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IV. WILLIAM MACKENZIE, who was born on the 26th of March, 1725. He left Edenvillie, and settled at Lyne of Carron, and in 1763 married Grizzel Dean, Knockando, with issue -

1. John, who was born on the 28th of February, 1764, and died without issue, in 1838.

2. William, born on the 2nd of March, 1769, and married, with issue - one daughter, Grace.

3. James, born 26th of May, 1771, and died in 1783.

4. Alexander, born on the 7th of January, 1774, and died in France, without issue.

5. Thomas, who on the death of his eldest brother, John, in 1838, became the representative of the family.

6. Hector, born on the 8th of May, 1778, and died in 1814, without issue.

7. James, a clergyman, born on the 26th of September, 1785, and died without issue, in 1811.

8. Elspet, who married John MacConnachie, Tombain, with issue.

9. Margaret, who died without issue, in 1812.

William died in June, 1813, at Lyne of Carron, was buried at Aberlour, and succeeded as representative of the family by his eldest son,

V. JOHN MACKENZIE, who died without issue in 1838, when he was succeeded as representative of the family by his eldest surviving brother,

VI. THOMAS MACKENZIE, who was born on the 12th of April, 1776, and married on the 26th of July, 1821, Ann Grant, great-grand-daughter of Ludovick Grant, grandson of Sir John Grant of Freuchy, with issue -

1. William, his heir and successor.

2. John, born on the 18th of November, 1823. He is unmarried.

3. Grace, married John Shand, Rinnachat, without issue.

4. Penuel, who married Patrick Shaw, Benstaak, with issue - several sons and daughters.

5. Margaret, unmarried.

Thomas died at Lyne of Carron, on the 5th of February, 1861, aged 85, when he was succeeded as representative of the family by his eldest son,

VII. WILLIAM MACKENZIE, who was born on the 3rd of May, 1822. He founded the Distillery of Dailuaine in 1851, one of the most extensive malt distilleries in Scotland. He married on the 5th of October, 1844, Jean, daughter of William Thomson, Knockando, with issue -

1. John, born on the 28th of July, 1845. He was drowned at sea, without issue.

2. William, born on the 9th of October, 1846. He went to the West Indies and died there unmarried, on the 10th of December, 1893, at Paramaribo, Surinam.

3. Thomas, who succeeded his father in Dailuaine.

4. Alexander, who was born on the 11th of July, 1851. He is in South Africa, and still unmarried.

5. William Grant, born on the 21st of June, 1859, and still unmarried.

6. Lewis Grant, born on the 10th of January, 1862. He went to California, and is still unmarried.

7. Ann.

8. Jane.

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