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• Name: Andrew Macfarlane
• Name: Andrew Macfarlane

Notes:

1 - Andrew 18th Chief 1676-1685
[Draft. History of the Clan Macfarlane Vol II by James Macfarlane
Chapter XXVI (26) House of Ardess]

2 - Andrew inherited from his brother John who had no male children.
He declared a new coat of arms with the demi-savage holding aloft a sword instead of a sheaf of arrows as on the original. This is the first occasion upon which the succession of Chiefs was other than from father to son over a period of four hundred & fifty years. Andrews first wife Elizabeth Buchanan was a cousin whose dowry was the farm of Ardess on Buchanan land.

3 - "ANDREW received the barony of Ardess on the east side of Loch Lomond some years before he succeeded his brother (the first time that the succession had not been from father to son) as eighteenth Dominus de Arrochar and fifthteenth Chief of Clan MacFarlane. Soon after his succession occured the battle of Bothwell Brig where the Covenanters were broken in the storming of the gate by James, first Duke of Monmouth (ANDREW's sixth cousin once removed) leading the charge of the Foot Guards supported by General Thomas Dalyell at the head of a detachment of Macfarlanes.
ANDREW's death in July 1709 mercifully spared him from the loss of three of his sons in battle just two months later; he was succeeded by his eldest surviving grandson."
from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, chapt. 1 - XVIII.

4 - The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig, took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire near Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Following the Restoration of King Charles II, the Presbyterians in Scotland were increasingly persecuted for their beliefs, and a small armed rising had to be put down in 1666. Although some Presbyterian ministers were "Indulged" by the government from 1669, allowing them to retain their churches without having to accept Episcopacy, the more hard-line elements continued to hold illegal outdoor meetings, known as conventicles. These were often broken up by squads of government dragoons, including those led by John Graham of Claverhouse. On 1 June 1679, Claverhouse had encountered such a gathering near Loudoun Hill, but his troops were routed by armed Covenanters, and he was forced to flee to Glasgow. Following this initial success, remembered as the battle of Drumclog, the Covenanters spent the next few weeks building their strength, as did the government. Charles' son James, Duke of Monmouth was sent north to take command, and the militia were raised.
The Covenanters had established their camp on the south bank of the Clyde, north of Hamilton. The rebels numbered around 6000 men, but were poorly disciplined and deeply divided by religious disagreements. They had few competent commanders, being nominally led by Robert Hamilton of Preston, although his rigid stance against the Indulged ministers only encouraged division. The preacher Donald Cargill and William Cleland, the victor of Drumclog, were present, as were David Hackston of Rathillet and John Balfour of Kinloch, known as Burley, who were among the group who murdered Archbishop Sharp on 3 May. The government army numbered around 5000 regular troops and militia, and was commanded by Monmouth, supported by Claverhouse and the Earl of Linlithgow.
Battle centred around the narrow bridge across the Clyde, the passage of which Monmouth was required to force in order to come at the Covenanters. Hackston led the defence of the bridge, but his men lacked artillery and ammunition, and were forced to withdraw after around an hour. Once Monmouth's men were across the bridge, the Covenanters were quickly routed. Many fled into the parks of nearby Hamilton Palace, seat of Duchess Anne, who was sympathetic to the Presbyterian cause. Around 600 Covenanters were killed, while some 1200 were taken prisoner.
The prisoners were taken to Edinburgh and held on land beside Greyfriars Kirkyard, an area now known as the Covenanters' Prison. Many remained there for several months, until the last of them were transported to the colonies in November. All those who had taken part on the Covenanter side of the battle were declared rebels and traitors, and the repression during this period has become known as "the Killing Time" in Covenanter histories. A core of hard-line rebels remained in arms, and became known as the Cameronians after Richard Cameron their leader. Cameron was killed in a skirmish at Airds Moss the next year, but his followers were eventually pardoned on the accession of King William III in 1689.
The battle is a central event in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel, "Old Mortality". Scott fictionalises the battle and the events leading up to it, introducing real people who were not actually present, such as General Tam Dalyell, as well as his own fictional characters. However, his description of the flow of the battle is considered accurate.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bothwell_Bridge]

Andrew married Jean Campbell before 10 Feb 1671 in Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. Jean was born about 1647 in Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Alison Buchanan about 1660 in Scotland. Alison was born about 1647 in Ross and Drumakill, Scotland; died about 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: William Macfarlane
• Name: William Macfarlane
• Name: William Macfarlane
• Name: William McFarland [MacFarlane]
• Occupation: Officer in British Army
• Residence: Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Alt. Birth: 1670, Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1675

Notes:

1 - 18d. Capt. William MacFarlane, who was born circa 1673 in Scotland, and married Miss Govan of Buchapel, daughter of ___ Govan of Buchapel, but died without surviving issue.
(Chapter 1: The barons of Arrochar)

2 - The fourth son, William, also an officer in the army, married but left no surviving issue.
(History of Clan MacFarlane by James MacFarlane 1922)

2 - 23 August 1755 Alexander McFarlane will names uncle William McFarlane of Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland; mother Helen Spottiswood and brother John Spottiswood of Spottiswoode, Berwickshire, Scotland; cousin Andrew McFarlane, St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica; widow of Robert McFarlane, late shopkeeper in Salt Markett St., Glasgow; cousin Duncan McFarlane; brother Walter McFarlan of Scotland; brother William McFarlan of Edinburgh (Jamaica Wills, 30:72).
(McFarlane Chronology Scotland (with a few early American & Jamaican records)
[http://lib-operations.sonoma.edu/fin/aaa-0059.html ]

3 - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LZ8N-3VM tries to link this William, husband of Janet Barr, as son of Andrew MacFarlane of Ardess 18th of Arrochar & his second wife Jean Campbell.
This appears to be a bad connection as their son William dsps aft. Aug. 1755.

