According to Sir Aeneas Macpherson's history of this clan, EWAN BAAN MACPHERSON, the fifth generation of the preceding title, was the immediate ancestor of this family, &c. He left issue three sons.
                        1. Kenneth Macpherson of Clunie.
                        2. John, progenitor of Pitmean.
                        3. Gillies, ancestor of the Macphersons of Inneressie. Vide next title. ¹

           I. JOHN MACPHERSON, second son of Ewan Baan, lived in the reign of king Alexander III., was called John Macewan or the son of Ewan, and was designed of Pitmean.² He left issue a son, Alexander, his heir.

            He had also another son, called John Macewan after his father, of whom several good families of this clan are descended --viz., the Macphersons of Balladmore, now represented by captain Alexander Macpherson in Tilburyfort in England; ³ also the Macphersons of Balladbeg, now represented by Duncan Macpherson of Balladbeg, who is married and hath four sons ; and of Balladbeg are descended the Macphersons of Inneraven, Carnbeg, &c. Of the said John Macewan are also descended the Macphersons of Craigarnell, the Macphersons in Banchor, and many others. John of Pitmean was succeeded by his eldest son,

            II. ALEXANDER MACPHERSON of Pitmean, who lived in the reigns of king Robert Bruce and his son king David. He was a brave and gallant man, and was assisting in expelling a lawless tribe called MacGillimores, out of that part of the country. They were followers of the Cumings, and had been very troublesome to the Macphersons. ⁴ He left issue two sons.
                        1. John, his heir.
                        2. Paul, progenitor of the Macphersons of Strathmassie. Vide that title.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            III. JOHN MACPHERSON of Pitmean, who lived in the reigns of king Robert II. and III, of whom was lineally descended,
             Thomas Macpherson of Pitmean, who lived in the reign of king James V., and left issue several sons.
                        1. Donald Macpherson of Pitmean, whose male line failed in the reign of king Geo. II.
                        2. Ferquhard, progenitor of the Macphersons of Invertromeny [Invertromie], of whom several families of the name of Macpherson are descended. Alexander Macpherson, the present representative of this family, married Anne Macintosb, by whom he had several children. Ferquhard, his eldest son, is an officer in the royal Americans, &c.
                        3. Donald, who was progenitor of the Macphersons of Pitchern, Clune, Pitgowan, and many others. The present representative of the family of Pitchern is John Macpherson of Pitchern, Esq., &c., &c.
            The Macphersons of Garvarmore are also descended of the house of Pitmean whose representative in the male line is Angus Macpherson, manufacturer in Berwickshire, who is married and hath issue.
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¹ Sir Eneas Macpherson, and Nisbet, p. 424
² History of the family.
³ Ibidem.
⁴ lbidem.
                        

            GILLIES or ELIAS MACPHERSON, third son of Ewan Baan, as in the preceding title, was the first of the family of Inneressie, and lived in the reign of king Alexander III. His posterity were designed Slioch Gillies, or the offspring of Gillies, &c. Tho' there are many considerable tribes of the clan Macpherson descended of the family of Inneressie, yet we cannot exactly deduce their succession; but of this Gillies was lineally descended, ¹

            I. WILLIAM MORE-MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who lived in the reigns of queen Mary and king James VI., and married, 1st, a daughter of _____ _ Troup of that ilk, by whom he had no surviving issue. ² He married, 2dly, a daughter of John Stewart of Appenby, by whom he had a son.

            II. JOHN MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who succeeded him, and married a daughter of ______ Shaw of Dalivert, by whom he had a son and successor, ³

            III. ANGUS or AENEAS MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who got a charter under the great seal, Angusio Macpherson de Inneressie, terrarum de Inneressie, &C., &c., &c., anno 1643. ⁴ He married a daughter of _____ __ Ferquharson of Bruickderg, by whom he had three sons.
                        1. William, his heir.
                        2. John of Dalraddie, whose posterity and succession will be mentioned in the next title.
                        3. Thomas, of whom the Macphersons of Killihuntly, &c., are descended. William of Killihuntly, now representative of that family, has the command of a battalion of seapoys in the East Indies.
             Angus of Inneressie married, 2dly, a daughter of ______ Ferquhardson of Monaltrie, by whom he had two sons.
                        1. William, father of Mr John Macpherson, who married Christian, daughter of John Rollo of Muirtown, by whom he had a son, William Macpherson, who married Jean, daughter of John Kincaid of Saltcoats, by whom he had a son, John, residenter in Edinburgh, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Spens of Lathallan in the county of Fife, by whom he hath a daughter, Janet.
                        2. Angus, the other son, also married and had issue.
Angus of Inneressie was succeeded by his eldest son,

