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Colin Chisholm(1)

Colin Chisholm(1)

Male Abt 1638 - 1691  (~ 53 years)

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  • Name Colin Chisholm(1)  [1
    Born Abt 1638  Knockfin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Dec 1691 
    Person ID I4223  Dessert Family Tree
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2006 

    Father Alexander Chisholm(XVII),   b. Abt 1586, Comar, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1659  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret MacKenzie,   b. Abt 1595, Coul, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1658  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1619 
    Family ID F1324  Group Sheet

    Family Mary Grant,   b. Abt 1643, Glenmoriston, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Jun 1662 
    Children 
    +1. John "Iain Ruadh" Chisholm(2),   b. Abt 1663, Knockfin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Knockfin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Archibald Chisholm(1),   b. Abt 1665, Fasnakyle, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Fasnakyle, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Alexander Chisholm,   b. Abt 1666, Buntait, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Buntait, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Colin Chisholm,   b. Abt 1668
    Family ID F1293  Group Sheet

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S02445] OneWorldTreeSM.