I have added Janet Barr as a second wife pending further investigation. The dsps may relate to his first wife.-Ed.

William married Janet Barr on 21 Nov 1694 in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Janet was born in 1675 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1720 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: dau. Govan, of Buchapel. dau. was born about 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Officer in British Army
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1677, Ardess, Buchanan parish, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

1 - Andrew died fighting against the French in the War of the Spanish Succession, at the Battle of Malplaquet on the French/Belgian border.

2 - The Battle of Malplaquet was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 11 , 1709 between France and a British–Austrian alliance (known as the Allies).
The British and Austrians were led by John_Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugène of Savoy , with a contingent of Dutch troops, while the French were commanded by Marshal Villars and Marshal Louis Franois Boufflers. Each side had about 90,000 troops, and were encamped within cannon range of each other near the Belgian border. The Austrians attacked at 9 am, pushing the French back into the forest behind them. The Dutch broke off to attack the French right flank and were defeated with heavy casualties, but they distracted Boufflers enough that he could not come to Villars aid.
Villars was able to regroup his forces, but Marlborough and Eugène attacked again and forced Villars to retreat by 3 pm. The Allies had suffered so many casualties in their attack that they could not pursue him. By this time they had lost 20,000 men, twice as many as the French. It was the bloodiest battle of the war, and prevented the Allies from moving on towards Paris .
Retrieved from "<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Malplaquet>"

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Duncan Macfarlane

Notes:

1 - In September 1739, when the independent companies of the Highland Watch, or Black Watch, were formed into the Highland Regiment (soon thereafter the 43rd Regiment, later the 42nd Regiment, and now The Black Watch, The Royal Highland Regiment), he was one of the original officers as a captain-lieutenant, but he retired in 1744.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane Chapt 5]

2 - Duncan the fifth son of Andrew of Ardess, was a captain in the British Army. He married a French lady and had two sons, James and Duncan. One of the original officers of the regiment, when the six independent companies of the Black Watch were formed into the 43rd Highland Regiment in 1739 was a Captain-Lieutenant named Duncan Macfarlane. He was attached to the Company of George Grant of Ballindulloch and retired in 1744.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II (manuscript by James Macfarlane]

3 - The Black Watch - The Formation
The design of rendering such a valuable class of subject available to the state by forming regular military corps out of it, seems not to have entered into the views of the government till about the year 1729, when six companies of Highlanders were raised, which, from forming distinct corps unconnected with each other, received the appellation of independent companies. Three of these companies consisted of 100 men each, and were therefore called large companies; Lord Lovat, Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochnell, and Colonel Grant of Ballindalloch, were appointed captains over them. The three smaller companies, which consisted of 75 each, were commanded by Colonel Alexander Campbell of Finab, John Campbell of Carrick, and George Munro of Culcairn, under the commission of captain-lieutenants. To each of the six companies were attached two lieutenants and one ensign. To distinguish them from regular troops, who, from having coats, waistcoats, and breeches of scarlet cloth, were called Saighdearan Dearg, or Red soldiers; the independent companies, who were attired in tartan consisting mostly of black, green, and blue, were designated Am Freiceadan Dubh, or Black Watch, from the somber appearance of their dress.

As the services of these companies were not required beyond their own territory, and as the intrants were not subjected to the humiliating provisions of the disarming act, no difficulty was found in forming them; and when completed, they presented the singular spectacle of a number of young men or respectable families serving as privates in the ranks. "Many of the men who composed these companies were of a higher station in society than that from which soldiers in general are raised; cadets of gentlemen's families, sons of gentlemen farmers, and tacksmen, either immediately or distantly descended from gentlemen's families, - men who felt themselves responsible for their conduct to high-minded and honorable families, as well as to a country for which they cherished a devoted affection. In addition to the advantages derived from their superior rank in life, they possessed, in an eminent degree, that of a commanding external deportment, special care being taken in selecting men of full height, well proportioned, and of handsome appearance.

The duties assigned to these companies were to enforce the disarming act, to overawe the disaffected, and watch their motions, and to check depredations. For this purpose they were stationed in small detachments in different parts of the country, and generally throughout the district in which they were raised. Thus Fort Augustus and the neighboring parts of Inverness-shire were occupied by the Frasers under Lord Lovat; Ballindalloch and the Grants were stationed in Strathspey and Badenoch; the Munros under Culcairn, in Ross and Sutherland; Lochnell's and Carrick#s companies were stationed in Athole and Breadalbane, and Finab's in Lochaber, and the northern parts of Argyleshire among the disaffected Camerons and Stewarts of Appin. All Highlanders of whatever clan were admitted indiscriminately into these companies as soldiers; but the officers were taken, almost exclusively from the whig clans.

The independent companies continued to exist as such until the year 1739, when government resolved to raise four additional companies, and to form the while into a regiment of the line. For this purpose, letters of service, dated 25th October 1739, were addressed to the Earl of Crawford and Lindsay, who was appointed to the command of the regiment about to be formed, which was to consist of 1000 men. Although the commissions were dated as above, the regiment was not embodied till the month of May 1740, when it assembled on a field between Taybridge and Aberfeldy, in Perthshire, under the number of the 43d regiment, afterwards changed to the 42d, but still bearing the name of the Black Watch. "The uniform was a scarlet jacket and waistcoat, with buff facings and white lace, - tartan plaid of twelve yards plaited round the middle of the body, the upper part being fixed on the left shoulder ready to be thrown loose, and wrapped over both shoulders and firelock in rainy weather. At night the plaid served the purpose of a blanket, and was sufficient covering for the Highlander. These were called belted plaids from being kept tight to the body by a belt, and were worn on guards, reviews, and on all occasions when the men were in full dress. On this belt hung the pistols and dirk when worn. In the barracks, and when not on duty, the little kilt or philibeg was worn, a blue bonnet with a border of white, red and green, arranged in small squares to resemble, as is said, the fess chque in the arms of the different branches of the Stewart family, and a tuft of feathers, or sometimes, from economy or necessity, a small piece of black bear-skin. The arms were a musket, a bayonet, and a large basket-hilted broadsword. These were furnished by government. Such of the men as chose to supply themselves with pistols and dirks were allowed to carry them, and some had targets after the fashion of their country. The sword-belt was of black leather, and the cartouch-box was carried in front, supported by a narrow belt round the middle".