            IV. WILLIAM MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who married Margaret, daughter of Ferquhardson of Wardes, by whom he had three sons.
                        1. John, his heir.
                        2. Aeneas, afterwards Sir Aeneas, a man of great parts and learning, and highly esteemed both by king Charles II. and king James VII. He collected the materials for the history of the clan Macpherson, which is thought a valuable MS., is much esteemed, and is still preserved in the family. He was made sheriff of Aberdeen by a charter under the great seal from king Charles II., dated in 1684. His only son died a colonel in Spain, without issue.
                        3. William, who carried on the line of this family, of whom afterwards.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            V. JOHN MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who married, 1st, Marjory, daughter of Ewan Macpherson of Clunie by a daughter of Duncan Forbes of Culloden, and by her he had a son,

            VI. GILLIES or ELIAS MACPHERSON of Inneressie, who succeeded him. He sold his estate of Inneressie to John Macpherson of Dalraddie, his grand uncle's son, as will be further mentioned in the next title, and having betaken himself to a military life, was an officer in the service of the states general, and died in Holland, unmarried, anno 1697. His uncle, sir Aeneas, having no surviving issue, the representation of the family devolved upon the descendants of his uncle William before-mentioned, to whom we now return.

            V. WILLIAM MACPHERSON, Esq., third son of William Macpherson of Inneressie, No. IV. of this genealogy, married Janet, daughter of Alexander Macintosh of Kinrara, by whom he had only one surviving son-viz., ⁵

            VI. THOMAS MACPHERSON, Esq., who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Grant of Culquhoich, by whom he had a son, ⁶

            VII. JOHN MACPHERSON of Inverhall, Esq., undoubted male representative of the ancient family of Inneressie, and is now barrack-master at Ruthven in Badnenoch. ⁷ He married Anne, daughter of Hugh Macpherson of Ovie, by whom he hath two sons and one daughter.
                        1. Aeneas, his apparent heir.
                        2. John.
                        His daughter Margaret.

            IV. JOHN MACPHERSON, second son of Angus Macpherson of Inneressie, No. III. of the preceding title, was the first of this family. He acquired the lands of Dalraddie, and was designed by that title. He married a daughter of ______ Grant of Garviemore, by whom he had two sons and four daughters.
                        I. John, his heir.
                        2. Robert, father of Lewis, the present wadsetter of Dalraddie, who is married and hath a numerous issue.
                        1st daughter, Elizabeth, married to John Macpherson of Banchor.
                        2. Marjory, married to Malcolm Macpherson of Breakachie.
                        3. Anne, married to Kenneth Mackenzie of Delnamore.
                        4. Isabel, married to Alexander Macpherson of Pitmean.
They all had issue, and he was succeeded by his eldest son,

            V. JOHN MACPHERSON of Dalraddie, who, having acquired the lands of Inneressie from Gilleas of Inneressie, his uncle's grandson, as before observed, was afterwards designed by that title. He married Isabel, daughter of John Cuthbert of Drakes, a branch of the house of Castlehill, by whom he had two sons and four daughters.
                        1. John, who died unmarried.
                        2. George, who became his father's heir.
                        1st daughter, Jean, married to Ludovick Grant of Knockando.
                        2. Elizabeth, married to Robert Rose, merchant in Inverness. Both had issue.
                        3. Magdalene, married, ist, to Malcolm Macpherson of Nessintilloch, and had issue; 2dly, to Mr William Gordon, alias Macgregor, minister of the Gospel at Alvie, without issue.
                        4. Isabel, married to Thomas Gordon of Fetherletter, and has issue.
He was succeeded by his son,

            VI. GEORGE MACPHERSON of Inneressie and Dalraddie, who married Grace, daughter of colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch, by whom he hath two sons and four daughters.
                        1. William, his heir.
                        2. John.
                        1st daughter, Isabel, married to Andrew Macpherson of Banchor.
                        2. Anne, married to Dr John Mackenzie of Woodstock.
                        3. Jean, married to William Grant of Burnside; and all had issue.
                        4. Magdalene.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VII. WILLIAM MACPHERSON, now of Inneressie, who is an officer in the British service.
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1 Nisbet, vol. i. p.424, and Sir Aeneas' history of the family.
2 Ibidem
3 Ibidem.
4 Chart. in pub. archiv.
5 Attestations from the Ministers and justices of the peace in the neiglibourhood.
6 Ibidem.
7 Ibidem.
                        

