 In 1739, the 7th baronet was involved in an infamous case of the kidnapping of men and women from the Hebrides, with the intent of selling them into slavery in North America (see relevant section below).The 7th baronet was notable among the Macdonald chiefs to have refused to join the 1745 Jacobite rebellion.His voiced his reasoning to Macdonald of Clanranald, stating the uprising was inopportune, with the chance of any success remote.