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

Family/Spouse: Lady Margaret Cunningham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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

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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

Family/Spouse: Agnes Maxwell. Agnes died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: Lady Helen Stewart. Lady died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]