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Abt 1638 - 1691 (~ 53 years)
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Name |
Colin Chisholm(1) [1] |
Born |
Abt 1638 |
Knockfin, Scotland [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
7 Dec 1691 |
Person ID |
I4223 |
Dessert Family Tree |
Last Modified |
16 Apr 2006 |
Family |
Mary Grant, b. Abt 1643, Glenmoriston, Scotland |
Married |
24 Jun 1662 |
Children |
+ | 1. John "Iain Ruadh" Chisholm(2), b. Abt 1663, Knockfin, Scotland , d. Knockfin, Scotland |
+ | 2. Archibald Chisholm(1), b. Abt 1665, Fasnakyle, Scotland , d. Fasnakyle, Scotland |
+ | 3. Alexander Chisholm, b. Abt 1666, Buntait, Scotland , d. Buntait, Scotland |
| 4. Colin Chisholm, b. Abt 1668 |
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Family ID |
F1293 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- 12 Mar 2001 - Reference pages 15, 100 & 222 in the Medlam PDF Files. Colin was the first Sub-Chief in Knockfin.
21 Mar 2001 - Tradition in Strathglass gives Colin I of Knockfin the credit for having started the droving of cattle from the Highlands to markets in the south. He made a modest fortune buying cattle from his neighbours, then extended his interests by buying cattle wherever he could find them. By 1678 he had amassed enough money to finance, to the extent of 12,000 merks, his brother Alexander XIX when he succeeded to the Chiefship in 1678.
Tradition also has it that the Camerons and the MacMillans of Lochaber banded together with the intention of invading lands of the Chisholm and rustling their cattle. It was Colin I of Knockfin who decided to do battle and resist this injustice. He disposed his Clansmen in a masterly manner in order to pour their bullets into both the front and the flank of the attackers. Despite the attackers further rally, the Chisholms were able to charge and by early afternoon the Chisholms had won the day. In their retreat, some of the Lochaber men met an old woman trying to conceal a small boy. She entreated them not to hurt the child as he was the son of Chisholm of Knockfin. The raiders agreed to take care of him and hoisted him saying in Gaelic "Don't worry, he is the safest tunic I can get." The old woman was naturally alarmed but was told to follow quietly. As the men passed out of the Quisachan woods the child was restored to her, none the worse for having been in the hands of the former enemy.
06 Apr 2001 - The exact marriage date came from Bob Chisholm in Scotland. Date of death came from a Michael Hendrix in Pasadena, Texas.
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