This is an ancient cadet of the house of Inneressie. We find MALCOLM MACPHERSON of Phoness, in the reign of king James II., of whom was lineally descended another,

            I. MALCOLM MACPHERSON of Phoness, who was father of

            II. DONALD MACPHERSON of Phoness, who left issue three sons.
                        1. Malcolm, his heir.
                        2. Thomas Roy Macpherson of Edress, who had two sons
                                     1. Malcolm;
                                    2. John Macpherson of Lininallan. Malcolm of Edress, the eldest son, was father of John Macpherson of Edress, who is married and hath issue.
                        Donald of Phoness's third son, Alexander Macpherson, settled in Jamaica, where he acquired a handsome estate, married, and had issue two sons, Malcolm and William Macphersons.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            III. MALCOLM MACPHERSON of Phoness, who married Anne, daughter of Angus Macpherson of Killihuntly, by whom he had two sons.
                        1. Donald, his heir.
                        2. Angus Macpherson, of whom afterwards.
Malcolm was succeeded by his eldest son,

            IV. DONALD MACPHERSON of Phoness, who married, 1st, Isabel, daughter of Ludovick Grant of Knockando, without issue. He married, 2dly, a daughter of John Macpherson in Lininallan, by whom he had only one daughter, and dying without issue male, anno 1766, the representation devolved upon his brother.

            IV. ANGUS MACPHERSON, before-mentioned, who is an officer in general Marjoribanks's regiment in Holland. He married Elizabeth, daughter of James Macpherson of Killihuntly, by whom he hath a son,
                        William, and
                        two daughters, Townshend and Grace.
            Lieutenant John Macpherson in major Johnston's Highland regiment, and Donald Macpherson, his brother, who is married and hath issue, are descended of Phoness.

             BENJAMIN MACPHERSON, second son of Kenneth, the 6th generation of the house of Clunie, was progenitor of the Macphersons of Brin. Though we cannot deduce the succession of this family, yet 'tis certain they made a good figure in the north of Scotland from the reign of king David Bruce to that of king Charles II., when Ewan Macpherson, the last laird of Brin, having no male issue, made an entail of his estate (failing heirs-male of his own body) in favours of Andrew Macpherson of Clunie his chief, who succeeded thereto accordingly, anno 1666. ¹
            Captain Alexander Macpherson of London, late secretary to admiral Boscawen, was a cadet of the house of Brin, &c.
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¹ Chart. in pub. archiv,

            I. PAUL, second son of Alexander Macpherson of Pitmean, eldest son of the first John of Pitmean, called John Macewan, was the first of this family. He lived in the reigns of king Robert II. and III., and married a daughter of ____ Kennedy of Lininallan in Lochaher, by whom he had a son, ¹

            II. NEIL MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who succeeded him and left a son and successor,²

            III. DONALD MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who left issue three sons.³
                        1. John, his heir.
                        2. Kenneth.
                        3. Donald.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            IV. JOHN MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who married a daughter of Macbean of Kinchyle, by whom he had two sons,⁴
                        1. John, his heir.
                        2. Ewan, of whom the Macphersons of Ferfodoun, &c., are descended.
            Paul Macpherson, the last representative of that family, was married at St Christopher's, and left issue two sons. He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            V. JOHN MACPHFRSON of Strathmassie. He married, 1st, a daughter of _____ Macintosh of Strone, by whom he had a son.
                        Benjamin, his heir.
He married, 2dly, a daughter of _____ Macintosh of Killacle, by whom he had no issue.
He was succeeded by his son,

