Individual Details
John "Dubh" MacLean
(Bef 1326 - Bef 1371)
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== Biography ==
''John, son of Malcolm, was known as Iain Dubh,or Black John. According to the MacFirbis MS. Malcolm had three sons, Donald, Neil, and John. That work tells us, first, that Donald had two sons and, next, that Neil had two sons. Then it makes the following statement: "Eoin diu da mhac maithe leis, i. e., Lochloinn agus Eachdhonn," or John "diu" had two good sons, i. e., Lachlan and Hector. Diu seems to be a misreading for dub or dubh, black.''[[#S-1]] MacLean Sinclair; page 44
John Dubh died during the reign of Robert II (1371-90).
== His Wife ==
The traditional genealogies make no mention of John's wife. MacLean-Bristol[[#S-1]] MacLean-Bristol; page 14 puts forward an interesting theory by Donald MacLean of Dochgarroch suggesting that John's wife was a daughter of Eachann MacDonald of Munster, son of [[Macdonald-269|Alasdair Mòr Mac Dòmhnaill]], son of [[Ragnaldsson-1|Donald, "Lord of the Isles"]]. This marriage explains the relationship between [[MacLean-333|Lachlan "Lubannach" MacLean]] and [[MacDonald-173|Mary MacDonald]], his wife.
As names such as Lachlan, Hector and Tearlach were introduced into the MacLean clan after the marriage of John Dubh it is likely they were introduced from the Macdonald family through his wife.
== Sources ==
=== Footnotes ===
The Clan Gillean. By A. MacLean Sinclair. Charlottetown [P.E.I.] : Hazard and Moore, 1899. pp. 529.
Warriors and Priests. By Nicholas MacLean-Bristol. Tuckwell Press, 1995. pp. 212. ISBN: 1 898410 6203.
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== Biography ==
''John, son of Malcolm, was known as Iain Dubh,or Black John. According to the MacFirbis MS. Malcolm had three sons, Donald, Neil, and John. That work tells us, first, that Donald had two sons and, next, that Neil had two sons. Then it makes the following statement: "Eoin diu da mhac maithe leis, i. e., Lochloinn agus Eachdhonn," or John "diu" had two good sons, i. e., Lachlan and Hector. Diu seems to be a misreading for dub or dubh, black.''[[#S-1]] MacLean Sinclair; page 44
John Dubh died during the reign of Robert II (1371-90).
== His Wife ==
The traditional genealogies make no mention of John's wife. MacLean-Bristol[[#S-1]] MacLean-Bristol; page 14 puts forward an interesting theory by Donald MacLean of Dochgarroch suggesting that John's wife was a daughter of Eachann MacDonald of Munster, son of [[Macdonald-269|Alasdair Mòr Mac Dòmhnaill]], son of [[Ragnaldsson-1|Donald, "Lord of the Isles"]]. This marriage explains the relationship between [[MacLean-333|Lachlan "Lubannach" MacLean]] and [[MacDonald-173|Mary MacDonald]], his wife.
As names such as Lachlan, Hector and Tearlach were introduced into the MacLean clan after the marriage of John Dubh it is likely they were introduced from the Macdonald family through his wife.
== Sources ==
=== Footnotes ===
The Clan Gillean. By A. MacLean Sinclair. Charlottetown [P.E.I.] : Hazard and Moore, 1899. pp. 529.
Warriors and Priests. By Nicholas MacLean-Bristol. Tuckwell Press, 1995. pp. 212. ISBN: 1 898410 6203.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1326 | Scotland | |||
| Death | Bef 1371 | Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Amy MacDonell | ||||
| Reference No | 4392949 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Amy MacDonell (1330 - ) |
| Child | Lachlan "Lubannach" MacLean (1335 - 1405) |
| Child | Hector MacLean (1340 - 1407) |
| Father | Gillecalum "Malcolm" MacLean (1314 - 1371) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Neil MacLean (1326 - 1329) |
| Sibling | Donald MacLean (1326 - ) |