Notes:

10th Chief (1544-1547): Duncan, son of Andrew, joined with the Earls of Lennox and Glencairn in the Battle of Glasgowmuir (1544), in which they were defeated by the Regent Arran and the Catholic Party. He forfeited his lands, but was later granted a remission under the Privy Seal. Duncan was a staunch supporter of the Reformation, and was credited as (the first Protestant) "the first man of any importance in Scotland to make an open profession of the Christian religion." The chief of the clan for only three years, his term was marked by almost-warlike activity. Duncan died a soldier, along with a number of his clan in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547) against the English. He married, first, Isabel Stewart, daughter of Andrew, Lord Ochiltree, without issue. He married, secondly, Catherine Anne Colquhoun, fourth daughter of Sir John Colquhoun of Luss and Margaret Stewart. They had two sons: Andrew, his heir; and Duncan. Andrew was only about three years old when his father died and he assumed the role of chief.

Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

1546: Muniment #4. Pardon to Duncan who fought at Battle of Glasgowmuir and lost his lands. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/586-muniment-hill-4-from-1546.html

Duncan + Catherine Anne Colquhoun. Catherine (daughter of Sir John Colquhoun of Luss and Margaret Stewart) died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

9th Chief (1514-c.1544): Andrew, known as "Andrew the Wizard." son of Sir John, was very adept at sleight-of-hand tricks, and astonished and frightened the country people with what they called witchcraft. Andrew is believed to have written the clan pibroch "Thogail nam Bo." He frequented the court of King James V and married Lady Margaret Cunningham, daughter of the Earl of Glencairn. He had two sons: Duncan, his heir, and George of Merkinch, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Kirkton. He attacked Boturick Castle, which was owned by Haldane of Gleneagles (who had previously claimed, and lost, the Earl of Lennox title in a dispute with John Stewart of Darnley). It sat on the south east shore of Loch Lomond. Later, Andrew's half-brother Walter was in trouble with the law for killing some of Clan Colquhoun's people. Andrew died in the beginning of the reign of Queen Mary, about 1544.


Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

Andrew + Lady Margaret Cunningham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sir + Margaret Stewart. Margaret died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

8th Chief (1497-1513): Sir John, son of Andrew, was knighted by King James IV (King 1488-1513). Sir John and Matthew, 11th Earl of Lennox, married half-sisters, daughters of James, Lord Hamilton. Sir John had three sons by his first wife: Andrew, his heir; and Robert, the progenitor of the MacFarlanes of Inversnait. He married, secondly, a daughter of Herbert, Lord Herries, by whom he had a son, Walter, the progenitor of the MacFarlanes of Ardleish,Gartartan and Ballagan. Sir John married, thirdly, Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of John, third Earl of Atholl, by whom he had a son, John, and a daughter, Grizel. His youngest son by his first wife, Duncan, was the cause of a complaint filed by the Colquhouns in 1545. Sir John was a follower of King James IV, and died in the Battle of Flodden in 1513.


Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

DNA:
Around 1500 a bunch of new SNPs start showing up in the descendants of the later chiefs. So far there are 9 downstream SNPs that could be from any of the sons of sons that descended from Duncan, the 5th chief.

John married 1st wife daughter of James, Lord Hamilton about 1495. 1st was born about 1476; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]