            VI. BEN or BENJAMIN MACPHERSON Of Strathmassie, who married a daughter of _____ Macqueen of Clunie, by whom he had four sons. ⁵
                        1. Donald, his heir.
                        2. John -- without succession.
                        3. Angus, of whom the present Angus Macpherson of Drummanard, Pittounie, &c., are descended.
                        4. Murdoch, of whom there are also male descendants.
Benjamin died in the reign of king Charles I., and was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VII. DONALD MACPHERSON Of Strathmassie, who was engaged with his chiefs Donald and Andrew Macphersons of Clunie in the service both of king Charles I. and II. He married Anne, daughter of Mr Lauchlan Grant, minister of the gospel at Kinguissie, by whom he had two sons and one daughter. ⁶
                        1. Alexander, his heir.
                        2. Benjamin, grandfather of Donald Macpherson of Kinlochlagan, &c., who hath issue two sons and five daughters, &c.
                        His daughter, Christian, was married to William Macpherson, brother to Inneressie, and had issue.
Donald died in the reign of king Charles II., and was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VIII. ALEXANDER MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who married Catharine, daughter of Archibald Macdonald of Keppoch, by whom he had a son,

            IX. JOHN MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who succeeded him, and married Jean, daughter of Lauchlan Macintosh of that ilk, by whom he had a son.
                        Lauchlan, his heir, and four daughters. ⁷
                        1. Catharine, married to John Campbell of Auchmaddie in Lochaber, and has issue.
                        2. Anne, married to John Macpherson, wadsetter of Maccoul, who left issue three sons and three daughters.
                        3. Florence, married to Alexander Macpherson in Strathmassie, and hath issue.
                        4. Rachel, married to Jarnes Macpherson, schoolmaster in Knoydart, and hath issue.
He was succeeded by his only son,

            X. LAUCHLAN MACPHERSON of Strathmassie, who married Mary, daughter of Archibald Butter of Pitlochrie in Athole, by Helen his wife, daughter of sir Alexander Ogilvie of Forglen, baronet, one of the senators of the college of justice, by whom he has two sons and two daughters.
                        1. Alexander.
                        2. Henry.
                        1st daughter, Agnes.
                        2. Jean.
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¹ Sir Aeneas Macpherson's history of the family.
² lbidem.
³ Ibidem.
⁴ MS. history of the family.
⁵ MS. hist. of the family.
⁶ Ibidem.
⁷ Ibidem.

            IX. DONALD MORE MACPHERSON of Clunie, No IX. of the memoirs of that family, had two sons.
                        1. Donald-Oig of Clunic, his successor.
                        2. Gillicallum-Beg, or Little Malcolm, progenitor of the Macphersons of Breakachie, Essich, &c. ¹

            I. GILLICALLUM-BEG MACPHERSON lived in the reign of king James I. and married a daughter of ____ Macdonald of Shian, by whom he had three sons. ²
                        1. Gillicallum More, or Beg Malcolm, progenitor of the Macphersons of Breakacbie.
                        2. Dougal Derg, or Red Dougal, of whom the Macphersons of Essich are descended.
                        3. Ewan, ancestor of the Macphersons in Breadalbane or Argyleshire.
            Though the descendants of Gillicallum More and Dougal Derg contend for precedency; yet we here, from the traditional history of the family, begin with

            II. GiLLICALLUM MORE MACPHERSON, who appears to have been eldest son of Gillicallum-Beg, second son of Donald of Clunie, was designed by the title of Breakachie, and married a daughter of ____ Robertson of Aulich in Rannach, an ancient cadet of the family of Strowan; chief of the name, by whom he had six sons and seven daughters. ^{3, 4}
                        1. John, his heir.
                        2. Soirl [Sorlie] or Samuel.
                        3. Donald.
                        4. Huiston or Hutcheon.
                        5. Dougal.
                        6. Gillicallum Oig.
                        1st daughter, married to Donald, brother to ____ Cameron of Little Finlay.
                        2 ____ married to ____ Macpherson of Pitimean.
                        3 ____ married to ____ Macpherson of Drummanard.

