JOHN CHISHOLM OF COMAR

Genealogy

Stirnet: Chisholm 02

Biographical Summary

"XVI. John Chisholm

Who was the " son of Alexander and brother to Thomas," and was served heir to his father, Alexander Chisholm, by a special service before the Sheriff of Inverness, on the 19th of December, 1590, in the lands of Knockfin, Comar Mor, the two Inverchannichs with the mill thereof, the two Breackachies, the woods and forests of Affric, Cullove, and Bramulach, extending to three davochs, united into the barony of Comar Mor, in Strathglass, in the earldom of Ross, excepting the lands of Wester Inverchannich with the mill and the lands of Comar Mor, of the old extent of £4...

...John, who does not appear to have had any issue by his first wife, married, secondly, the eldest daughter, by his second wife, of Alexander Mackenzie (natural son of Colin Cam Mackenzie, XI. of Kintail, by Mary, eldest daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, II. of Davochmaluag), progenitor of the families of Coul and Applecross. By this lady he had issue:

• Alexander, his heir and successor.
• Thomas of Kinneries, "Tanastair" of Chisholm, commonly called " Tomas Mor Mac-an t-Siosalaich," of whose family and descendants in their order.
• Agnes, who married William Rose of Clava (who died on the 13th of August, 1664, aged eighty), second son of William Rose, XI. of Kilravock, with issue one son, Hugh, his father's heir.
• A daughter, who married Alexander Rose of Cantray, her brother-in-law (who died in his 36th year in 1622), third son of William Rose, XI. of Kilravock, with issue four daughters, the eldest of whom married Grant of Corriemony, and the second, Macpherson of Nuide, in Badenoch.
• A daughter who, about 1625, married Maclean of Dochgarroch.

John Chisholm was succeeded by his eldest son."

SOURCE: History of the Chisholms, with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1891; page 50