the hill of Drumnachter while hunting the deer.
| | | | By his third wife Doncha MacGilespa had:
| | | |--Robert Mac Doncha Mhic Gilespa Ruadh of Ardlarich. He joined the interest of the young pretender when he was very
| | | | young in 1745. (Note by JW: This is the first vestige of a date that Inverhadden provides. I shall assume Gregor was
| | | | 15 in 1745 and so was born about 1730. The average generation time is 30 years). Captain in the Battn raised by
| | | | Major Menzies of Shian. He was a very tall, handsome young man of great promise. He died unmaiiried and was
| | | | succeeded by his paternal uncle.
| | | |--Gilespa, who died young.
| | | |--James.
| | | |--Margaret, m Dun McGregor. Issue Robert &c.
| | | |--Elizabeth m John Cuthal in Stirling, with issue. James his third son went into the army.
| | | | Doncha McGilespa Ruadh had also an illegitimate son:
| | | `--Alister Ban. He was grandfather to Alexr of the Union Hotel, Edinburgh.
| | |--John
| | |--Alexander, 1700-1788, Alister MacGilespa Ruadh VI of Arlarich, m Rachel daur to Niel MacGregor of the family of Dunan.
| | | |--Gilespa ban
| | | |--Mary m Duncan Cameron, numerous issue.
| | | |--Cathrine m Donald McGregor to who she had one son John, a lieut in the Royal Veteran's Battn and 3 daurs.
| | | |--Margaret, m Alex Cameron, commonly called Corrybhuirich. She had a numerous family.
| | | |--Ann, m Hugh Cumming, schoolmaster in Statherie [Strathyre?]. She had a numerous family.
| | | |--Elizabeth, m Archd Campbell, schoolmaster in Kinloch. She had a numerous family.
| | | |--Rachel, died at an advanced age, unmarried.
| | | |--Janet, who also died unmarried.
| | | `--Marjory, (b c1770) m Duncan McGregor IX of Lerigan (Learagan) to whom she had five sons. [Resided at Innerhaddon
| | | | says Amelia II p515. Descent of this Duncan is fully traced on the Roro tree].
| | | | Marjory being the youngest daughter of a younger son of Gilespa Ruadh, the dates can just be stretched to fit.
| | | | She must have been born when her father was about 70.
| | | |--Alexander b1792, m Ann Sinclair with issue.
| | | |--Archibald b1794, m Catherine Cameron with issue.
| | | |--Gregor, m Janet Cameron and has issue. He was bred a wright (carpenter) and emigrated to Australia & afterwards to
| | | | | New Zealand with his family. [Note by JW: The Aust shipping records show a Gregor McGregor, carpenter, born
| | | | | Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire, aged 35, on the Lady Kennaway arrived 12 Aug 1838 with wife Janet, 30, and children
| | | | | Robert aged 13, Oct last; John 5, Sept last; Duncan 3 Aug last; Christina 3, Apr last; Margery 9 1/2;
| | | | | Rachel 8, July last. The IGI has Rachel d Gregor McGregor and Janet Cameron bapt 19 Jul 1830 Fortingall.
| | | | | This Rachel would thus be exactly 8 in 1838. The conclusion is inescapable, and the dates will fit if
| | | | | stretched. NZ correspondent says two brothers of Gregor went to Alberta, Canada]. Amelia has Gregor b 1796.
| | | | | m(1) Girsel Kennedy, m(2) Janet Cameron (Fortingall 21 Jan 1827).
| | | | | by his first wife Gregor had:
| | | | |--Robert bapt Fortingall 7 Nov 1824.
| | | | | by his second wife:
| | | | |--Margery b1828/9 | | | | |--Rachel bapt Fortingall 19 July 1830.
| | | | |--John b1832/3.
| | | | |--Duncan b1834/5.
| | | | `--Christina b1835/6. plus others possibly , in NZ.
| | | |--Donald b1798, m Catherine Cameron and left issue. He died young.
| | | `--John b1802, m and had issue. All the birth dates are from Amelia, Gregor's disagrees with the shipping record.
| | | `--Gilespa ban, only son, m Margaret Burdon.
| | | |--James, named for the James of Glenstray poisoned by Earl of Breadalbane.
| | | |--Gregor, both sons died before their father.
| | | |--Catherine m Symon Frazer, house builder in Edinburgh, after whom Symon Square is named. 2 daurs.
| | | `--Mary, m John McGregor tenant in Drumeous (?Drumions). Numerous family.
| | | Gilespa ban and his two sons having died before his father, who had no other male issue, the representation of
| | | the family became extinct in that branch in him devolving on the family of Donald the 2nd son of Gilespa I.
| | `--several daughters.
| |--Ewan, m Janet d Iain dubh ruadh of Duiletter in Strathbraan and had two sons. This Janet is said to have been a bad lot
| | | having an intrigue in his lifetime with one Gregor more in Learan. The pair contrived Ewan's death, and later married.
| | | She was known as Nighean Iain duibh ruaidh thug a chluas da shearbhanta - Daughter of black red Iain who gave
| | | an ear to his servant, (She having first cut it off the servant in question! This is a tentative translation - I am
| | | only up to lesson 14).
| | |--John, who succeeded him.
| | `--Duncan, who went to live in Strathspey
| |--One daur eloped with McDonald of Achnancoithichan in Lochaber.
| |--One daur m Patrick IV of Dunan.
| `--the third daur m(1) McGregor of Lerigan, m(2) Iain Og
McGregor of Camusarochd.
