Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet, (1604 – 7 July 1666) also known as John Makeléer or Hans Makeléer in Sweden, was Lord of Gåsevadholm, and

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and Hammarö. He lived in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was made a

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by Charles II of England and was made Lord of Gåsevadholm,

, and Hammarö by

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in 1649.

Biography

John was born in 1604 at

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. He was the son of

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and Isabella Atcheson of Gosford, daughter of

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. His full brother was Donald MacLean, 1st Laird of Brolas Isabella was the daughter of

. John MacLean then became an officer in the

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Emigration and marriage

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d to Gothenburg, Sweden in 1620, where he had an uncle that worked as a merchant. Now known as John Makeléer or Hans Makeléer, he worked as a merchant, and married Anna Gubbertz (c.1595–1653) or Anna Quickelberry in 1629 in Gothenburg. Anna's sister was married to one of John's relatives, Jacob Makeléer (Jacob Macklier). He was named a town councilor in 1640 and remained one through 1650. John Hans Makeléer and Anna had fifteen children, with ten surviving to adulthood. They are:

Children

#Charles Makeléer who died young. #Jacob Makeléer (1632–1663) was in the service of

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in England. He married Catherine Cochrane, the daughter of Colonel

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. Jacob may have taken his own life during an illness. #

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(1636–1696), of the Gothenburg Court of Justice. He married Anna Margareta Gordon. #Peter Makeléer was colonel and commandant in

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, and he married Abolla Sophia Vanplassen. #Gustavus Makeléer was colonel in the Swedish army and commandant in Gothenburg. #Carl Leonard Makeléer (1633–1663) #Maria Makeléer who married General

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. He was in the service of the

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. #Catharina Makeléer (1637–1709) who married, first, Colonel

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, and secondly, General Baron

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. #Eliza Makeléer, she was married to Major Cailenkerheilm. #Anna Makeléer (1638–1646). #Lunetta Makeléer (1639–1693) who married

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(c.1640–1703). He was a Colonel in the service of the

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and the

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at Neumünde. This is the Ruuth-Näslund-Winblad line. #Maria Sophia Makeléer (1640–1721). #Gustaf Adolf Makeléer (1641–1706) who was a Captain in the Swedish Army who married

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(1647–1701). #Elsa Beata Makeléer (1643–1730) who married Major Marten Christensson. #

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(1645–1708), a General in the army and the first governor of

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, Sweden from 1693 to 1708 who married the countess of

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. General David left five sons and two daughters, of whom

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was general in the army and colonel of the

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Baronet

In 1635 he loaned 1,150

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to Queen Christina of Sweden to supply her army at a time when the

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was depleted. In May 1649 he was awarded a

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by Charles II of England. On 30 December 1655 he married Lilian Hamilton. After her death he married Anna Thompson. He died in 1666. *1604 Birth in Scotland *1629 Emigration to Gothenburg, Sweden at age 25 *1629 Marriage to Anna Gubbertz *1633 Birth of Carl Leonard Makeléer *1635 (circa) Birth of David Makeléer *1635 Advanced the sum of 1150 thalers to Queen Christina at a time when the Exchequer was exhausted and new armaments were urgently required *1637 Birth of Catharina Makeléer *1638 Birth of Anna Makeléer *1639 Birth of Lunetta Makeléer *1641 Birth of Gustaf Adolf Makeléer *1643 Birth of Elsa Beata Makeléer *1649 Received the title Lord *1649 Visit of James Graham *1653 Death of first wife, Anna Gubbertz *1655 Married second wife, Lilian Hamilton *1666 Death in Sweden

Biography

Emigration and marriage

Children

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