The officers appointed to this regiment were:
Colonel: John, Earl of Crawford and Lindsay, died in 1748.
Lieutenant-Colonel: Sir Robert Munro of Foulis, Bart., killed at Falkirk, 1746.
Major: George Grant, brother of the Laird of Grant, removed from the service by sentence of a court-martial, for allowing the rebels to get possession of the castle of Inverness in 1746.

Captains:
George Munro of Culcairn, brother of Sir Robert Munro, kiled in 1746.
Dugal Campbell of Craignish, retired in 1745.
John Campbell, junior, of Monzie, retired in 1743.
Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Bart., retired in 1748.
Colin Campbell of Ballimore, retired.
John MUnro, promoted to be Lieutenant-Colonel in 1743, retired in 1749.
Captain-Lieutenant Duncan Macfarlane, retired in 1744.

Lieutenants:
Paul Macpherson.
Lewis Grant of Auchterblair.
John Maclean of Kingarloch and John Mackenzie (both removed from the regiment in consequence of having fought a duel in 1744)
Alexander Macdonald.
Malcolm Fraser, son of Culduthel, killed at Bergenop-Zoom in 1747.
George Ramsay.
Francis Grant, son of the Laird of Grant, died Lieutenant-General in 1782.
John Macneil.

Ensigns:
Dugal Campbell, killed at Fontenoy.
Dugal Stewart.
John Menzies of Comrie.
Edward Carrick.
Gilbert Stewart of Kincraigie.
Gordon Graham of Drains.
Archibald Macnab, son of the Laird of Macnab, died Lieutenant-General, 1790.
Colin Campbell
Dugal Stewart
James Campbell of Glenfalloch, died of wounds at Fontenoy.

Chaplain: Hon Gideon Murray.
Surgeon: James Munro, brother of Sir Robert Munro.
Adjutant: Gilbert Stewart
Quarter-Master: John Forbes.

In 1740 the Earl of Crawford was removed to the Life Guards and Brigadier-General Lord Sempill was appointed Colonel of the Highlanders.
[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/bwatch/bw1.htm ]

3 - 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, The Black Watch 1725.04.24 Independent Highland Companies - four companies raised to police Highlands, commonly called the Reicudan Dhu, or Black Watch 1729 two additional companies raised 1739.10.25 Earl of Craufurd's Regiment
formed by regimentation of existing six coys and four new coys; also known until 1751 by the names of other colonels
1739.10.25 Lt-Gen. John (Lindsay), 20th Earl of Crawford
1741.01.14 Brig-Gen. Hugh (Forbes), 12th Baron Semphill
Postings of the regiment in the time of Capt. Duncan. as Earl of Crawfurd's Regiment of Foot (formed by regimentation of independent companies in the Scottish Highlands (mustered at Aberfeldy May 1740)
1739 Scotland
1743 London
1743 Flanders
[http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/042-751.htm ]

