Peerage Record – 50409

     Colonel Matthew Chitty Downes St. Quintin was born on 19 December 1800 at Rillington, Yorkshire, England.¹ He was the son of William Thomas St. Quintin and Arabella Bridget Calcraft.¹ He married Amy Elizabeth Cherry in 1850 at Kensington, London, England.¹
     He lived at Scampston Hall, Yorkshire, England.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 17th Lancaers.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 17th Lancers.¹

     Margaret Cameron is the daughter of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, 17th Chief of Clan Cameron.² She married Duncan ‘Beg’ MacGregor, son of Duncan MacGregor, on 26 March 1686.¹

     Dugall MacGregor is the son of Gregor MacGregor.²
     He was He was ancestor of the Clan Dugall Ciar, which included the MacGregors of Glengyle, of whom the celebrated Rob Royal MacGregor was a cadet.¹ Dugall MacGregor also went by the nick-name of Dugall ‘Ciar’ (or in English, ‘the Dusky.¹‘)

     Alasdair MacGregor is the son of Dugall MacGregor.²

     Evan MacGregor is the son of Alasdair MacGregor.²

     Iain MacGregor, 7th Chief of Clan Gregor was the son of Evan MacGregor.² He married Helen Campbell, daughter of Sir Colin Campbell, 1st of Glenorchy and Margaret Stirling, after first ravishing her.¹ He died on 12 April 1528.¹
     Chief of the Clan Gregor.¹ His marriage was no doubt the reason why the Campbells advanced him to the chiefship.¹ He lived at Glenstrae, Scotland.¹ He held the position of Chieftain of the Clan Dugall Ciar from.¹ Circa 1467 the Gaelic manuscript implies that Iain Dubh had another brother Patrick, father of Malcolm, and it has been suggested that they were 3rd and 4th Chiefs of Clan Gregor and held Glenorchy, that Malcolm died c1432 and so Glenorchy fell vacant to the Campbells. But if so, it is strange that their deaths and burials in Dysart were not recorded in the Chronicle of Fortingall.¹ In 1523 in the Menzies Chief complained that Mac Gregor was of ‘far greater power’ than the Menzieses and was withholding Rannoch from them by force.¹

     Alasdair MacGregor, 8th Chief of Clan Gregor was the son of Iain MacGregor, 7th Chief of Clan Gregor and Helen Campbell.^2,1 He married unknown Campbell, daughter of unknown Campbell of Ardkinglas.¹ He died circa 1550.¹
     He lived at Glenstrae, Scotland.¹ He held the position of 8th Chief of the Clan Gregor from in 1528.¹ In 1545 he was ‘blooded’ at his effective accession by leading a raid (with Duncan Ladasach (‘The Lordly’) as his mentor) to burn the House of Trochrie in Strathbran , killing four Robertsons and capturing their Chief, Struan.¹ He fought in the Battle of Pinkie in 1547, with Maclean of Duart he fought on the left wing against the English.¹

     unknown Campbell is the daughter of unknown Campbell of Ardkinglas.² She married, secondly, Alasdair MacGregor, 8th Chief of Clan Gregor, son of Iain MacGregor, 7th Chief of Clan Gregor and Helen Campbell.¹ She married, firstly, unknown MacNaghten of Dundarave, Chief of Clan Naghten.¹
     Her married name became MacGregor.¹ Her married name became MacNaghten.¹

     Iain MacGregor, 9th Chief of Clan Gregor was the son of Alasdair MacGregor, 8th Chief of Clan Gregor and unknown Campbell.² He died before August 1561, killed by an arrow while going from Glenlyon into Rannoch.¹
     He held the position of 9th Chief of the Clan Gregor from.¹ He lived at Glenstrae, Scotland.¹