McKENZIE, Daniel Ensign to the Earl of Dalhousie ¹

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Daniel married Jean GORDON, daughter of Reverend Mr James GORDON of Comber parish and Marie SIMPSON.¹ (Jean GORDON was born about 1660.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Jean Gordon did marry a 'sojer,' as her father half humorously said she would do in his letter to her in 1680. In one of these letters he says -

'Now what to say of the one thing, Mr M'Kenzie's bussiness and yours (I remember him very affectionately).'

The marriage duly came off, the bridegroom being Daniel M'Kenzie. He appears in the muster roll of the Earl of Dalhousie's company 'upon the 17 of June, 1682,' signing it as Daniell McKenzie, though in the actual list of officers he is given as Donald (in Charles Dalton's book The Scots Army in 1661- 1688, p. 113, 133). The same muster roll is also signed by Richard Elphinstone. This is apparently Richard Elphinstone of Calderhall (son of Sir Thomas Elphinstone, 'Muster-Master-General' of the Forces in Scotland), who bought the barony of Elphinstone from the 8th Lord Elphinstone.

Jean's married life was brief, for on March 3. 1697, there was registered a disposition by Jean Gordon, relict of the deceast Daniel McKenzie, ensign to the late Earl of Dalhousie, in the Earl of Mar's Regiment, with consent of Mr James Gordon (spouse to Mary Sympson, relict of the deceast Mr Hugh Binning), late minister of Comber, to Mr Roderick McKenzie, advocate, whereby for certain sums the said Jean Gordon sold and disponed to the said Mr Roderick Mackenzie, his heirs, etc., all and whole the ten-merk land of the £10 land of Keires, comprehending the particular lands therein mentioned, all lying within the parish of Straiten, bailiary of Carrick and Sheriffdom of Ayr. At Edinburgh, April 19, 1683. Witnesses - Mr James Elphinston W.S., Robert Innes, Mr Colin McKenzie, Mr Robert Mitchellson, writers in Edinburgh, and William Broun, writer in Edinburgh (Register of Deeds)." (pages 38 and 39)

from Gordons of Salterhill ¹