Sir Donald Gorme Og Macdonald, 1st Baronet
Sir Donald Gorme Macdonald, 8th Laird of Sleat, and 1st Baronet (?-1643) was a Scottish laird.
died, in 1616, without any children so he was succeeded by his nephew Donald Gorme Og MacDonald of Sleat. Donald Gorme was created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, by King Charles I, with a special clause of precedency placing him second of that order in Scotland. He adhered to the cause of Charles I, and died in 1643.[1]
Marriage and children[]
He married Janet, the second daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail and they had several children:[1]
- Sir James Mor Macdonald, 9th Laird of Sleat
- Mary Macdonald, who married Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
- whose daughter married Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk
- Donald of Castleton
References[]
- ^ a b History of Clan Macdonald. 1920.
Categories:
- 1643 deaths
- Clan Donald
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia