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- 11th Chief (1547-1612): Andrew, son of Duncan, became chief at the age of three years, but the earliest record of his activities is in 1560, when at the age of sixteen he was witness to a procuratory. Andrew married Agnes, daughter of Sir Patrick Maxwell of Newark, and had five sons and two daughters: John, his heir, George, Humphrey, and Elizabeth. Another zealous promoter of the Reformation, and in retaliation for what was commonly believed to be Queen Mary’s collusion in the death of her husband, who was the son of the MacFarlanes’ superior, the Earl of Lennox, Andrew sided with the Regent against Queen Mary at the Battle of Langside on 13 May 1568. Andrew's assistance was crucial in the defeat of the Queen's forces. The Regent Moray awarded Andrew a new crest for his Arms (demi-savage bearing arrows) and motto: "This I'll Defend" for his service in that battle. Years later the now grown King James VI visited Andrew at his castle on Eilean-a-vow in Loch Lomond, which Andrew had built in 1577.
Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane
© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org
1586: Muniment #17. " a contract between Andrew MacFarlane the 14th Baron of Arrochar and 11th Chief and his son John MacFarlane the 15th Baron of Arrochar and 12th Chief of Clan MacFarlane. John’s first marriage to Susanna Buchanan is failing and this contract is designed to aid in their expected separation and divorce. This muniment was previously published in Loch Sloy in March 2021." https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/626-muniment-hill-17-1586.html
1587: Muniment #18 on CMW website May 2023. This document is a declaration of discharge regarding the children of Humphrey MacFarlane to his mother Agnes Maxwell and his father Andrew MacFarlane.
https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/627-muniment-hill-18-1587.html
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1544 - 1612 (68 years)