John Macfarlane, 11th Baron of Arrochar 8th Clan Chief
Abt 1470 - Aft 1514 (> 45 years)-
Name John Macfarlane Suffix 11th Baron of Arrochar 8th Clan Chief Birth Abt 1470 Gender Male Death Aft 1514 Person ID I28327 CMW Most Recent 2026_0429 Last Modified 30 Apr 2026
Father Andrew Macfarlane, 10th Baron of Arrochar 7th Clan Chief, b. Abt 1450 d. 1493 (Age 43 years) Relationship natural Mother Daughter of John Stewart of Darnley, b. Abt 1450 d. DECEASED Relationship natural Family ID F7129 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 1st wife daughter of James, Lord Hamilton, b. Abt 1476 d. DECEASED Children 1. Andrew Macfarlane, 12th Baron of Arrochar 9th Clan Chief, b. Abt 1496 d. 1544 (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Robert Macfarlane, 1st of Inversaid, b. Abt 1498 d. 1544 (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Duncan Macfarlane, b. Abt 1500 d. DECEASED [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7126 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2026
Family 2 2nd wife daughter of Herbert, Lord Herries d. DECEASED Children 1. Walter Macfarlane, of Ardleish Gartartan Ballagan BY7788, b. Abt 1507 d. 1547 (Age 40 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7127 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2026
Family 3 3rd wife Lady Helen Stewart d. DECEASED Children 1. John Macfarlane, b. Abt 1510 d. DECEASED [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Grizel Macfarlane, b. Abt 1513 d. DECEASED [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7128 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2026
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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
- 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.