Her name was sometimes spelled "McCloyde" or "McCloid", or "Marie Clawde".
Another man, James McConeill, claimed her custody, but MacKenzie brought her to the queen.
Marie joined the queen's household as a lady of her chamber.
[2] On Christmas Eve 1562, Mary bought clothes for Marie MacLeod, including black velvet for a riding hood and veil, and silk chamlet for a petticoat, bodice, and sleeves.
Marie and another young woman, Margaret Fame, were bought clothes made of black stemming as maidens in the queen's chamber and were provided with sheets and a mattress to sleep near the queen.