Alexander SHAW, of Tordarroch, 8th Chief of Clan Ay

Abt 1660 - 1719  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Alexander SHAW  [1]
  Suffix	of Tordarroch, 8th Chief of Clan Ay
  Birth	Abt 1660	Tordarroch, Darnoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LVMJ-MPD
  Death	22 Nov 1719  [1]
  Person ID	I594771758	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert-mac-Angus SHAW, of Tordarroch - Commissioner of Supply for County Inverness,   b. Abt 1619, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 1691, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Agnes or Anna FRASER, of Struy, relic of Guischan, latterly Torrdarroch,   b. Abt 1630, of, Tordarroch, Inverness, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1650	, , Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F536729940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Donald MACKINTOSH, of Kyllachy,   b. Abt 1669, Kyllachy, Tomatin, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Nov 1684	Inverness-shire, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Mary SHAW, of Tordarroch   d. 22 Mar 1781, Inverness-shire, Scotland   2. Captain Robert SHAW, of Tordarroch,   b. Abt 1685, Tordarroch, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 8 Jan 1718 (Age ~ 33 years)   3. Lieut. Angus SHAW,   b. Abt 1686, Tordarroch, Inverness-shire, Scotland d. 1748, Inverness-shire, Scotland (Age ~ 62 years)   4. Mr. John SHAW, of Tordarroch, latterly in Craigfield,   b. Abt 1688, of, Tordarroch, Inverness, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536729939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Shaw of Tordarroch, was the son of Robert Shaw of Tordarroch and Agnes Fraser of Struy. -- He married Anna McIntosh, daughter of Donald McIntosh of Kyllachy and Jean Dunbar, on 6 November 1684. He died on 22 November 1719. He accompanied The Mackintosh against the MacDonalds of Keppoch in Brae Lochaber.1 In 1687 he was a witness to the marriage contract of the 19th Chief of Mackintosh.1 In 1698 he was named renewing a commission granted to the 19th Chief of Mackintosh 'for raising fire and sword' against Coll MacDonald, 15th Chief of Keppoch.1 On 18 May 1700 a commissioner named by the 19th Chief of Mackintosh at the Isle of Moy to act for him, on account of ill-health.1 On 22 May 1700 he was in 'an obligation' given by Coll MacDonald, 15th Chief of Keppoch at Fort William.1 Children of Alexander Shaw of Tordarroch, 8th Chief of Clan Ay and Anna McIntosh -- Alexandee, Robert's eldest son and successor, is mentioned as "of Tordarroch " under dates 23rd August 1692, 26th June 1696, and 17th October 1699,3 and as "of Wester Leys" under date 21st October 1697.4 In an Act of 1698, renewing a Commission granted to the nineteenth chief of Mackintosh for raising Fire and Sword against Coll Macdonald of Keppoch and others, he is erroneously described as " younger " of Tordarroch. As "younger of Tordarroch" he had accompanied Mackintosh in 1679 against the Macdonalds in Brae Lochaber. -- He married Anne, second daughter of Donald Mackintosh of Killachie.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for Angus Shaw, person ID GFPH-JSM. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for Robert-mac-Angus Shaw, person ID KC4Y-JJS. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for Alexander Shaw, person ID LVMJ-MPD. (Reliability: 3).