Donald
"Master of Reay"
Mackay
Born about in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John Mackay
and Barbara Mackay
Brother of
Æneas Mackay
Husband of
Anne (Munroe) Mackay
— married
22 Aug 1677 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Mackay FRS
Died
at about age 22
in Reay Forest, Sutherland, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jan 2014
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Biography
Donald Mackay, Master of Reay was born circa 1658, was master of Reay.[1]
He was the son of John Mackay, 2nd Lord Reay and Barbara Mackay.
He married Anne Munro, daughter of General Sir George Munro of Newmore and Culrain, on 22 August 1677. They had one son, George Mackay who would become Lord Reay.
He died in 1680, in an accident in the Reay Forest, burnt by an exploding barrel of gunpowder while out hunting.
Footnotes
Sources
- Source S-1Sir James Balfour Paul, Editor. The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Vol. VII. Edinburgh: D Douglas, 1904. archive.org
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