The Mackie family is descended from William Mackie and Janet Lessels, who were married in 1769 in Crail, Fife.  William, a joiner by trade, could be the son of John Mackie and Barbara Harrow  b. 2 October 1748 and christened on 4th October 1748 in Crail, Fife but this is conjecture only from IGI records.  John and Barbara were married in Kingsbarns, Fife 17 July 1730.  They had children:

Isabel b: 1735 Crail, Fife
George b: 1736 Crail, Fife
Lucia b: 2 July 1738 Crail, Fife
Margaret b: 18 November 1740 Crail Fife
John b: 12 February 1744 Crail, Fife
William b: 2 October 1748 Crail, Fife

Similarly, Janet Lessels could be the daughter of James Lessels and Jean Adamson, born and christened on 29 June 1749 in Dysart. This is conjecture only based on IGI entries, but seems likely since her son and daughter were James and Jean. 

(Thanks to Marilyn Walker for information on the family of Isabella Walker and Stephen Mackie.)

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Descendants of William Mackie and Janet Lessels

1 William Mackie
    +Janet Lessels m: 1769 Crail, Fife

       2 Jean Mackie b: 30 Oct 1769 Crail, Fife
         2 James Mackie b: Abt. 1784 d: 8 March 1856 Dysart, Fife
           +Elizabeth Sharp b: January 1782 Dysart, Fife m: 15 March 1806 Dysart, Fife
                d: 11 November 1859 Dysart, Fife

            3 Anne Mackie b: 28 March 1807 Gallatown, Fife
                +Alexander Walker b: Abt 1804 Cults m. 5 July 1828 Dysart, Fife
                      d: 23 December 1873 West Gallatown, Fife

                 4 Elizabeth Walker b: Abt. 1831 Gallatown, Fife
                         +Alexander Terras b: Abt. 1835 Kinghorn, Fife m: 18 July 1856 Dysart, Fife

                           5 Ann Terras b: Abt. 1857 Dysart, Fife
                           5 Elizabeth Terras b: 9th May 1864 Kinghorn, Fife

                     4 Margaret Walker b. Abt. 1733 Gallatown, Fife
                     4 James Walker b. Abt. 1836 Gallatown, Fife
                     4 Ann Walker b. Abt. 1737 Gallatown, Fife
                     4 Janet Walker b. Abt. 1840 Gallatown, Fife
                     4 Isabella Walker b. Abt. 1845 Gallatown, Fife
                        +Stephen Mackie b: Abt. 1846 Dundee, Forfar m:  14 June 1867 Dysart, Fife

                           5 Ann Mackie b: Abt. 1870 Dundee, Forfar
                           5 Bella Mackie b: Abt. 1872 Pathhead, Fife
                           5 William Mackie b: Abt. 1874 Pathhead, Fife
                           5 Alexander Mackie b: Abt. 1876 Pathhead, Fife
                           5 Elizabeth Mackie b: Abt. 1878 Dysart, Fife

              3 William Mackie b: 5 December 1808 Dysart, Fife
              3 Janet Mackie b: 14 April 1811 Dysart, Fife
              3 Hannah Mackie b: 13 June 1813 Dysart, Fife
              3 Elizabeth Mackie b: 29 October 1815 Dysart, Fife d: 25 February 1858 Dysart, Fife
                +John Birrell b: 15 October 1807 Auchterderran, Fife m: April 1840 Dysart, Fife
                     d: 2 December 1867 Dysart, Fife

                Tree continued in Birrell family tree

              3 Isabella Mackie b: 7 June 1818 Gallatown, Fife
              3 Barbara Mackie b: 7 June 1822 Gallatown, Fife

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