4 - The major battle of the Flanders campaign was the battle of Dettingen, at which Capt. Duncan would have seen action.
"In early 1743 the Pragmatic Allies were at a loss how to use their army against the French. Finally, late in the campaigning season and at George II's insistence, the Pragmatic Army march south to Frankfurt am Main and occupied the area to the West of Mainz on the Main River. The King intended that the army's presence should influence the election of the new Archbishop of Mainz, an elector in the Holy Roman Empire and therefore of importance in the affairs of Hanover.
The Pragmatic Army marched from Flanders during May 1743 and encamped at Aschaffenburg, around the village of Klein Ostheim. A large French Army under the Duc de Noailles occupied the South bank of the Main to the West.
The generals were; the Earl of Stair, in nominal overall command, the Duke D'Ahrenburg and Marshall Neipperg commanding the Austrians and General Ilton commanding the Hanoverian contingent.
On 19th June 1743 King George II, the King of England, joined the army, amid a flurry of celebrations and salutes. He brought with him a considerable retinue, conveyed by an enormous column of carriages and some 600 horses that paralysed the local roads for days, and his younger and favourite son, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, a major general in the army. Over the next few days George attended church services and functions in Mainz in anticipation of the election of the new archbishop.
The situation of the Pragmatic Army deteriorated dramatically when the French cut the route by the Rhine and Main Rivers by which the army received supplies from its Flanders base. There had been no proper supply of bread for a week, when finally on 27th June 1743 King George ordered the retreat to begin; West along the road to Hanau and Frankfurt and then North to Flanders.
The road lay along the north bank of the Main River. Within 3 miles, King George II's army would pass through the village of Dettingen, where several marshy brooks flowed into the Main.
As the Pragmatic Army marched towards Dettingen, advanced parties reported that the French occupied the village, blocking its path. During the night the French, commanded by the Duc de Grammont, had crossed the river, using bridges of boats across the Main, and held the village and the marshy ground between Dettingen and the hills in strength.
The presence of the French took the Pragmatic Army entirely by surprise. How could such a large force have been in complete ignorance of the presence of the enemy on its own side of the river within 10 miles of its camp?
Preparing to give battle, the British, Austrian and Hanoverian troops formed line; the Main River on the left and the wooded Spessart Hills on the right. The regiments took from 9am to midday to form up. This extraordinary length of time must have been due to the inexperience of the regiments and the difficulty of moving from a column of march into battle line.
No doubt there was considerable anxiety at the predicament in which they found themselves. The Duc de Noailles' plan was, while the Duc de Grammont held the line of Dettingen and the streams preventing the Pragmatic allies from continuing their march, to hurry a section of his army along the south bank of the Main and cross at Aschaffenburg in their rear. They would be caught between the two forces and perhaps forced to surrender; King George becoming a French prisoner.
The French batteries on the south bank began the battle, opening fire across the river as the marching French troops cleared their front. The bombardment was directed at the British cavalry moving along the North bank
It is said that de Grammont's clear orders were to stay in Dettingen and force the Pragmatic Army to attack him. If this is so he disobeyed. As the British, Hanoverian and Austrian completed their line the French advanced out of Dettingen to the attack.
There is little reliable information on the form of the battle or on the formation adopted by the Pragmatic troops. It would appear that British regiments were in the front line, but in what order is not clear. At an early stage French cavalry, the Maison du Roi, attacked the British cavalry by the river. The French were driven back, apparently with significant loss.
As the British regiments formed to face the French in Dettingen they watched Noailles' troops on the far bank marching towards Aschaffenburg. After a hurried consultation the Pragmatic commanders dispatched the British and Hanoverian Foot Guards in haste back towards Aschaffenburg.
The French assault had all the hallmarks of extreme confusion, possibly a spontaneous and undisciplined advance that De Grammont did not order. The cavalry charge was followed by a French infantry attack on the Pragmatic line of foot, the French appearing to come out of Dettingen pell mell and in some confusion.
The French foot were repelled and, panic stricken, hurried back through Dettingen, recrossing the Main by the bridges of boats,. One of the bridges collapsed and many French troops are reputed to have been drowned.
No attempt seems to have been made to follow up the repulse of De Grammont's force. In due course the march was resumed and the Pragmatic Army continued its way to Hanau, passing within a half mile or so of the confusion at the French bridges of boats.
One of the principal French regiments of foot in the attack from Dettingen was the Garde Francaise. This regiment is reputed to have been particularly quick to recross the Main; many of its soldiers being thrown into the river by the bridge collapse; so that the regiment acquired the nickname of "Les Canards du Main". Hence the French word "canard" meaning an insult.
In every battle there is a process of working out what happened and in many instances awkward features are glossed over or rewritten. Dettingen is a particularly difficult battle to fathom. The British Army had not been in a major continental war for 25 years. There were few officers or soldiers with significant fighting experience. Contemporary authorities show how amateurish were the training systems, such as they were, particularly for the mounted regiments. There are clear references in the authorities to British cavalry regiments (particularly the King's Horse and the Blues) bolting through the British infantry line during the battle, due to inadequate horsemanship.
The lack of any pursuit may well be due to the confusion created by the French attack and the inadequate training of the time.
It is hard to reconcile the low British casualties with the bombardment by 50 French guns across the river into the British flank, a couple of hundred metres away at most. It may be that the guns were masked for longer by the passing French troops than the descriptions of the battle indicate.
Casualties:
British: 15 officers killed, 250 soldiers killed, 327 horses killed. 38 officers wounded, 520 soldiers wounded, 155 horses wounded.
Hanover: 177 killed, 376 wounded.
Austria: 315 killed, 663 wounded.
French casualties: 8,000 (not a reliable figure but the best available)
Follow-up: Once the battle was over the Pragmatic Army continued its retreat to Hanau and in due course returned to its bases in Flanders. The British casualties were left on the battlefield for the French to look after if they felt inclined.
Regimental anecdotes and traditions:
At the beginning of the battle it seemed that the French threat was to Aschaffenburg. The Hanoverian General Ilton dispatched the Hanoverian and British Foot Guard to the rear of the army. To their indignation these regiments took no part ine battle, for which they blamed Ilton. There was no love lost between the British and the Hanoverians. General Ilton protested that his action in sending them to the rear had 'preserved' them. The officers of the Foot Guards labeled Ilton the "Confectioner".
Cornet Richards of Ligonier's Horse (7th Dragoon Guards) rescued the regiment's standard.
Dragoon Thomas Brown rescued the guidon of Bland's Dragoons (3rd Hussars) and was knighted by George II.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochaw warned his Royal Scottish Fusiliers not to fire until they could "see the white's of their e'en."
George II is said to have called the 31st Foot the "Buffs" during the battle. It was pointed out to him that they were not in fact the "Buffs", although they wore buff facings like the 3rd Foot, but were a newly raised regiment. The King is reted to have called out, "Well done the Young Buffs then."
The Horse Guards are said to have played "Britons strike home" as they charged.
The Duke of Cumberland was wounded by a bullet in the leg during the battle. He was troubled by this injury for the rest of his life.
George II's horse bolted during the battle. He is said to have sheltered under an oak and to have presented an oak leaf to the soldiers who looked after him. The Cheshire Regiment claims this honour. However they were in garrison in Gibraltart the time.
The King was not the only one who had trouble controlling his horse. The Blues and the King's Horse are reputed to have bolted through the Royal Scots Fusliiers.
Among those who took part were:
- George August Elliott, the defender of Gibraltar during the 7 year siege in the Bourbon War of 1777, becoming Lord Heathfield,
- Lieutenant James Wolfe, appointed in 1759 Major General in Canada and capturer of Quebec
- Lieutenant Jeffrey Amherst, appointed in 1759 to command in America and capture French Canada.
Dettingen is of considerable importance in British history almost solely because of the presence of the Sovereign. Handel wrote a Te Deum and an anthem in celebration of the victory.
[http://britishbattles.com/battle_of_dettingen.htm ]

Family/Spouse: A French Lady. A was born in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Walter McFarlan [MacFarlane]
• Occupation: Officer in British Army

Notes:

1 - The American Line was founded by the seventh and youngest son of Andrew MacFarlane of that Ilk and Arrochar & Ardess, 15th Chief and 18th & 1st Baron. This chapter is based, in the main, on Joe's McFarlands, which was written by Robert McFarland, Esq., with other material from the works of The Hon. Baxter McFarland. The founder was Lieut. Walter MacFarlane, who was born circa 1679 in Scotland, and was killed on 11 September 1709 at the battle of Malplaquet in France. He married with issue (so far as is known) an only child, a son and successor Parlan MacFarlane.
from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane. Chapt. 1 - 18g & Chapt. 7.

