The famous Rob Roy MacGregor was born on this day 7th March 1671. He was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine. His father was Donald MacGregor, his mother Margaret Campbell. He was the third son of Donald of Glengyle, a chieftain. Rob Roy became War Leader of the clan, which entitled him to wear the three eagle's feathers of a chief.
He married Mary Helen MacGregor of Comar, born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. They were married in Glenarklet in January 1693, according to Buchanan Records. They had four sons. They were James, known as Mor, or Tall; Ranald; Coll; Robert, known as Robin Oig, or Young Rob. A cousin Duncan was adopted.
Rob Roy died in his house at Inverlochlarig Beg, Balquhidder, on 28th December 1734, as reported in the Caledonian Mercury newspaper one week later in Edinburgh. He was buried in Balquhidder Kirkyard, confirmed by information given by his descendants to the Clan Gregor Society. The detail on the ornamental bronze rail round his grave gives his age wrongly as 70. He was 63.
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