`--Donald I, founder of the family of Sliochd Dhomnuic mhic Phadrick.
`--Patrick II.
`--Donald III, m(1) a Stewart of Bohespie, who then resided at Drumchastel in Rannoch. m(2) Elizabeth d Donald Robertson
| a cadet of the family of Clachan by Girzal d Donald Robertson of Achleeks.
| By his first wife, 2 sons:
|--Para more IV, a very athletic and brave man, m Cirstan daur to Donald McGregor commonly called Fear fada choin midhir
| | This make absolutely no sense in (my) Gaelic: choin is a dog (genitive), fada is far, midhir is untranslatable, Fear is
| | a man, or 'one'. O chion fhada = a long time ago. "A man as long as a dog" or something like that.
| |--John V b1750/1, Iain Mac Phara Mhoir. On the death of his relation, Alister Mac Gilespa ruadh, and his male issue,
| | is now allowed to be the lineal representative of the Family of Ardlarich, and eventually of that of McGregor.
| | Many anecdotes are still related of his daring feats. m(1) a daur of fear nan Coirsachan in Argyllshire with
| | whom he went to America and settled in the province of New York before the War of Independence. The revolters
| | offered him a Captain's commission but he joined the British, on which his property was confiscated. Much harried
| | the Americans who called him `The Notorious McAlpine'. Had 4 wives and four sons. Living in 1831 aged 80.
| | At the peace in 1783 he was granted 'one town block' in Shelbourne Nova Scotia by the English Crown, when he had
| | 'a family of four persons'. (Quaich July 1991 p85).
| |--Cirstan, m Duncan McIntosh with issue.
| |--Elizabeth, m Malcolm McIntosh and left a numerous family.
| |--Margaret, a poetess of no inconsiderable merit, m Donald Gow in Auchinruidhe with issue.
| |--Janet, m Donald Stewart in Glasgow with issue.
| `--Patrick, who d young. He lived in Camuserrochdmore in his younger days, & moved to Ardlarich where he died.
|--Doncha ban, m(1) Mary McDonald by whom he had a son, Donald, who went to America. m(2) Catherine McGregor and went
| to live in the south.
| By his second wife:
|--Ewan, m(1) Mary McGregor who bore one son and one daur. m(2) with issue one daur Elizabeth.
| |--Peter (Patrick), weaver in Crieff, m Margaret Campbell from Rannoch. Two sons and two daughters.
| | |--Patrick who has a family.
| | |--Mary, who has a family. (Inverhadden is writing in 1828)
| | |--Ewan, dead.
| | `--Cirsty, married.
| |--One daur, who d young.
| `--Elizabeth, m Alexr McGregor, weaver in Crieff, who had a numerous family.
|--Catherine, m Ranold McDonald in High Bridge, Lochaber, - no family.
|--Margaret, to Duncan McGregor in Culdaramore with issue
|--Alex (or Alister) ban, m(1) Elizabeth daur of John More McGregor in Drumvern, of the family of Dunan. m(2) Janet daur
| | to Iain ruadh Mac Callum in Torr-a-chruidh.
| | By his first wife:
| |--Donald More in Killichonan, m Margaret Robertson.
| | |--John
| | |--Malcolm
| | |--Elizabeth
| | |--Catherine | | |--Janet
| | `--Margaret
| |--Patrick, who died young.
| | By his second wife Alex had:
| |--Patrick, a baker in Crieff, married twice and has a family.
| `--Alex who d young.
|--Rob mor - twin of Alex above - m Janet McDonald d Gilespa dubh in Invercomrie.
| |--Donald, who entered the army as a private soldier, but thro the influence of the late Sir John Murray obtained
| | a commission in the HEIC's service, now believed dead (by 1828).
| |--Gilespa, m and has issue.
| |--John, married and resides about Caputh.
| |--James, a spirit dealer in Edinburgh.
| |--Margaret, unmarried
| |--Ann, unmarried
| `--Elizabeth, m Alex McDonald but left no issue.
|--Janet, to McNaughton, smith at Kinloch Rannoch, with issue.
`--Donald og, went to America, & little is known of him since.
Converted by Andrew Scriven