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MacKinnon Line – Deep Ancestry

John MacKinnon

b. 1765

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Kyle DerryWyn DerryBeverly J. (Hartle) DerryCatherine A. MacKinnon HartleJohn MacKinnonNeil Chambers McKinnonDonald McKinnonJohn MacKinnon

Life

John MacKinnon is your 5× great-grandfather, born in 1765 in Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland. He and his wife Mary Kennedy (also born 1765 in Strath) are the parents of Donald McKinnon, born 1790 in Balevullin, Tiree, Argyll. The MacKinnon name here bridges the mainland (Strath, Inverness-shire) and the island territories of Argyll — a pattern consistent with Clan MacKinnon's historical presence across both regions. Strath is a township on the Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, which was the heartland of the MacKinnon clan for centuries.

Timeline

  1. 1765
    Born1765 — Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Claims in the record

1765 — Strath, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Mary Kennedy (b. 1765, Strath)
Donald McKinnon (b. 1790, Balevullin, Tiree, Argyll)
Clan MacKinnon — Strath, Skye / Inverness-shire heartland
Confirmed via descendant genealogy records

Sources

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Confirmed via descendant genealogy records

Research next

Pull Scottish Old Parish Registers (OPR) for Strath, Inverness-shire for the 1760s–1790s to find John MacKinnon's baptism and his marriage to Mary Kennedy. Also check Donald McKinnon's 1790 baptism record in Tiree (Kilchoman or Kirkapol parish).