Sir George Mackenzie

1630 - 1714  (84 years)

• Name	George Mackenzie  [1]
  Title	Sir
  Birth	1630	Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland   [2]
  	Innerteil
  Gender	Male
  Education	1646	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Graduated at King's College, having previously studied at the University of St Andrews.
  Military service	1654	Scotland   [2]
  	Took part in Glencairn's expedition on behalf of Charles II
  Residence	Abt 1655
  	In exile, to 1660
  Property	24 Jan 1654/55	Inverness-shire, Scotland   [2]
  	Served heir to his father in his estates in Inverness-shire, Ross-shire and Elgin, plus Innerteil
  Occupation	1661	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Lord of Session (to 16 Feb 1664), and adviser to Middleton
  Occupation	16 Oct 1678	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Lord Justice-General - date appointed
  Occupation	11 Nov 1678	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Member of the Privy Council of Scotland - date admitted
  Occupation	16 Oct 1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Lord Clerk Register - date appointed (to 1689, reinstated in 1692, served until 1696))
  Role	1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Proprietor (absent)
  Property	29 Mar 1683	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [4, 5]
  	Deed, James, Earl of Perth, to Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbott, Scotland, for 1/4 of 1/24 part of East New Jersey
  Residence	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Role	Abt Mar 1683/84	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Emigration agent
  Title Suffix	of Tarbet
  	later Viscount Tarbett, Lord McLeod and Castlehaven, and first Earl of Cromartie
  Occupation	May 1685	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Member of the Secret Committee dealing with the Argyll Rebellion and Covenanter dissidents (a subset of the Privy Council)
  Property	28 Jul 1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA   [8]
  	Patent to George Scott of Pitlochie, Scotland, for 500 acres as a present for having written a pamphlet, inviting to emigrate to New Jersey, and for freighting the Henry and Francis, in which he, wife, servants and passengers are going over
  	In all about 200 persons. The 500 acres to be laid out in the right of George Viscount Tarbett, Lord McLeod and Castlehaven.
  Death	27 Jul 1714	Tarbat, Ross-shire, Scotland   [9]
  	New Tarbat
  Person ID	I45348	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir John Mackenzie,   b. Abt 1607   d. 10 Sep 1654 (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Erskine,   b. Younger daughter and co-heiress of Sir George Ersk   d. Aft Jun 1693
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1629  [10]
  Marriage Contract	25 Jul 1629  [10]
  Family ID	F31955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Sinclair,   b. Daughter of Sir James Sinclair of Moy (or Mey), Ba   d. 1699
  Marriage	1654
  Marriage Contract	6 Sep 1654  [11]
  	Charter by Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbert Knight Baronet in implement of his part of the Contract of Marriage entered into between George Mackenzie his eldest son and Anna Sinclair eldest Sister of Sir William Sinclair of Canesbre Knight Baronet
  Family ID	F31956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1630 - Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Education - Graduated at King's College, having previously studied at the University of St Andrews. - 1646 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Military service - Took part in Glencairn's expedition on behalf of Charles II - 1654 - Scotland Property - Served heir to his father in his estates in Inverness-shire, Ross-shire and Elgin, plus Innerteil - 24 Jan 1654/55 - Inverness-shire, Scotland Occupation - Lord of Session (to 16 Feb 1664), and adviser to Middleton - 1661 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Lord Justice-General - date appointed - 16 Oct 1678 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Member of the Privy Council of Scotland - date admitted - 11 Nov 1678 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Lord Clerk Register - date appointed (to 1689, reinstated in 1692, served until 1696)) - 16 Oct 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Role - Emigration agent - Abt Mar 1683/84 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Member of the Secret Committee dealing with the Argyll Rebellion and Covenanter dissidents (a subset of the Privy Council) - May 1685 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death - 27 Jul 1714 - Tarbat, Ross-shire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3626] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Name: Oxford University Press; Location: Oxford;), Mackenzie, George, first Earl of Cromarty (1630-1714), by Colin Kidd (2004). [S3777] Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, Vol. 3, p73. [S3777] Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, Vol. 3, p74. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p66. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, A(EJ): Folio 200 (SSTSE023). [S3659] Scots Proprietors, The, Advertisement to All Trades-Men, Husbandmen, Servants and Others Who Are Willing to Transport Themselves unto the Province of New-East-Jersy in America, a Great Part of Which Belongs to Scots-Men, Proprietors Thereof, p2. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD112/39/137/17; GD112/39/137/20; GD112/39/137/25; GD112/39/137/27. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p85. [S3777] Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, Vol. 3, p75. [S3777] Paul, James Balfour, The Scots Peerage, Vol. 3, p72. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD305/1/145/1.