2 - The War of the Spanish Succession 1702-1713
When King Charles II of Spain died in 1700 he bequeathed his throne and the Spanish possessions in the Netherlands, Italy and the Americas to Philip of Anjou, the grandson of Louis XIV, King of France. The prospect of a virtual union between France and Spain alarmed many European states. Louis further alienated William III by recognising James II's son as England's rightful king. England, Holland, the Empire and Prussia supported a rival claimant to the Spanish throne, Archduke Charles, the younger son of the Habsburg Emperor Leopold. In 1701 they and a number of smaller German states formed the Grand Alliance which was joined by Portugal in 1703. In September 1702 Bavaria allied itself with France and Spain.
Malplaquet
Following his reverses in 1708, Louis XIV sued for peace but the terms offered by the Allies were so harsh that he resolved to fight on. In 1709, Marlborough attacked again, capturing Tournai and besieging Mons. Marshal Villars moved to relieve the fortress and on 11 September the two armies met at Malplaquet. The French occupied a strong defensive position based upon two large woods supported by trenches and redoubts. Although the Allies eventually won the day they lost nearly 20,000 casualties to the French's 12,000. Mons was captured but the scale of the losses at Malplaquet led to criticism of Marlborough at home.
[ http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/pages/spanish.html ]

2 - On Sept. 11, 1709, the combined forces of England and the Holy Roman emperor, led by the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy met the French army under Marshal Villars. Although the French were forced to retreat, the Anglo-imperial army, attacking strongly fortified positions, suffered more than 20,000 casualties, twice the number of French casualties. The battle was a strategic victory for France as it prevented an allied advance to Paris.
[ http://www.bartleby.com/65/ma/Malplaqu.html ]
More possible children but no mothers name given so unable to confirm.

3 -From Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Janett Mcfarlane
christening: 7 August 1716 LUSS,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
father: Walter Mcfarlane

John Mcfarlan
christening: 9 March 1715 LUSS,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
father: Walter Mcfarlan

Marie Mcfarland
christening: 13 April 1712 KILLIN,PERTH,SCOTLAND
father: Walter Mcfarland

Walter married Margrat Grame [Graham] about 1704 in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland. Margrat was born about 1683 in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Officer in British Army

Notes:

1 - Battle of Malplaquet,
This took place in northern France, on the border with Belgium, north of the village of Malplaquet on the 11th September 1709. In August 1709 Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy took Tournai and moved on to besiege Mons. Marshal Villars, was ordered to raise the siege, and with an army of 80,000 men, took up a strong position. Marlborough advanced with 110,000 allied troops. Villars was wounded in the battle and Boufflers, who had taken command, eventually fell back on Le Quesnoy, having lost 17,000 men to the Allies' 25,000.

2 - In 1708 Marlborough and Eugene by winning a great victory at Oudenarde, took Lille and finally drove the French back to within their borders. Further attempts at peace negotiations failed, and the imperial forces in 1709 won a very costly victory at the Battle of Malplaquet, with the loss of many lives. Lord Orkney himself had nearly his entire regiment massacred at a French entrenchment, while Marlborough and Eugene were still reeling from their losses. Another account has this to say about events at Malplaquet:
..."it was under very changed conditions from Blenheim when Marlborough met the troops of Louis at Malplaquet. France was well-nigh worn out by the prolonged war. Famine within her borders, military disaster without, had caused her imperious ruler to look anxiously for peace. To this end his craftiest Ministers sought by offers of individual advantage to detach the Allies from the pact. Their efforts failed. The Alliance held fast, and demanded such humiliating conditions that Louis was obliged to renew the struggle. On the other hand, the political situation in England was such that Marlborough felt the necessity of achieving some victory that would justify the continuance of the war. Had he consulted only himself, he would have welcomed a cessation of hostilities, but he knew that France must be further stricken if the peace was to be enduring. In September, 1709, the capitulation of Douai to the Allies, and the approaching investment of Mons, brought the hostile armies closer together. The French, to the number of 110,000 were under the courageous and capable Villars, with whom was Marshal Boufflers, the brave defender of Lille. Marlborough commanded much the same strength of various nationalities with his tried comrade and friend Prince Eugene. Villars encamped in a strong position between two woods near the little village of Malplaquet. The Allies were drawn up opposite to him. For two nights and a day, the French general was allowed to strengthen his position by digging trenches and clearing his front, till early on the morning of the 11th September the Allied troops were led against him, the soldiers expressing their contempt at being "obliged to fight against moles". Villars believed in his trenches and filled them with infantry, posting his cavalry in the rear. The disposition of the Allies was a frontal attack, with a threat to enfilade the enemy's left. Led by Prince Eugene and Marlborough the line advanced against the French left and centre. Several times it was beaten back, but the attack was fiercely renewed. Half an hour after the battle had opened the young Prince of Orange, acting without orders, flung himself against the right of the trenches, only to be repulsed with a loss of 2,000 men. Although the Allies had not made much headway their onslaught on the flanks had withdrawn all the infantry from the centre, leaving the French cavalry exposed. Instantly Marlborough turned his cannon on the horsemen, following up the fire with a cavalry charge headed by the Prince of Auvergne. The charge had to be driven home no less than four times before the French gave way, but in the end the line was pierced. The French retreat was orderly, the Allies being too exhausted for pursuit. The cost to the victors was 18,000 killed and wounded; to the vanquished 14,000. Writing of the battle many years afterwards, Bolingbroke said: " A deluge of blood was spilt to dislodge them, for we did no more at Malplaquet."
[http://www.geocities.com/ancasta1/spanish_wars.htm ]

