John¹ McKINLAY (Very likely Archibald) ^[1]
b. Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
m. Isabel McPHERSON in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland

        John² McKINLAY
        b. ca 22 August 1697 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
        m. Janet McLEA on 5 March 1719 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland

                Archibald McKINLAY
                b. 28 July 1720
                m. Margaret McCONACHY in 1747

                John McKINLAY
                b. 26 July 1725
                m. Mary STEWART in 1749

                Mary McKINLAY
                b. 26 July 1725

                Charles McKINLAY
                b. 31 March 1728
                m. Christian McCONECHY in 1756

                Alexander McKINLAY
                b. 7 September 1734 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
                m. Mary McNEIL on 30 March 1759 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
                d. ca 1771

                        Janet McKINLAY
                        b. ca 3 April 1760 in Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
                        m. James² KIDD on 30 March 1759 in Scotland

                        John McKINLAY
                        b. ca 25 March 1764

                        Archibald McKINLAY
                        b. ca 14 April 1764

                        Alexander McKINLAY
                        b. ca 26 March 1772

                        Mary McKINLAY
                        b. ca 26 March 1772

                Thomas McKINLAY
                b. 19 August 1737
                m. Florence MacFIE in 1763

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Sources: C Fischer; K MacLea

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[1] I found a record of an Archibald McKINLAY and Isabel McPHERSON with Son John.  Also the following from the Clan McLea site forum:

"...I found a query of Lynda's on the Net, with her interest in McLea of Bute about 1700.  So when I contacted her, Lynda said that she descended from Janet Mclea who married John Mckinlay on 30 March 1719 in Rothesay, Bute.

(As a side note, they had a son, Alexander Mckinlay born circa 18 September 1734 in Rothesay, who married Mary Mcneil on 30 March 1759 in Rothesay, daughter of Neil Mcneil of Rothesay & Janet Waker of Rothesay.)

I looked at the Janet McLea she was speaking of, and found her in the OPR for Bute that I had already typed up.

http://kitenet.net/~kyle/family/wiki/News/The_Old_Parish_Records_of_Rothesay__44___Bute__44___for_McLea.html

On page 36 John Mckinlay & Janet Mclea, 5 March 1719.  John son to Archibald Mckinlay & Janet daughter to Archibald Mclea.  In Bailinlay

Well, I wouldn't have recorded their children or his parents, because they would have been McKinlays, but I think I have found Janet's birth:

9   Janet  daur  Archibald McOnLea  b. 25 Nov 1694, bapt 2 Dec 1694   In Ballison'law

Note the earlier spelling for McLea, McOnLea.  Ballison'law I am almost certain is the same as the Bailinlay in the marriage record, just earlier spelling convention.  In fact, my transcription, as you can see the image below, may be in error.  It is hard for me to read, though.

Here's the marriage record:
Janet McLea  bk. 31 Jan 1719, m. 5 Mar 1719
d/t deceast Archibald McLea in Bailinlay

As it happens, Lynda was in VERY RARE luck, as I scanned that Janet's birth from my photocopy of the film to document this early McOnLea spelling of the name.

You can read about it here:

http://kitenet.net/~kyle/family/wiki/News/McOnLea_as_an_early_form_of_the_name_McLea_or_MacLea.html

And see the actual image here:

http://kitenet.net/~kyle/photos/genealogy/16941125_McOnLea_Rothesay.tiff

This original thread contained the discussion:

http://www.clanmclea.co.uk/forum/Show-Message.Asp?ID=1673

Since the records begin in the 1691, she probably won't be able to go back any further, but  all evidence supports the McLeas were on Bute from earlier and probably descend from the McLeas of Lindsaig:

http://www.clanmclea.co.uk/forum/show-message.asp?ID=2516 "