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John Macfarlane

John Macfarlane

Male 1748 - Yes, date unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Macfarlane was born in 1748 in Monievreckie Farm, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 12 Jun 1748 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Malcolm Macfarlane, of Monievreckie and Elizabeth McKercher [MacKerrachar]); and died.

    Notes:

    The attached line of Monavrechie assumed to have descended fron this person as oldest son, although the farm my have been sublet to Walter Macfarlane who occupied the farm in 1871 by its superior.-Ed.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Malcolm Macfarlane, of Monievreckie was christened on 10 Dec 1721 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.

    Notes:

    1 - Malcolm farmed Monievreckie, and was in occupation of these lands from 1746 to 1755, as his four elder children were all born there. In 1759 we find him in Arnlamm, where his son Malcolm was born, and in 1762, in Milnling, where the youngest Alexander was born.

    2 - The fine Marilyn of Craig of Monievreckie in the Menteith Hills near Aberfoyle. Although only 400m high, this is tough going at any time and the traverse of the range is surprisingly strenuous. With bottomless fresh snow on heather and bracken and a biting wind it was ridiculously hard. Dignified progress was not an option. But the sun was shining and the views took away any breath that the wind had left.
    [http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac61/letteryo.htm]

    3 - Most challenging climb was Craig of Monievreckie. Tackling it from Arntamie looks fine, and is at first, but the route I took from there is not recommended unless you're fond of head-high bracken, thigh-depth heather and thistles, excess tree density, steep bouldery slopes, and a climb up the conglomerate of the Highland Boundary Fault (aided by a via ferrata in the shape of wire from a broken fence). I did reach the trig point and eventually one of the forest tracks down to Braeval car park. But there must be an easier way!
    [http://www.rhb.org.uk/marhofn/marhofn106/emergingfromobsc.htm]

    [Interesting comment this one as all three farns mentioned were all owned or tacked by Macfarlanes at some stage, Monievreckie by this Malcolm, Arntamie by his son Malcolm, & Braeval, where Macfarlane of Gartartan a cadet branch of Macfarlane of Arrochar, rebuilt Gartartan Castle in the 16th century & where Malcolm Macfarlane of Braeval (next to Malling) who was invited to a "Scotch Hairst Kirn" i.e. harvest festival, at the farm of Ledard on Loch Ard. Percy Yorke [the writer of the account of the event published in 1821] calls him, "Old Braeval", who had a son called Peter.]

    4 - CRAIG OF MONIVRECKIE - A name applied to a large precipice at the south western extremity of "Monteith Hills"
    MONTEITH HILLS - A range of hills, extending from "Creag Dhubh" on the south west, to "Creag a Bhacain", on the north east. The principal features are "Craig of Monievreckie" and ""Creag Dhubh". The spelling of this name to be ruled by that adopted for the parish of Port of Monteith.
    [ http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/perthshire-os-name-books-1859-1862/perthshire-volume-69?transcription=1 ]

    Malcolm married Elizabeth McKercher [MacKerrachar] on 14 Dec 1745 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland. Elizabeth was born in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 3 May 1719 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth McKercher [MacKerrachar] was born in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 3 May 1719 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.

    Notes:

    from Glendochart, north of Balquidder

    Notes:

    Married:
    Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.
    Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: M113884 1697 - 1820 1040201 Film 6900677 Film

    Children:
    1. Mary Macfarlane was born in 1746 in Monievreckie Farm, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 19 Oct 1746 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.
    2. 1. John Macfarlane was born in 1748 in Monievreckie Farm, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 12 Jun 1748 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.
    3. Janet Macfarlane was born in 1750 in Monievreckie Farm, Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 30 Sep 1750 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.
    4. Duncan Macfarlane was christened on 15 Jun 1755 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.
    5. Malcolm Macfarlane, in Arntamie was born in Arnlamm, Menteith, Scotland; was christened on 30 Jan 1759 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 10 Feb 1816; was buried in Aberfoyle Churchyard, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland.
    6. Alexander Macfarlane, in Tomacher was born in 1762 in Milnling, Menteith, Scotland; was christened on 31 Mar 1762 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; and died.



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