Notes:

John, fiar of Arrochar (-1705): son of Andrew, died before his father but he had exercised the powers of chief from about 1685. He was appointed Colonel of a regiment of foot in the army of William & Mary c1689. John built Inverioch House near Tarbet overlooking Loch Long in 1697. A portion of the house still stands as the rear of the present house now known as the Claymore Hotel. Unfortunately for the family he was an investor in the Darien Company and lost 200 pounds in that venture that led to the ruin of many Scottish families. He married, first, Agnes, daughter of Sir Hugh Wallace of Woolmot. They had one son, Andrew, who died young. He married, secondly, Helen, daughter of Robert 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnot, by whom he had four sons and one daughter: Walter, his heir; Robert, who died young; William, who succeeded his brother as chief; Alexander; and Catherine, who died young. Alexander became a trade merchant in Jamaica, where he amassed a considerable fortune. He died unmarried in 1755, and left a large estate to his brothers, Walter and William (the latter a physician in Edinburgh). He was a member of the legislative assembly in Jamaica and was one of the best mathematicians of his time. In his will, he left his valuable astronomical instruments to the University of Glasgow, where he had been educated. An observatory later erected at the University was named in his honor, the Macfarlane Observatory. John died on 13 May 1705, and was succeeded by Walter, his eldest son.



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

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

1692: Muniment #6. This short document called a "forloafe" from Archibald Earl of Argyll and Colonel of a Regiment of Foot was given on board the good ship called the Sophia of Leith in the Road of Leith on May 3rd 1692 to Captain John McFarlan granting a six week furlough.
https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/593-muniment-hill-6-1692.html

1695: Muniment #7.
This is a Petition from John McFarlan of that Ilk to the "Commission of Parliament '' for hearth & pole money.
https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/594-muniment-hill-7-1692.html

Family/Spouse: Helen Daughter of Robert 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnot. Helen was born in Abt. 1675; died in 1741. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Agnes Wallace of Woolmot. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 17 Dec 1765, Aberdeen Commisary Court, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Notes:

1 - Apparently this "younger son" went to Jamaica (possibly to join his cousin, Alexander, third son of John the 19th Chief, his father's eldest brother) for we have the statement (see House of Ardess Chapter 26) that he was home in Edinburgh in 1764 and intended to return to Jamaica in the spring of 1765.
From Miss Margaret's statements it might reasonably be inferred that this Duncan died without leaving a son. The Alexander mentioned above was Miss Margaret's grand uncle and if the younger Duncan, as we have suggested, joined Alexander in Jamaica, Miss Margaret would know of his family affairs through her grand uncle, Alexander, with whom her other grand uncle Walter, the Antiquary, and her grandfather, William, were apparently in close touch.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II (manuscript by James Macfarlane]

2 - 23 August 1755 Alexander McFarlane will names uncle William McFarlane of Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland; mother Helen Spottiswood and brother John Spottiswood of Spottiswoode, Berwickshire, Scotland; cousin Andrew McFarlane, St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica; widow of Robert McFarlane, late shopkeeper in Salt Markett St., Glasgow; cousin Duncan McFarlane; brother Walter McFarlan of Scotland; brother William McFarlan of Edinburgh (Jamaica Wills, 30:72).
(McFarlane Chronology Scotland (with a few early American & Jamaican records)
[http://lib-operations.sonoma.edu/fin/aaa-0059.html ]

3 - On 23 November 1764, he was in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland and was said to be planning to return to his plantation on Jamaica in the Spring of 1765. Four of his sons are said to have followed him to Jamaica. Sometime later he and his wife, Jean, are said to have returned to Lochlomondside where they lived with their eldest son, Walter at Glen of Luss farm, Luss Parish, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Duncan spent his last days alone in Kilmaronock Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland before finally being found dead in the snow in Bonhill Parish, Dunbartonshire.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane Chapt 5 - 19b]

4 - Duncan, the younger son of Duncan (I). It would seem that this Duncan emigrated to Jamaica and returned to Edinburgh in 1764. A letter dated 23 November in that year written by a member of the Erin's family, (also named Duncan) to his father contains this reference to [this] Duncan:
"There is just now in town a cousin of the Laird of Macfarlane (Walter, 20th Chief ), son to Captain Duncan, come from Jamaica. He goes back in Spring."
Our information ends here. It is for the clansmen in Jamaica to bridge the gap, if it can be spanned from 1764 to 1928. A letter to The Daily Gleaner of Jamaica elicited no adequate response.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II - a manuscript by James Macfarlane]

5 - Captain Duncan the fifth son had two sons, Captain James and Duncan, but we do not know, as stated above, whether his son Duncan, who was alive in 1764, left a family.
(History of Clan Macfarlane by James Macfarlane 1922)

Family/Spouse: Cathrine Mcgrigor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Duncan married Jean Macfarlane in 1728 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Jean (daughter of Thomas Macfarlane, in Inveruglas) was born in 1710 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James Macfarlane
• Name: James Macfarlane
• Name: James McFarlane [MacFarlane]
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1705, Scotland

Notes:

1 - 53rd Regiment of Foot
Formed as the 55th Regiment of Foot [1755]
Renumbered 53rd Regiment [1757]
Arrived Quebec [May 1776]
Surrendered at Saratoga [Oct 1777]

