James MacLellan, born c. 1661 at Auchlane Castle in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, was the 5th Lord Kirkcudbright, a title he held from 1721 until his passing in 1730. He was the son of William MacLellan and Jean McGhie, and his life would be marked by both personal and legal challenges.[1]