John Macfarlane, 15th Baron of Arrochar 12th Clan Chief
Abt 1567 - Abt 1645 (78 years)
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Name John Macfarlane Suffix 15th Baron of Arrochar 12th Clan Chief Birth Abt 1567 Gender Male Death Abt 1645 Person ID I31565 MacFarlane Last Modified 6 Jul 2024
Father Andrew Macfarlane, 14th Baron of Arrochar 11th Clan Chief, b. 1544 d. 1612 (Age 68 years) Mother Agnes Maxwell d. DECEASED Family ID F7807 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lady Helen Stewart d. DECEASED Children + 1. Walter MacFarlane 16th Baron of Arrochar, 13th Clan Chief, b. 1589, Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland 
d. 1664 (Age 75 years)Family ID F8059 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - 12th Chief (1612-1645): John, son of Andrew, married four times. He married, first, Susanna, daughter of George Buchanan of that Ilk, without issue. Secondly, he married Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of Francis, Earl of Bothwell, with one son, Walter, his heir. Third, he married Elizabeth Campbell, a natural daughter of Archibald, 5th Earl of Argyll, by whom he had four sons: Duncan, who died unmarried; Andrew, of Drumfad; John, the progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Glenralloch; and George, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Chachan. Fourth, he married Margaret, the daughter of James Murray of Strowan, with no issue. Although hot-tempered and fiery in his youth, John mellowed in his prime and even instituted an almshouse for the reception of poor passengers who might need shelter. He also endowed it with revenues to provide travelers with all necessities. John was said to have killed Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss at Bannachra Castle in 1592 for having killed a MacFarlane cadet. Sir Humphrey’s brother John was eventually tried and be-headed for the killing of his brother under cover of the MacFarlane raid. Chief John's divorce of his wife Susanna in 1588 started a feud with the Clan Buchanan which by 1619 had escalated to the point that they were virtually at war. In this strife John was supported by John Darleith, Lindsay of Balliol, Bunten of Ardoch, Galloway in Kilmarnock, the Drummonds and surprisingly the Colquhouns.
Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane
© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org - Abt. 1585: Muniment #5. Act of Amnesty for John Macfarlane, 12th Chief. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/587-muniment-hill-5-from-1585.html
- 12th Chief (1612-1645): John, son of Andrew, married four times. He married, first, Susanna, daughter of George Buchanan of that Ilk, without issue. Secondly, he married Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of Francis, Earl of Bothwell, with one son, Walter, his heir. Third, he married Elizabeth Campbell, a natural daughter of Archibald, 5th Earl of Argyll, by whom he had four sons: Duncan, who died unmarried; Andrew, of Drumfad; John, the progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Glenralloch; and George, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Chachan. Fourth, he married Margaret, the daughter of James Murray of Strowan, with no issue. Although hot-tempered and fiery in his youth, John mellowed in his prime and even instituted an almshouse for the reception of poor passengers who might need shelter. He also endowed it with revenues to provide travelers with all necessities. John was said to have killed Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss at Bannachra Castle in 1592 for having killed a MacFarlane cadet. Sir Humphrey’s brother John was eventually tried and be-headed for the killing of his brother under cover of the MacFarlane raid. Chief John's divorce of his wife Susanna in 1588 started a feud with the Clan Buchanan which by 1619 had escalated to the point that they were virtually at war. In this strife John was supported by John Darleith, Lindsay of Balliol, Bunten of Ardoch, Galloway in Kilmarnock, the Drummonds and surprisingly the Colquhouns.