2 - Miss Margaret Elizabeth, elder daughter of the above John, sworn at Aberdeen on 29 May 1827 in which she "depones that Major James Macfarlane (grandson of Andrew of Ardess, the 18th Chief) was Cousin German of the deponants' s grandfatherWilliam, the 21st Chief)." Thus the House of Ardess at the death of Robert, the 24th Chief, became successors to the title of Macfarlane of Macfarlane and heirs male of the ancient House of Lennox. This Major James of Ardess was therefore the 25th Chief and his eldest son, Duncan (if he survived his father), the 26th laird.
Major James had three sons, but as according to the testimony of the Miss Macfarlane of Macfarlane already referred to, they all to the best of her knowledge, died without leaving ; heirs male (the two younger sons did. not marry), the line again failed.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II (manuscript by James Macfarlane]

3 - James, eldest son of Duncan, like his father, adopted the army as his profession and ultimately attained the rank of Major. On 13 August 1754 he married Jean Forbes, a daughter of Sir Alexander Forbes of Foveran and had a family of three sons and two daughters, Duncan, William, James, Henrietta and Maria Susannah.
At the time of his marriage James was a Lieutenant in Beauclerk's Foot. The conversion of the Regiment into the 53rd of the line was completed early in 1756 and James was appointed one of the first captains (30 December 1755).
He was promoted Major as from 30 August 1768. In the spring of 1776 the Regiment was sent to assist in the relief of Quebec. Major James MacFarlane's name still appeared; in the Army List of that year, but had been deleted and that of Lord Balcarres substituted under date of 9 December 1775. The obvious inference is that Major James died or retired on or before that date, and too late, in 1775, for the alteration to be made in the Army List for 1776.
He certainly died before the middle of 1782 as in an obituary notice in the Aberdeen Journal and in the record of her Will, Jean Forbes, who died on 15 August 1782, is described as "widow of Major James MacFarlane of the 53rd Foot".
In some ms notes in the possession of Major W Lachlan Forbes, evidently written in 1849, James is referred to as "Son of Duncan, third son of Andrew MacFarlane of that Ilk".
As to the family of Major James and Jean Forbes, we are indebted to the researches of Major W Lachlan Forbes, who has published the following:
"At Aberdeen the Twenty Ninth Day of May eighteen Hundred and Twenty Seven Years. In presence of William Kennedy esquire Sheriff Substitute of Aberdeenshire. Miss Margaret Paton, 'being solemnly sworn and interrogated' as to the family of Sir Alexander Forbes of Foveran, Bart., and Lady Forbes his wife, one of the Skenes of Skene, Depones that their daughter 'Jean married one of the family of MacFarlane of MacFarlane.'
Another witness; Mrs Catherine Leslie, depones that she recollects hearing of the death of one of Mrs MacFarlane's sons but she cannot say which of them, and she has not heard of any of them being alive for the last forty years and upwards'.
A third witness, 'Miss Margaret MacFarlane residing in Dundas Street, Edinbr. who being solemnly sworn Depones that she always understood from her Aunt who is now dead, that Major James MacFarlane was married to a daughter of Sir Alexr. Forbes of Foveran. And Depones that the said Major James MacFarlane was Cousin German of the Deponent's Grandfather (William, 21st Chief). Depones that they left three Sons and two Daughters. That the eldest Son went abroad much more than forty years ago and has never been heard of, and the two other Sons died unmarried, and that it was never heard of that the Eldest son who went abroad was married or left issue. Depones that one of the Daughters married a Mackenzie and went to the West Indies with him more than thirty years ago, and the Deponent has not heard of her, for many years and never heard of her having any Family, and the Deponent has not heard of the other Daughter, and has every reason to believe that she is dead without issue, and that the three Sons before refered to would have been heirs male to the Family of MacFarlane failing the Deponent's Uncle (Presumably Robert - Ed). And all this is Truth as the Deponent shall Answer to God." (signed) "M. E. MacFarlane"
As Miss MacFarlane of MacFarlane was the person most likely to have accurate knowledge of her immediate kinsmen, these statements on oath are almost conclusive that the issue of Major James, in respect of heirs male had died out.
[History of Clan Macfarlane Vol. II (manuscript by James Macfarlane chapt. 26]

4 - Macfarlane, Major James, of the 53d Regiment of Foot 9 Jan. 1781 and 23 Aug. 1782 See also Forbes, Jean.
(Commissariot of Edinburgh.- REGISTER OF TESTAMENTS)
[http://archive.org/stream/scottishrecordso03scotuoft/scottishrecordso03scotuoft_djvu.txt]

5 - James seems to have made a new will after the death of his wife.-Ed
Surname MACFARLANE,
Forename JAMES
Date 23 / 8 / 1782
Description MAJOR IN THE 53RD REGIMENT OF FOOT
Type TD (TESTAMENT DATIVE)
Court EDINBURGH COMMISSARY COURT
Reference Number CC8/8/125
(Scotlands People-Legal records - Wills and testaments)

James married Jean Forbes on 12 Aug 1754 in Saint Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jean was christened on 26 Jul 1722 in Saint Nicholas Parish, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 15 Aug 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

16th Chief (1705-1767): Walter, son of John, was chief from 1705 until his death in June 1767. He is celebrated as a most ingenious antiquary and by far the best genealogist of his time; his valuable collections serve as an enduring monument to his memory. Not only was he one of the most accurate antiquaries of his time, but he was very liberal in allowing access to his transcripts, which have been consulted and quoted by authors until this day. On meeting Dr. Boswell and Dr. Johnson during their trip through the Highlands, Walter stated his famous reproof. When introduced, the Doctor said, "How do you do, Mr. Macfarlane?" The chief drew himself up and replied with dignity that there were many MacFarlanes. "I, and I only," he said, "am Macfarlane." Walter declared his arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon on 2 March 1750, changing the destination from "heirs male" to "his heirs" (which includes heirs female). He married Lady Elizabeth Erskine, daughter of Alexander, 6th Earl of Kelly, but had no issue. He died in his townhouse in the Canongate, Edinburgh, on 5 June 1767, and was buried in the Greyfriar’s cemetery, Edinburgh. After his death, his valuable collections were purchased by the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh. His portrait hangs in the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, to whom it was gifted in 1786, by his nephew, Walter Macfarlane.