                        4 ____ married to ____ Macpherson of Balladmore.
                        5 ____ married to Donald Macpherson of Phoness.
                        6 ____ married to ____ Macgregor of Liaraygach in Rannach in Athole.
                        7 ____ married to ____ Gordon, a son of Abergeldie.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            III. JOHN MACPHERSON of Breakachie, who in the reign of king James VI. married a daughter of - Macpherson of Phoness, by whom he had two sons.⁵
                        1. Donald, his heir.
                        2. Ewan, whose posterity are extinct.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            IV. DONALD MACPHERSON of Breakachie, who married a daughter of Stewart of Drumchan in Athole, by whom he had two sons. ⁶
                        1. Hugh or Hutcheon, who married, but left no surviving issue.
                        2. Donald Oig, who carried on the line of the family.

            V. DONALD MACPHERSON of Breakachie, married a daughter of ____ Macpherson of Pitowrie, by whom he had four sons. ⁷
                        1. Malcolm, his heir.
                        2. Alexander.
                        3. Soirl [Sorlie] or Samuel.
                        4. John of Ovie.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VI. MALCOLM MACPHERSON of Breakachie, who married, 1st, a daughter of Donald Macpherson of Phoness, by whom he had four sons.
                        1. John, his heir.                         2. Alexander, married and had issue.
                        3. Donald, married a sister of Lauchlan Macpherson of Clunie, and had issue.
                        4. Duncan -- no succession.
            He married, 2dly, Marjory, daughter of John Macpherson of Dalraddie, by whom he had two sons.
                        1. Malcolm of Crubin-more, who married Isabel, daughter of James Macpherson of Invernahaven, by whom he has a daughter, married to Donald, second son of Donald Macpherson of Kinlochlaggan.
                        2. Thomas Macpherson of Messintullich, who married Elizabeth, daughter of John Macpherson of Banchor, by whom he has sons and daughters.
Malcolm was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VII. JOHN MACPHERSON of Breakachie, married, 1st, Mary, daughter of John Macpherson of Banchor, by whom he had a daughter.
                        Elizabeth, married to ____ Macintosh of Dalmigivie, and had issue.
            He married, 2dly, Marjory, daughter of Angus Macpherson of Killihuntly, by whom he had four sons and three daughters.
                        1. Donald, his heir.
                        2. Angus of Phlihivy, who married, 1st, ____ Macintosh, by whom he has a son and two daughters; he married, 2dly, Anne, daughter to the reverend Mr William Blair, minister at Kingguissie, and has issue.
                        3. Alexander, an officer in the British dragoons, who married Margaret, daughter of William Beatie, an officer in the British dragoons, by whom he has a son and a daughter.
                        4. Hugh of Ovie, who married Margaret, daughter of John Macpherson of Banchor, by whom he has two sons and three daughters.                                     1st daughter, Isabel, married to ____ Macintosh of Linvulg, and has issue.
                                    2. Helen, married to John Macpherson of Invernahaven, and has issue.
                                    3. ____ married to a son of ____ Macpherson of Phoness, and has issue.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            VIII. DONALD MACPHERSON of Breakachie, who married Christian, daughter of Lauchlan Macpherson of Clunie, by Jean his wife, daughter of Sir Ewan Cameron of Lochyell. By her he had four sons and one daughter.
                        1. Duncan, his heir.
                        2. Lauchlan, who was bred a surgeon, is now a lieutenant in one of the British independent companies in Senegal in Africa.
                        3. John, a merchant in North America.
                        4. Ewan.
                        Marjory, only daughter.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,

            IX. DUNCAN MACPHERSON of Breakachie, who went a captain in colonel Morris's regiment of foot to the East Indies, anno 1760, and returned to Breakachie 1766, and is still unmarried.
            There are several considerable families of the name of Macpherson descended of Breakachie-viz., the Macphersons in Glenorchy, and Glenfine, in Argyleshire; the Macphersons in Larig, &c. ; the Macphersons of Culcherine, Bockaird, &c.
            Alexander Macpherson, wadsetter of Culcherine, who acquired the estate of Gartincaber, &c., married Isabel, daughter of Hugh Campbell, Esq., a cadet of the family of Ardkinlass, by whom he had four sons.
                        1. Gilbert, who was bred to the law at Edinburgh.
                        2. James, a captain on half-pay in the queen's royal regiment of Highlanders, is married, and hath issue,
                        3. Colin, who died young.
                        4. Ewan, a captain in lord John Murray's regiment, was killed in Ticonderago [Ticonderoga], anno 1758.