Maj. Gen. Archibald MacNab
1710 - 1790 (80 years)
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Name Archibald MacNab Title Maj. Gen. Born 1710 Kinnell, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died 2 Jan 1790 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Person ID I9397 Brown Genealogy Last Modified 26 Sep 2026
Father Robert MacNab, 14th of MacNab, b. Abt 1670, Kinnell, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1715 (Age > 46 years) Relationship natural Mother Anne Campbell, of Glenorchy, b. Abt 1675, Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland , d. 6 Sep 1765, Glendochart, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 90 years) Relationship natural Married 10 Oct 1697 Killin, Perthshire, Scotland Family ID F2580 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The younger son, Archibald, obtained in 1740 a commission as ensign in the Black Watch (now the 42d Highlanders), on its embodiment, and served in Germany with that regiment. In June 1745 he was appointed captain of Loudoun?s Highlanders, and in 1757 he distinguished himself at the battle of Fellinghausen. Under General Wolfe, he was present at the battle of Quebec. He served also throughout the American Revolutionary war, and on its termination was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, and appointed Colonel of the 41st Welsh Regiment. He died in Edinburgh in 1791, and was buried at Killin.
"General Archibald never married, and has no known children; his will leaves bequests to just a small handful of his nieces and nephews." (Loraine Smith, Clan MacNab Society)
- The younger son, Archibald, obtained in 1740 a commission as ensign in the Black Watch (now the 42d Highlanders), on its embodiment, and served in Germany with that regiment. In June 1745 he was appointed captain of Loudoun?s Highlanders, and in 1757 he distinguished himself at the battle of Fellinghausen. Under General Wolfe, he was present at the battle of Quebec. He served also throughout the American Revolutionary war, and on its termination was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, and appointed Colonel of the 41st Welsh Regiment. He died in Edinburgh in 1791, and was buried at Killin.