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

© November 2012
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1750: Muniment #15. Walter declared his arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon on March 2, 1750 while changing the destination of "heirs male" to "his heirs" thereby allowing female heirs.
https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/636-hill-muniment-15.html

1760: Muniment #16. This document is an admission as a Burgess of St. Andrews to Walter Macfarlane de Eodem Armigeri. This was a Ticket of Honourary Burgesship. https://clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/622-muniment-hill-16-1760.html

Muniment #3. Genealogy of MacFarlane written by Walter MacFarlane. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/577-muniment-hill-3-from-1705-10.html

Family/Spouse: Lady Elizabeth Erskine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Possessions: 1784; Sold Arrochar estates to pay his creditors.

Notes:

17th Chief (1767-1791): Dr. William, son of John, brother of Walter, succeeded his brother as chief in 1767. William was a physician, and practiced in Edinburgh, so it is assumed that the clan was left pretty much to its own resources. The district, however, remained almost exclusively Macfarlane, for as late as 1804 the ledger of the Tarbet store carries scarcely any other name. William married Christian, daughter of James Dewar of Vogrie. They had five sons and three daughters who survived childhood: John, Walter, Robert, Thomas, William, Janet, Helen, and Rachel. During Dr. William's years as chief, the Revolutionary War broke out between Britain and the American colonies. Macfarlane was heavily taxed and fell deeply in debt. Having been reared in luxury, he lived a more princely lifestyle than the revenues of his estate could afford. He sold an estate in Jamaica (presumably the legacy from his brother Alexander) for £8,000, but could not satisfy his creditors, and on 7th July 1784, the Arrochar estates, which for 600 years had been in the possession of the Macfarlanes, were sold to strangers. The estate was purchased in 1784 by Ferguson of Wraith for £28,000, and then sold in 1821 to Sir James Colquhoun of Luss for £78,000. Dr. William died in 1791. His eldest son John died in 1782, so the arms and title of Arrochar were inherited by his grandson.



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

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

1723: Muniment #11. This document is a Burgess Ticket of the City of Glasgow of William McFarlane Doctor of Medicine in Edinburgh. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/610-muniment-hill-11-1723.html

1723: Muniment #12.This document is a Burgess Ticket of the Burgh of Rutherglen of William McFarlane Chyrurgeon (Surgeon) in Edinburgh. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/611-muniment-hill-12-1723.html

1727: Muniment #13. Diploma for Dr. William MacFarlane. https://www.clanmacfarlane.org/public_html/index.php/clan-macfarlane/muniments/619-muniment-hill-13-1727.html

Dr. married Christian Dewar, of Vogrie on 11 Dec 1729 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Christian (daughter of James D Dewar) was born about 1712; was christened on 20 Apr 1712 in Edinburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He resided on Eilean-a-vow before taking up the farm at Glen of Luss on the Colquhoun estate.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane Chapt 5 - 20a]

Family/Spouse: Agnes Macfarlane. Agnes was christened on 4 Oct 1727 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Tippermuir Parish, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

He served as guardian to his nephew, Duncan, and resided in Tippermuir Parish, Perthshire, Scotland before he went to Jamaica with Samuel MacFarlane the brother of his elder brother Walter's wife Agnes.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane Chapt. 5 - 20b]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Jamaica, West Indies

Notes:

1 - He is said to have followed his father, Duncan, to Jamaica.
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane - Chapt. 5 - 20c]

2 - I have the author's notes for the History of Clan M'F in my attic. The author, James Macfarlane, received two letters from your Pollard cousins in 1913 which gave the Rev. James's father as James (the latter whom my cousin seems to have conlated with James son of Duncan). The letters show your first James (died 1797) as having two older brothers: one, who went to America or Canada; and another, who went to India and made a fortune. The letter also says that their father's name was unknown.
[E-mail from Terrance Gach MacFarlane to Scott MacFarlane cc'd to me 6 Mar.2011]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James McFarlan [MacFarlane]

Notes:

1 - He may have died on 24 January 1797. He is said to have served as a soldier in Jamaica and to have later resided at Earn in the Barony of Ruskie in Menteith near Doune, Perthshire
[from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane Chapt 5 - 20d]

2 - I thought that James son of Duncan [CC139 grandson of Andrew of Ardess18th Baron, 15th chief] and this James were the same man before the yDNA test results showed that they were not.
I have the author's notes for the History of Clan M'F in my attic. The author, James Macfarlane, received two letters from Pollard cousins in 1913 which gave the Rev. James's father as James (the latter whom my cousin seems to have conflated with James son of Duncan).
The letters show the first James (died 1797) as having two older brothers: one, who went to America or Canada; and another, who went to India and made a fortune. The letter also says that their father's name was unknown.
[E-mail from Terrance Gach MacFarlane to Scott Macfarlane Aust. cc'd to editor 6 Mar 2011]

Family/Spouse: Mary Hunter. Mary was born on 22 Feb 1725 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carpenter
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1740, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Alt. Birth: Abt 1745, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Immigration: Aft 1783, USA

Andrew married Christian Paterson on 21 Jun 1771 in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Christian was born on 20 Aug 1749 in Tullibody, Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland; died about 1825 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1740, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Family/Spouse: unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1751, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland