Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas (circa 1600–after 1655), was a Scottish

Scotland

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 Laird

Laird

A Laird is a member of the gentry and is a heritable title in Scotland. In the non-peerage table of precedence, a Laird ranks below a Baron and above an Esquire.-Etymology:...

 of Clan MacLean

Clan MacLean

Clan Maclean is a Highland Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early MacLeans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in many clan skirmishes with...

 who fought in the battle of Battle of Inverkeithing

Battle of Inverkeithing

The Battle of Inverkeithing was a battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought on 20 July 1651 between an English Parliamentarian army under John Lambert and a Scottish Covenanter army acting on behalf of Charles II, led by Sir John Brown of Fordell. Lambert's force was a seaborne...

. He was the first Laird of Brolas

Laird of Brolas

The Laird of Brolas owned the estate at Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.*Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas, son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief*Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas*Donald Maclean, 3rd Laird of Brolas...

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Early years

His father was Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief and his mother was a daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet. Donald was the first son of Hector's second marriage. His brother was John Hans Makeléer.

Marriage and children

He married Florence Maclean, the daughter of John Garbh Maclean, 7th Laird of Coll

John Garbh Maclean, 7th Laird of Coll

-Biography:He succeeded to the estates of his father, was a man of great wisdom and piety, a lover of men, and given to hospitality. He was a composer of music and a performer on the harp. Two of his compositions, Caoineadh Rioghail, the Royal Lament, and Toum Murron, are referred to in earlier works...

 and had the following children:

• Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas
  Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas
  -Biography:He was born in 1650 to Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas. He was a good and prudent man, of a solid judgment and excellent temper. He was slow in action, and on account of this weakness contrived to associate with him Lachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk, a man full of spirit and...
  
  , who was the Member of Parliament
  Member of Parliament
  A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
  
   for Argyllshire. His descendant, Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet
  Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet
  Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet of Morvern was the 22nd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1750 till his death in 1783. He was the 4th Laird of Brolas...
  
  , became the Clan Chief when the previous chief died without an heir.

• Mor Maclean of Brolas
• Hector Og Maclean of Brolas
  Hector Og Maclean of Brolas
  Hector Og Maclean of Brolas was the son of Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas.-Biography:He married Janet, daughter of MacNeil of Barra, and had a son, John Maclean of Brolas who married Finovia of Garmony. John Maclean of Brolas then had as his son, Donald Maclean of Brolas who married and had...
  
  , who married Janet, daughter of MacNeil of Barra. He had a son, John Maclean of Brolas who married Finovia of Garmony. John Maclean of Brolas then had as his son, Donald Maclean of Brolas
  Donald Maclean of Brolas
  Donald Maclean of Brolas was the father of Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet and Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet...
  
   who married and had Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet
  Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet
  Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet of Morvern was the 23rd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean who died before he had any children, and the title passed to his half brother.-Biography:...
  
  . Donald married a second time and had Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet
  Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet
  Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet of Morvern 24th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1818 to 1847. He succeeded his half brother, Sir Hector Maclean, 7th Baronet, when Hector died in 1818 without an heir.-Biography:...
  
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Ancestors

Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas's ancestors in three generations

Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas	Father: Hector Og Maclean, 15th Clan Chief	Paternal Grandfather: Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean Sir Lachlan Mór Maclean or Lachlan the Great, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598.Mór or Mor translates as great in English, or magnus in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic....	Paternal Great-Grandfather: Eachuinn Og Maclean Eachuinn Og Maclean Hector Og Maclean, or Eachann Óg Maclean in Scottish Gaelic, was the 13th Chief of Clan MacLean.-Early years:Hector Mor Maclean was succeeded by his son Hector Og Maclean, also known as Hector Maclean the Younger...
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Janet, daughter of Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll Gillespie Roy Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish nobleman and politician.-Biography:He was the eldest son of Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll and Jean Gordon, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly...
		Paternal Grandmother: Margaret Cunningham of Glencairn	Paternal Great-Grandfather: William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn William Cunningham, 6th Earl of Glencairn -Biography:He was the son of Alexander Cunningham, 5th Earl of Glencairn and Janet Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. He married sometime before 24 August 1549 to Janet Gordon of Lochinvar . She was the daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar and Margaret Crichton...
			Paternal Great-Grandmother: Janet, daughter of Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar
	Mother: Isabella Acheson of Gosford	Maternal Grandfather: Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet	Maternal Great-Grandfather: Captain Patrick Acheson
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		Maternal Grandmother: Agnes Vernor or Margaret Hamilton	Maternal Great-grandfather:
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